Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-04
DAIL'S ACTION
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loves. Sean Moylan and Harry
Roland for the dissidents.
Mr.. De Valera, speaking on the
suggestions for a truce said:
II believe it is possible to solve
this question. ! believe peace can
be obtained, and that If advantage
is taken of our opportunity we can
have a government in this country
which will be credit to the country
and restore the reputation we had
five or six months ago"
The meeting of the Dali today had
been entirely concerned with the
situation arising from the split in
the army. 1t ended with the creation
of the committee of five from each
side to inquire into the possibility Tor
peace and with unanimous approval
that, pending report OF the COM
mittee, which 1t is expected Will be
ready when the Dali resumes IT'S ses-
sions Friday, neither side shall en-
gage in hostilties.
The new situation arose out of the
negotiations Michael Collins and
Richard Mulcahy instituted a week
ago with the dissident army forces.
Three points then were laid down
as q basis for peace, first, acceptance
Of the fact that a majority of the
people of Ireland want the Anglo
Irish treaty: second. that the agreed
elections be held, and third, that
government be formed having the
confidence of the whole country.
Today when the officers signatory
of the agreement were allowed TO
speak before the Dali Eireanh
though the agreement was eloquent
~ denounced by Liam Mellowes, sec
rotary of the dissident army coun-
Gil, neither Mr.. DeValera nor any OF
his Immediate colleagues said word
against it. On the contrary they as
scented to the appointment of the
peace committee.
Their Representatives on the COM
mittee. however. include Nellowcs
and Sean Moylan. both of whom are
regarded uncompromising fighters
Harry Boland. another representa-
tive is considered more likely to
agree with DeValera than with Mel
loves.
There was some skepticism tonight
that the latest peace move will prove
more successful than other similar
efforts, but there seems to be no
doubt that the country has reached
q point which is including the men
on both sides of tie controversy
toward some form of agreement
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Meantime the truce does not i'm
ply the evacuation by the dissident
forces of the four courts nor any
other buildings they hold in Dublin
or elsewhere. Today was devoted by
the dissidents in strengthening their
Dublin defenses with sand bags and
installing several machine guns.
which now project from the windows
of the Four Courts building.
In answer to a question, Foreign
Minister Duffy said Dennis McCul- |
Tough had been sent TO America TO
counteract fereign propaganda. He
said Harry c. Boland had been dis |
missed from his service in America |
and John Kelly from Paris, because
they had identified themselves pub |
licIy with active party propaganda |
against the government which it was !
their duty to- serve.
Michael Collins, in the course of |
the debate, said the present attempt |
at agreement was not political |
stand. The men who signed the /
amity proposal knew each other and |
he hoped their committee would con- !
slider. in addition to the army situa- |
ton, the present grave condition of !
the country, which was drifting !
toward economic chaos.