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Hoping to play his neutrality ace for complete independence of all Ireland, Prime Minister Eamon de Valera stubbornly refused to compromise. "In order to prevent misapprehension," he declared last week, "I desire to repeat that the Government has no intention of departing from the policy of neutrality adopted last September. ..." Representing land-owning Londonderrys and other Conservatives in Northern Ireland, Viscount Craigavon was equally adamant. "Mr. de Valera is once again blackmailing the British Government to end partition," he accused...
...only part of the British Commonwealth of Nations not at war with Germany, Eamon de Valera's Republic of Eire has steered placidly and prosperously outside the blockade of all belligerents. His neutrality policy worked so well over the war's first nine months that Prime Minister "Dev" had lately been thinking of holding a general election to cash in on its success. Last month's rape of three little neutrals not so far away upset all that. Appalled Irishmen promptly forgot political enmities energetically cultivated since the civil war. Even William Cosgrave, who rose from saloonkeeper...
Sirs: As one who wrote you protesting your Jan.15 article on Premier Eamon de Valera of Eire I would like to square matters by telling you that this week's piece is very swell and in the best TIME edition. CYRUS RICE Milwaukee...
...Standish O'Grady had led a new literary revival. The Irish theatre had blossomed. Irish journalism had come out of hiding. In 1893 a Gaelic League had begun to revive the use of the Irish language and the traditional dances and music of Ireland. An early member was Eamon de Valera...
Transferred to Dominions Secretary he had his first big job in settling the troublesome Eire-British trade war with a treaty satisfactory to both countries. Young MacDonald knew more about birds than either Ornithologists Neville Chamberlain or Eamon de Valera, and that knowledge came in handy when he wanted to deal lightly either with Boss Chamberlain or Antagonist de Valera...