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Show I REELECTION Of DEVALERA FAILS Britain Ready to Turn Over Powers; Ulster Afraid of Dublin Tariff prBLFN', Jan. 9. (By the Associated Associat-ed Prt!W) Tlif motion to rc-clct KAmonn To Valera president of the irish republic wns defeated In Che Pail Iiircnn today by n oto of -S8 to 00. DUBLIN, Jan. 9. (Cy the Associated Asso-ciated Pros" ) Arthur Griffith was placed in nomination this afternoon in the Dall lClreann for th. office of Chief executive to form a provisional government for Ireland Michael Collins placed Griffith .-name .-name In nomination and the motion was seconded by John McKcown. LONDON, Jan S. (By thi Aaso-Clatel Aaso-Clatel Press ) Ulster's determination not to enter tho Fre0 ate has been strengthened says tho Belfast correspondent corres-pondent 0f th Dally Mail, by h xample of tho "southern mentality and southern south-ern methods' Riven In the Dn.ll Eir-eann Eir-eann during Its discussion of the peace treaty. I LSTI R FEARS TARIFF Ulsters foarfl considerable damage .'o the business of Northern Ireland from tariffs to bo established by the now government, and forces great hindrance to trade from tho location of customs houses on her bordi ' These evils however, would be small in comparison with th.- wholesale disaster dis-aster which it Is believed would follow fol-low her incorporation In the state dominated dom-inated by tho Dall leaders and faced at the outset with having to quell a republican rising. Ulster Is resolved to oppose to the utmost In tho British Parliament the threatened revision of her boundaries under the treaty Just ratified. TRANSFER OF POWERS Transfer of the administrative powers pow-ers to tho New Southern Ireland guv-ernmer... guv-ernmer... created under the treaty ratified rat-ified Saturday by the Dall Blreann in Dublin Is to bo arranged Immci lately. It is understood that tho committee of. British Ministers appointed under the chairmanship of Secretary for Colonies Churchill will coday resume ltl work. Much preparatory work already has been accomplished, allowing the ministers min-isters to proceed immediately With arrangements ar-rangements for evacuation of British troops, declaration of a general amnesty amnes-ty and handlnz over of the administrative administra-tive departments to the new government. govern-ment. Transfer of the powers depend upon up-on the events of the next tew .lays In Ireland. It is assumed th.it Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins who ted the light In the Dail for the treaty, will come to London o assist In tho oporatlon. |