New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
By Arthur S. Draper
DUBLIN. January .;


-, turn out finished fighters. 1t Will
almost as interesting to watch Irish
attempting to follow constructive
.,,v a. i. has been to see what they
..nd do as obstructionists. Michael
-.,l;rs as chairman Of the Irish pro-
.,s;onal government, is no less pic
4soue figure than "Mick" Collins,
- terror of the English crown forces,
md the pride Of his fighting country
sen
The Free Staters, as the supporters Of
,ss anglo-Irish treaty arc called. arc
wing rather Jekyll and Hyde political
,,;s.euce at present. Arthur Griffith is
h.,d Of Dali Eirearn, in succession to
r.non dc Valera. but Michael Collins
chairman Of the provisional govern
-. as well a. Minister OF Finance in
ncs,nn Fein Cabinet. When Niscount
e;,zalan. the Irish Niceroy, surrendered
nnblin Castle it WAS Collins who re-
-D:,ed it. n ng is surprising in Ire
l.,d but even Irshnen were amused at
.he strange freak Of fate which put
Collins. fugitive from justice with a
or,ce Of $4,000 on his head in January
,aof a, the mead Of delegation en-
covered to receive Dublin Castle from
the English in January year later. or
se members of the provisional govern
,ant who went to the Castle the ma
Gritty had never been within its walls
before. while the others had visited it
only Is prisoners.
His face blachcncd bs coal dust, Col
bns drove into the castle seated on a
,osl cart in 1920 His disguise fooled
the police and soldiers who filled the
sourtyards, AID he got hat he wanted
aud drove cut In January, l922, he
drove into the same place through
streets crowded with cheering Dublin
,rs. but this time ne rode in a motor as
chairman OF the provisional govern
ment and head Of some fourteen de-
parments controlling. among other
.sings, the collection of excise duties,
income taxes and inland revenues.
Nick" Colias. the laborer's son, kept
he aristocratc Lord Fltzalan waiting
for couple Of hours
Mansion House Serves
rs Scat Of Government
is write the Mansion House serves
as tie seat Of the provisional govern
nea.. The Lord Mayor has been
crowded into back room and Sim
FEN, or Free state, officials pour in and
out Of the building from early morn
Ing until after midnight 1t has not
baeu definitely decided what use viii
be made Of the castle, but the suggos-
ton is made that il be turned into e
national museum Griffith and Collins
ard the ether minis stcrs have oth7-
questions TO worry them for the
moment In one bic room most of the
minister are gathered most Of the
TINS There is lust one telephone in
tie building. and that is not III the
So-ca'lsd Cabinet room. but in the hall
INST behind the lobby.
American ctHciercy experts would
throw IN their hand, in de- pair if they
'appened 10 drop INTO this building a
the present time. Griffith, who neYer
SMILE. Nalks with his chin w. and
- short. quick steps across the lobby.
ana disappears down ono Of the dars
Railway. TO respQcar moment later
carrying glass water pitcher in one
'snd and tumbler in the other. no
'ne seems surrriscd tina, the head of
nation should act - his own scr.
'ant' tamoN N1cgan. head Of the De
psrtment Of Home Affairs. chief OF
p'lee of Dublin Castle. and a. suci,
assd Of the Rclal Irish Constabulary.
s"efges from the Cabinet room to
AIRY on whispered conversation in a
'0'6y cro7ded with newspaper CORE
spondents.
'onh MacNelN. spealer IN the Dali
'nu member Of the provisional govern
"'nt without PORTFOLIO. is 4 conspicu-
'as heure III The Mansion House. Pro
essor NacNeill has d crop of hair as
'o'el and long as that of David Lloz 4
r.0lge' but there the comparison stops.
:, me professor is SLOW Of speech and de-
.e'e'e IN action. He fills we'll the
we OF the serious minded pedaeoeue,
.-' ne tails hit short of the usual
Inmate Of what constitutes politi-
Na". The teller vouches for the truth
~ 'ne story that the treaty containing
.'e signatures Of the members of the
s'V'is'onal government was held up a
y because the professor left the Man
~" mouse to work in his garden He
gentle as kitten, if not so lively,
H.. Aind to every one, including Eng
''A' he is ever ready to listen,
:" "hen work is piled all around him.
4'a'e VIII Depend por
'u''on OF Young Leaders
q. e'd"o ia passing through period
:. :, '"si'ion and when il is over few
t.. e present leaders may be among
,ot 'uiefs of the country. To-day the
bi,s.' ''"ieh' IS IN the hands of IA com
,o".So ,'on OF old line Home Rulers and
x,.a "'u' republicans, the latter of
n... M nave abandoned their funda-
st sSa' campaign cry on the ground
ss,s Peu'ency. Most observers Of de-
'Fments in Ireland d,r; -, ,+