Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-10
De Valera Resigns From the
Presidency and the Pro-
poSal for His Re- election
Is Lost in the Dali.
MINISTRY GOES OUT
OF OFFICE WITH HIM
Former Chief Urges Ap-
pointment of a President
in His Place and Let Him
Name His Own Cabinet.

/ WITHOUT a government OF Its own.
Eamon de Valera resigned from
the presidency, and the proposal
For his recollection to that office.
| which includes the office of pra-
mier, was defeated in the dali
eireann by a vote OF GO to So.
Mr.. de Valera made clear that
all the members Of the ministry,
whether they voted for or against
the treaty went out of office with
him.
Lest there should be any doubt,
William Cosgrave. minister of To-
cal government, who daily, he said,
was sending out letters from his
department to Irish polite bodies.
asked II all that was to stop. De
Valera replied it must stop until
successors of the former ministry
were appointed
London Delegates Divided,
The vote on de Valera's re-elec-
tion was doubtful, until the figures
were announced. The London dele
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divided, four voting against dc
Valera, and one, Robert c. Barton,
in his favor Mr., de Valera him
self re'rained from voting while
| Liam Roisite, member for Cork
City, when his name was called
said he would not take the respon.
slbility for plunging Ireland into
fratricidal strife.
Cheering followed the announce
ment cf the figures, Both Griffith
and Collins were quick to pay
tribute of admiration to Mr.. do
Valera, while the whole assembly
arose and applauded him.
A noteworthy feature of Mr.. de
Naleras statement was that
talk of fratricidal strife was all
nonsense; the Irish people would
know how to conduct themselves,
Pledges His support.
The course to which the former
president, after his defeat, urged
his opponents, was to appoint
president in his place and let that
president appoint his own minis
ters He accepted defeat in good
spirit and pledged his support to
| the new government so long as f.
was marching along the road to
| irish independence. He explained
| his reasons for asserting to a mo-
! ton for his recollection were the
same as for declining to go to Lon
| don on the delegation, his idea be-
ing to keep a reserve power in the
| interests of the Irish republic be.
| hind the men In contact with the
British ministers.
| 1t soon became evident that the
| supporters of the treaty were not
anxious 10 submit any name for the
presidency Richard Mulcahv.
chief of staff recalled that the dali
had got along for considerable
time without any president. MI
chael Collins submitted a motion
that the dali should request Arthur
Griffith to form provisional gov
ernment.
This did nothing to clear the SIT
uation, and Mr.. de Valera kept ris-
ing frequently, pressing his argu-
/ ment that they MUST act constitu-
tlonally, keep the republic in bein-
| and give 1t ministry
| He objected to the creation Of
any alternative government which
would suppress the dail, and de-
clared that If the republic as it ex-
isted were abandoned, he and his
followers would walk out.
Declaration Checred.
| His declaration of willingness N
stand behind the new government.
| II such action entailed no sacrifice
to principle, and his further state-
ment that he and his associates
We're ready to back the new gov
ernment, If 1t should require sup
port against any outside enemy.
were loudly cheered. Commandant
McKeown cried out that de Va
lera's speech was the most states
manlike he had ever made.
However, Mr.. de Valeras words
were not echoed by several of his
republican followers. Miss Mac
Swlney, Liam Mellowes, David
Kent and others displayed q deter
mination to fight out the republi-
can cause. Miss MacSwney was
particularly forcible in her threat
| against any attempt by the new
provisional government to adopt
the republican tri-color as the flag
of the new free state.
Mr.. Collins apparently thought
/
| body of members for southern ire
| land, including the four members
/ representing Trinity College They
/ could call it the dali eireann, until
somebody knowing Irish we'll could
find better name for It, This
was Immediately countered with
the reminder that the Trinity Col
lege members would not take the
republican oath.
Adjournment Moved.
| Finally John j. O'Kelly, minis
| ter of education, argued that Mr..
Collins motion was out of order.
! because no notice had been given.
The speaker sustained the argu-
ment. but pointed out that all the
proceedings today were similarly
| out of order and could only be
! carried on by cons 1t. Adjourn-
ment until tomorrow morning, was
moved. and Mr. Collins said he
/ would hand in notice of his motion.
Throughout the debate Mr.. Coll
] Inns showed he realized the possi-
! hilities of misunderstanding OF
I their first steps as provisional
government. Some of them would
have to go to Dublin Castle If only
to find out what was there. He
/ provoked general laughter by say
ing one of the first things they
would do, would be to try to get
back 10000 pounds of the republi-
can funds the crown authorities
had appropriated. He drew par
allel between their entry into Dub
lin Castle and the entry of General
MacReady, commander in chief of
the British forces. into the Man.