Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-14 | Page 5 | Valera Ends Speech Making

VALERA ENDS j SPEECH MAKING Addresses Chicago City Council Coun-cil and Holds Numerous Conferences Con-ferences With Delegations. I CHICAGO, July 14 Eauinion de Valera, president of the "Irish repub- 1 ' lie," today concluded a strenuous three-day speech-making campaign in iCmcago to enlist support for Irish ! freedom. He will leave for San Fran-Cisco Fran-Cisco at 7 p m , and later in the sum- I mer plans to visil every large citj in !) country I In response to an invitation extend ed by Mayor Thompson the Irish l ader todav addressed the city council. coun-cil. His plan to discuss with Chicago bankers plans for the sale of $5,000,-1 000 worth of bonds of the Irish repub-, lie was abandoned, although it was said the question of financing the movement was informally considered! with his advisors. Ii is said the question may be re-1 ferred to a committee of New York and Chicago business men interested in the Irish cause. Mr do Valera held conferences with numerous delegations and indi-viduals indi-viduals who had suggestions to offer' in the carrying on of the work for the j freedom of Ireland.