The New York herald., 1922-06-05

Copyright, 1879, by THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Dublin. June 4.
When the Anglo-Irisn conference is
resumed in London Tuesday Arthur
Griffith. President of the Dali Eireann,
Is expected to present to the British u
redrafted constitution which it is be
lieved here will adequately fulfill the
terms of the treaty.
1t is now known that the constitu-
tion as originally presented contained
some "superfiuous" clauses which drew
serious British objection. With the
the oath specified in the treaty, to-
gether with slight adjustment the
British admitted, 1t is believed here that
the "crisis" would subside rapidly.
The tentative document contained
eighty clauses, some designed to salts
fly Eamon de Valera and some de-
signed to test the British opposition. 1T
purposely omitted the oath provided by
the treaty on the ground that the con-
stitution specifically recognized the
treaty and SO there was no need of such
clause. 1t is understood. however,
that the British insisted on the oath
being included. and the Irish yielded on
that point.
Serious Objections Raised.
The Irish delegates presented one Sc
rious objection to modelling their con-
stitution in accordance with the
Canadian constitution. The usual con-
stitution of a British dominion formally
provides that a committee OF the Eng
lsh Privy Council be the ultimate court
of appeal in law cases in any part OF
.he empire. This clause usually Is in
operative, though occasionally 1t is in
voked.
The Irish delegates explained that the
inclusion of such stipulation in their
constitution now means that Lord Car
son and Lord Sumner will be members
of the final court of appeal In all cases
involving Interpretation of their consti-
tuition and other important cases. The
British Cabinet recognized the justice OF
this complaint. especially in view of the
fact Lord Carson and Lord Sumner both
have broken the custom of the British
House of Lords. which imposes silence
regarding political questions on all
Lords of Appeal.
This information lends a point to the
remark Michael Collins was quoted as
having made in London to the effec,
that Ireland could not allow men like
Lord Carson to dictate what was best
Tor Ireland.
See Trouble with De Valera.
Considerable difficulty is expected in
getting De Valera and other extreme
Republicans to admit the oath clause in
the constitution. Many of them If they
are returned to the next Dail-or pro-
visional Parliament-are expected to re.
fuse to take this oath even though it Is
provided in the constitution.
Though the oath Is essentially for
malityg the provision for carrying ar
appeal into an English court (the Privy
Council) awakens Republicans resent
ment. They argue that such a provision
partly nullifies the treaty clause con.
ferring a dominion status on 0eland. be-
cause though contained IN the Canadian
constitution the expense of such pro-
cedure, owing to the distance Canada IL
from England, has rendered the clause
practically obsolete.
Whether the inclusion Of the oath and
this judicial clause In the constitu.
ton will or will not cause another riff
between Collins and De Valera, thu
Griffith-Collins combination now seems
to be divided on certain points, although