Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-04

nau Eireann reasSembled today to take what % Is hoped will be final action on fhc Ir.sh treaty. Al the close of the ses- ton the impression prevailed that rat iN-7fion w1s certain. but that the ma -.rE would be small.
 S.rce The proceedings began the rule Dps been for speakers for and against on treaty Co be heard alternately-and r9 fn frc present it has not been found ".-.sea-~ to break this rule SO evenly '- .re parliament divided. and if Is prob able that the rule will be followed to rH- md. The pace Is quickening some what however. for while four speakers Derief tho entire morning. ten were lrrrI i1 the afternoon, and there is r.-e hope of fhe debate terminating on Thursday or Friday
 F-Hrrenf attempts arr being made 10 err Tho decision either by limiting H arrfr of the speeches or by a .re motion. hut thus far the leaders both sides have not been able to -.ar. arv agreement on the matter. The wr which at The outset, in the earlier fr- was crowded with mem ta-T af the Dali Eirsann and reporters. f1-~- The greater part of the day aa-ri0-fl by many of Inc members and e.r- -rnrfsrfV. who strolled about in the artr-- corridors.
 Srrr-e were more frequently in r-rr-r| today than. on any previous far Michael Collins. ia particular. per rirrr In .-tericcfious of challenging rafHr-. ffr was one of the two princi- r .r incident which was quite r.- --r rho discussion of inc treaty .Hrf.-- M.rsievicz was the other
 f'r-r- Tho course of her speech de- .r~er- Pho treaty. which was charact- =---F Nr much Bitterness Countess Mar tfrr.rf eerrerfsd that possibly Viscount .r--anee. Princess Nary's iance. might '- pho new governor general of Ireland. .,- perhaps. she added. Princess Mary's tr-r-ruerr might be broken off so that r-a comb marry Michael Collins. and he -err receive tho appointment. This was --1 wifh a burst Of laughter.
 Tr Collins was not present al the r hut at The opening of the afternoon -ei7- no arose immediately. and said :: "rf-f7r1e 1rar'yievicz referred this r-rf-r when ! was not present. to my s-c and fhe name of a lady belonging -r f0-eirr nation and I cannot allow frat -0 0--E Sometime in our history as ration girl went through Ireland 9 nd ---r -rt f-sn'tsd CThis was an sllusion crsen Virforia's visit Tn 1s4a)
 r fr not come from the class of the -rf- from Duhlfn: I come from the pain people of Ireland The lad- whose ~-7e was mentioned iz ! understand h---nfr-f to some man. I know noth- Ing of her personally n any way. but Trr statement might cause her nain. and go -f-rt cause pain to tho lady who is if.---ref -o me. I VII not allow it tC -== without challenge or allow any f--r.~ lr rhlr assembly, of my nation r'- any 'adv of :his nation or any r-r-- -7-ion"
 Daniel O'CaUa-han lord mayor ot --- vr- succeeded Terence MacSwiney nrr- tre 'atter's death. delivered a very moderate ouiet speech against the f-.-f- Flo fenlored the heat displayed -- r--- v'fes replacing the harmonious relations i- ths Dan Eireann in the past ff- --r---sS that ths uuestion of ratify I-- .-e treaty should he left to a plebis rr~
 t-rr- G-'f7th was very angry wher a u---rrr who disclaimed personalities -r.r-rf f0 fh7 Irish de,e-stes in Lon f- -s followers of the Welsh Wizard Sc r- previous occasions soue Of th ar-r r-f-~rz i- 'he Irish warfare, lik r---- Presley. Sean McGarry an' r-r Nichols. were among the warm
 -r-r-7f-. of 0eace.
 r--.rv i-te-rAanrns followed a reaues .- Michael Collins 10 intervene in tn --h7fa s7 that ha might make sug r--.- f- -rr interests of harmony. Thi ras rhfr-frf to hv Countess Msrkievic -- -t. ground that it was out Of order v-h objection was endorsed by tn rreter
 r rs1 however 10 formal motto "r- yf- Collins ha heard. This wa -I without division. He was per ---r .o mako the suggestion. whicl --s-r- 'rff fhr situation no better ina rr-r rr started His idea was 10 hay
 f.r cfr at rHt-r tnt that the opponents shoul '.r trr treaty Eo through and perm --.-.ei0-ar government to he set uI -r-- which they could carry on thei t for a republic
 .r can reieer The country In th' r-~ re said. land take sr kinds C t- --1 glory. and we can have a fs -saro and discredit."
 r--orn no valera took issue wi; rs surr efion. but was imperfect ir-' i- rro'v and there were man. t~errrt impressions of what he resll ff Fnt ir effect r. amounted 10 rrrr and 'ro declaration that he an fts followers world continue fighting ar- rrrrf. His own proposals. whiC would have facilitated an agreement ha lrn turned down. be declared, by Il cII-- sIfe
 Brian uuirrns or Clare. opp sed Il fr...E. To flt1 for it, he said. wOu rttr t.m ecrjurer. He stood for Pri tr'e
 Nr Collins interrupted hea-edly, sayir tf ana fo- che treaty or principle alone Ernest Bl-th. of Monaghan, ninist rf trade. supported The treaty. The ' r-hlicans. he asserted were not di r,1v-E national principle, but polite -rHfererce. what the Irish people h; zc--zrei for waz freedom and indepen orc A republic was the means Of ire f11 and not an end In itself. The choi
 rr-e them was not between the t-ea r-f a reDub-ic. but between the trea snI external association.
 Francis Fahv. ot way. opp sing | treaty arrued that if the treaty had be frhrirfcd 70 tho Dali Eireann before [ tsirnatures were affixed it would ha eeen rejected hy large majority. tr'l That The sieuatures made no diffC srce The treaty Gid not satisfactori ffrr either the evacuation or the rrr questions. 1t was hard to blame f aar-rveary people for clsmoring f ,eace. but the Irish attitude was und frrrss
 George Sicholls of Galway. sentenc h prison for participation in the East nn .i- in favor of the treat
 Ne quoted inc ocsinion Of one of his co FU.nis who had said to him if [