Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-05
VALERA'S AMENDMENT
DRAWS HOT IRISH FIRE
Newspapers Say Presidents
Attitude Has ImpsrllIsd Ratl-
flcatIon Of Treaty.
~ Associated Pr.sa 10 Every Evening.

by Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Dublin, Jan. 6.---lstronE condsmna-
tory comment appears in tho Dublin
newspapers today on DE Valera and
his Alternative proposal to the Anglo
Irish treaty.
An editorial In tho Freeman'a
Journal this morning reads.
Those who hope De Valera would
spare Ireland tho ordeal Of fractional
fiRht over his absurd Document No.
3 arc to be disappointed. The Irish
people will find no justification In his
publication for his criminal attempt to
divide the nation. His alleged alter
native TO the treaty is no alternatives;
1t contains all the articles for which
the treaty has been assaiIed by the
ideal orators OF the Dali. only IT II
much worse"
Tho newspaper, seeking An explains
tion Of Mr.. Do valeras action. says II
is apparently due TO vanity" and
adds: "He cannot forgive the irish
mon. who made the treaty, for their
success, and for this he Is ready to
sacrifice the country. He has not
the instinct OF tho Irishmsn In his
blood II is the curse OF Ireland that
its unity should be broken by such q
man acting under the advice OF an
Englishnen who achieved fame In
tho British intelligence service. (Ar
apparent reference to Erskine Chill
ders). Document No. 3 is largely this
work Of Childers, The Irish people
must stand up and begin their free
dom by giving rteir fate into th'
hands OF their own countrym.n."
/ Tho Irish Independent also con
/ demns Document No. 3. although II
milder terms. The treaty signed las
December" II says, 'is an actua
scheme capable Of immediate applica
ton. whereas De valera's proposal Il
lmerely plan on paper, and. over
/ Though It may in some respects b'
better than the treaty signed by tn
plenipotentiaries, II Is not now within
the domain Of practicay poIitics.
"As far as the substance is concern
ed, we fail to f,nd much difference be
tween the treaty and the counte
treaty Certainly there In no differ
ence material enough to vibrant dl
vision and perhaps chaos or dissste
i in tho country"
II London, Jan. 5.-Few OF the Englis<
newspaper correspondents In Dubli
venture predictions az to the resul
| OF Eamon Do valers's suddenly an
Z nounced plan to amend the irish trea
~, but all record tho amaxsmsn
: caused by his action. and the doubt
arising from IT. They generally nsre
! that entrance of this nav factor ha
greatly altered the situation and tha
the action OF tn Dali cannot be >prs
dicted.
Some of the writers avoid any com
rnent on Mr.. De valeras move Will
others characterize II variously Al
change in his position to align him
self with the extreme Republicans. tn
.ast throw of the leader OF loS
: cause. an attempt to evade the alter
native OF accepting or rejecting III
treaty EN- bloc. a fight for his ow
political existence, or an attempt {
: wreck the treaty.
!, One says 1t improves the prospet
, OF quickly ending the suspense regard
ing the fate OF the treaty, while ar
other declares that, IL Document N,
/, Is admitted as an amendment, dc
8 bate on the treaty may be prolonge
|. Tar beyond present expectations.