The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-15
Impression in Dublin Lord Car
sons Speech Has Helped
Cause Of Ratification


the agreement with the British cab
net.
Eamonn De valera's objections
are stated to be concerning certain
details of the treaty which he thinks
could be improved ii submitted to him
aud the Dali Eireann before sigma
lures are attached
/ The general impression In Dublin
Ia that Lord Carsous speech in the
House Of Lords last night has helped
collins and Griffith in their fight in
the Dali for the treaty ratification
! London, Dec. l5.-(By the Associ-
ated Press in a scene which is
likely to prove a landmark in English
history, the Irish treaty was yester.
day presented In tse Imperial Paria
ment for ratification, while the Dai
Eireann at Dublin ndulged in Seated
debate turning on Eamon de Valera S
charge that the Irish plenipotentiar
les exceeded their powers in signing
the treaty without further reference
to Dublin.
Ne ther the Commons nor the Dali
Eireann, however, has yet come tc
grips on tNe actual decision respect
ing ratification which has been post
poned until tomorrow
A feature OF the debates In West
Minister vas bitter attack on the
government by Lord Carson. In the
House Of Lords. and Captain Charles
Craig, Irish Union st, in the House OF
Commons Lord Carson especially
showed not the slightest elimination
in his old-tlme denunciation OF any
accommodation witt Nationals Ire
land. He dared the government to
do anyth ng to stir Ulster against the
empire, and exclaimed: Because
Ulster Is loyal, you think You can
kick her as you like" lie continued
promise you that she will
keep out Of this agreement. You
have tried to make her position
impossible. | believe YOU told the
Sim Fen delegates to do so.
Why has tNe Sim Fein in this
treaty been given an army il
not to invade Ulster Was It to
invade America, or the Channel
Islands,
The tone Of his whole speech was
one Of unrclentiug hostility to a set
tlomeni
Premier Loyd-Georges speech in
the Commons was less OF an oratori-
cal display in defense OF the treaty
k t,h M has.,, ~ ,,1 thnt "a ne
ful exposition of the agreement and
its implications. with view to put
ting the House in possession OF the
complete mind OF the government on
the settlement lie forestalled at
taeks by the argument that The treaty
had received unstinted praise from
the King and the Bcitisf domnions.
and could not be regarded as inimical
to the conutry's interests.
listers official reply has also been
delayed but II is known that it re
ieets the invitation to cntor the Irish
free state.
Constrasted strikngly with Brit
aims royal pomp and spiendor dis
played in the House OF Lords at noon
yesterday was the scene in the House
of Commons few hours later, wen.
without ceremony, but with evident
consciousness of power and influence
the members heard the Prime Minis
ter render an account of his steward
ship aud the Governments part IN
the Irish settlement,
For an hour and three-quarters Mr..
lloyd George spoke to crowded
benches and iammed galleries Col
onel Sir Samuel Hoare moved the
reply TO the speech from the throne
1t was not an Grafton like that OF
October 81, when the Premier hay
ing been challenged, presented to the
country the alternatives CT war or
negotiation with Ireland, and won
tire day by division Overwhelmingly
fayoring the Government policy; his
role was of one simply narrating
the problems faced by the delega'
Tons, with description Of the way
they were handled.