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Show I SPLIT INVITED BY DE VALERA 1 Better Two Armies, He Says, Than One Divided Against Itself DUBLIN. Feb. 21 (By the Asso-' Asso-' uteri Prw ) Eamonn de Valera. apparently regarding a split of the Sinn Fein party as Inevitable, openly advocated ad-vocated such a division in addressing the Ard Fels. tho national Sinn Fein onventlon at Its extraordinary session toda, saying It would be better for Ireland to have two armies, each ready to neslFt tht other If the country were Imperilled rather than one army dlvld-i dlvld-i I against Iteelf. Mr. de Valera's BPS! ch was tho out-J out-J standing feature of the morning session ses-sion f Ard Fels, which had only be-Kiin be-Kiin the discussion of the party's filature fil-ature policy for or against the Anglo-lr!h Anglo-lr!h treaty when the luncheon adjournment ad-journment was taken at 140 p. m until un-til three o'clock. DE VALERA APPLAUDED Speaking on his resolution urging the .Sinn Fein party to continue the light for a republic, Mr. de Valera 'won hearty applause at numerous Points he made In his address-'I address-'I would rather sp the country .flooded with British troops than give them the Irrevocable right to be here." '-was one of its assertions, made In a ''dramatic manner, which resulted in loud cheers. ' Ireland." he declared later on, "is '.entitled to the dignity of a mother nuntry, ami I will never consent to make her the illegitimate daughter of England." Again, he said: "My position Is the same as when I was made pretdden of this organization organiza-tion when I said Our colors are nailed to the mast ' What I said I meant "I Mr. De Valera appealed for har-- har-- mony but welcomed the- division: -hould a breakup occur, saying he and I Arthur Griffith alwavs had been col-i I- leagues ar.d would continue so. Most of the morning session was taken up with making arrangements for a vote, which probably will be taken on Mr. De Valera's motion about 7 o'clock this evening, although It was agreed this morning that if t4o Aid Fheis desired to postpone the- vote and continue debate it could do so. The hall was crowded and many delegates were forced to stand finding great difficulty dif-ficulty In hearing the speakers. Mr Griffith said he was determined that tho people should decile the ouestlon of accepting or rejecting the U treaty. Their serdlct would bo sufficient suf-ficient for him, and he would not attempt at-tempt then to obstruct Others working for other aims In the same way he would expect if the Free st Bupporl -era won, that there would be no obstruction ob-struction to it from its opponents. Regarding l ister, he said, he wanted want-ed to win the present Unionists for Ireland, but never in favor of coercing ihem. Ho closed with an appeal for Irish unity and pear, with honor with England. The followers of Eamonn Je Valera hope to show that the majority Is not I In favor of the free state by moving a resolution pledging adherence to the spirit and letter of the constitution1 adopted by the Ard Fels In 1917, which provides a continuance of the struggle to secure "interna tioflal recognition Of I Ireland as an Independent republic"! Nothing has developed to Indicate definitely the division of sentiment 'on Mr. de Valera's resolution and Ar-i thur Griffith's amendment, proposing! i that the Ard Fgis support the action of the Dall Elrphnn in approving the! AnKlo-lrlsh treaty. Whatever the outcome, tho question i 'of acceptance of the treaty must ultl-l I mately be submitted to the pooplej through a general election, and the treaty party professes confidence in the outcome. COXSTTABLiES STILI, HKLD BELFAST. Feb 21 (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press.) While most of the Unionists Un-ionists captured in recent raids in Northern Ireland have been released, the I'lster home office announced today to-day that 26 of the kidnaped men had not yet been returned Of these men apparently still held in custody, 14 are class A, special constables con-stables and 11 class B specials- The other misslnsr man is Ivan Car.n former high sheriff of Fermanagh, who was kidnaped at dads February 8. His wife received a letter from htm the next day stating he was well but not revealing the place of his de-t de-t entlon |