The Washington herald., 1922-01-06
Extreme Republican S
Who Oppose Peace Trea-
ty Will Not Vote.
FREEDOM OF PRESS
PLAYS BIG PART
Freem ans Journ a |
Charges De Valera With
. :. Jealous Vanity.

DUBLIN. Jan. Subscription Of
the Dali Eireann and deadlock
which undoubtedly would have
wrecked not only the Irish peace
treaty but all chances for a future
solution of Ireland's relations with
Great Britain is believed to have
been averted by a meeting of eight
members of the Irish parliament-
four supporters of the Collins -Grif-
nth faction and four extreme Re-
pubiicans.
A partial agreement, it is under
stood. has been reached. under
which passage of the treaty will be
permitted. The out-and-out Repub-
licans take the stand that they can
no more accept De Vslera's alter
nate proposals than they can vote
for the Griffith agreement, since the
Irish Presidents document differs
only slightly from that negotiated
In London. 1t is expected that the
Republicans will withdraw. in hope
that De Valera and his immediate
coterie OF personal followers will
remain in the Dali to constitute a
working composition.
Situation Really serious.
The Dali Eireann adjourned at
4 o'clock to let the special commit
tee fight out this phase of the situ-
alton in the evening. and will meet
again in secret tomorrow morning.
The seriousness OF the situation
is illustrated by the declaration of
J. J. Walsh. one of the treaty ad-
herents, that as the situation stands
today, the treaty would be defeated
by two votes. other delegates
agree with Walsh. and II is gloomily
admitted in most quarters that the
peace pact is in extreme jeopardy.
The freedom Of the press is be-
ginning to play another important
part in the debate. In addition TO
the general excitement caused by
the kidnapping of A. B. Kay. corre-
spondent of the London Times, Dub
lin is ablaze with comment over
the Dublin Freeman's Journal which
has launched a vitriolic attack at
the Dali Eireann die-hards.
The foreign correspondents In
Dublin will renew their protests
against Kay's kidnapping on Fri
day. having held 1t up upon the
receipt of a telegram from Cork
stating that Kay would be handed
over to the Irish Republican army
at once
Newspaper Bitterly Criticized.
Bitter criticism was leveled
throughout the day at the Free
mans Journal, which has hitherto
been one of Sim Fein's staunchest
supporters. The journal attacked
both. De Valera and Erskine Chill
ders. charging the Irish President
with Jealous vanity, without the
instinct of an Irishman." adding
that ''it is a curse to Ireland that
its unity should be broken by such
a man, acting under the advice OF
an Englishman-Ersk Childers.'
In the Dali Eireann debate Col
Inns deplored the tone of the ar
ticle, and Gavan Duffy denounced 1t
a. 1.-THE most infamous attack
have ever seen in an Irish news
paper"
.Phe De Valera faction. of course
has been furious at the newspaper
one speaker threatening the writer
Of the article with "a dose of back
woodsman's medicine"
At this point Fitzgerald retorteC
that the kidnapping of Kay had al
ready caused enough trouble to the
newspapers.
1t was moved that the Dali Fire.
ann expel the Frceman's Journa
correspondent from all sessions un'
til the newspaper apologized, bu
the motion was withdrawn upoI
request of Griffith and De Valera
who pleaded for the freedom of the
press.