Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
NONE WILLING TO PREDICT
 VOTE OF THE DAHL ON TREAT.
 {Continued From Paae One)

ment would have been the same if he had been in London, Dublin. Paris or New York. He said there had been talk ef the atmosphere of London and de- clared he knew it of old, and the people who talked of slippery slopes knew all about it before the delegates were sent.
 MT. Collins read the correspondence that preceded the negotiations. showing that Mir. Lloyd George had epressly bar red recognition of the Irish republic. Yet, he said, the delegates were chosen and sent. If they had stood on recogniti-n of the republic they could hava said 50, and there would have ben no confer ence, he declared.
 T do not recommend the treaty for mere than it is nor for less than it is,'' he continued '.In my opinion t gives us freedom, not the ultimate freedom that all nations desire and develop it. but freedom to achieve 1t"
 No Personal Intimidation.
 He declared the treaty was not signed by personal intimidation. but everybody knew the whole position between Great Britain and Ireland had been based on Intimidation. He continued: eve did not go over to dictate terms to t1les van quished. for We knew we had not van quisfled them and driven them out Of the country. Irish history Is not history of military struggle over 750 years. sym1 bolized in the name Of the republic. It is a history of 750 years Of peaceful pene- tration by England that cannot be step Ted ecept by political freedom The trea- ty gives Ireland security and political freedom
 England could nat Interfere with i ada MT. Collins continued. and Ireland , would have the benefit of association with Canada and the other dominons to prevent interference. Canada couid ap- 1 point 3. representative at Washington { and in the League of Nations. and Eng ] land could not make war without con-
 sulting Canada. Ireland would be in 1 4ae same position. Those who c,tey Lloyd George or Churchill to any con trary effect, only showed ''the slave
 mind"
 1 In impa ssioned words, he dwelt upon 1 the need of upbdilding the nation and 1 stopping British penetration. Are we to keep ourselves in slavery and subjection for the sake of keeping Up an impossible fght?' he exclaimed. Rejection C the treaty means dec laration of war. Until you have brok-
 en with the British Empire, I as an in- dividual, do not now, more than ever. shirk war. Cloud cheers.) But I will not be one of those who would commit 1 the Irisn people to war, without the l Irish people committing themselves to
 War. (Cheers.) If my people send me ] to represent them in war. I will do my 1 best 10 represent them. But we must 1 face facts"
 Some of the deputies had talked of fixed principles, but those same persons. he said, had changed their principles. and, having fought against the Irish people. now were fighting on the side of
 the Irish people. They might change
 again. Tie only fixed principle was
 government by consent of the govern 1 ed vet deputies who admitted that the country approved Of the treaty would vote against it. He himself belonged to old plain Irish stock.
 These references were taken to refer 1 to Erskine Childers, of English. extrac- 1 tion. and others. and his words were loudly cheered. There was great laugh ter when he referred to his opponents ] as the coalition"
 Emphaticany he declared that he was not continuing the fight without con i sulting the Irish people for the sake of propaganda in America.
 In concluding, Mr. Collins said that this might be his last opportunity of
 srlsaking in the Dali Ereann, but he cared not whether his popularity was