Arizona republican., 1922-01-12
GRIFFITH CALLS
SOUTHERN IRISH
PARLIAMENT FOR
TREATY NEE TING
De Valera Says His Party
Will Ignore Saturday
Meeting; Crown Forces
Move Official Documents
From Dublin Castle
rRepubIIcan A. p. Leased WIre1

DUBLIN, Jan. 11.--Summoning of
the southern parliament to meet
Saturday by Arthur Griffith, presi-
dent Of the Dali Eireann and his
cabinet, has started the machinery
for putting the treaty into operation.
Half a dozen huge vans backed in
front of the chief secretary's offices
in Dublin Castle today and removed
stacks of official documents and ef-
fects Of the secretariat and police
departments, beginning the evacua-
tion OF the castle-the symbol to
Irishmen for centuries of British
control.
Eamonn de Valera informed the
correspondents that he believed his
party would ignore the Saturday
meeting of the parliament. In re-
sponse to an inquiry he said he in
tended to continue the fight for in
dependence; he supposed elections
would be held within six or nine
months.
Such elections, he added, like the
signing of the treaty in London,
would be held under British threat of
renewal of warfare, and therefore he
could not accept the verdict as the
uncoerced win Of the people.
"There is a big line of cleavage,
he said, "between those standing for
dependence and those for indepen-
dence."
Never would he under any condi-
tiorls take the oath Of allegiance con-
tanned in the treaty. Abiding to the
Irish republican bonds, he declared
they would be redeemed by whatever
government was established and
added that a meeting of the leaders
OF the Sim Fein party would be held
tomorrow to consider the general
position.
An important development today
was the issuance OF a manifesto by
the. Irish labor party stating that
labor would participate In the cleo
tions to secure representation In the
new free state government. The
method adopted in summoning those
who are to ratify the treaty is held
to indicate that the British desire to
avoid friction in the transference of
authority Instead Of acting directly.
the British government acted through
the Dali cabinet, leaving the Dali to
initiate execution of the treaty.
The Associated Press is officially
informed that the heads of Dublin
Castle will do their utmost TO Iaclh-
tate and expedite the provisional
governments taking over of full au-
thority. Arrangements have been
made for the speedy evacuation OF
auxiliaries and when the treaty is
ratified by the southern parliament
evacuation of the army will begin.
Any existing Irish officials whom the
free state dismisses must be COM
pensated from the Irish funds, except
the auxiliaries and black and tans,
who will be compensated by the Brit
ish government.
The auxiliaries probably In many
cases will be employed in the British
crown colonies, but the black and
tans are technically regular recruits
of the Royal Irish constabulary. The
date Of their recruitment will furnish
evidence for the purpose for which
they were employed and whatever
happens to the rest OF the pollce
force, they viii be dismissed.
/ 1t is believed that all considerations
Of technical legality will be set aside
in the transference to the provisional
government with a view to expedit-
ing affairs, and necessary proceed
ings will later be validated by an act
Of indemnity.