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Show HAS DE VALERA I OUT, QUESTION Both Dublin and London Puzzed As to What Has Happened PUBUN, Jnn 7. (By the Associated Associat-ed Press). Whether Eamoon Ie Va-lera Va-lera has actually reslrnd as pr sident of the Irish republic in a question thai has arisen In the minds of thoeo who I witnessed tho taking of 'he vote e-n 'the peace treaty In the r.all Elnann and tbe subsequent proceedings. While It was generally understood that his resign .'Ion had hewn announc-,1, announc-,1, when the excitement had ill.. .! i there were some who called .ittentlon to the exact words of Mr DeValera. Upon the- annountemcn. of tho vote Ion the treaty, the prt-aldent said "It will be. of course, my duty to resign re-sign I don t know if I will do It Just I now, but 1 have o say to the country and to the world that the Irl-ih people have an established republle; which can be dls-establlshed by the Irish people peo-ple onlv Until the Irish people In the I regular manner dls-establlsh chc re-publii re-publii this constitution goes on whatever what-ever argurnonts are made, "This Is the supreme sovereign hod1, in the nation; this is the body to which '.he nation looks for the supreme government gov-ernment and It must remain, no mat- ter who la the executive until the Irish nation dis-establlshes It " I-ater he InvVed his supporters to meet him at th Mansion House Sun- He endeavored to continue, but broke down and did not participate j further In th session, LONDON PtTCZIiET) LONTinx, Jan 8. (By the Asso-'. Asso-'. ce( Prose. ) Although a majority of i 'In Sun day papers announced ItvVr-lrrr.'n ItvVr-lrrr.'n resignation. It Is evident from text e.f his speech that h merely I said it would be his duty to resign, ,in) the P-iblin public's bewilderment respecting DcValera's Intentions is Shared In thH Ixndon editorial rooms Tho confusion Is likely to contlmu1 ' at least until reVlera'e supporter I meet. Outstanding in the dramatic close, of the Dall's nession is the fact that the agreement w;s ratified BRIN FREE sTTI Tho Sunday Times says Ire land to- ! day to all Intents and purposes is a I free stnie. with her destinies in her own hands and DoVnlcra "presum- I ably has ceased to be president of a I non-existent republic" By the terms of article XVII of the I ratified agreement, it continues, 1c I now Is the duty of tho leaders of the I ; majority to construct a provisional government, of which no doubt Grii-! flth and Collins will be the heads III lis equally the duty e.f the imperial authorities au-thorities to complete without delay '.he transfer of all necessary powors j to the new executive Boforo a weeic, the -newspaper continues, con-tinues, a free Irish gotrnmeni will be at work and the strife of centuries j should be closed. |