Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10
GRIFFITH ELECTED
PRESIDENT Of Dali;
OPPONENTS BOLT
De Valera Bitterly Opposes
Election and Walks Out
During Voting.
new EXECUTIVE QUICKLY
NOMINATES CABINET
Leader Pledges Every Effort to
Garry Out Terms of Treaty
as Adopted.


BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, January 10.-Arthur Grif-
fifth was elected president of the dali
eireann today.
canon de Valera and his followers
walked out while the vote was be-
ing taken, in protest against the
nomination Of Griffith. Speaker Mac
NeilI put the motion for Grif1th's 8
election, and he was unanimously
chosen.
Grifith moved the appointment of
fhe following:
Minister Of finance. Michael Col
Iins.
Foreign affairs. George Gavan
Duffy.
Home affairs. Eamon j. Duggan.
Local government, William T.
Cosgrave.
Economic affairs, Bryan O'Higgins.
Defense. Richard Mulcahy.
The dali ratified. viva voca, these
nominations.
Collins Nomniates GriMth.
Grinith was placed in nomination
by Michael Collins shortly after the
beginning of the session. AS mat
ters stood. said Collins, Ireland was
without a leader. He again charged
the opposition with obstructionist
tactics and declared its desire was to
create the impression that Ireland
was still unfriendly to England and
to discredit the supporters of the
treaty. The present course of the
dali, IL persisted in, would give Eng
land an excuse for remaining In Ire
land, he declared.
The proposition to elect Griffith
was opposed by John MacIntee, who
said he questioned the wisdom of
putting up Grifnth. man who was
bound by his signature to the treaty
to wreck the Irish republic. He de-
clared no man who had signed the
peace agreement should be president
of the DAN. 1t was proposed to do
Eratuitously in carrying out the
treaty what John Redmond was CO.
creed into doing in 1914, added Mac
1ntee. r
Election Ii Opposed.
Eamonn De Valera asked Grinith
whether he intended. II elected. to
act as the executive of the republic,
sentative Of the republic and Of moth
ing else Peace was not established
by the treaty, he declared, as the
struggle for the republic would con-
tinue.
This body" added De Valera, has
no right to give away it's powers
unless it is established as a republi-
can government"
Charles Burgess, following De
the agreement not to sign treaty
until the completed document had
been submitted to the Irish cabinet.
"No matter what undertaking
Grifith gives now. oppose his
election" he added.
opposition, Griffith said that If
elected he would use his position to
give effect to the constitutional vote
of the dali to carry out the terms
of the treaty.
De Valera Forces Reply.
Mr.. De Valera continued to press
for a definite answer to his question
whether Griffith would act as the
executive of the republic
THE republic of Ireland" replied
Griffith. remains in being until the
free state comes into being and there
is an opportunity to put the question
before the electorate"
Grifith said the Dali had approved
the treaty and that it must be carried
into effect. Therefore. he added, I'VE
must have a provisional govern
ment"
Miss Mary MacSwiney said Griffith
had made it clear he intended to get
Lloyd George to indorse the dali as
the provisional government.
Opponents Bolt Session.
Despite Griffith's assurances that
he would keep the republic going, Mr..
De Valera declared Griffith could not
act as president and at the same time
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