Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-01
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F0ES0F treaty.
.0ys Provisional Cabinet Will
Net Answer to Dali for Ad-
ministration Details
FINANCIAL REPORT MADE

A ~ the Associated Press
0ubsin, March 1.--When the Dali
nftann reassembled this forenoon for
~ second days meeting the Ministers
!. Neee called upon to answer more than
<96lYty questions, the majority Of which
sAr1Aur GrifRth, president Of the Dali.
&eelared were nroponnded ''for the pur..
pUoo Of propa ga nda against the treaty.
Shame ~ interjected Eamon de Va
lire.
'.rhe use of the Dali by the oppo-
Aents Of the treaty as means of ha-
raasing us will not be tolerated, Grif-
NTH continued.
The members Of the Government were
chosen to see that the treaty was car
sied out, Griffith declared. and although
they were under obligation TO keep the
4 Dali in existence until the election. the
Provisional Government of6cals would
net answer to the Dali for the details
~ their administration. The Cabinet
\ II the Dali was working with the Pro-
visional Cabinet, he reiterated.
No ofReial had been dismissed on ac.
ceunt of his politics, Griffith added. but
no paid official was entitled TO use his
position against the Government.
Regarding the Belfast boycott. ne
10IU inc lIll Cduutt ih1oSNN ~
!. and the Cabinet had revoked it.
Arrangements for The protection Of
irish interests made between the Pro-
visional Government and the Irish Re-
publican Army were announced by Rich
ard Mulcnhy, Minister of Defense. at
this forenoon's meeting. The Minister
stated the Republican army would oc-
cupy and safeguard the military posts
evacuated by the British. the troops
having agreed not TO interfere with the
coming elections with the Anglo Irish
{ treaty az the issue. and 10 abide by
its results.
The greater part OF the session was
occupied with the answering Of questions
which the Cabinet Ministers asserted
werc propounded for the purpose of
hecklinx and harassing the leaders OF
the treaty party.
George Gavan Duffy. Minister of For
eign Affairs, justified the work Of his
department. lie said the agents abroad
under the foreign department were re-
sponsible to the Dali. There was no
Intention of propaganda against Great
Britain rs long as the British observed
. the compact, he added.
Eamon J. Du2gan. Minister OF Home
Affairs, dealt with the police arrange
I. ments ordered by the Provisional Gov
\ tvnment. He said certain members Of
the old royal Irish constabulary had
\ heen invited by the Provisional Gov
eminent to act on the commission which
( was engaged in drawing up scheme
\ Of organization of the police. The war
\ record of these men was satisfactory.
he stated.
q Minister Of Defense Mulcahy said no
y British authority exercised any con-
Z troll over the Irish Republican Army.
that the latter had arranged with the
\ Provisional Government TO occupy all
the vacated military and police posts
4 and that the expenses of the troops
4 were charged to the Provisional Gov
eminent. :. He said there had been lack
!, OF discipline. among certain senior Of
ficers at Tipperary aud Limerick. but
; steps had been taken to correct mat
, tiers in both these areas.
Several questions dealt with the
functioning of the British law courts
in the name of the King Of England.
Mr.. Duggan said there were no British
scou-ts in Ireland. and that the courts
were functioning under the Provisional
4 Cs0vernment.
Michael Collins, in answer to Mr.
I Grifith's question. said the weekly
wnge bill of Dali employees was t41o
\ in sixteen departments.
specsal Cable Dispatch. Copyright. 1879
Dublin, MarCh line purposes lor
which money raised in the United States
20 aid Irish independence was used were
revealed by Michael Collins. Minister
Of Finance Of Dali Eireann, In his re-
port for 1921. which he read yesterday
afternoon at the meeting OF the Dali in
University College.
The total receipts during the year
were f319.44S. or this f277,571 came
from the United States. The expendi-
! lures were f3l5, ,454. Of this 43 per
b cent or f137 ,4S3 was spent by the MIN
, lister Of Defense.
Nearly f1OO, 900 of this he used dur.
inr the last six months Of 1921 for the
eauipment and payment of the army.
4. continuiug under the Dali, and Of the
N estimated expenditures this year, ESQ, =
200, nearly a third, will be used for
the orga anization and upkeep of the new
Army.
The Foreign Minister expended f30. :
1I8. Much went for propaganda, as
3, follows: Paris, f7179; Russia, $500
II Buenos Aires, 1900; Rome, $3.50
BERLIN, f2O45 Madrid, f724: London,
IA f4O08; Africa. $500: Geneva, $500 the
United States, f425. and the Irish
5i World Conference at Paris, fl513.
The Department of Home Affairs
4 aurlud;ng the republican courts and the
noHce. spent fl6, 426; the Department
S$ n Arriculture, f4S41; Finance. f6090
and Education. f4989. The peace ne
rotations leading to the treaty with
"a Great Britain cost Els ,59S. and execut
inr the Belfast boycott, 5000.
4Ss The Dali has cash balance OF t710,
SOlt;. Of which $3.50 ,452 Is on deposit il