The Washington herald., 1922-01-12
Barbed Wire Vanishes
And Black-and-T -Tans
Begin Departure.
GRIFFITH CALLS
HIS PARLIAMENT
De Valera Says He Will
Recognize Nothing But
Republic of Erin.

DUBLIN. Jan. IL. - Great Brit
aims military and civil rule have
begun the evacuation Of Ireland. In
the meanwhile Arthur Grifith and
his provisional cabinet are taking
rapid steps to assume control
Mr.. Grifith announced this after
noon that he had called a meeting
of the members OF the southern par
lament for Saturday at IL a. m.
in the Mansion House for formal
ratification of the treaty. The
southern parliament. whose mem
bership is practically the same AZ
Dali Eireann's, was elected in 1920
under the British Parliament's Ire
land act. but it never has met on
cially.
De Valera's Replies Vague.
Eamonn de Valera held a meet
ing OF his supporters at the Man
sion House this afternoon. At the
close he received correspondents and
submitted to a hail of questions as
to his future policy and course of
action It was impossible, however,
to get a clear answer, except that
he would refuse to recognize any
government but the Irish Republic.
even IL II was set up by a vote of
the people of Ireland, because he
was satisfied that such a vote would
not be free, but would be taken
under coercion Of a threat Of war.
Replying to a question as to
whether he and his party would
oppose the free state by running
a. candidates In the next election.
he said:
II cannot foretel the future. We
stand for the independence of Ire
land as against dependence. and we
will use any and every means to
attain that end"
Says Pact II Not Binding.
In reply to a question on whether
he would accept the result of an
election, he said: 1T would not be
natural for amy people to vote de-
pendence instead of Independents
therefore. such a vote would not be
the free VIM of the Irish people. =
Does the vote of the Dali SAT-
urday night represent the will OF
the majority OF the Irish people?'
he was asked
IS not the free will and therefore
swered. The treaty Is not a free
will treaty and therefore IL cannot
be binding. There could not be a
free vote unless the British clear
out of Ireland, saying they would
never come back"
Recognizes DAN Only.
An attempt to get him to say
whether he would begin a cam
paign in the country Immediately
also failed. I'VE are pledged to
use every means to get the Irish
people to re-af1rm their right to
independence" he said.
Mr.. De Valera also refused to
say clearly whether his party
would attend the meeting of the
southern parliament on Saturday.
I'VE do not recognize the south
ern parliament" he said, "or any
parliament, but Dali Eireann, and
you may take It for granted that
none of us will countenance Brit
ish authority in any form in Ire
land"
Later he said it was possible
that he might not bother about
that meeting, but IL was impos-
sibIe to get a definite answer.
Barbed Wire yanishes.
Referring to the republican
bonds he said that they would be
repaid by the Republic of ireland
or any authority set up by the
free will of the Irish people.
When correspondents entered the
gates of Dublin Castle today the
barbed wire had disappeared and
the sandbags inside the gates had
been removed. The Black and
Tans are going at once. The first
company, quarters in Beggars
Bush Barracks, were ordered to
sail either tomorrow night or FRI
day morning and in all the coun-
try papers in Ireland notices ap-
near from commanding officers of
police and military requesting that
All bills be presented at once. The
military is ready to begin evacua-
tion Immediately the treaty Is
formally ratified by the, southern
parliament -.-.
100000 to BE Moved.
The authorities are considering
making the departure of the first
units at least as spectacular as pos
sible. It is likely, but not yet def
mite. that the first units will march
through the streets of the principal
cities headed by bands to trains or
boats. The object of this Is to con-
vince the Irish people that the Brit
ish occupation is really at an end.
The new cabinet met today to
discuss the situation. 1t is fully
understood that military evacuation
will take some time. There are
nearly 100000 men to be meyed, as
well as immense stores and equip
ment. A part Of this probably will
be turned over to the free state,
but most will be either returned
to England or sold.
The Irish Labor party today an
nounced that IL had decided to con-
test for seats in the free state par
lament on a Labor platform.
Ccopyright, ls22.)
Cabinet Meeting Awaited.
LONDON, Jan. 1l.-Concerning q