The New York herald., 1921-12-24
SAYS DE VALERA FEARS
IRISH POPULAR OPINION
Press Sees Adjournment as
Favorable to Treaty.

DUBLIN, Dec. 23 (Associated Press) -
Commenting on the Adjournment OF the
Dahl Eireann the Trish Times. which, like
all the papers. secs the Dairs adjourn
ment favorable to treaty ratification
says:
THE situation has one redeemins feat
ure. 1t Is good sign, perhaps, that
while Michael Collins moved an adjourn
nent and Arthur Griffith supported II
Eamon de Valera and the other cxtrem-
lists opposed it and were outvotcd.
We infer that the friends Of ratifica-
ton in the Dali Eireann are ready to
meet their constituents with Easy minds,
but that the advocates of rejection begin
to feel that II Is one thing to defy popu-
lar opinion from the platform In Dublin
and another thing to confront 1t on its
own grounds.
ireland has listened to the Dali for a
week. and now it Is the Dail's turn 70
listen to Ireland. II she fails to make
her voice effective the fault will be en-
tirely her own
The Freemdn's Journal Gays: DO
minion has gone beyond the ',hase OF do
minionism and achieved sovereignty and
equality of status within the common
wealth OF Great Britain. The old Brit
ish Empire is dead. and any attempt to
revive 1t as against Ireland would range
the rest of the empire against Great
Britain, because the rights and interest
OF the empire would be involved in any
invasion Of the rights OF Ireland"
The irish Independent expresses the
belief that Mr.. de Valeras personality
and attitude have Influenced many of
the Dali deputies, and IL appeals to him
ito act on the request addressed to him
by the Clare Council and '.se his inn
mense influence and political capacity
for the maintenance OF national unity"
LONDON, Dec. &c (Assoclated Press) -
The star, explaining the DELAY in taking
action on the treaty, says the present
Dali is likely TO be more intransigeant
bcause its members were elected during
guerrilla warfare, while men were on the
run or in prison or sentenced to death.
Allowance also must be made for women
members whose husbands lost their livet
for the cause.
"For our part" adds the papcr, 1--WE
believe the treaty will be ratified by the
Dali. and that during the interval the
members will learn that the overwhelm-
ing mass OF the people demand it,
rhe Evouitg STANDARD expresses tho
opinion that the passage OF time Is likely
to weaken "the intellectual case" for tho
to undermine tho position OF Eamon a,
Valera.
The Pail Mail Gaectto aud Globe be-
iieves the members of the Dali will fine
their constituents predominantly against
the extremists policy. and declares II (.
| rather significant that the Count,
Council OF Glare, Mr.. de valera's con
stituency. voted for the treaty. "Apar
from its being represented by De vaiera
| himself" II says, County Glare has q
most sinister reputation for murder
throughout Ireland"
Meanwhile there has been some specu
lation as to how far a real settlement o
the Irish trouble would be effected b,
ratification OF the treaty. The Dublir
correspondent Of the Westminster Gas
cite, while hoping and believing that 4
will be ratified says In that case Tn,
| Sim Foin would still remain to be reck
oned with.
The correspondent quotes an unname,
Irish observer as declaring that hun
dreds of young men and women will
IL the treaty Is ratified, retire in bite
| disillusionment from any participation
whatever in the agreement end may be
| come a Sim Fein within the Sim Fein