Show DE VALERA IS GIVEN ACCLAIM Irish President Says Isle Has Progressed 30 Years DUBLIN July Eamon lAJ 22 P l de Valera alera mad made mado hi his first public appearance since his release from l at Manson Mansion house where h ho dell ered a speech and was en- en en enthusiastically acclaimed as dent of ot the tho lush republic Three hours before the appointed appoint appoint- appointed ed time for tor the tho speech crowds front from many parts of ot the tho country formed a line outside the building which as aas unable to hold hoM more than a 0 small fraction of those v aho ho desired delred to enter ADMITS DElEAT Mr Do De Valera said sald that the republicans no longer loner formed ormed the tho rear guard butI but I vero oro the main body of the tho nation Was there aman a aman man malt now In Ireland he ho asked who dared stand up and say ho he would give allegiance to any ony for for- foreign for foreign eign power He to be bea bea bea a moderate moderato man nho aho ho never nevor took up arm arms except In defense of the tho Irish constitution The opponents of the republicans swept away av a ay that constitution and forced the Issue to a military decision Mt II De Da Valera admitted a military defeat but he said aid he ho never ever would have signed 1 his cease ceasr tiring order unless the tile republicans hadon had 1 ft on a political victory Ictor The Tile present time De Do Valera continued was wag a time timo for acts not words worda What was most moat neede needed 1 was ws unity In defense ot of o lib lib- lib liberty erty the Ibe fight tight the tho he republicans had made mado up to 1921 1821 had ad- ad adI ad advanced I the cause of li JI eland cland by from 30 80 to 40 years yearn and be he WitS was convinced con that In the tha events ot of the last two 0 01 of three more progress had been made than by 80 30 or 40 years of oe ordinary agitation lion tion Tho The Irish people had been brought nearer the tho final goal goat be- be be because cause causo Ireland had not committed any acts that had lost her birthright birth bIrth- birthright right ATTACKS GEORGE GEORGI David ld Llo Lloid Llod d George said De DeValera DeValera DeValera Valera had I lacked the courage to go the distance necessary to obtain a 0 neighborly arrangement Ile Ifo sought for tor and made a 0 politician's politician's cian's Instead of a II statesman's settlement he said The Tho only way any country country- whether Ireland or India could hope to be befree befree free was by basing It in its efforts on independence He JIe had cn some somo- something thing about a five million or ten mIllion pound loan to Ireland but If It Ireland had bunt built on a solid rock ot of o Independence she oho could get a 50 SO million pound loan In a a 1 cek eek I Tho The republicans said Mid De Va- Va VaIlera Valera Va Valera lera would do their utmost to Ilera create friendly ret relations relation with their neighbors tho they were I English French American Scot Scot- Scottish I tish Ush or Welsh |