Evening star., 1921-12-14
DAHL PUTS TREATY
ACTION OFF AFTER
EXCITING DISPUTE
Continued from First Page.

republic of ireland, with representa-
tives of his Britannia majesty, d
treaty or treaties or settlement asso-
citation or accommodation between
Ireland and community of nations
known rs the British commonwealth.
The dali. he continued, had full
power of rejection and could relieve
him of responsibility.
President De Valera, in responding,
said credentials quoted by Collins
had not. he believed. been accepted.
He would be glad to hear, he said
that the prime minister had received
the acceptance.
De Valera argued that the treaty
should not have been signed without
One reason why he had not been a
delegate himself. he explained, was
that an opportunity for delay might
be afforded \
Much Confusion Results,
There was considerable confusion at
this point. members speaking again
and again and ignoring all parlia-
mentary rules. Arthur Griffith finally
smoothed the waters by saying that
neither the British cabinet nor the
delegates of the dali claimed the power
to conclude treaty.
Dublin looks like a convention city.
1t is crowded with men and women
seeking by their influence to affect
the result of the dairs action, out
nobody will venture to predict the
result.
charge early this morning Of traffic
in the vicinity of the National Uni
versity. in the council chamber of
which the dali will met. Crowds
had gathered in the hope that the
public would be admitted to the ses-
sion, but this was decided against.
as the chamber Is only large enough
to accommodate the 120 members of
the dali eireann and 100 newspaper
correspondents.
Stern Expressions ON Faces.
arrived all bore the attitude Of men
absorbed by the momentous task
ahead of them. Michael Collins, who
since he had left London had shaved
his mustache. was engaged in ear
nest conversation with Robert c. Ba--
ton, who did not have a smile even
for his most intimate friends.
Collins took his seat at the right of
the speaker. where he was Joined by
Arthur Griffith. Both men pored over
the notes for their speeches.
The other ministers. including
Count Plunkett, Countess Markievicz
and Desmond Fitzgerald. sat on the
front bench facing the speaker. Prof
John McNeill, typically PROFESSIONAL
with long locks and spectacles
canon De Valera entered the
chamber at 1880 o'clock and took a
seat to the left of the speaker. facing
his chief adversaries, Griffith and Col
lins. In the absence of Father
O'FIanagan in America, Prof. Brown
of Maynooth offered a short prayer
in Irish, and the dali began business
One of Tensest Moments.
One of the tensest moments of the
debate was when Michael Collins de.
clared emotionally:
Il have been called a traitor. LIE,
the Irish people decide whether
am or not
The cnly sign of hostility in the
vicinity of University College, where
today's meeting was held, was in
a Sim Fein flag draped with crepe
telephone pole in front of the college
There was one exception to the
serious mein of the arriving members
this being Countess Markievicz, who
smiled with pleasure over the cheers
given her by the university boys
who lined the foyer of University
College, of which cannon De Valera
through which all the members had
to pass ON their way to the main hall
AVIATION FOR LLOYD GEoRaE