Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-07
DALI TOLD BY
De VALERA HE
HAS RESIGNED
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ability OF carrying out the agree
ment for a direct vote on the trea-
ty. while Michael CosgrOve pointed
out that any consideration of Mr..
de Valera's speech Of resignation
must be postponed until the mat
ter in hand was disposed of. He
carried the speaker with him In his
contention that the presidents res
ignation which might equally as
well have been rendered n month
ago, was not at the present time
an urgent matter within the mean
ing of the standing orders Of the
dali.
Confidence in His Cabinet.
Mr.. de Valera made it plain In
his speech OF resignation that his
object was to enable the dali to
choose between what he called the
representative of two fundamental
" opposed policies-Irish republic
canism and British citizenship. He
said he would not "carry on" with
out having full confidence In his
cabinet, some OF the members of
which had divulged to the press a
document he had asked should be
regarded as confidential,
Later on he complained OF tde
Interference Of Michael Collins
with the army in relation to the
| kidnapping of the correspondent OF
the London Times. This, he said,
showed that undivided control Of
| the republican army was vital.
In his speech announcing his res
| lgnation Mr.. de Valera recounted
| his years of success in keeping
united the two opposite schools of
| opinion represented by Charles
| Burgess and Arthur Griffith. lie
said this unity had been main
tanned until the treaty was signed
in London. He appealed to his rec
ord as soldier and expressed
great scorn for trickery in politics
with which he had experienced
during the last few weeks.
WAKES Eloquent.
The president waXed eloquent
when he referred to having been
reared in a laborer's cottage in
County Limerick and his uncom-
promising declaration for Ireland's
separate nationality. He said that
he was not now even technically n
British subject, and that he would
die without becoming one. AL
though he was not a member Of
the Irish republican brotherhood,
he said he hoped when he died
he would have a Fenian grave.
These declarations evoked the
loudest cheers that he had re-
ceived since the dali began its ses-
sions.
Anxious for Speedy Vote.
The protests against diverting
the dali eireann from the ratifica-
ton or rejection of the treaty, re-
vealed the leaders on both sides
Of the controversy as equally anX-
ious for a speedy vote, and evcntu-
ally Mr.. de Valera declared that
If a ballot was taken within forty
eight hours, he would be quite sat
isfied. Meanwhile, although he
did not say so expressly it was UNI
derstood that his resignation would
be in abeyance.
Mr.. de Valera was elected pres
= ident at the first sim fein conven
ton held in 1917, Arthur Griffith
chairman of the sim fein organi-
, Zation, standing aside in his IA
Yor.
Mr.. de Valera's Disappearance
from the presidency would remove
what he described in his speech to-
day as the connecting link between
the Cathal Brugha (Charles Bur
, gess) section or the sim fein ant
Mr.. Griffith. II would leave thu
extreme section and the section IA
= vorable to the treaty in direct con
= flict
Brugha. is minister of defense
e and Austin Stack, minister 70
= home affairs. are the most con
! spicuous of the experienced fight
ing men on the side Of Mr.. de Va
lera, but 1t is probable that neithe
E of them would desire to accept tht
= presidency If vacated by de Valera
1t pose bly, might go to Liam Mel
loves, whose recent spe ches in tn
= dali eireann constituted a bril-
! liant statement Of the case Of tn
a unComprOmising republicans.