The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-12
ARMY COOK WRESTED JERUSALEM FROM TURKS
STIFF FIGHT AGAINST PEACE
TREATY WILL BE PUT UP BY
IRISH LEADER IS PREDICTED
cannon De Valera Will Have
Powerful Aid From Charles
Burgess, the Minister
of Defense.
lny rhe Assselated Press


LONDON, Dec lin the absence of
any new move and awaiting important
developments of the coming week, the
press and public are engaged in esti-
mating the chances In the pending
struggle for and against the new Irish
tfeats Those best informed see no
reason to modify their view that the
treaty viii be accepted by the irish
people, but are inclined to take less
sanguine view Of It's chances in
Wednesdays Dali Eireann meeting
It is believed that Eamonn DeVa-
lera and his supporters will be able
to put up a stiff fight He will have
a powerful aid from Charles Burgess,
the minister of defense, who is elo-
quent and persuasive, while the brunt
of the defense of the treaty Is likely
to fall on Michael Collins, who, in the
opinion Of some writer's will find him
self greatly handicapped by all the
complimentary things the English
press has been saying about him since
the settlement was reached.
Present indications favor a narrow
majority for the treaty and probably
reference to p1ebiscite of the Irish
people. In the English parliament rat
ification is considered quite safe. 1t
is admitted that Andrew Bonar Law.
even If not approving all the clauses
Of the treaty, has decided 10 accept It
in principle, or at least. not to offer
substantial opposition, his view being
that Ulster is sufficiently protected by
the privilege OF contracting out.
The small body of die hards" in the
house of commons, numbering about
so, had counted on Mr.. Bonar Law and
their opposition to the treaty is likely
to evaporate measurea'bly wanting
this aid.
Premier Lloyd George has been uti-
liking the week lend at Chequers Court
in preparation OF his speech for delfv-
cry wednesday in the house of COM
mons. He is expected to speak an
hour and a half and to make a pow
erflI plea for the treaty. II is be-
lieved that the debate will be conclud-
ed more speedily than was at first
thought possible and that the treaty
may be ratified and the session closed
by the end Of the week. The neces-
sary legislation to give effect to the
new session in February.
Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier.
who has been comforting with the prime
minister in London, returned to Bel
fast tonight, but no definite express
sion of listers attitude is looked for
until the fate of the treaty in the
hands of the Dali Eireann is known.
LONDON, Dec. 11.-Ireland's ac-
ceptanee of continuance in the empire
as one of the points in the peace agree
ment says a dispatch to the London
Times from Lucknow, India, dated
Saturday, cuts the ground from under
the feet of all advocates of the total
independence OF India, since the ex-
tremists have largely taken Ireland
for their model.
The correspondent adds that this
statement is made as an obvious OBJ
servation after having talked with
many we'll informed persons, both IN
dams and British officials. All of them
were agreed that the probable reaction
of the Irish settlement on the Indian
situation was likely to be good. The
settlement probably would speed up
the demand for the establishment of
the dominion status in India, increase
the momentum of the movement for
constitutional reform and shorten ma
terially the period Of Indian hupilage.
"The question is" says the CORE
spondent, 'fby what process the inten-
sification of Indiafs fitness for self
government can be sufficiently accelerat-
ed, but the craftsmanship which found
a way through the Irish difficulty
vii solve the Indian difficulty"