Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-14
BAD SPLIT IN DALI.
DELEGATES ACCUSED
OF GOING TOO FAR
Exceeded Their Authority in Ao-
cepting Free State Agree
ment, Valera Charges.
ACCUSATION is RESENTED

Dy Associated Press % Every hveuilg
Dublin. Dec. 1.-THE Dat Elfeann
inet IN public session today for con-
sideration Of the Anglo lgssn agree
ment, but after the formal opening
and brief discussion of the credentials
OF the p,eDopotentiaries ~ the Loa5on
conference, went into secre; session
With the announcement thar the pni,-
lie meeting would be resumed %
morrow.
President De Valera. wa0 0pcue5
the proceedings. explained 81 sorae
length tho circumstance iu which 30
pienipotentaries Of the Dali. wao net
the British representative sor the ne
tgotiatjons IN London. bad been sp-
pointed.
On october :. he sald. tae plenipo-
+ teDuarics had received instructions.
+ the most important Of which was that
tho complete tex; Of the treaty should
! be submitted 70 Dublin and a reply
/ awaited. That, he said, had not been
done. II WAS always understood also.
he declared. that ratification ~ ths
Dali was essential.
He invited question VITA regard
% the conduct of the negotiations.
He said the question must 81 cousi6er-
Cd With tho understanding shat e. haf
not been influenced by tho mere ac-
cident og a difference Of opinioo in tie
cabinet or any other cxtraReous mat
ters
Reviswing the circumstances lead
ling UP 10 the appointment o. tho
plenipotentiaries. Mr.. De Valera said
he had made it clear at the meeting
i-g e. 49,. a.. 80,
should have full pienary powers. bu-
} THAT whatever arrangement was reach
cd would be submitted 10 the Dali for
ratification. The cabinet. ne declared.
would not have sent any Eve men 20
negotiate a treaty which would bird
, the nation without some larger bodv
repre- esentlng tho nation having an
opportunity u critlcizinS and reviews
: ing X.
: Mr.. De Valera said his idea vas that
. when the plenipotentjarics have ar
S rived at an 2 -reer5ent IN princspis
= and had a rough cOpy Of the docu-
nient, they we're prepared 20 sign.
they should have sent it 70 tho cehi-
r1net. He could only say that when h-
did see the final text he could not so
: hIs way clear 20 sign. or recommend Il.
4 This vas a case Of a. difference -
opinion between two bodies which
4 would naturally arise, and nc wss
|, anxious that tho difference of~J. snior
: -hould not interfere with the discus
>, sion Of the treaty.
! After Mr.. De Valera. had concluded
: Arthur Griffith. head OF the Delegation
20 London, who. with Michael Coll
lins and the other pien.potentisries
signed the peace sGreeu-.sut,. rose u
ask whether II was alleged the plenipo-
r tentlaries had ezceeded their i1struc-
tions.
Mr. De Valera explained that th'
: treaty was signed IN the small hour'
Of the morning. after alterations has
!, been made which the cabinet had nol
: seen. To that extent, he said the ir'
:, structions had not been followed.
Michael Collins then asked that IN.
q final document agreed 10 IN Dubiir
by the United Dali Cabinet. should b'
put side by side wiki the documeu
signed in London nv the plenipoten.
tiaries They did not sign that docu
IT ment as n treaty, he said. but on th,
understanding thar all che sigaatoriei
- would recommend It TO the Dan 10
acceptance.
\ DR.. White then moved a privat
session. Mr.. De Valera said he though
- the general q uestion must be debate,
= in public. but that the matter referre'
= TO ought TO be discussed IN private
Statements had Just been made b,
= delegates which were not facts. n
- said.
Other members argued that III
whole proceedings. with the exception
OF those touching on military or q
nancial secrets, should be made pub
lic.
AIg. De NaleT2 was entering into
ivng argument cver the question whe
there came calls FOR q division on III
n motion TO so into secret session. Tn
! president repeatedly reiterated hi
u tvon.enticn that The pieEipotentia-ie
h@1 not the power 20 conclude
s,ty.
Is rhere was considerable coufuslo
- this point, members speaking asa.
and again Ignoring al Dariiansntag
rules.
Arthur Griffith finally snloothed ii
Nv waters by saying that neither q
be British cabinet nor the delegates
m the Dali claimed the 9owsr 20 CO.
~ clude a treaty.
- II was a question II whsther ii
~ delegates had faileG tc. report TO d
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