The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-07

or Oo1onSO, W1ll0 AEIIlur dI11lll
 general summing up and an ap
 Speeches by Harry Roland and
 Joseph McGrath of Dublin were req
 lures of the morning session. especlal-
 ly that of McGrath who disclosed that
 Boland's last trip to the United
 States, according to Roland himself,
 was made at the initiative of Ramon
 De Valera to acquatnt Amer1can sym
 pathtzers with the Irish cause with
 the Irish cause with the fact that 1t
 would be necessary in negotiating
 peace to accept some thing short or a
 republic
 Richard Mulcahy rose during the session to make a statement regard
 ing the army but was interrupted by De Valera who stated that the min
 ister of defense would deal with that subject.
 Committee Pleads for Unity. iJoseph McGufness of Longfofd. speaking for the treaty, said the mem bers of the peace committee In the private meeting of the Dail literally
 went on their knees to President De Valera in an effort to secure unity. De Valera interposed a heated denai that it was he who had spht the country, declaring that the document brought back by the delegates rom London and now before the Dall Was responsible for the split
 Dublin, Jan 7-(By The A P-)--
 At the beginning of today's session or the Dali Eireann, Speaker John Mac Neil1 read a motion prepared by nm self calling upon the Dali to affirm
 that Ireland Is 8. sovereign state, oe.
 irving its authority from the Will or the people. The motion would pro- vide that all of Ireland's international
 relations must be governed by this status.
 It is expected the motion will be put through if the treaty Is ratified. Following the reading of the mo ton Henry Roland arose to speak against the treaty.
 Resignation Postponed. Ramon DeValeras resignation as president stoaod postponed until the division was taken. It was expected
 he would retire to private life if the treaty should be ratified:
 When the Dali resumed its sessions at 11:3o o'clock Speaker MacNeill, who has strongly supported the treaty. gave notice of a motion in his own
 name. reading as follows:
 '%That the Dail Eireann afhrms that Ireland is a sovereign nation, deriving the will of the people of Ireland; that all the international relations of Ire land are governed on the part of Ire land by that sovereign status, and all facilities and accommodation afforded by Ireland to another state or coun- try are subject to the right of the Irish government to take care that the liberty and well being of the peo- pie of Ireland are not endangered
 The object of this motion was to assert the principle that ratification of the treaty was in accordance with
 Roland Thanks America. Harry Roland, just back from the United States, asked for a vote of
 thanks for "the magnificent support
 America has given us."'
 No one knew better than Michael Collins, declared Roland, that there were five thousand men in America
 many such men had come back to Ireland and fought valiently- He said he would have to admit that sentiment in America favored the Irish loan would regard adoption 1 of the treaty as betrayal of their sympathy and support ne oeciareo acceptance of the treaty would De sui- eide for Ireland.
 been and never could be beaten Ii | the treaty were adopted she could never again ask the world for sup port in the fight for freedom.
 Roland was enthusiastically ap- plauded when he took his seat Fought For Republic. Joseph McGrath of Dublin, followed that when he went out in 1916 to fight for the republic he knew perfectly well that Ireland would never get a republic under the pending treaty, however, every ioCo oi lHe original democratic program could be carried out, he declared.
 He created a sensation by stating that when he and Roland went to Karloch, Scotland, on their last trip as messengers in the negotiations with Prime Minister Lloyd George. Roland told him he was going to America on behalf of Ramon DeVolera to prepare the people of America to accept something short of a republic" Replying to McGrath, DeValera said that because he wanted to be honest with the American people he l had told Roland to let them know he could not secure the isolated repub- | lic'' which was IreIands ideal but I that his external association plan would give Ireland complete inde- pendence-
 Spoke Against Americans | Roland in his speech against the treaty, went into some details wttf