The New York herald., 1922-02-10
Prevents Any General Out
break Against Catholics
and Situation Hopeful.
GRIFFITH HURRIES BACK
De Valera Injects Criticism,
Saying British Parliament
Holds Control.

Special Cable TO THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1879, bv THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Dublin, Feb. Q.
The furry over the border raids by
Irish Republicans on Ulster Unionists
has to some extent subsidized Though
listers frontier is now guarded by a
large force, estimated at 5000 men, and
British troops have promises to help
IL further attack comes, the Belfast
Government has succeeded in pre-
venting any general outbreak against
the Catholics either in Belfast or the
country and the situation generally is
regarded as hopeful.
1t is reported that Arthur Griffith
is returning from London immediately
and will be able to make report Of
substantial progress in the negotia-
carrying out the establishment of the
southern Government Griffith is said
to be extremely optimistic.
Eamon de Valera has chosen this
hNiAt0tS iiiOti'NiiS w iiidHS q WIS SNoNS
ment to the press regarding the
formidable republican demonstration
scheduled to be held in Dublin Sunday.
He confines his statement to an at,
tack on both the provisional Govern
ment and Premier Lloyd George,
charging the latter with deliberately
creating a fituation impossible for
Ireland as he did in the case Of the
1917 convention.
| With the partisans on 10th sides of
the border holding hostages" the con-
| tinuation Of negotiations between them
is now considered likely, and Dublin is
always hopeful when Ulster consents to
negotiate. Furthermore. the SUCCESS of
the, Ulster leaders in preventing wild
orgy of disorders in Belfast last night
is allied proof of their ability TO carry
! their followers with them if rational
settlement Is made either Of the boun-
dairy question or of the entire relation
ship of Ulster with the rest of Ireland.
While some of those captured in last
nights raids have been released. 1t Is
stated here that the others will be held
until Ulster decides to release eleven
football players arrested at Dromore
couple Qf weeks ago when on their way
TO play q match with Derry city.
waiting for Fair Play.
Though the provisional Government
and Sim Fein officials here deny any
| completely in last nights raids they
| certainly to-day encourage the policy of
the raiders in holding these men until
their comrades in Ulster jails get fair"
| treatment.
How serious was the trouble avoided
by the reprieve of the condemned Sim
Feiners in Londonderry jail Is revealed
i by one correspondent who asserts that
1000 armed men with motor cars were
assembled in Donegal Valley Tuesday
| night ready to make on attack on Lon
donderry and rescue the condemned. 1t
would have been no small battle.
| 1t Is hoped here that Griffith will re-
turn with some sort of a modus vivendi
whereby the Irish authorities can better
control their own army. Under the
pledge the Provisional Government lead
ers had given DE Valera before the Dali
Eireann adjourned last month 1t was
| promised that -he Irish Republican army
could not be used to support the Pro-
visional Government. What the Pro-
visional Government would like would
be some plan whereby the Irish Repub-
lican army could be used for keeping
order under its own chiefs. reporting to
the Dali Ministry instead of to the Pro-
| visional Government
The details of the transfer of the po-
lice power is understood to be one OF the
things Griffith and his colleagues set
tied with Premier Lloyd George and
Winston Churchill. Colonial Secretary.
With the possibility of civil war on the
northern border out Of the way De
valera's statement, however, raises
anew the specter of the stiff political
fight which must be fought sooner or
later by the south itself.
Griffith may be expected to make an
early statement clearing up the doubts
as To the methods by which the new
| government will be chosen and nn Irish
constitution adopted. It Is Griffith's con-
tention that the treaty and action under
the treaty come within the terms OF the
Sim Fein's own constitution, and that
will be the argument of the provisions
when the Sim Fein convention meets.
They will not try to amend the Sim
Feln constitution on that occasion.
1t was along these lines that De Va
lera directed the fire OF his statement.
He charged Mr.. lloyd George with try
ing in the 1920 act TO establish two
antagouistic and mutually destructive
States In Ireland. "Outside the six
counties in Ulster he failed" said De
Valera. THE Southern Parliament
with it's four members became a
laughing stock Lloyd George then
turned to negotiations and has maneu-
vered Collins and his colleagues into
being the executives he required"
Attacked by De Valera.
lie alleges that Premier Lloyd George
proposes this time to get his Southern
Parliament either by an election on The
issue OF the treaty, which IL so framed
that the British Parliament can make
1t anything they want to make 1t II the
Irish people approve 1t, or by an elec-
tion for a constituent assembly. De
Valera says further that Premier Lloyd
George has confined the assembly de-
liberations in advance within the limits
of the treaty. which he again attacks
In detail.
Lord George" he says further, has
so crippled the new conventions powers
IN advance as 10 prevent any proposal
which might run counter 10 British in
terests. To make assurance doubly sure
he has provided for final revision by the
British Parliament Lloyd George hand
| picked the personnel Of the 1917 conven-
! h,,t hr A.. LEAVING IN 4, L.