Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
TREATY ASSAIlED BY
O'CONNER; URGED
BY PIONEER LEADER
Continued from pnEe ,

"
Premier Lloyd George, O'Connor
said had broken Irish unity, Into
spectrum OF colors from extreme pur-
pie 10 extreme red" The treaty was n
step backward, and not ono forward.
he asserted.
The extent OF the stop ireland war
to take was less important than its
direction. continued O'Connor. He
would like to know what the head OF
tho delegation In London had promised
the southern Unionists.
Fair play!", interjectcd Arthur
Grifnth.
IL II only meant fair play. continued
O'Connor. nobody would object, but II
it meant placing southern Unionists I'm
place and power, the Irish people
would not stand for It.
Turning to another phase OF the
treaty's provisions, the deputy asked
what was common citizenship" be-
tween Cork and Yorkshire.
when do your constituents come
inn" one OF the deputies intcrjected
O'Connor replied that II his consti-
tuents might have changed their
minds he had not. and he believed the
heart OF the peoples had not changed
and It was misrepresented by the
resolutions OF the public bodies and
farmers associations.
| In speech strongly supporting tho
treaty. Pierce Beasley, OF County Ker-
ry famous for his prison breaking ex-
ploits and his lifelong contributions to
the Irish movement. followed O'Con-
nor.N He said he had hoped the reali-
ties OF the situation ms affecting the
welfare Of Ireland would cause the
petty political differences In tho Dali
To fade into insigniflcence. None Of
tho opponents OF the treaty. he de-
clared. had shown any slgn OF con-
| structive stntesmanship or had even
! indicated what they proposed to do II
tho treaty were rejected.
/ Beasley contendcd the treaty gave
everything Ireland had been fighting
for He laid especial stress on the
evacuation Of the country by the Brit
ish army. Michael Collins and Arthur
Griffith. he declared. knew the Irish
people better than the opponents oi
this treaty, who care only for dry
formulate
Countess Markiewicz. the mex
speahcT. NikotuhNiN uenpunNtu in'
treaty.
She demanded TO know what would
be tho position. in the upper house %
, the Irish Free State Of the Southern
!, Unionists. who, she said, had been tn,
worst enemies OF Ireland. calling then
traitors and oppressors of the Irisl
{ working classes. Discussing the oath
she said:
81 being an honorable woman, woul,
> sooner die than make a declaration o
. allegiance to King George"
I j. ]. Walsh of Cork. speaking !,
I favor OF the treaty. asserted no ha'
a visited his constituency during tn
! recess and learned that nine out O
] every ten people In Cork wanted tn
treaty accepted.
\ A review OF tho attitude taken b.
e the Irish people at large would seer
c TO indicate overwhelming sentiment &
: favor OF ratification of the pact. Sine
= announcement was made that tn
treaty had been signed in London. 10
public bodies have adopted resolu
tions in favor Of the treaty and &
many cases have demanded that thei
y representatives. in the Dali Eirean
vote for Il.
Five more county councils
: lck. North Tipperary. Tyrone. Lout
and Wexford-yesterday added the
voices to the chorus approving tn
treaty. The unanimity OF the farmer
a on the question IL a notable feature {
the demand for ratification. They hav
held scores OF meetings throughou
- the country and without exception
=. have affirmed their support OF III
- pact.
q Opponents of the treaty toda
brought out new organ. called "Th
7 Republic of Ireland" and II was locke
n upon as n new factor in the situa
ton. Today's papers here discussed
= with a note of satisfaction. Its tor
Ia was not aggressive and the first issr
refrained from personalities.
it This mornings newspapers appeals
IA to members of the Dali 10 heed the n,
cessities of the country, one OF the
II saying:
1. The Dali must decide whether
rs Is a democratic or an autocratic body
The peace agreement has been und
IL consideration by the Dali since d
& cember IA. and It was generally b.
re lieved here today that the presei
session would not be protracted Mar
Ie members looked for the vote on Thur
l. day night or Friday.