Show E y ALERA LANDS IN IREL IRELAND ND l I I- I a I s 6 II A TH UI IN BRITAIN President of the Irish Republic Presumed to Have Made Trip as Member MemberShips MemberShip's Ships Ship's Crew NEW NEV YORK Dec 31 I N Eamonn de do Valera president president presS f dent of the Irish republic has luts returned to Ireland it was announced announced announced an an- here to today ay by his secretary Harry Boland Be lie Valera who spent more than a n. year rp in t the V It Stat sell se SInn Fein bond in behalf of the Sinn Fein cause ha has been missing for tor several weeks Heretofore other Sinn Fein officials in this country have asserted re repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly re- re that he was somewhere In Inthe inthe inthe the United States taking a a. rest Boland Doland said today it was necessary to keep reiterating this statement so that De Valera would would have have a chanco chance to land In Ireland without being apprehended apprehended ap tsp- by the British authorities 1 ON PEACE MISSION Boland refused to sa say when and where De Do Valera landed It is as assumed assumed assumed as- as he went as a member of ot tho the crew of or a liner Uner Presumably De Valera has returnEd i j to Ireland to participate in peace negotiations ne- ne i with the British government government govern- govern ment Recently Prime Minister 1 Lloyd George was asked whether he would permit De Dc Valera to return to Ireland for this purpose but he gave no specific reply Later the Irish office I Imade made i it known wn that Do De Valera would be arrested if It he attempted to lan lanin landIn land in the British Isles LEADER NEEDED Since the arrest of Arthur acting head of ot the Sinn Fein InI in I absence of ot Do De Valera that organ tion has been without a achier chief S Fein Fain adherents expressed the that leaderless the Irish volun would stray into eXcesses How Hov How since the arrest of ot Griffith there been little change in the fighting tactics tactics tac- tac tics in Ireland FAREWELL MESSAGE Boland Doland distributed to re reporters ort what he said was De Valeras Valera's farewell message message mes moe- sage to the United States It follows Land of ot the free and Home of at the tho brave farewell brave farewell May lay you ever re remain remain re- re main ns os I have known you Land o oth of ot th the generous hearted and the kindly r Ma May you ou stand through tithe Ume as they would h have vc you OU who love you you you-liberty's liberty's champion and oh ob May you neWer n.-er know the agony of ot a foreign matters masts lash luh I come me to you on a hol holy mission mis mu- sion slon the mission of freedom I re return reO ic- turn to my roy people who sent me not Indeed as I had dreamed it with the mission accomplished but with a message inca mes sage that will cheer in the dark days day that nave have come upon them and that will Inspire the acceptance of or such sacrifices as must yete et J e made So farewell young farewell young mighty fortunate fortu- fortu nale nate land no wish that 1 I can ean express can measure the depth of ot y esteem m at m jar for you or my desire deldre for tor your nd your our glory And farewell the many any dear deRr friends I have made mado and the tens tena of or thousands who for tho the reason that I was the representative ft of cf the tho noble nation and a a. storied ap appealing appealing ap- ap pealing ealing cause gave O me rae honors they denied to princes you princes you you will not n need ned the assurance that Ireland will not bot forget and that Ireland will not b be un Un- grateful a tetu I. I Signed EAMONN DE VALERA VALEItA |