Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-06
TREATY BATTLE
Of IRISH NEARS
FINAL DECISION
Announcement of Existence
of Peace Committee Fea-
lures Session; Reporter
Kidnapped and Returned.

Dublin, Jan. 10y tHe ASsoCio tou
Press. THE dali cream when
met this morning, with disruption
threatened, adjourned tonight in
the hope that a basis of agreement
might be reached between treaty
supporters and opponents. Ihe
peace committee which is trying
IValiantly to patch up an accommo-
dalton between the two factions
met again tonight and will report
at n private session of the dali to-
morrow. -
Announcement of the existence or
peace committee was the chlel
feature of the day and thrill was
given to the general situation by
the revelation that armed men, as
sumed to be Irish republican army
oDponeuts of the treaty, had kid
Mapped the correspondent or the
London Times and carried MN TO
Cork. Word has been received, now
ever, that the correspondent was
rescued by agents of Michael COL
Inns and is returning here.
No member of the cabinet IS III .
cluded in the peace committee
which is made up almost exclusive
lv of able members of the rank ana
file of the dali who have spoken LOT
and against the treaty. me mos'
notable of these are owen O'DutIy'
Jason officer of Ulster, who Is a
supporter of the treaty, and Liam
Mellowes, an uncompromlslng re-
publican, who will have nothlnB 70
do either with the treaty or ue
Valera's alternative proposals
An influential member VINO
Joined the committee at its request
ia John r. O'Kelly, sim fem repre-
sentative In Paris, in whom Mr.. de
Valera and his colleagues opposing
the treaty have great confidence.
Efforts of the peace makers are
believed to be directed toward an
ARRANGEMENT which would allow
the treaty to go through, WINE
safeguarding the republican posi-
ton in the future. Mr.. O'Dutfy eH-
planned that the purpose of the
meeting of the committee was the
formulation of an agreement
whereby de Valera's leadership
would be retained. The committee
found 1t impossible TO reach
COMPROMISE last evening, however.
II got so far as placing proposai
before Mr.. de Valera but did not
obtain his approval.
The committee resumed CONVEX
sation today and it was regardea
as significant that it was Mr.:
O'Kollv who appealed to the dan
to adjourn in the morning, ana en-
able a further attempt to be made
The committee had not got mqch
further after lunch today, and this
time Mr.. O'Duffy moved adjourn
ment until tomorrow. His moton
was supported by Richard Mulca-
nv, chief of staff. in a speech sug-
costing that the matter was so I'M
portant that it woulG he worth dis
cussing in private session, Mt which
even If an agreement were not
reached, they might learn how taf
they had progressed.
Notwithstanding the many reso-
lutions sent to the members or the
dali from their constituents urging
them either to support the treaty
or resign, only two Of the 10 dep
uties have yielded.
Most of the public session today
was occupied in a discussion re-
garding the attitude Of the press
toward the dali. Many members
were eager to take action against
the Freeman's Journal by eXpell-
ing it's representative from the
chamber as punishment for its ed
itorial attack on Mr.. de Valera and
Erskine Childers. Action was post
poned.
Mr.. Griffith and others pointed
out that the supporters of the trea-
ty had been abused in the repub-
lican report supporting Mr.. de Va
lera, but they preferred to ignore
it. This discussion gave Desmond
Fitzgerald, minister Of propaganda,
the opportunity to call attention to
the kidnapping of the Times CORE
spondent, which he described as an
act of some criminals.