The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-14
Dali IN RUPTURE
Sim Fein Army Chief Threat
ems Vote of People.
Legality of Peace Delegates
Action Is Questioned.
De VALERA VICTORY IS WAR?
British King Opens Parliament,
Urging Ratification.
Ulster Will Stand AIeOf From
Irish Free State.

Dublin, Dec. 14.-with the Sim
Fein torn with dissension for the first
time since it's creation, Dali Eireann
(Sinn Fein parliament) met today to
consider the Irish peace treaty. De
spite the failure Of the Irish Roman
Catholic prelates to adopt a resolution
urging ratification, the belief was
general thct the pact would be ap-
proved.
Despite an impassioned protest
from Michael Collins, commander-in-
chief of the Irish republican army. the
Sim Fein parliament went into secret
session for discussion of the Irish
peace treaty.
There was a hot crossfire of verbal
exchanges between de Valera and Col
Inns which resulted in the speaker
ruling the former out of order.
Dc Valera VS.. CoIlins.
De Valera brought up the legality
of the Irish delegates action at Lon
don. He declared the SIM Fein plen-
ipotentiarieJ were not empowered to
approve the pact until the cabinet had
given its assent.
Collins replied charging de Valera
had misrepresented the situation.
dicated that the delegates had the
fullest power to sign regardless of the
Sim Fem cabinet.
Collins then threatened to carry the
treaty direct to the Irish people in a
p biscite if Dali Eireann rejected it.
Not Dali Eireann, but the Irish
people are our MASTER, and they have
the right to know the facts" declared
the army chief.
The faction approving the treaty
were headed by Arthur Griffith, foun-
der of the Sim Fein and vice presi-
dent of the Sim Fein government. The
element opposing was led by Eamonn
de Valera. Michael Collins, COM
chief of the Irish republi-
can army and one of the signers of
the pact in London, sided with Grif-
fifth.
British King Urges Peace.
London Dec. 14.-''It is my earnest
hope that by the articles of agreement
now submitted to you. the strife OF
centuries may be ended, and that Ire
land, as a free partner in the COM
monwealth of nations forming the
British empire, will secure the fulfill
ment OIL her national ideals" said King
George in opening today the extraor-
binary session of parliament which
was convened to consider the Irish
peace treaty.
The Kings speech was brief and
dwelt on his hope that the turbulence
of ireland had after long centuries
given way to tranquility.
"The Irish peace treaty was univer-
sally welcomed and acclaimed" said
Premier Lloyd George this afternoon
in an eloquent appeal to the house OF
commons to ratify the pact.
''It was given wider publicity than
any other treaty with the exception OF
the treaty of Versailles"
Donald MacNeil1 moved adjourn
ment of commons pending the deci-
sion of Dali Fireann, but the speaker
ruled the motion out of order, as fol-
lows:
This is free and Independent par
Lament. We are not concerned about
the deliberations of any other body
Ulster To Stand AIOof.
London, Dec. 14.-Ulster intention
to stand aloof from the Irish free
state provided for in the treaty be-
tween Great Britain and southern Ire
land was expressed in a letter being
sent to Prime Minister Lloyd-George
today from Sir James Craig, the Ul-
ster premier. according to a Belfast
dispatch to the Evening Standard.