The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-08
CORONA DAILY TIMES THURSDAY DECEMBER S. 1921


 Swiney died after 73 days of abstn. enc from food. Later those of the hunger strikers who survived were released
 The new Government of Ireland Act was passed by the British House of i Commons in December 1920 It pro. vided for a Northern and Southern Parliament and for a Central Parlia- men, containing representatives of both the North and the South De Valera in a manifesto denounced the plan and demanded "complctc inde- 1 pcndcnce or death."'
 i This was followed on May 2 1921. by the appointment of Viscount Fitz- alan as the First Lord Lieutenant and 1 Governor General Of Ireland under the new partition measure.
 Ulster accepted the act and proceed. ed to hold elections and organize its parliament In all the rest of Ire 1 land, however. the Sim Feiners again swept the elections, winning l24 out of l2S seats. They refused to organ. ] izc under the Home Rule Act and de- 1 clared that the new members elected would constitute the new Dali Eireann or parliament of the Irish Republic
 In the North, Sir James Craig was chosen parliamentary leader in the place of Sir Edward Carson who re tired
 The Ulster parliament opened on June 22 1921 and was attended by King George and Queen Mary. The King urged the Irish people to for, give and forget" past wrongs and strive for peace in Ireland and con ctiation between the people of that country and the British Empire
 "I appeal to all Irishmen," he said, ito pause, to stretch out the hand Of forbcaraucc and conciliatiou. to for. give and forget and to join in making for the island which they love a new era of peace. contentment and good, IwiI."
 IL was the Kings speech that start ed the barley for peace which eventu- ally brought about the truce In bring. ing the two factions together General Jan Christian shuts the Premier of the Union of south Africa. bore no small part He had been in London to attend the British Imperial con ference of Dominion Promicrs and went to Dublin on July , on a mission for the British government. Upon his arrival il was reported de Valera had waived the idea of absolute iudepend- Ience for Ireland and with Lloyd George ou ais side was ready to consider Do- minion home rule for Ireland
 General Smuts stated that the Irish question was "a soluble problem" and bore d resemblance to conditions in south Africa which were now happily removed.
 X few days after King Georges importunatc appeal to all Irishmen to settle their differences de Valera re ceiyod an invitation from Premier Lloyd George to confer with Sir James Craig. the Ulster Premier, and him self with view to reaching a satts- factory solution. To this de Valera replied
 We most earnestly desire to help in bringing about a lasting peace be- tween the peoples of these two islands but see no avenue by which il can be reached if yon deny Ireland her es- sential unity"
 Subsequently General Smuts con fcrred with de Valera and it Was re- ported that. after conference with other Sim Fein leaders he was will ing to modify his demand for an inde- pendent republic Shortly alterward, General Sir Nevil Macrcady, the Brit ish military commander in Ireland, announced that arrangements were being made on both sides for a cessa, tion of hostilities At noon on Mon day. July II, for the first time in years unarmed policemen appeared on the streets of Dublin. Belfast and Cork, the tram cars resumed operation. theaters were opened and there were other signs of return at least to temporary peace.