Word: dail
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Dates: during 1922-1922
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From all appearances Ireland is in the unfortunate position of not knowing what she wants and being unhappy until she gets it. The last two days have seen one of the stormiest sessions of the Dail Eireann so far--a perfect maze of charges and counter charges from Griffith and De Valera intermixed with epithets of "liar" and "gunman", until both sides finally agreed to publish the documents of the London conference,--"before the elections so that no one is fooled" as De Valera expressed...
...sort of Lincoln-Douglas series, early in March, conditions have grown steadily worse, particularly in Limerick and about Belfast, until finally they assumed almost the dimensions of a reign of terror, during which the Extremists and the Ulsterites rapidly extended their influence at the expense of the Dail Eireann forces...
...these extremists will go in direct opposition to the Provisional Government. The chief danger lies in the Republican army which has been active throughout the six countries. By failing to disband in accordance with the agreement the republicans will place themselves in direct conflict with the Dail Eireann. The situation has been steadily approaching such a conflict for some time and it is likely that the agreement will precipitate the struggle...
...however, there can be no question about the rights of the Republicans. By its agreement with Ulster, the Dail Eireann has put itself on a firm basis and stands for law and order. Hereafter any one who makes trouble is in the same position as a criminal in any country, and the extremists should be treated accordingly. But there is still a possibility that they will refrain from further outbreaks or at least will keep within the limits set by New York--not more than one or two murders...
...much discussed treaty has been ratified by the Dail Eireann, and the Irish Free State has come into existence. The ghosts of a long line of Irish patriots should be laid, and something akin to permanent peace brought to the land of Killarney. The treaty embodies practically every point for which Irish orators and statesmen have labored since before the time of Gladstone, even down to an acceptable settlement of the status of Ulster...