The New York herald., 1921-01-10
VALERA OPPOSES
MILITANT IRISH
breaches Gospel Of American
Declaration Before Sim
Fein Councils.
NEWS LEAKS TO BRITISH
Hope Expressed Way Will Be
Found to Bring About Bet
ter Understanding.
NEWS LEAKS TO BRITISH

Special Gable to THE NBw YoRK HER.Le.
Copyright, 1891, By THE NEw YORK HERALD.
DUBLIN, Jan. 9.--Eamonn de Valera
has brought some of the atmosphere
of America with him on his return to
Ireland and has gone before the Sim
Tein councils preaching the gospel of
the famous American declaration:
United we stand. divided we fall
For long time there has been di-
vision in Sim Fein politics. Michael
Collins, commander in chief of the
Sim Fein army. held away over what
the English call the "sunmen," while
Arthur Griffith. Vice President Of the
Irish Republlc. hclc out for pacihsm.
But with Griffith il lail the extreme
faction: recosnl7sd 40 obstacles in
mapping out q campaisn and went at
it with sinistey deliberAsion. But just
at this time De vaIAra rane back with
lessons Learned II trnerica. Now he
who was recognized ~ an irreconcii-
able, has takeu his ;lce at the head
Of the council table ga aodifyiug in
nuence.
This much leaked W to-day through
mysterious althorgh nome The less re-
liable Sim Fein chaI'ncss here. In thcsH
days. when politics W lTrrnd makes IL
ur safe to use the tsic,hona or telegraph
or other ordinary snean5 q communica-
ton. information passes frcta lip TO lip
down the line, ana can ouly be weighed
by the sincerity cf the reilyers. This
source Of information, which 10 as direct
as anything can De now, Indicates that
the Sim Fein diploratists are holding
star chamber session. This probably ex-
plains the delay Ia De Naic-a's long
awaited declaration y policy. DE Valera
Is understood to be leaning toward the
Griffith policy and Is trying % line Hp
Collins and his following 20 give UP the
policy OF violence.
These things are kept inside the con-
ference, and decision will have 20 oe
arrived at before any policy is an
nounced But in the meantime De
Valera is like "A busy chef boiling down
various ingredients for the broth to be
handed to Downing Street as an answer
TO it's peace proposals. II is now limited
that the arrest Of Griffith was signal
for the departure Of De Valera from
America. There is no doubt that he has
the backing of the irish and Sim Feiners
with moderate views. That class Of
clear headed Irishmen who are tired of
murders. fires and general terrorism $
looking toward De Valera in the hope
that he Will find way To cool or the
hotheads and thereby pave the way fo-
some honorable constitutional under
standing.
De Valera's reiterated stand for COM
plete Independence or nothing does not
ring with .he pame harshness MS the
revolvers OF the extremists, and the MA
ioritv of the Trieh believe that therein
lies smoother course.
But IL is certain that the dissension
In the Sim Fcln councils IS. not more
pronounced than the breach In the
crown forces IN Ireland. In this respect
the two sides stand about on a par. The
Dublin police and regular troops recent
the interference and continued trouble
caused BY the Black and Tans and their
auxillarics In fact IL is rumored that
the Dublin police force Is almost un-
reliable again, while the soldiers are
treated with respect and confederation
by the populaco. and the Black ana Tans
Dc not dare to venture out unless safe
guarded.
The soldiers fraternize freely with
Irish girls without trouble. which is q.
pretty good test. for any Irish girl seen
~ the company OF Black and Tan gem
orally is punished. This feeling runs so
high up into tho ranks that II Is APP
pa rent the military chiefs are not pull
ing any too we'll with Downing Street
The Sinn Feiners have their eyes on
this situation iust as the crown forces
are watching the dlfferen In the Sim
Fein ranks From the outsiders point
Of view the situation has grown so on
both sides that something in the nature
of a break on one side or tho other Is
not unlikely II peace negotiations fail.