IRISH AFFAIRS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12698, 21 July 1919, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS.

DE VALERA IN NEW YORK

DEMONSTRATIONS OF ANTIBRITISH SENTIMENT.

NEW YORK. July 11. Seventeen thousand persons ga.tb,ired in Madison Square Carden for he purpose of welcoming de Valera, iresident of the Irish Republic. The was held under the auspices if the Friends of Ireland. More than on thousand people who wore unable o enter the Garden, stayed outside and iaug Irish songs. The League of Nations was loudly denounced as an Lnglo-American alliance. Whenever the lames of Sir Douglas Haig, President Vilson, Mr Lloyd George and MIlemenceau were mentioned -was the ignal for the crowd to signify their lispleasure. UNITED STATES RECOGNITION SOUGHT. NEW YORK, July 19. . Air de Valera, speaking at San Fran- : isco, said he would rather have the Jnited States’ recognition of the Irisli lepublio than all the gold hi the cormry. HR EDWARD CARSON’S SPEECH, THREAT TO CALL OUT ULSTER VOLUNTEERS, LONDON, July 12 (delayed). At a celebration held at Belfast a ecord attendance adopted a resolution emauding the repeal of Homo Rule, -ir Edward Carson, in a, vehement peech, threatened to call out the Ester volunteers if any attempt were lade to deprive them of one jot of ittlo of the rights of British citizenhip. The Ulstermen, he said, would ave nothing to do with Dominion or ny other Homo Rule. The former 'as merely a republic camouflaged nder another name. The campaign oing on in America was fostered by rent Catholic funds, and the Germans ould soon join the campaign to stir p anti-British feeling. The whole of he world’s future was dependent upon .nglo-Americau relations, but not oven ir Anglo-American friendship would o submit to such a campaign. He ’ould say to the Americans “You atind to your affairs, we will attend to urs. M e will brook no interference y any country, however powerful” PEACE CELEBRATION DISREGARDED. LONDON. July 19. Peace Fas celebrated half-heartedly r West and South Ireland, where as protest against the non-settlement of is Irish question, business was Carried nns usual. Many houses flew the lack flag. During the nine-years in which T >oke VegulaVly in Vict’oHks Park I Fas : acd i) hundred times “Who nas up vale?'’ —Bishop of 'London. * :