IRISH CONGRESS
DE VALERA. ELECTED PRESIDENT. POLITICAL MOTIVES REPUDIATED. Paris, Jan. 28. The Trish Congress, amidst cheers, unanimously elected Mr de Valera to be President, after he had stated that he Avould only accept provided the position did not carry any political significance. He wanted the Congress, he said, to forget that there Avere tAvo political parties in Ireland, and to insist that the organisation Avould not be used for the purposes of any political party. AUSTR ALASI A N DE LEG ATE S. Paris, Jan. 28. The Australasian delegates to the Irish Congress informed the Australian Press Association that they maintained a strict policy of noninterference, recognising thaj, Ireland’s future Avas her oAA'n concern. “We told the congress Ave were Australians and Ncav Zealanders first, and Irishmen afterwards. Nevertheless, we are prepared to support any movement apart from politics.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2386, 31 January 1922, Page 3
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140IRISH CONGRESS Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2386, 31 January 1922, Page 3
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