New-York tribune., 1921-12-21
he Valera and Griffith i'm
Open War, Each Charg-
ingTrickery ;SecretPlan
of President Assailed
Republic Is Dead
McCartan Declares
Die-Hards' Lose Follow
ing, but Still Strong;
Ballot Tomorrow Night
or Friday Is Forecast
By Arthur S. Draper

Speelal Gable DiSpctch to The Tribune
Copyright 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
DUBLIN. Dee. 20.--The Dali Eireann
was in turmoil to-day on the Irish
treaty. Eamon de Valera and Arthur
Griffith, leaders, respectively, of the
bitter-enders and the pro-treaty group,
fought verbally, exchanging hostile
words that showed a compromise was
impossible. They exchanged charges
Of unfairness, trickery and deceit. Pat
rick McCartan, FIRST ambassador of
the Irish republic to the United
States. rallied at both factions and in a
spectacular address declared that the
republic was dead. its leaders had sur
rendered and its Cabinet had gone over
to British imperialism. Although he
commended the peace negotiators for
having done their best and assailed
those who "quibhled" with them, he
said he would abstain from voting be-
caase ne was an out-and-out fepubli-
can.
Nine other speakers were on the
door. In all twenty-one have expressed
;heir stand in open session, but twice
That number are yet scheduled to speak
9nd no vote on the motion that would
give Ireland peace can come before
Thursday evening at the earliest, and
.Fobably not before Friday.
Pro-Treaty Forces in Majority
As the debate develops the bitterness
cf the factions increases. The tide to-
tag was running strong against De
Valera, although this fact does not
mean that the vote or the ratification
motion will not be close.
The supporters of the treaty are
clearly in the majority, despite the
fact that the opposition is larger than
at first was apparent. But in to-day S
session the pro-treaty forces got the
ers and after attacking them for con-
esaling their real position from the
Irish people brought out the text of
the substitute which De Valera pro-
posed in secret session for the oath
Of allegiance contained in the treaty
The "president" was hotly resentful of
the publication of this text, which he
had fought so hard to keep buried. He
had argued it was private cabinet
document.
This controversy stirred Griffith to
demand the publication Of all docu
ments in the case, including the in
structions which the treaty delegates
carried to London. This move, to
demonstrate how far they had followed
their instructions in meeting Lloyd
Georges proposals, was a sequel of
Robert C. Barton's revelation yester-
day that war had been the only alterna-
tive to this treaty offered by the Brit
ish Premier.
At noon the public session was inter
rupted by a secret session that lasted
for one hour. Minister of Defense
Burgess, who sits with De Valera,
asked for this closed meeting to dis
cuss military questions-presumably to
reckon Ireland's war forces in case the
treaty were beaten Griffith, on his
feet in an instant, objected strenuous
ly. asserting that the De Valera forces
were trying to fool the public by Sc
| crecy.
] De Valera replied: 81 consider it
most unworthy to make these sugges
ticns. 1t must be thav the delegates
have brought something else from
Downing Street,
Sim Fein Future at Stake
Such charges of Interior motives
continued to crop up all through the
debate. Irish unity was obviously a
thing of the past, and on all sides fear
lsexpressed that political warfare may
oe the outgrowth of this split, which
y driving the Sim Fein factions
further apart every day.
Dr: McCartan sweepingly denounced
y, the members of the Dali Eireann
esoinet as well as the five peace nego-
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