The Washington herald., 1922-01-11
New President Selects
Moderate Cabinet to
Control Affairs.
BODY TO CONVENE
AGAIN ON FEB. IA
DE Valera Faction Leaves
Hall When Delegates
Take Vote.

DUBLIN, Jan. 1O.-The Dali
Eireann adjourned tonight until
February II in order to give the
new government a chance to take
over the power from England and
TO begin the organization Of the
Irish free state. This decision was
arrived at after an afternoon OF
wrangling in which there were one
or two exciting scenes.
One OF the most sensational
scenes occurred when De Valera.
Z. English lieutenant. Erskine Chill.
ders. who first gained fame as a
British intelligence officer and who
has been pin-pricking the ratifca-
tionists all along, arose to ask q
series OF questions about the new
Presidents policy. 1t was just after
De Valera had accepted Grifith's
statement that he intended to keer
the republican organization in be.
ing until the free state was set ur
and then he would back the free
state at the first election by the
Irish people.
Retort by Grifnth.
While Childers was speaking
Griffith rose and banged his fist on
the table, shouting. Mr.. De Valera
has made a generous answer, an
Irishman's answer. I will answer
no question by an Englishman in
this Dahl"
There was a shrill chorus from
the women shame" they cried
and DR.. Ada English shouted. "Grif-
fifth Is a Welsh name"
Il repeat will answer no Eng
lishman in this Assembly of the
Irish nation" said Griffith with an
other bang on the table.
Childers tried to explain that his
nationality was a privlte affair.
that he had been out or sympathy
with English policy since he was
years old. but the speaker ruled
the discussion out of order
Mr.. De Valera and his party were
all in their places when the after
noon session began and Mr.. De
Valera In a statement said he con-
sidered Mr.. Griffith's position i'm
possible, but he would do nothing
actively to oppose him so long as
he did not appear to be subverting
the republic. Mr.. Griffith then made
a statement on the governments
policy. saying he intended to do his
best for the country and il at the
first free state election the Irish
people turned down the Free State
he and his followers would be pri-
Yates in the ranks.
The new Irish government in
tends Immediately to get In touch
with the English to take over the
authority and it may be in Dublin
Castle before the end of the week
Mr.. Grifith's cabinet will constitute
the provisional government with per-
haps a few additions. including ex-
perts who may be Southern union
lists. Griffith today was elected
president of Dali Eireann with full
power to carry out the peace treaty
after De Valera has led from the
ball all the members of his party
as a protest against an attempt to
elect a man president of the Irish
republic who had pledged himself
to subvert the republic"
:. Debate In Forenoon.
This followed a long morning OF
acrimonious debate which might
have been going on yet had not J.
J, Walsh, of Cork, intervened with
a cloture motion which was ac-
accepted by the speaker in spite OF
loud shouts of protest from the
De Valeraites.
It was at this point that the DE
Valeraites walked out. knowing
that they would be defeated on the
cIoture motion. There was no rec
ord OF the exact number that left,
as no roll call had been taken in
the morning. but sixty-five remained
in the hall and elected Mr. Griffith
unanimously.
Among the boilers was Robert
Barton, a former English officer and
a member of the London delegation.
who. while voting for the treaty in
accordance with his letter of prom
Use, has done all in his power to
defeat 1t. The scene had a touch
of drama and passion. When the
cloture motion was accepted Mr. de
Valera made his statement and
walked from the room The Coun-
tess Markiewicz and Mary Mac
Swiney rose Immediately calling on
all Republicans to follow.
Women Make scenes.
As Countess Markiewicz passed
Mr.. Collins she shook her fist in his
face and shouted. up with the re-
public" Ada English waved her
hand to Mr.. Griffith and Mrs. Collins
and called l"good-by." Mrs. Pearse,
the old mother of Padraic Pearse
who was executed for his part in
the 1916 rebellion. was almost weep
ing as she left.
While the deserters were crowd
Ing around the door, Mr.. Collins rose
in his seat and shouted. I'VE will
rally the Irish people avund us and
farget those who have deserted Ire
land in her hour OF peril"
The boilers went into another
room in the University Building and
held a private meeting about which
no statement was made. Mr.. de
Valera said. however, that the with
drawal was only a protest, and they
would return after lunch.
Before the final scene every effort
vas made to discredit Mr.. Griffith.
(Copyright, le22.)