The New York herald., 1922-08-29
WOULD TRY TREATY
FOR IRELAND'S GOOD
L. w. Kenney Suggests Its OPP
p0nents Make Truce for
Five Years.
ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE
No Difference With Support
ers Over Ultimate Ideal
For Country.

DUBLIN, Aug. 2S (Associated Press).
Anglo-Irish party to cease hostilities
and give the treaty a trial was issued
to-day by r. w. Kenny, widely known
as chairman OF the Waterford county
council.
Kenney announced that In a conver-
sation he had with Michael Collins sew
eral months ago Collins expressed very
emphatic views regarding the treaty and
the possibilities which it presented for
the development and progress in Ire
land. but was still more emphatic on
frelands right to absolute independ-
ence and his determination to attain
that end by everyT.stional means.
''The prospect OF civil war In Ire
land" said the appeal. seemed to
cause Collins grave anxiety. He de-
scribed it as the browning misfortune
Of any country but particularly OF
fighting race. He said he would ex-
haust every possible channel or con-
cession and compromise TO avert such
dire catastrophe.
Truce would save Many Lives. 5
aI am OF the opinion that the lives
OF many good Irishmen may still De
saved II the leaders on both sldes Oh
the present conflict arrange q truce IN
order that the position TO wnich the
country is drifting be calmly reviewed
and some agreement reached ny Wnacn
a stop may be put to further sacrirlce
of yaluable lives and the useless de-
struction OF propert%.
"I take II that at the outset ~ woulo
be found that there was no difference
between the supporters OF the treaty
and their opponents in their deternlna-
ton to ultimately achieve the absolute
freedom Of their country, ana that tne
very worst way of attaining this end
was by shooting down the cream OF our
physical and intellectual manhood as
we are now doing. The question would
then naturally rise as to better way
without entailing the sacrifice or the
principles on either side.
only on Rim of Empire Nows
"It is objected that the treaty be-
tween England and Ireland leaves US
still within the empire. That is so, But
we have shifted our position from the
hub TO the rim of the empire wheel, as
Ireland. under the treaty. is no longer
q norton OF the so-called United King
dom. 1t Is objected that there Is q
pledge OF fidelity to King George. Tnat
is go. But there Is first an oath OF
allegiance to the Irish Constitution, and
when an Irishman, bound by that oath,
does his full duty to his country there
will be little left by way OF second
preference for King George or Lloyd
George. Under the treaty King George
can no longer pose as the King OF Ire
land.
II would suggest that the opponents
of the treaty. having given abundant
proof OF their political faith might row,
without any sacrifice Of principle,
ground arms and let the treaty nave,
saw. five years trial. when certain OF rs
provisions automatically will come up for
review under Article vi. 40 that peace
and employment might be restored to the
people and security given for capital to
develop our industries. In the interval
those opposed to the treaty would. OF
coures, be perfectly entitled to propagate
their principles constitutionaiy az
distinct political party. Government Is
st its best when strongly opposed"