The New York herald., 1922-01-11
WAY NOW SMOOTHED
TO ENFORCE TREATY
irish Situation Clarified and
Is Less Dangerous.

IS Less dangerous.
DUBLIN. Jan. 10 (Associated Press) :.
When the Dali Eireann adjourned to-
night by consent of all sides to February
dangerous and obscure had been to a
great extent clarified. The new Presi-
dent, Arthur Griffith. and a new Cabinet
had been elected and the way had been
smoothed to putting into effect the terms
of the treaty.
Mr.. Griffith was repeatedly pressed by
NJ. de Valera to define his position
which De Valera described as a new case
OF DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. Mr.. Grif-
nth was challenged to define his attitude
toward the republic, and it evidently
was supposed that he would have diff
Guilty in reconciling his position as Pres
ident with the position Of chairman II
the provisional Government.
Mr.. Griffith, however. frankly recog-
nlzed during the transition period the
existence Of the republic, which he un-
dertook to maintain. but he said wher
the Free State was formed and ready to
come into operation there must be g
general election, so that the people could
choose between the Free State and the
continuance OF the republic.
Just before the vote on the election
OF Mr.. Griffith as provisional Presi-
dent Mr.. de Valera rose and said:
las protest against the election as
President of the Irish republic of the
chairman OF the delegation who is bound
by the treaty conditions to set UP a
State TO subvert the republic. and who
during the interval. instead of using his
office to support the republic. will have
of necessity to take action which sub.
verts it, am going to leave the room,
during the time this vote is being
! taken"
| De Valera and all his supporters then
| left. Michael Collins shouted: They're
deserting the Dali. We will now sum-
| mon the Irish nation to rally to us. We
will stand by it,
Mr.. Griffith was elected. Then. on
| Mr. Collinss request the names of those
present We're recorded.
I When the Dali resumed at 4 30
o'clock Mr.. dc Valera and tho members
| of his section who withdrew In the morn
| ing. were present. a deputation from
the Irish Labor Congress. headed by
| Thomas Foran as chairman, and
Thomas Johnson as secretary was inn
| mediately received.
| In forclble speech Mr.. Johnson said
! that his party might have had the
! right to speak as members had they
| chosen to contest seats at the last
! election, but labor had stood down in
the national interests They repre-
sented 500, 900 organized workers There
were now in Ireland 130.0 men and
women unemployed; they could not agi-
tate against the Irish Government. But
now change had come. There were
murmurs from the starving people. pres
aging the tremor of an earthquake.
ard unless something was done quickly
there would be a serious problem. The
workers had done their part in the ma
tional struggle for freedom, and not only
freedom of nationality but freedom
from capitalistic bondage.
Mr.. Griffith thanked the delegation
and agreed that the workers had fully
shared in the fight. A committee would
be appointed, he said. to meet the labor
representatives and deal with the whole
question.
On returning TO the afternoon session
Mr. de Valera announced that he could
promise help to Mr. Griffith as Presi-
dent of the Dali but not as head OF an
other Government. He appreciated Mr..
Griifith's difficulties. He and his asso-
ciates would not stand I'm the way of his
carrying out these duties. bet would do
anything possible to secure to the full
liberty, which was their right as citizens
OF the republic.
His party would continue their own
policy and would criticise anything they
thought contrary to the interests of the
Irish people and the established Govern
ment of the republic. They would con-
tinue to insist that another Government
was not legitimate at all until the peop'c
disestablished the republic.
But when there came question be-
tween the President of the republic as
bead of 'he State and any outside power
the President could count on them a.
definitely as if there had been no divi-
zion.
Erskine Childers questioned Mr.. Grif-
flth whether the provisional Government
would function under the powers con-
fetred by the partition act. This caused
en- excited scene. several members point
ing out that there was nothing before
tho house
Mr.. Griffith rose angrily and said /:
President de Valera has made a gem
erai statement, an Irishman's statement.
but / win not reply TO any Englishman
In this Dali"
This was greeted with cheers and Mr.
Childers replied: "My nationality is a
matter for myself and my constituents.
who have known me from boyhood."
Mr. Griffith retorted with great heat !:
"r win rot reply to any damned Eng
lishman N this assembly"
Mr.. Chnders said: 81 would he de-
lighted to show President Grifnth, in
private. proof OF my nationality, and can
only say that II he had banged the table
as loudly against Lloyd George as
against me We would he better OF"
"r have banged the table often against
your countryman. Lloyd George" shouted
Mr. Griffith.
Lloyd George Is Wclshman. like
yourself" cried Countess Marl<ievicz.
The Speaker ruled the discussion out
OF order.
Prof. MacNell then left the chair
which was taken by Liam Roisite. and
descended TO the body of tho hall. where
he moved a resolution. of which he gave
notice on Saturday. declaring Ireland "a
sovereign nation. deriving its sovereignty
in all respects from the viii OF the
people of ireland. They recognized no
uzerainty whatever. said the deputy,
and there was much medieval language
i'm the treaty which might be miscon-
strued later. although Mr.. Lloyd George
In n letter had admitted the equality
of status.
Prof. MacNcili asked for unanimous
vote on the resolution, which Command
ant Mulcahy seconded. Mr.. dc Valera
regretted the resolution and thought the
declaration Inconsistent with the treaty's
actual terms ffe moved an amendment
chat tho Dali EIreann reaf1rms In the