South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-15
ULSTER LEADERS
DENOUNCE PLAN
OF IRISH PEACE
Carson and Craig Make Vio-
lent Attacks on Pact at
Parliament Session.
SHARP FIGHT IN Dali
Secret Sessions Held to Dis
cuss Question of Powers
of Delegates.

By Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 14.-In a scene
which IS likely to prove a landmark
in English history the Irish treaty
was Wednesday presented in the i'm
psrial parliament for ratification,
while The Dali Eireann at Dublin, in
dulged in heated debate turning on
canon De Valera's charge that the
Irish pleudpotenharies exceeded their
powers IN signing the treaty without
further reference TO Dublin.
Neither the commons nor the Dali
Eireann, however. has yet come TO
grips on the actual decision respect
ing ratification, which has been post
poned until Thursday.
carson Attacks Treaty.
A feature Of the debates IN West
minister was a bitter attack on the
government by Lord Carson in the
house OF lords. and Capt. Charles
Craig. Irish unionLst. in the house Of
commons Lord Carson especially
showed not the slightest dimunition
in his old time denunciation OF any
accommodation with nationalist Ire
land. He dared the government TO
90 anything 10 stir Ulster against the
empire and exclaimed. Because us
ter is loyal. you think you can kick
her as you like"
Il promise you" he continued
'that she will keep out of this agree
ment You hav5 tried TO make her
position impossible. believe you
told the Sim Fein delegates TO do so.
Why has the Sim Fem in this treaty
been given an army. II not to invade
Ulster? Was it to invade America,
or the channel islands,"
The tone OF his whole speech was
one or unrelenting hostility TO a set
tlement.
Premier's Speech Explanatory.
Premier Lloyd Georges speech in
the commons was less OF an orator.
cal display in defense of the treaty.
which has been expected, than a
careful exposition of the agreement
and it's implications. with a view to
putting the house in possession Of
the complete mind OF the govern
ment on the settlement He fore
stalled attacks by the argument that
the treaty had received unsuuted
praise from the king and the British
dominions and could not be re
Earded as inimical TO the country
interests.
COntrasted strikingly with Brit
aims royal pomp and splendor dis
played in the house Of lords at noon
Wednesday was the scene in the
house OF commons a few hours later
when. without ceremony. but with
evident consciousness OF power and
influence the members heard the
prime minister render an account Of
his stewardship and the govern
ment's part On the Irish situation.
For an hour and n quarter Mr..
Lloyd George spoke TO crowded
benches and damned galleries. The
only touch OF color in the ancient
legislative chamber was the brilliant
red coated uniform OF Col Sir Sam
ueI Hoare, who moved the reply TO
the speech from the throne.
Describe Problems.
To was not an Grafton like that Of
Oct 81. when the premier. having
been challenged, presented to the
country the alternatives OF war %
negotiation with Ireland. and won
the day by a division Overwhelmingly
favoring the governments policy:
his role Wednesday was OF simply
naTTating the problems faced by the
delegations. with a description OF the
way they were handled
Early in his address he silenced
those inclined 20 interrupt him.
When an Ulster member interro-
gated hi mon allegiance" Mt. Lloyd
George having said that the status
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