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Show 50,000 APPLAUD IRISH GHjEFTAlN De Valera, Walsh, Dunne and Mayor Thompson Chicago Speakers. CHICAGO. July 13.- An audience of 50,000 persons, it was estimated, heard ICamonn de Valera, "president of the Irish republic," appeal for aid and recognition recog-nition of Irish independence today at an open-air meeting held at the Chicago National league baseball park. The crowd was enthusiastic, but some of the spectators indulged in hissing when tho names of President Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and Sir Kdward Carson. Irish Unionist leader, were mentioned. Persons on the speakers' platform, however, how-ever, soon stopped these demonstrations. Mr. de Valera expressed confidence that A men cans sympathized with the Irish independence movement, and hoped that the American government "would recognize the "do jure government" of Ireland. Frank P. Walsh and Edward F. Dunne, members of the delegation sent by Irish societies In America to present to. the peace conference a petition for settlement of the Irish rjuestlon, arid Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago were other speakers. Mr. Walsh referred to Premier Lloyd George as "the trick mule of Great Britain." Brit-ain." whose actions, he said, nobody could forecast. Resolutions that congress be urged to "recognize the Irish republic as now established," es-tablished," and to establish trade relations rela-tions wi ih Ireland for the benefit of America ii commerce and labor, and strongly opposing the league of nations, were adopted with enthusiasm. . The league, it was declared, would impair American sovereignty and would imperil the constitution, destroy the Monroe doctrine doc-trine and would guarantee "the world supremacy su-premacy of the two remaining despotic empires of the world Great Britain and Japan." The degree of doctor of laws was conferred con-ferred upon Mr. de Valera at De Pauw university this morning. Tomorrow he plans to confer with local bankers concerning the proposal to Issue Irish republic bonds. At 7 p." m, he will depart for San Francisco. (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C. July 13. -Sir Fdward Carson's speech in Belfast warning warn-ing of American interference in the Irish problem aroused an Interest which senators were generally unwilling to express. That the campaign being carried car-ried on in this country in behalf of t he proposed Irish republic by the Sinn Fein element is bound to arouse Irritation Irrita-tion in Gren t Britain Is ad nil t ted. but. with the peace treaty and the league of nations on t heir hands, few senators wanted to talk about it. Reports that the loyal Orangemen in the United States are gathering to oppose the activities of "President'' De Valera with all the enthusiasm evinced by their ancestors at the battle of the Poyne further com pi I-cat I-cat e the. situation politically at the capital. cap-ital. One- senator, who refused to be quoted, said with entire frankness that Sir Fdward Fd-ward 's remarks anent the Dunne-Walsh mission to Ireland were not oijly natural, nat-ural, but justifiable. "it is exaetly what our feeling would be if a Philippine mission went to London." Lon-don." he said. "And all this agitation of the Irish question now going on in this eountry will further irritate the unionists in Ireland and the Fnsjlish people peo-ple and inevitably disturb the good feeling feel-ing between this country and Great Britain." "I'm not surprised." said Senator Thomas of Colorado, commenting on Sir ICd ward's speech. "I have been expecting expect-ing something of the kind. The propa- 1 panda to which he refers h: been groin? , (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) ' 5010 APPLAUD IBiSH C1FT1 (Continued from Page One.) on here a long time and naturally has provoked retaliation. The attempt which Is beinff made here to force this government govern-ment to take an attitude officially on the Irish question la most unfortunate. I have said so many times. It can only lead to a series of recriminations." Senator Fall of New Mexico was disposed dis-posed to compromise. "If Great Britain lets the Monroe doctrine alone," he said, "we will let Ireland alone." "That each country should concern itself it-self witji its own affairs and refrain from interfering with the affairs of others is sound international doctrine and a ?;ood general rule to follow," said Senator King of Utah. |