Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-10
De Valera And Followers
Bolt From The Session
While Vote Is Being
Taken; Cabinet Named
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Taken; Cabinet Named
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Nominated by Collins.
Dublin, Jan. 10."Griffith was placed
in nomination by Michael Collins
shortly after the beginning of the SEES
sion. AS matters stood, said Collins,
Ireland was without a leader. He
again charged the opposition with
oostructionist tactics Inc declared it's
desire was to create the impression
that ireland was still unfriendly to
England and to discredit the suppart-
ers of the treaty. The present course
give England an excuse for remaining
N Ireland. he declared.
Opposed by McIntcc.
The proposition to elect Griffith was
opposed by John McIntee, who said
he questioned the wisdom of putting
up in Griffith a man who was bound
BY his signature to the treaty, to
wreck the Irish repdblic. He declared
no man Swho had signed the peace
agreement should be president of the
Dali. 1t was proposed to do gratiousI.
ly in carrying out the treaty what
John Redmond was coerced into doing
in 1914, added McIntee.
canon de Valera asked Griffith
whether he intended, if elected, to act
as h representative OF the republic.
The Dali Eireann, he said, was repre-
sentative Of the republic and Of
nothing else. Peace was not estab-
lished by the treaty. he declared, as
the struggle for the republic would
continue.
This body" added de Valera, has
no right to give away its powers un-
less it is established as a republican
government" i.
Charles Burgess, following de
Valera, declared Griffith had broken
the agreement not to sign a treaty I'M
til the completed document had been
submitted to the Irish cabinet.
Griffith Answers.
Answering the Questions of the OPP
position, Griffith said that if elected
he would use his position to give eff
feet to the constitutional vote Of the
Dali to carry put the terms Of the
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" I'D.
Griffith said the Dali had approved
the treaty and that it must be carried
A1lo elLeCl.. sAleIeloTe, nc auueu, we
must have a provis 'onal government"
Miss Mary MacSwiney said Griffith
had made it clear he intends to- get
Lloyd George to endorse the Dali as
the provisional government.
Founder of Sim Fein.
Arthur Griffith was one of the
founders of the Sim Fein movement
and has been among the foremost
leaders directing it's activities. He was
formerly an editorial Dublin and laeer
established the paper. United Irish
men," followed by the Sim Fem"
and then the Nationality"
In October. 1917, he was elected
presiding officer at the opening Of the
Sim Fein conference in Dublin. He
was later nominated as the Sim Fem
delegate from East Cavan. During
the peace conference at Paris in 1915
he was chosen as an Irish delegate
to go to Paris and present h Irish
case, but failure to get a safe conduct
prevented his attendance.
>ln July, 1919, he was elected acting
president OF the Irish national as
sembly in the absence OF canon de
Valera in the United States. Later in
October, 1919, he was elected one OF
the permanent vice presidents Of the
Sim Fem organization.
In Prison Seven Months.
He was arrested in Dublin in No
vember,. 1890, and spent seven months
in Mount Joy prison. During his I'M
prisonment he issued a message to
the Irish people as to the conduct Of
the Sim Fem organization. An at
tempt was made. to rescue him from
prison but the armored a used for
that purpose failed to carry out the
plan.
The return of de Valera from
America was attributed to Griffith
imprisonment. a. Mr.. de Valera on
his return resumed the active direc.
ton of Sim FEN affairs. Early ir
June last there were reports of a
London conference with which Irish
leaders would be invited to consult
with members of the British cabinet
Griffith was mentioned among the
probable delegates. His release from
prison followed on June p last.
Griffith accompanied de Valera tc
London in July. when h extended
series of conferences We're opened
Later. when the conference shifted tc
different points, Griffith was ap-
pointed chairman Of the Sim Fein
rissjon. He was in London through
October, November and December
carrying on the negotiations. which
eliminated on Deaember 6 last. with
the agning of the treaty between
Great Britain and Ireland which has
now been approved by the British
parliament and the Dali Eireann.
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