The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-10

Arthur Griffith was one of the foun-
ders of the Sim Fen movement.
In October, 1917, he was elected
presiding officer at the opening of
the Sim Fein conference in Dublin.
During the peace conference at Paris
in 1919, he was chosen as an Irish
delegate to go to Paris and present
the Irish case, but failure to get a
safe conduct prevented his attend
ance.
In July, 1919, he was elected acting
president of the Irish national assem-
bly, in the absence of Eamon De Va
lera in the United States.
He was arrested in Dublin in No
vember. 1920, and spent seven months
in Mount Joy prison. An attempt was
made to rescue him from prison but
the armored car used for that purpose
failed to carry out the plan. He was
released from prison on June 21, last.
He was in London through October,
November and December, carrying on
negotiations which eliminated on
December with the signing of the
treaty between Great Britain and Ire
land
Griffith moved the appointment of
the following:
Minister of Finance-Michael Col
Inns
Foreign Affairs - George Gavan
Duffy.
Home Affairs-Eamon J. Duggan.
Local GOvernment-William T. Cos
grave.
Economic Affairs-Bryan O'Higgins.
;oha
McIntee Objects
The proposition to elect Griffith was
opposed by John McIntee, who said
he questioned the wisdom Of putting
up, in Griffith, a man who was bound
by his signatue to the treaty to wreck
the Irish republic. He declared no
man who had signed the peace agree
ment should be president of the Dali.
Eamon De Valera asked Griffith
whether he intended, if elected, to
act as the executive of the republic.
This body" added De Valera" has
no right to give away it's power un-
less it is established as republican
government"
Charles Burgess, following De Va
lera, declared Griffith had broken the
agreement not to sign a treaty until
the completed document had been
submitted to the Irish cabinet. .-
"The republic of Ireland remains in
being until the Free States comes in
to being and the opportunity to put
the question before the electorate, .
Griffith replied. H tr.uog .yrhn4
Collins Urges Speedtim a
Dublin, Jan. 10-1tBy the Associat-
ed Press.)-The speedy formation OF
a provisional government for Ireland
was urged upon the Dali Eareann by
Michael Collins shortly after the op'
ening of today's session.
, Tile Dali resumed its sittings at
F11:3O o'clock with the reading by
Speaker John MacNeil of a cable mes
sage from Cardinal Gasparer, on be
half of Pope Benedict, saying his
holiness rejoiced with the Irish people
at the agreement that had been
reached and sent his blessing.
Another message read was from the
Irish labor party asking the Dali tt
receive deputation for conference
regarding the economic and industria
situation.
Michael Collins said the Dali mus
organize Immediately some form o.
government to represent state o.
peace. The Dali must make the
treaty a success, he declared. He re
ferred to the difficulties the new gov
ernment would meet, and urged har
monious cooperation to surmoun
them.
unless we show that we are no
hostile, England will have an. excuse
for continuing in Ireland"
Troops OF be Withdrawn
London, Jan. 10.-The Times de
clares that all British forces are Il
be withdrawn from Ireland exceptini
Ulster as rapidly as possible, tn
movement involving about $4,000 msn
The amensty to be granted by tn
British government, according to tn
newspaper is expected to embrace al
who can be regarded as coming unde
a gross construction of the phras