579. The Irish War of Independence: Showdown in London (Part 4)

I have never seen David so excited as he was before de Valera arrived. He had a big map of the British Empire hung up on the wall in the cabinet room, with great blotches of red all over it. This was to impress de Valera In fact, David says that the aim of these talks is to impress upon de Valera the greatness of the Empire and to get him to recognize it, and the king. David said to de Valera, The British Empire is a sisterhood of nations, the greatest in the world.

Look at this table. There sits Africa, English and Burr, there sits Canada, French, Scotch, and English. There sits Australia. representing many races, even Maoris. There sits India.

There sit the representatives of England, Scotland and Wales. All we ask you to do is to take your place in this sisterhood of free nations. It is an invitation, mister de Valera, We invite you here. So that was the diary of Frances Stevenson, who was personal secretary to David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of Britain, and it's her entry for the 14th of July 1921.

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