ASTONISHING INCIDENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21976, 10 June 1933, Page 11

ASTONISHING INCIDENT

MR HULL IN IRELAND “ NEW REPUBLIC ” GREETED (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) • LONDON, June 9. (Received June 9, at 11.10 p.m.) The correspondent of the Daily Express at Cork says that an astonishing incident signalised the reception to Mr Hull, head of the United States delegation to the World Economic Conference, when he was publicly welcomed by the Lord Mayor of Cork and others. Mr Hull said; “People of the Irish Republic, I greet you. On behalf of the oldest republic in the West I greet the newest Yepublic, and it is only fitting that the new republic and the old should meet.” Mr Hull went on to say that the American people could not in a thousand years repay their debt to the Irish taco. He raised his glass to “ the health of the President of the Irish Republic,’’ Mr Aiken, r the Irish Minister of Defence, responded. Mr Hull has since explained that his speech had no diplomatic or political significance. He realised that his slip might create an unfortunate incident. He had made a vain attempt to prevent his remarks from being reported. It was explained on his behalf that the word republic was used in the confusion of the moment. Mr Hull was received by the Lord Mayor in the saloon of the liner President Roosevelt at Queenstown, en route to Plymouth.