IMPASSE IN DAIL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17983, 7 January 1922, Page 7

IMPASSE IN DAIL

MEETING TWICE ADJOURNED NEGOTIATIONS IN TRAIN. TREATY BELIEVED IN PERIL. REJECTION GAINS GROUND. By 7»\ezmvb— Press Association—Copyrijht (Received 5.40 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, Jan. 6. An impasse has been reached in the treaty discussion by the Dail Eireann. A committee has been formed to endeavour to resolve the difficulty, sittings being suspended in the meantime. Excitement was intense when the Dail assembled this morning. The speaker accepted a motion for an immediate adjournment until the afternoon, which both parties agreed upon, in order to curtail the debate. During the interval the party leaders conferred, seeking an escape from the impasse. Those for ratification of the treaty admitted that the rejectionists had gained ground Tuesday, and confirmed Mr. J. J. Waish'e pessimistic forecast of the defeat of ratification. The Dail reassembled in the afternoon, but sat only for an hour before it adjourned again by a party agreement. A committbi was appointed to try and compose the differences. It will report to a private meeting-to-morrow. The Negotiating Committee consists of four members favouring ratification and five in opposition to it. Mr. O'Duffy, one of the negotiators, informed the Dail that a substantial agreement bad already been reached on a number of vital points. He added that though it would be possible to retain Mr. de Valera's services, the scheme had not yet been agreed to by the leaders themselves. Mr. Mulcahy then moved that the Dail should meet in private. During the meeting to-day there were lively protests against an article in Freeman's Journal. A motion to exclude its reporters from the Dail was withdrawn after a discusMr. Drohan has resigned, on the ground that his constituents in East Tipperary demand ratification, and that he cannot vote for the treaty. He expected four or five other deputies would take the same course.