Dublin, Dec. 25
In his Christmas message to the Irish people, President Eamon de Valera referred to the new Irish New York, Pec. 25.
Varied weather spotted Christmas y in the United States. ranging m clear in the Far West to a misty fog in the east.
Meteorologists reported generally temperatures, Only in a narrow ip of the Rockies, in Wyoming, Montana, Utah and Colorado, was a white Christmas" enjoyed.
Rain and fog halted plane flights in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Temperatures ranged from 20 degrees below zero at Fargo. North Dakota, to 60 above at Miami, Florida, As usual, trafic was the chief cause of Christmas deaths, The total was nearing 150 at the last count, California and Minois accounted for thirteen deaths each—United Press. constitution which will come into force on December 28 as a harvest gained from a century of sacrifice and as a liberation from the obligations that had been imposed upon the Irish nation, The Irish people, Mr, de Valera continued, now stand on ihe thre: hold of a new era. Tt had been centuries since any generation of Irishmen had such possibilities as now belonged {o the present one.
The day on which the new constitution will come into force, when the Irish Free State will and its place be taken will be gee In thi new st r. de Valera will e official title of Prime Minis The name of the first President jof Eire however continues to remain 3 Valera's secret—Trans-Ocean
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