Show IRISH FREEDOM DECLARATION IS RECEIVED IN U. U S. S Justice Coll Cohalan llan Gets Copy of Erins Erin's to Rule of England i New cw York May Ia Supreme 2 Justice Cohalan received ed today y from 8 Sean n T T. the tho representative e of tho Irish republic at Paris a copy COP of the tho declaration declaration dec dec- of Independence In ep adopted by bythe bythe bythe the Irish republic parliament nt publication publication cation ration of oC which had rl been suppressed sed in Ireland This is tho first copy to reach this countr country I Tito Tho text of oC the declaration reads Whereas the Irish people is b by I rl right hl a n free tree people and Whereas for years r tho the Irish I People has never ne ceased cd to repudiate lute and has lias repeatedly ted protested In arms I a against foreign forel n usurpation anti and Whereas rule In iii this country country coun coun- tr try is and always n has been based J coun-J upon force anti and fraud and nd maintained b by military occupation against the do- do de declared Glared clare l will of the people and I Proclaimed In 1110 1916 Whereas the tho Irish republic was proclamation In Dublin on Faster Easier Monday Monday Mon Ion da day 1916 h by the tho Irish republican army acting on behalf of or the Irish people and Whereas the Irish people Is resolved re resolved re- re solved to secure and nd maintain its complete complete completo com com- pleto independence in older to promote pro pro- promote mote moto the common weal we to re establish Justice to provide for future defense to Insure peace at home and good will with all nations and to constitute a national polity based upon ulon the peoples people's will with equal right and nd equal 1 opportunity op op- op for every citizen and Whereas cas at the threshold of a now nett era tra In history the Irish electorate hasin hasin hasin has in the general election of oC December 1918 1915 seized tho ho first occasion slon to declare de do- e- e clare Glare by an overwhelming majority It its firm allegiance to the tho Irish republic lic Republic I. I In Iii Ratified Now ow therefore we ve the elected representatives of the ancient Irish people In national parliament assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled do in tho name of oC tho the Irish nation na nn- nation tion tlC r ratify the tho establishment of or the Irish republic and an pledge pled e ourselves and nd our people to mako make this declaration declaration declara declara- tion effective b by e cr every means at our command To ordain that the elected representatives representatives es of ot the Irish people alone have power to make laws binding hin ln on the tho people of or Ireland and that the Irish parliament Is the tho only parliament parliament parlia parlia- ment to which that people will give Its allegiance We solemnly declare foreign gov gor- eminent in Ireland to be he an invasion of ot our national rl right hl which we wo will wll never tolerate te and we demand th the evacuation of our country countr b by the English Eng EnS' lish garrison Anneal to World We claim for our national n inde Inde- Independence independence the recognition and support of or eer every free nation of or the world and we wo proclaim the Independence ence to be a condition precedent to international peace hereafter lit Iii the he ria name c of the Irish people w wo we humbly commit our destiny to Al Almighty Almighty Al- Al mighty God who gave ga our fathers the tho courage anti and determination to persevere perse perse- vere tere through long centuries of a ruthless r tyranny and strong In the Justice of ot the cause causo which they have I handed hande down to us we wc ask Ills His divine blessing on this the last of ot the I struggle lo which wo 0 have o pledged cd our ourselves ourselves selves our elves to carr carry through to freedom our |