The Nevada County picayune., 1922-01-12
DE VALERA IS
 REBELLIOUS
Characterizes Irish Free State as "Usurpation" flask of Government Will
 Be Hard.

Dublin Jan S.--Thc peace treaty has been ratified and prayers of thanks giving went up from the people in all the churches today, but Ireland con tinues to face internal disOrganiza- ton. giving rise to the greatest anxiety
 The split i'll the Dail Eireann has been heightened and intensified by the vote on the treaty. and the future was never more obscure. At different hours today the two factions held con ferenceS at the Mansion House The | Dail will meet again tomorrow in pub lie session and all the members are expected 10 attend.
 It has become apparent that Eamon de Valera < resignation as president of the republic did not take an official form, and the outstanding question to- night is whether he will make efliec- 1 tive his expressed intention to resign. and if he does not what will become of the bail? Many believe that the opponents of the treaty pain 10 keep the Sim Fein Parliament in being while the supporters of the treaty ell dcavor establish provisional gov ernmcnt and carry out the terms of the peace agreement.
 Mr. De Valera x resignation. tender ed to the #Dail Efream Friday. was spccilis he consented. however, to postpone action thereon on condition that a=vote on the treaty should be taken within K hours Al the same time hg plainly stated that hr in- teudeoj.. Whatever happencd to re- tra=to priqate#ffe#
 When tHe vote WIS taken. the fe- sfuatfoa =0a~ mol repeatcd. Mr. De Xatera =mefelv#aladtEg 70 when he arose aad 1#4 to.ee broken with emotion besau=t'=ezef 5tu=his personal position ratHe had nos sot when
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 I#5e1 pe#V4iea -UmmaHad meet fng f.i toaav.=cNcHsisely confined to fAc - deputies Who to.ed aea Inst the tflaa1.= and today at the Mansion House. prior to fine private session of his assistants. he delivered q speech which Was clear indication of his intention to continue the fight. this tmc apparently moi only against the British government, but against th" provisional government of the Irish free state. which he said. he regards aS an usufpation and to which the cltiel objection iS that il derives its authority from the British Parlia- mcut. There are many tonight who arc of he opinion that the question Of Nr. De Valcra.s suspended resig aation musi=be debated at tomorrow,S
 meeting of the bail The inconsistent eicS in his declaration have puzzled Iall commentators, but Art O'Bricn, president of the Self Determination 1 League of Great BritiaH, who although Het Il member of the Dail has been privileged during the debate h sii among thc members and who k in closest touch and sympathy With De Valera informed The Associated Press today that his interpretation K that Nh. =ne Valera will resign the pre>i doncy and retire private life only when hc has consolidated the republican 
 position
 The task of the new provisional government faced by opposition by old Republican colleagues. will bc cN- ucmcly difficult Some of the depu- tieS including Miss MacSwiney. haYe frankly declared their intention to act from the outset as rebels against the provisional government
 IL K taken for granted that the pro visional government will certainly in clude both Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins Their associates are less clearly marked out but among the members of the Dail cabinet supporting them ! William Gosgraye minister of local government who. by universal consent. iS an administrator of rare ability, more skilled in fine duties of govern. ment than any of his colleagues.