Evening star., 1921-12-19
TREATY DENOUNCED
BY De VALERA, WHO
DRAWS new PACT
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clared. II am against the treaty be-
cause I am for peace. not war" He
argued that the Irish people would
never be reconciled to the agreement
Mr.. De Valera vigorously denounced
the treaty as "subverting the public. "
He dwelt at length upon the ale
glance feature of the documet. speak
ing in impassioned tones against what
he declared would be the ignomfny
of the Irish people taking the oath
Of allegiance to the British king. He
who signed the pact, saying what
| they did was in their excess of love
for Ireland"
Mr.. De Valera, continuing his argu-
| ment for rejection. declared:
IF King George came over to open
| the Irish parliament you would see
back flags in the streets of Dublin
union. declaring 1t would lead to end
less strife.
Summing up. he asserted the treaty
| was entirely inconsistent with Ire.
| lands position and that If it were
| ratified Ireland would continue sub
| servient to England.
Cries of NO" from supporters of
the treaty followed this declaration.
Austin Stack seconded President De
Valera's motion, saying he stood for
complete independence. and nothing
short Of it."
Count Plunkett also spoke in sup.
port Of the motion for rejection.
Raps Griffith and Collins.
During his address President De
| Valera said IL a provisional govern
ment were set up by Griffith and
Collins in Dublin Castle it would be
regarded by the people as a usurpa-
| tion. They had been chosen by British
! power as the authority in Ireland, he
declared.
Mr.. De Valera said this was the
| moment when a grand peace" was
possible, and under it King George
| would come to Dublin. (Cries Of NO
no., from his supporters.) He meant
he said, as the presidents of America
! or France should come. as the heads
of friendly states.
There were loud cries of NO" when
Mr.. De Valera said the Irish army
| would be his majesty'S army, and the
! Irish ministers. his majesty's min.
| listers.
To this Mr.. De Valera responded
| that time would tell.
The republican president asked II
the dali representatives had beer
| liars" when they said the people Al
the election had demanded a republic
he was against the treaty, he de.
ciared, because it did not reconcile
| irish national aspirations with asso.
| citation with Great Britain and it die
| not satisfy the national sentiment.
| Perhaps the supporters of the treaty
Mr.. De Valera said, might snatch
an election and secure majority. be.
| because a war-weary people coulG
| take anything. but the people would
be dissatisfied and would start VI
again as they did after the union, ani
| Mr.. Lloyd George would undergo the
same experience at Pitt.
Prefers Slavery to Treaty.
The treaty, Mr.. De Valera argued
was signed under duress. Rattle,
than sign a document which woult
give the British authority in ireland
the Irish people should be ready t.
go in slavery until their oppressor:
were blotted out What he wanted
was peace for the people and not fo
the officials.
Mr.. De Valera concluded by sayinf
! tnat the signers of the treaty, SO fa
as they could. had tried to do wha
| Pernell refused to do-to set boun.
daries to the march of the nation
This statement evoked cheers.
! The republican presidents speech
was in heated vein, in contrast with
| the quiet address Of Griffith.
| Joseph Mcbride, member from Mayo
brother OF Maj. John Mcbride. wht
was executed after the Easter weel
rebellion in 1916. supported ratifica
| ton Of the treaty.
| After Mcbride had spoken the dai
adjourned for luncheon.
| "Down With Communism
As the dali assembled, demonstra
tion favoring ratification were NOR,
in evidence than previously, ant
painted on fences and bulletin board
was the exhortation: Down with tn,
communists; vote for ratification"
A large number of newspaper cor
respondents were in attendance, Brit
ish, American. French and Italiar
publications being represented.
The council room in which the dai
! met is long apartment. The dai
sat in one section and the repre-
sentatives of the press in the other
| the parliament being SO faced tina
Prof. John MacNeill, the speaker, sa
with his back to the correspondents
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