The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-21
OPPOSES VOTE
OF PUBLIC ON
irish TREATY
George Gavan Duffy, One of
the Negotiators, Voices Dis
approval of Submission to
Electorate.
CLAIMS INTIMIDATION
CBy Associated Press)

DUBLIN, Dec. 21.-Opposition to re-
ferring the Anglo-Irish treaty to the
Irish electorate was voiced by George
Gavan Duffy, one of the negotiators
in his argument for ratification of the
pact delivered in this mornings ses-
sion of the Dali cabinet.
Arguing to the Dali Eirean today for
ratification of the Anglo-Irish treaty,
George Gavan Duffy, one of the Irish
plenipotentiaries said that Premier
Lloyd George had issued an ultima tum
to the Irish plenipotentiaries request
ing them to sign the treaty under
threat of immediate hostilties
He termed it a monstrous iniquity
that the delegates who had been in
vited under the premier's roof for the
discussion Of a peaceful settlement
should be given only three hours to
decide the question of signing without
the opportunity of consulting Dublin
Urges Ratification
The treaty, however, should be rati-
fled in the interests Of the people of
Ireland, he said Eamon J. Duggan,
the last of the Irish plenipotentiaries
to speak in this debate, denied that he
had been bluffed into signing the
treaty. He said he had signed it in
calm seclusion and with due consid-
GRAFTON to the country. the living and
the dead. He warmly urged ratifica-
ton.
Claims of the opposition factions
today ranged from a majority of two
| against the treaty to 10 in its favor
The majority either way will be
small according to the political co.,
respondent of the Freeman's Journal,
who warns his readers that "it can
not be made too plain that the situa-
| ton remains very grave"
| Arthur Griffith and his supporters in
| the struggle to secure ratification are
directing their efforts toward making
| it clear their belief that the choice is
not between the status provided in
| the treaty and that of an independent
! Irish republic. They contend that
| Eamon DeValera's alternative propos-
ais which have not yet been made
| public, differ only in a slight degree
| from the terms of the treaty.
! LONDON, Dec. 21.-Eamon DeVal-
era was worsted in yesterdays debate
| in the Dali Eireann as the result of
John Milroys' disclosure of the sub
Stitute oath of allegiance said to have
been prepared by Mr.. DeValera in the
| opinion of English newspaper CORES
pondents at Dublin. They did not
look upon Developments as being ia
vorable to ratification of the treaty,
! however, as for the first time they
omitted from their dispatches all pre-
! dictions as to the probable result of
| the vote in the Dali
| In regard to yesterdays debate, the
| Daily Mail reporter wrote:
| The great DeValera bubble has
! been pricked. DeValera and his com
/ panions were completely discomfited
| by Milroy's disclosure. As you looked
at DeValera you thought of debated
| tire. He may summon the remnants
/ of resistance Wednesday, yet. none
the less, things will never seem the
same again
| The prospect of a bitter political
struggle resulting from the debates in
! the Dali was discussed in some quar-
ters, where it was said that accusa-
tions of treachery have been privately
+ spread and fOstered. These were
causing a split which could hardly be
healed, and were likely eventually to
| lead even to physical encounters.