DE VALERA, ZAMON

(1882), Irish political leader. 6. in New York Cit in 1882 of a Spanish father and Iris mother. Educated at the Christian Brothers School and Blake rock College. S Degrees B.A. and B.Sc. Royal University of Ireland. President of the Sinn Fein from 1917. In 1918 he was imrisoned by the British and escaped in Acne 1919. He declared that if the Paris Peace Conference refused Ireland political freedom that Ireland would fight. He visited the United States in June, 1919, and was generally received with enthusiasm as the ‘President of Ireland.’ In 1921 he defended the killing of British soldiers by Irish civilians. On June 24, 1921 he was again imprisoned, but soon released. On July 9, the British Premier invited him and Sir James Craig, for Ulster, to a conference in London. They met July 14-21 and De Valera submitted the British proposals to Irish Parliament. August 10 the proposals were mostly rejected by representatives of revolutionary government. On October 11 De Valera and Sinn Fein delegates again conferred with Lloyd George. Objections were offered to the treaty offered, and the delegates demanded a popular vote in Treland on the question. On January 6th, 1922 De Valera asked the Dail Eeireann, or Irish Parliament to wait ‘for a popular vote before signing the ‘British peace treaty and constituting Ireland a Free State. The ‘Dail’ ratified the peace treaty on January 7, and De Valera resigned. He was not present when the Free State was set up January 14, 1922. Arthur Griffith founder of Sinn Fein was elected President, Jan, 15. De Valera as president of the Sinn Fein put through the Executive Council a call for a meeting of the Supreme A embly held February 7th, when it was found that there could be no agreement on the treaty. Before the date for a general election was fixed up, De Valera spoke and wrote against the treaty, and demanded a new register of voters, as half the Republican army were under 29, and deprived of the franchise. The Election was fixed for May 22, and it was declared that there was not time to revise the register of voters. De Valera on March 17 replied with a declaration of war, and fighting began in various ~ parts of the country from May 3. The result of the election defeated Republican hopes, and civil war was let loose. In letters by De Valera captured in 1922 he acknowledged he had lost control of the Republican army. Murders, and burnings by Republicans continued through the year, but it was evident at the beginning of 1923 that the Free State Government must soon conquer. Meanwhile De Valera from safe retreats i ued eons against the Free State Government and declaring the determination of the Republicans to fight until they had accomplished their aims. In May, 1923, he finally abandoned his resistance to the Free State, and directed his followers to submit. He was captured in Aug. 1923. 9’ N., 78° 39’ H.), village, Garwhal, United Provinces, India; Hindu place of