Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
Bitterness Marks
Irish Pact Debate
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De Valera, he declared, his oath meant
a pledge to do his best for Ireland.
Under the free State, continued the
Kerry Deputy, Ireland might be made
Gaelic speaking in two generations. He
concluded with an eloquent recital Of
all the powers given Ireland under the
treaty, and accused the opponents Of
the pact Of a lack Of q sense of repre-
sentative responsibility 10 the nation.
II the Dali acted contrary to the wishes
of the Irish people, it would be n
usurpng body, he insisted. 1t wac
the peoples support that gave the Dali
its strength.
Countess Speaks in Opposition
Countess Markiewicz. tho next
speaker. opposed the treaty, condemn
ing Clauses XVII and XVIII of the
document, dealing with arrangements
for Il provisional government and the
method Of rntifying the pact. She de-
rnnndcd to know what would he tho
position. in the upper house OF the
Irish Free State of the southern
rnionists, who, she said, had been the
worst enemies Of Ireland, calling them
traitors and oppreSors Of the Irish
working Glasses.
AS to the oath in the treaty, what
ever might be said Of tt. she declared.
at any rate no one in Ireland ever
took the republican oath under duress.
She quoted Prime Minister Lloyd
Georges and Winston Churchill's 3
speeches in the House of Commons, as.
sprting that the Irish had accepted
allegiance to the crown and partner
ship in the Empire, and added that as
an honorable woman she would prefer
death TO swearing fidelity to King
| George and the Empire which was
crushing India and Egypt. England
wanted peace In Ireland In order to
send troops to India and Egypt: :.
Who was to be Governor General
| Countess Marklewicz asked. She had
seen it stated that II would be the
brother Of the Queen. md II had also
been suggested that Viscount Lascelies,
| Princess Mary's fiance, might be that
| official. Perhaps Princess MHry's en-
! gngemcnt might be broken off so she
! could marry Michael Collins. suggested
| the Countess amid q burst of laughter.
Countess Markiewicz concluded by
protesting herself an unconverted re-
publican. Her ideal of republic was
the workers republic for which james
! Connolly had died. As for the evncua
tion OF Ireland by the British troops
how long was 1t, she inquired, since
England had promised to evacuntt
Egypt? She added she was not afraid
10 die. and did not believe the lrisf
reoplc had such fears either. She pre-
ferrcd death to dishonor. Even, no"
a proper settlement as an alternative tf
war was still possible. but the treaty
was rcversion to tricky parliamen'
tarians.
Says Will OF People Must Prevail
7 7. Walsh, Of Cork. in favorins
the treaty, said the Dali delegates were
thrrc 70 express the will of the people
Tie had visited his constituency In th'
hrart of Cork, which had not been al
unimportant point in the last fou
years. and had found that nine tenth
Of the city favored ratification. ~
member Of the Dali was bound TO tax
the oath in the treaty. but every MON
hcr was bound to carry out the people
will.
Collins Rebukes Countess
Michael Collins opened the debate i,
thc afternoon session with n denuncia
tion Of the Joking reference OF Counties
NTqrkicwicz to the possibility OF can
collation. Of the engagement or Princes
NInrv and NiScount I.asCcllcs. in Ordc
that the Princess might marry Collin
and make him eligible to the govcrno
ccncralshp Of Ireland. Collins terinct
the suggestion an insult to the lady II
ucytion. and declared it was 90 "ulate'
to cause pain not only 70 her, but TO M
own hanCee.
Ernest Blythe, Minister of Trndc
spcaking in favor OF the treaty. said tn
republic was set up only as machine
for securing independence. and tina
since independence had been secure,
there was no harm in scrapping tina
machine.
Belfast. Jan. 3.-(Dy \. PD-Th'
IIibcrnian Hall at Eskra, Count!
Tyrone. wns seized today by a party o
Slim Feincrg. One section of the part!
held Sim Fein court at the old schoo
,.housr md others visited homes OF Cath
oIics and demanded their rifles ant
shotguns in the name Of the republican,
army. Many refused to comply witt
This demand. whCreupon the sim rem
ers left with threats that those u'cIln'
ing would be shot,
REST CAT IN THE WORLD
| See photograph of silent ECho tatnoui
cat IN MagaElne Section OF next SUNDAY
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