Evening star., 1922-01-04
Presenting Of New Peace
Terms to Dali Cause of
Sharp Discussion.
GRIFFITH AND COLLINS
BITTER IN CRITICISM
Miss MacSwiney Rebuffed-Re.
lection Called "Suicide"-Vote
Likely Tomorrow.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, January 4.-AnnOunce.
ment was made during this after
Moons session Of the dail eireann
that EnmOnn De Valera would
make public his alternative pro-
pOsals rs n substitute for the
ApglO-Irish treaty, which is under
confederation, mt the close Of the
afternoon session.
By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, January 4.-The question
agitating- the members of the dali
eireann at the close of this forenoon's 8
session of debate on the Anglo-Irish
treaty was whether Eamonn De Valera
would be able to bring before the
dali his much discussed alternative
proposals to the treaty.
Rising to protest that he was per-
fectly willing to make public these
proposals, contained in the much
talked-of document No. 9" Mr.. De
Valera stated that he intended NOV
ing his proposals tomorrow as an
amendment to the ratification motion.
Oppose De Valera Speaking.
Members of the dali Immediately
made the point that under the rules
of the debate the republican presi-
dent. having already spoken. could
not speak again. The prevailing view
seems to be that Speaker McNeill will
sustain the objection.
Sharp tilts again enlivened the de-
bates. Five speakers were heard at
the morning session. among them Mrs.
Pearce, the aged mother of Patrick
H. Pearce. first president Of the Irish
republic. who was executed in 1916.
She opposed the pact.
showed he was an out-and-out repub-
lican, intimated that the alternative
proposals of De Valera will be no
more acceptable to him than the
to the republicans to continue the
fight for their ideal was followed
with the closest attention. and when
he sat down he was warmly applaud
ed both by supporters and opponents
Of the treaty. -:5'~-S
Owen O'Duffy stirs Hearers.
Another speech which held the
house throughout was Owen O'Duffy's
argument in favor Of ratification.
When the dali eireann reassembled
today fifty-nine of its members-near-
ly half-had expressed their views on
the Irish peace treaty. Between pri-
vate and public sittings the dali thus
far has devoted nine days to debate.
Hope for a division tomorrow, or
Friday at the latest. was freely ex-
pressed today. The newspapers con-
tinue to speculate on the size of the
majority for the treaty. The political
correspondent of the Irish Independ-
ent says that one prominent opponent
of the treaty, who is in a position to
Judge the relative strength of both
parties, believes the ratif1cationists
will have large majority. about six
votes.
Offers New Proposals.
On the reassembling of the dali
eireann today the new version of
Eamonn De Valera's amendment was
distributed to the members. 1t pro-
poses a treaty Of amity and associa-
ton between Ireland and the govern
ments of Great Britain and of the
other states of the British common
wealth.
The amendment provides:
THAT inasmuch as the articles of
agreement for treaty between Great
Britain and Ireland, signed at Lon
don December 6, 1921. do not recon-
cile Irish national aspirations and the
association of Ireland with the COM
munity Of nations known as the Brit
ish commonwealth and cannot be the
basis of an enduring peace between
the Irish and British peoples.
"The dali eireann, in the name of
the sovereign Irish nation, makes to
the government of Great Britain, to
the governments of the other states in
the British commonwealth, and to the
peoples of Great Britain and of those
several states the following proposal
for a treaty Of amity and, association,
which the dali eireann is convinced
could be entered Unto by the Irish
people with the sincerity of good
will"
Holds Up Complete Text.
The complete text of the proposals,
it was announced. would be put into
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