IRISH LEADERS QUARREL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18077, 29 April 1922, Page 9

IRISH LEADERS QUARREL.

DISCLOSURES IN BAIL. I QUESTION OF SCAPEGOATS. GRIFFITH AND DE VALERA.i i By rßicsraph—Ptcss Association —Copyright ' I ■ Received J..i D.8.! A. --id N T Z. LONDON. April 27. ". i There were sensational disclosures at j the meeting of the Dail Eireann to-Jay. ' 1 Mr de Vaiera made a violent speech de- | ' nouncing the Free State Crovernment as i ' the sole cause of the present state of j affairs. | The president. Mr. A. Griffith, cried: • i "I am nut going to .-it silent longer. I Deputy de Vaiera .'ame back from America ! when I was in prison, and advised mem- \ her 3 of the Dail to ease iff the war. When' • She delegates were going to London Do ! Vaiera said to me, ' Neither you nor any \ man can bring back a republic." and i added, '~et n.e out nf ! his straight-jacket 1 of a republic.' De Vaiera. white with race, rose amid i tumi.lt, shouting: "It is .in absolute falsehood." Mr. Griffith replied: 'It is true. De ! Vaiera can go on kuiying it a s long as , he likes. Other interruptions occurred, and Mr. Griffith retorted: "I am not going :o lie ' intimidated by any gunman here. ' He • continued: 'De Vaiera told me here that 1 I raiiv have to be a scapegoat. M>. Col- | lira and [ are quit* willing to be scapegoats :f it is for the good of Ireland. Mr. Griffith then accused Erskine Chil- | tiers of having been in the secret service lof England. When Childere indignantly denied this no said he would give Mr. Gulden' whole history. Mr. Griffith concluded, "You may assassinate us. but von won't intimidate as." PrBLIfATTON OF LETTERS. MICHAEL COLLINS* PROTEST. : REPLY BY ULSTER CABINET. Australian and N" Z- Table Association. 'Reed. 15 p.m.: LONDON. Apr,! 27. In reference to the publication in Belfast of the official correspondency between Sir James Craiz. Premier of Tlster. and : Mr. Michael Collins, Free State Minister for Finance, the latter telegraphed to Sir . James Craig--'Your letter received. 1 consider its publication without reference jto me the areatesfc want of courtesy. In ! new of tihis publication I propose send- ! ing all future enmmunirations to the press' . at the time of despatch." | Tho Ulster Cabinet replied that Sir j -lames Craig'" letter was rientj to Mr. Collins, but there was no intention to ! publish it until the Provisional Governj ment on Wednesday morning ssned a ! statement -" llwine '" the state of j affairs in Belfast and 'he failure of the I Belfast Par"am 'lit to earn- out its agree- ; ment 'he Pmrisional | !.'Ti.r-iir,°m has j decided •Jia! i \s useless » -vuiearour to ■ , u -t m i-o.operation with 't. 'On hearing that statement 'lie Cabinet authorised 'he publication U s ir James '"raid's reply j CONFLICT AT MELLnCAR, ATTACK ON THE BARRACKS. : SEQUEL TO MUTINEERS' ACT.' Auntniiii.i and S Z. Cat,!* Association. Racd. V-> p.ra LONDON. Apni 3. \ conflict between '"cnlar? and irre- : gularr- broke out m ifullingar. Westi meath. tn-dav Both 'ides ised "fles ana machine-guns, and 'h« tiring lasted two ; hours, Two were killed and several wounded. ft is aileged that the Free State forces launched the attack. The I populace is panic striken and the shops i are closed. It is officially reported from Dublin that : three; unarmed soiriiers from Mullingaff ! barrack? *vere aiTested by mutinous troops at a barber's sMon and three others in the street. Accordingly Free State ; troops surrounded the rebels' barracks and sent an ultimatum demanding the release of the captives, failing which the ; barracks would be stormed. Captain Casev. who was sent- with the message, , | was shot from a window of the barracks. , I Fighting thereupon commenced, during j which the driver of a rebel lorry was shot and 25 men in the lorn' captured. j At a second attempt a man took a mes-j I sace to the rebels, who agreed to hand over six prisoners in exchange for six of; ■ I their own men. It was then fonnd that| ,! three Free State men were wounded. The; Frpe State ''orces captured much ammuni-i ■ I tinn and many rifles. i Irregulars occupying the Four Courts in Dublin have issued a statement that the Free State forces were undoubtedly the aggressors at Mullingar. vhere each side l had ono killed and two wounded. Tho statement added that it was unfortunate j that lives should be lost in such a useless . I adventure. Free State reinforcements are expected in Mullingar. | FURTHER LOSS OP LIFE. PUNISHMENT OF RIOTERS. THREAT BY A PRISONER. Australian and NZ. Cabie Association. j.Recd. 5.5 D.ra.) LONDON. Apnl 2T. I Armed men. Late last night, visited I Dunmanway, West Cork, where much rifle i and revolver firing occurred. Later three ; prominent Protestant citizens, including i r, solicitor, aged 82. and a draper, aged I 83, were found shot dead. A meeting of Irish bishops held at Maynooth issued a statement urging acceptance of the ireatv, denouncing resort to vioI lence, and appealing for non-interference I with the elections. I .Judges at Belfast have inaugurated a I system of dealing with seventy with noti en-. Frederick Lemon, convicted uf sevi eral hold-ups. was sentenced to three years | and 15 lashes with the cat. The prisoner shouted "Thank you. James Flynn was j sentenced to IB months in Belfast for I being in possession of arms. He turned ! to the policeman who had given evidence I and shouted: "I may live till 1 come out. i That man won't be alive to see me." The ' judge immediately doubled ihe sentence. ' Thre<> others were sentenced to terras of ' three to five wars for being in possession j of explosives. [Tie Cork County Council decideo to fix | no polling stations for the forthcoming: elections.