24 DECEMBER 1921, page 1

Then Came Mr. De Valera:1i Turn. He Was Hard, Forbidding,

uncompromising. He denounced the Treaty and spoke of Mr. Griffith and Mr. Michael Collins as men who were " subverting the Republic." " They have set their hands to an ignoble......

When The Debate Was Reopened On Wednesday Mr. Garen Duffy

described how Mr. Lloyd George prevailed upon the delegates to sign. According to him Mr. Lloyd George said :- " It must now be peace or war. My messenger goes to-night to......

On Tuesday, When The Debate Was Continued, Mr....

Minister for Fisheries, declared that the Treaty would mean the perpetual subjection of the Irish people. Mr. Lynch, another of the delegates to London, said that he had signed......

News Of The Week.

T HE Sinn Fein Parliament, when we write on Thursday, has not yet come-to any decision about the Settlement. Very likely the result of the long and strange debate will be known......

When We Went To Press Last Week The Dail Was

in secret session, and the secrecy continued until the end of the week. On Monday the doors were thrown open again to the public. By that time the members had arranged......

To Our Readers.

Readers experiencing difficulty in obtaining the " Spectator " regularly and promptly through the aboli- tion of the Sunday post or other causes should become yearly......

" I Hold That It Is Good Enough," He Continued,

" and that 93 per cent. of the Irish people believe it to be good enough." He could understand those who were out and out in favour of a Republic, but he could not understand......