Show d Colorful Life Lead by J President Pres Pres- ident Born BOMI in 1 NewYork New IT n a York Git City 1 ever er Tho Tim Sinn had as their I platform the upholding of or the tion act ael and the repeal of or the union F. F act of oC which gave o back to L England land the right to le W for Ire Ire- land r The Sinn were not nol avowedly avowed avowed- 11 J ly open revolutionists There IHre was an c Irish party parl the who believed cd the tho that Ireland should be freed Creer by sword word It was this group that organized organized organ orsan- c the 1916 Insurrection c United Sinn Veins nUll and I De Pe Valera was he one man whom both holh Sinn and would C II follow fellow ACtor the ho taro Claro election he a pot Jot both holh factions behind him hint It At that time the lire Sinn l Fein In party parly hod I 1 1100 1 clubs but only five c parliamentary seats scats After D DC Valera spread his cry IU for the Sinn and andT republicanism r T combined captured seventy cot I I three parliamentary scats which the they 1 L still hold In 10 May ta 1918 the tho British government govern govern- government o I I ment and deported from Ireland Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land men and deported Sinn Fein Flin I loader from rom different parts p of oC the the country Included Ine in the number were D D. Valera Arthur Griffin vice Ice p president 1 dent of the republic and many othIS others oth oth- ers IS From FromIa May Ia 1913 1918 until March 1919 1019 the fie prisoners were held While they lher were In custody tho Sinn l elect elect- elected ed forty nino of or them to p tars tarv seats sats Do Valera himself was confined In Lincoln prison Thou Though h visitors were not permitted and correspondence vas wis censored he m managed nn ell to lo keep in touch louch with friends s. s When hen he saw that the peace act conference was at al work wort he that It Il would be necessary ar to lr try to bring his fits Ideas to lo the attention of that thal bod body D. D Valera planned his va- va cape With the aid of oC two men on tho outside one of them Harr Harry G G. Bolind Boland who Is no now with Do Valera in NewYork New Now York it was accomplished D Do Dc Valora was waa taken to Ireland While the British h agents sought ou ht for him In Paris and other European countries ho drew up a n statement of ot otI I his views which ho hoped to be able loI to lo present personally to the tho peace pence conference con con- I ference terence Tic The British government go would not allow 0 the document to be printed so sot it tt was printed in the United States a and 1111 submitted to lo the peace conference Shortly after aHer the escape of or Do the remaining prisoners were released The national assembly elected by the Sinn met and unanimOusly chose De Valera as the president of the republic his work When Do Valera completed In Ireland he decided to como come to Amer Amor- AmerIca America ica to plead his cause causo to tho government govern govern- ment and people of or tho United States Slates IIo lio got goot the tho approval of his cabinet and came thou though h no one ono knows Just how ho did It iL I Now he is In this country attemptIng attemptIng attempt attempt- In Ing to float floal a loan for Ire Ire- land His Ills main purpose In coming comin r here ho say Is not to lo float tho the loan hut but to lo secure official recognition for Ireland from tho the government g of oC the United States Slates and if that Is not possible from Cram c the people of or tho United States I |