The New York herald., 1921-12-17
irish PEACE VOTE
IN PUBLIC SESSION
De Valera and Griffith Agree
to Final Test on the
Agreement.
VIOLENCE rs REGRETTED
Dali Cabinet Orders Inquiry
Of Attacks on British
Troops in Ireland.
VIOLENCE rs REGRETTED

DUBLIN, Dec. 16 ASSOCIATED Press).
A vote on the question Of ratiflca-
ton of the peace treaty between Ire
land and Great Britain will be taken
at a public session of the Dali Eireann
Monday morning at II o'clock accord
ing to an announcement made public
tonight signed by Eamon de Valera
and Arthur Griffith.
The announcement. issued through
the publicity department of the Dali
IIireann, is as follows:
The private sessions of the Dali
Eireann will end tomorrow evening
and a motion for ratification Of the
treaty will be made at a public ses-
sion at II O'Clock Monday. We are
confident that the Irish people will
continue to maintain the same calm
dignity and discipline they hitherto
have displayed.
Signed. DE VALERA GRIFFITH.
The Dali will meet again tomorrow
In secret session. 1t sat throughout
the day behind closed doors, adjourn
ing at s:15 o'clock this evening. No
statement was issued as to what took
place inside the hall during the ses-
sion.
The Dali Eireann Cabinet this evening
issued the following note:
THE Cabinet had before II to-day
reports of four attacks on British
forces In Ireland. two members OF
which have been killed. The Cabinet
is Of the opinion that these acts were
not committed by members Of the
republican forces and condemns them
In the strongest manner.
THE Minister of Defence and the
Minister OF Home Affairs have been
directed to investigate the occur
rences and to use every effort 10 bring
the perpetrators to Justice"
A significant fact in connection with
the statement Is that II is signed by all
the members Of the Cabinet
The main attack on the treaty during
the discussion is said to have been
made by Erskine Childers, one of the
secretaries of the London delegation.
Childrers's cousin, Robert c. Barton, one
of the delegates In the London negotia-
tlons. refrained from signing the
treaty till the last moment on the mo-
mentous night 1t was finally agreed to
by British and Irish plenipotentiaries.
The private sessions OF the Dali. IT
Is declared in some quarters. have been
devoted largely to an attempt to dis
cover some method whereby the Dali
can accept the treaty and at the same
time not register a defeat for Eamon
de Valera and his followers. The prin-
cipal difficulty in the way Is said 10
be De Valera himself.
The attitude Of the Republican army
is causing much speculation. It's heads
In the Dali are admittedly divided on
the question of accepting the treaty, but
all the leaders agree In deprecating any
interference by the army In the political
decision.
The official organ OF the army de-
clares that whatever the decision may
be the army will accept II in the true
spirit of disciplined soldiers. in support
OF the national will constitutionally
expressed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--Harry J. Bo-
land. representative OF tho Provisional
Irish Government in Washington. re-
ceiyed instructions tonight 20 return TO
Ireland for the session OF the Dali FL
reann. He will sail from New York De-
cember "a. He returned from ireland