Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
DAHL CONFERENCE
ENDS N PEPPERY
ATTACK ON VALERA
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meaning Of this, amid loud cries OF
withdraw" addressed to Mr.. De VAL
er4i.
Cherries Burgess, the minister OF de-
tense. explained that anybody know
Ing the business end of a gun" must
know the necessity for secrecy In
military matters. He desired to reply
privately to charges that had been
made Saturday night.
When it became clear the state
ment of the minister OF defense would
deal only with military affairs Mr..
Griffith withdrew his objection to a
secret session and harmony was re-
stored.
Five more members of the Dali. In
cluding the first woman to be heard
Mrs. Kate O'Callnghan. widow OF the
assassinated Lord Mayor OF Limerick
presented their views on the treaty
ct the morning session. Two Of them
spoke in favor of the pact and three
against it,
Mrs O'Callaghan concluded her an
peal for rejection OF the treaty by
urging those members who had not
yet made up their minds how to vote
to follow the lead of the women OF
the Dali
f'inian Lynch, one of the secretaries
of the London delegation, argued
strongly for the treaty. He declared
the Issue before the Dali would be
to decide between the treaty and "a
compr omise which is less than a re-
public
Mrs. Lynch's mention of n com
promise was taken as a reference IN
President De Nalera's alternative pro-
posals. which it was announced TODAY
would be placed before the Dali when
Mr.. DE Valera moved rejection Of the
treaty
Secretary Lynch said he supported
the treaty on four grounds. 1t gave
an Irish army. II gave evacuation n,
the British troops. II gave control o,
| fn9nces and, best of all, gave contro
over education. II was an insult 10 the
men who signed the treaty, declared
Lynch. 10 say they had been intimi
dated.
Today's session OF the Dali opeHed
with Brien OHiggins I'm the chair
replacing Professor John ManNeilI.
Mr.. DeNalera, addressing the DAT
at the outset. claimed there could be
no question of ratification OF the treaty
by the Dail which. he declared. could
not ratify the pact In the sense OF
making it legal instrument. All the
Dali could do was TO approve or dis
The Republican president said h,
would later move that inasmuch n,
the articles OF agreement foi. the trea,
~ between Great Britain and ireland
signed In London, do not reconcil,
| Irish national aspirations and the as
/ sociation of Ireland with the com
munity of nations known as the Brit
ish Commonwealth and cannot estab
lish lasting peace between the peoples
OF the two islands. the DAT Eirearr
makes TO the British the followin,
proposal:
MIR. de Velera did not read the propos
al. nor was IL made public at this time
hut copies of the document. il wa,
stated. would be circulated among tn,
members. when the motion was made
Mrs. Kate O'Callaghan, the first wo
man member to speak, opposed tn,
treaty.
THE women of the Dali will yot,
for principles, not expedients." sh,
declared.
John III. Buckingham, deputy 70,
Wicklow. and minister OF fisheries
spoke in opposition to the treaty. say
ing the people We're being stampeded
fIhey were not. as Arthur Griffith said
marching into the British empire witt
heads up, but with hands up, he I'm
sisted.
Applause was given the declaratio,
OF r. Hogan. speaking for the agree
lnent. when he said
Not a man who votes against thi
treaty but hopes it will be ratified.
Dublin. Dec. 20-Deputy John Nil
roy, spanking in the Dali Eireann thi
afternoon in support of the treat
with England. demanded and receive
from Eamon De Valera and other on
ponents of the treaty their promise I
submit the question of ratification I
a vote of the Irish people.