The daily banner., 1922-01-06
0AIL Committee
SEEkSAGRREE:EMENT
Unofficial Body Will Report at
Secret Session To-day.
DEADLOCK STILL UNBROKEA
Opposing Factions in Dali Apparently
as Far From Peace Settlement as
Ever.

Ever.
Dublin, Jan. G-The dail eireann.
after holding brief sessions without
making further progress III cOnsidera-
ton OF The AngIo-Irish treaty, ad-
jonrned un,il today, when it will meet
III private session to hear the report
OF the unofficial committee which is
trying to find Il basis upon which an
agreement might be reached.
The situation in the dali cream was
still deadlocked when it recGnvened.
During the recess, it was learned, a
joint meeting Of leaders opposing and
IayoriHG the AngIO-IriSh treaty held
4 meeting and c0nvaSsed various posi-
hilities for reaching an agreement
hut without avail.
Immediately after order WAS called
William Co>grave, of Kilkenny, rose
10 rcbUkp the Freeman'S Journal for
its editorial attacking de Valera The
tail has HE highest respect for the
presidents" declared Cosgrave.
III coudemhin@ the newspaper Cos
grave, who is one of the strongest
supporters OF the treaty, declared:
Il desire to express regret that any
Irish journal should publish such a
leading article us that which appeared
in the treeman'S Journal. The dali
has The highest confidence in and re
Spect for the president, and lhe coun
Try has the highest respect for the
president. Ii is not in the interests
of ratification of the treaty that an
article such as this should appear in
any journal"
Sean Buckingham spoke c0ndemning
the same article and further article
which said in effect that the country
was sick of the speeChmaking and de-
claiming i'll the dail. He said Journal
isis should use discretion in reporting
speeches, and declared they should
get al the man. who controlled the
paper, and declared he thought the
representative of the paper should be
AXpeIled from the dali for this insult.
Buckingham moved 10 exclude the
Fretmun's Journal representative from
The dali and Miss Mary MacSwfney
seconded ihe motion.
George Gavan Duffy, however, al
though he called the attack "the most
infamous" ever made in Il Dublin
newspaper, said the press should be
permitted to express any views it li1-
ed. John AIilrOy supported DutfyS
-iew.
The editorial in the Freeman'S Jour
nal follows:
Those who hope de Valera would
spare Ireland the ordeal of fac
tionaI fight over his absurd document
No. 3 are to be disappointed. The
Irish people will find no justification
IN his publication for his criminal
attempt to divide the nation. His al
Legged alternative to the treaty is no
for which the treaty has been ASSAM
ed by the deal orators of the dali,
only it is much worse"
The newspaper, seeking an expla-
nation of Mr. de Valera's action, says
it is apparently due to vanity" and
adds: He cannot forgive the Irishmen
who made the treaty for their success,
and foS this he is ready to sacrifice
the country. He has not the instinct
of the Irishman in his blood. 1t is
the curse of Ireland that its amity
should be broken by such a man act
ing under the advice of an Englishman
who achieved fame in the British in
telligence service. Document No. 3 is
largely the work of Childers.
The Irish people must stand up and
begin their freedom by giving their
fate into the hands Of their own coun-
trymen.'