IRISH ENVOYS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1920, Page 5

IRISH ENVOYS

MEETING IN NEW YORK. PLEA FOR IRELAND'S BIGHTS. 8f X«tegrapb.—Press A»sd —OejjrrtglC Received July 19, 7.35 p.m. New i'ork, July 19. Archbishop Mannix ana De Valera delivered speeches in Madison Square garden a; a large gathering of Irish - Americans. IV Valera declared us Prssi'ior.fc of ta« Irish Republic <w (wi orde? authorising the young nw. of Ireland to fijljt conscription. Mannix **;<! that'if Ire'isd Owmany, then Ireland woul4 now have freedom. If De ■ would come More the Peace fv«s.:'*y«jw4 and say the Wrongs suffered Ly Jrsland were due to German oppres- - ov. - ■ i.'«e Conference would give Ireland vimmediate independence; but beEnglish, De Valera could not fo before the Conference. If a popular plebiscite was taken in the United .States it would show an overwhelming majority of people for formal recognition of Ire-land.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, WHAT IRELAND WANTS. OUTLINED BY ARCHBISHOP MANNIX. New York, July IS. The Australian Press Association interviewed Arhcbishop Mannix. The correspondent A*ke<i whether tbnre is any connection between the Irish Republic and the Archbishop's visit to Borne. Archbishop 'Mannix replied: "No. It is the regular visit to the Holy See expected of every bishop. There is no political aspect in my trip through the United States. I am only taking an opportunity of seeing • America, but everywhere I have been I have found enthusiasm for the Irish cause to hj« overwhelming." The correspondent asked how could the Archbishop reconcile his statement regarding America's enthusiasm for the Irish caußs with the faet that neither the Republican nor the Democratic conventions endorsed recognition of the Jjisli Republic,

Archbishop Mannix replied that the conventions'action was due to the fact that perhaps the Irish vote was. not sufficiently large to bring about an endorsement of recognition, but it must be remembered that more than 400 of the 1000 delegates at the Democratic convention voted for recognition. The correspondent asked: # "Do you think l)e Valera was wise in obtaining recognition of the plank from the Third Party, since the Party has radical tendencies?" Archbishop Mannix replied: *!De Valera has been judicious throughout. He is not attempting force, or even to indicate to which party Americans should attach themselves." The c,y reS p on (ient asked Archbishop M?"!i ; :~: "Would there be a possibility that a United States official recognition of Ireland'ir>i".;ht be a casus belli'between t!:.' TT.nited States and England?" The Archbishop replied that England would not at this time go ib war with the United States. She could not do it. England might go to war with the United States some future time, but not now. There might be diplomatic unplea?;ntness from such a recognition, hut the United States could better afford it in the cause of Irish freedom than any other coiftitry. He said he had not heard that any attempt waß likely to be mads to prevent his.landing in England. He added: "I will visit England after a visit to Ireland. My stay in Ireland is only to return to my home, and has no political aspect." Archbishop Mannix refused to make further comment on the Ventura inci-dent.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.