New-York tribune., 1922-01-04
Fig g Int to End,
Valera Says;
Dali Stirred
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urns OF which have riskcd their lives
many times IN each others companv
"A plain blunt representative fro,r
west Mead said to-day: 81 don't rive
,luppence Tor republic. All want is
thriand to got out and let ireland in g"
A"d every one laughed. although a mo-
,hent before tho speaker had stirred
Ic Valera to protest against tho cbprcc
mat ne had withheld any ALTERNATIVES
rom the country.
m prepared TO move an amendment
any time said De Valera "You asked
TOR straight vote on the treaty and
you'll get It," '''0
Incidentally. De Valera retains j.,
stronghold throughout the country and
while the recess was entirely in favor
OF the treaty advocates. Dc Valera has
ihc country where it is bv declaring,
OF the treaty, at doesn't give us ali
We want
signs OF Increased Bitterness
When the Dali rcasscmbled this
morning Art O'Connor, Minister of Az
llculturc, who opposes ratification. ~
'crco vigorous protest against the
action OF local government orraniza-
Nons which, during the holiday recess.
passed resolutions favoring ratification
with view to influencing the vote of
'nc pail Every opponent of ratjfca
uon had something to say on this.
while friends of the treaty cmpbasized
the point that every good Rcpublican
should sink his personal feelings and
bow to tho will of the people, which
mad been expressed during the holiday $
III resolutions urging ratification.
Another striking feature Of the
morning session was the praiseworthv
- IL
explanations as to why they were for
or against the treaty.
Countess Markicvicz was the out
standing figure of the session, deliver
ing vigorous denunc iation of the
treaty and those who supported it.
Member of southern Unionist family.
with what she describes as a bad
black dab of English blood" she
boasts of the fact that she fired the
hrst shot IN the uprising of 1916 when
she KILLED policeman; rccitcs with
pride that she has passed most of the
last five years in prison, and asserts
that she VIII rebel if the treaty is
ratified. Wearing light blue jumper
tailor-madc suit and heavy glasses.
She looked anything but one of the
most violent of the rcvolutionaries
and one of the most bitter of the
Richards"
Countess Assails Griffith
She has none of Mary MacSwiney's s
oratorical skill, her speech being poor
and jcrky; but then she talked only
forty minutes against the two hours
Swincy required to state her objec-
tions to the treaty. The Countess
addressed the deputies rather than the
press and consequently her back was
to the Speaker most Of the time More
than half of her address was taken up
in an attack against Arthur Griffith
and the southern Unionsts to whom
he promised fair play, which She in
terpreted as p promise Of special
privileges in the new legislative body
Of the free state To the Countess
worse than an Englishman, because
he is a member OF that class Of
capitalists who are more crushing than
any have ever read about
She made a long analysis of the
various clauses of The treaty, cspc-
cially those dealing with the oath OF
allegiance, but the attack lost somc OF
It's bitterness because the Countess has
d sense of humor. and frequently drew
upon it, Her reference to her English
blood and her family OF Southern
a rumor was afoat that Princess Mary
had broken her engagement in order to
marry Michael Collins brought roars
o. laughter. Again she pleased the as
scmblagc when she said: Il am of quite
a pacihst turn of mind, but I shall
never take an oath to build the Re
public on a lie This, she asserted,
was her reply to those who dislike the
treaty but are willing to accept it be-
lieving that they can get something
better later. "Does man enter mar
riage expecting TO get divorce later?''
she cried.
The Countess, like many extremists
who arc born of ultra conservative
parents. is one of the most radical Of
the Reds, and in Russia she would be
Trotzky's right hand. To-day she ap-
pcared. she cried, as the spokesman
for the workers republic,' and as an
opponent of the. "capitalistic class.
However sincere s;c may be, the Count
css could hardly be called an effective
missionary, and it is doubtful if she
won many converts TO the group O.
treaty opponents.
Bcasley Urges Ratification
In contrast to her address was that
for ratification delivered by Pierce
Beasley, leading member OF the in
tellgenzia. man Of linguistic ability
roet. fighter and clever iailbrcakcr
Beaslcy had prepared his notes care