The New York herald., 1922-01-12
Arthur Griffith Summons
South Ireland Members
to Meet Saturday.
DE VALERA STILL HOSTILE
Announces He Will Do Every
thing Possible to Wreck
Settlement.
BY JOHN McH. STUART.


Special Cable to THE New YoaK Herald.
Copyright, 1929, by THE New YORK HERALD
DUBLIN, Jan. 11.-Dublin Castle is
rapidly being emptied of it's British
official contents. The first Black and
Tans are to leave ireland tomorrow
for good and preparations to evacuate
are proceeding rapidly. Arthur Grif-
fifth to-day summoned the menrers
elected to the South Ireland Parlia-
,meht to meet Saturday u effectuate
a formal ratification of the treaty,
which has already been approved by
the Dali Eireann.
1.-THE south ireland Parliament elected
in 1870 under the Government of Ireland
act, but which has never met officially.
is charged by the Anglo-Irish treaty
with the duty of formally passing upon
that pact. It's membership is virtually
the same as that of the Dali EireanD,
which already has approved the treaty.]
kilograms and cablegrams from all
parts of the world are pourin-, in on
the Dali members congratulating them
on the ratification. And De Valera
tonight announced that he would do
everything possible to wreck the set
tlement In the course Of the day
both his followers and Grifliths Cab
met met within the hospitable doors of
the Mansion House, but there was no
contact between them. The Cabinet
devoted the day to the task of has
tening the release of Irish political
prisoners and ii is still possible that
their release may be effected late to-
night, though it was learned that
there is some tendency in London to
think 1t wiser to hold these men until
the formal ratification is accomplished
Saturday.
De Valera Irreconcila BILE.
There is now not the slightest doubt
that the ratification will go through
smoothly. De Valera formally stated
tonight that neither he nor his follow
ers will attend the Saturday meeting.
as he refuses to recognize the South
ireland Parliament. He gain pledged
himself TO support the existing Gov
eminent Of Ireland IS long as II was
working for republic But throughout
his declaration he indicated that he
would be a hopeless recalcitrant.
He even now says that the verdict or
the Irish people IL taken at the present
time won't convince him that he Is
wrong "An election under threat means
nothing" he says. and adds that the
election will be under threat unless the
British forces are actually withdrawn
and Great Britain withdraws the threat
NTH xrhfc1, preuniar I1OVd Georgia in
duced Griffith and the others to sign
the treaty. He says that no active
steps have yet been taken by his party
to start a campaign against the treaty
in the country, but the impression was
gathered that they are preparing a
platform which includes rejection of the
present treaty and the election of his
members pledged to submit Document
Two" to England--the document which
already has been three times rejected
by England-or resume fighting.
1--WE shall continue to resist outside
authority imposed on Ireland by every
means in our power" De Valera said.
do you mean armed resistance?" he
was asked.
by every means In our power" he
replied emphaticalry.
Other parts OF his declaration seemed
20 indicate that IL he is beaten at the
elections he will have to be in his mind
entirely free from any threat of British
force. "At any rate" he said. speak
ing for myself alone. I'll never take
that oath in the treaty"
DE Valera reiterated that the money
subscribed in America and elsewhere
for Irish republican bonds would be re-
paid "by any government established in
Ireland"