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Show WILSON GIVES PAROLE TO LORD MAYOR I O'CALLAGHAN AT ' LIBERTY UNTIL FINAL VERDICT! Distinguished Stowaway From Cork Invited to Appear as Witness PRESIDENT DE VALERA DENIES PEACf: TALK; Sinn Fein Leader Declares Royal Forces Are Seeking to Arrest Him WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, Secretary) Wilson of the labor department an- nounced todai1 that lut had granted j ' parole to Lord Mayor O'Callaghan, of! M'ork, detained at Newport News. Va.. by Immigration authorities on his own1 recognizance pending decision as to hia admission Into the country. Exclusion of Daniel J. O'Callaghan. lord major of Cork, was ordered yes-terda yes-terda Norfolk by a board of special Inquiry. O'Callaghan appealed fr'im the ruling and the eas ientually will ' he referred to the slate department for decision as to whether U will waive the special passport regulation. Meanwhile ''Callaghan himself has made an appeal direct to the state de- part ment In the hope that absence of a passport might not debar him from I the United States. INVITED s, n l,ss, Secretary Wilson's decision in O'Cal- I laghan's case, it was Indicated today by I tiie department of labor officials, will ; rert upon that of tho department of slate on account of the diplomatic bi racter. of the question! involved in i j'C.illaghan's entr Into the country. Frederick C. Howe, chairman of the commission of the committee of 100 :'. Btigating condition! in Ireland sent today to the lortl mayor at Newport News, the following telegram: "Owing to fact that British government govern-ment agreed to place no obstacle In way of witnesses invited by the commission com-mission on Ireland. 1 did not connect report of your landing as itowawai with the invitation extended you mors than two months ago by the commis- j sion. Regret this exceedingly. The next meeting of the commission in Washington. January 17. You and Mr. MacSwlney are invited to appear and testify." Mr Howe also announced that ho had taken up ihe lord mayor's case with the immigration authorities here. DENIES PI E EFFORTS, lt 'I'd. IN. Jan. C. Eamonn de Val- 1 era. "president of the Irish republic," denies that the Irish Sinn Fein is making peace overtures to England, says the Freeman's Journal In an exclusive ex-clusive forecast of de Valcra's forthcoming forth-coming manifesto. Speaking in behalf of the movement, do Valera is quoted as saying lie would not turn a deaf ear to proposal. of the English government, govern-ment, If they are based upon recognition recogni-tion of Ireland as an Independent nation. na-tion. VI hen representatives of the English nation are prepared to meet representatives repre-sentatives of the Irish nation on an equal national fooling, peace talk will bo possible, the forecast of the maul festo continues. Tin TO IKRES1 am. Do Valera explains, say.s the newspaper, news-paper, that his return from America was necessary so he might assume responsibility re-sponsibility for the direction of tho Sinn Fein, in view of, the arrest of Armour Griffith, the founder of the organization, or-ganization, and of 1'rofessor Mac-Nelll. Mac-Nelll. In the manifesto do Valera is quoted quot-ed as denying that ho iy under guar-1 antecs of protection from the English government, and it is stated that tho crown forces aro searching fbr him and are anxious to placo him under arrest. 00 |