The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-08
TENSION GIVES WAY
TO REJOICING OVER
PEACE WITH IRELAND
Downing Street, Where Confer
ences Held, Flooded With
Congratulations.
(ay Lie Assoeiated Pressl

and anxiety of the past weeks giving
splace to general rejoicing, this has
been a day of all around congratula-
tions Of recalling the memories of
great figures in the Irish struggle.
whose work and sacrifices paved the
road to today's accomplishment, and
OF preparations for the necessary for
malitiss for bringing the new Irish
Free State into being.
Nowhere is there any real idea that
anything can now happen to prevent
its birth, although difficult detail may
have to be encountered.
The two Georges-King George ana
David Lloyd George-to whom the
public accords credit for bringing
about peace We're photographed to-
gether in a smiling group Of his ma
iesty's ministers on the terrace of
Buckingham palace today, and the pic
ture was extensively displayed in the
evening papers.
Downing street, where stands the Of
ficial residence of the prime minister,
was inundated with kilograms of con-
gratulations from all over the world.
The premier presented to Lady Green
wood. the wife Of Sir Han1ar Green
wood, chief secretary for Ireland, the
pen with which he signed the Irish
treaty as an appreciation of your hus-
bands efforts for peace"
It is recalled that the prime minis
ter's first speech of Importance in his
political career was delivered in COM
pany OF Michael Davitt at a political
meeting in Wales in the eighties, and
was ia favor Of home rule.
One of the first fruits of the peace
probably arranged for at the confer
ence when tho treaty was drafted
was the royal proclamation nberating
more than three thousand prisoners in. /
termed in Ireland. 1t is reported also
that there may be reduction of SEN
tences imposed on those Irish men con-
victed of political crimes.
Preparations are afoot in London,
Dublin and Belfast for the considera-
tion Of the treaty The king has sum
moned parliament to meet at West
Minister December II, to ratify the
treaty and cabinet councils have been
summoned at Dublin and Belfast.
Eamon DeValera has vet given no
hint of his attitude, but it is generally
assumed, as the delegates to the Lon
don conference were plenipotentiaries
that the treaty will be approved at
least in principle. Opposition seems to
be expected from the extremists both
in Dublin and Belfast-from the ex-
treme Sim Feiners on account of the
terms of the oath of allegiance. and
from the extreme north of ireland men
against the provision that Ulster must
-,
aries if she elects to stay outside the
settlement
Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier.
in a public speech in the Belfast par
lament today, adopted rather nom
committal attitude guarding himself
against any direct opposition to the
settlement. but in a statement to a po-
litical meeting through his wife he
took a sanguine view that peace would
soon be achieved and represented as a
victory for Ulster the freedom OF
choice accorded her by the treaty
1t is believed that Ulster will not at
first send representatives to the all
Ireland parliament, but will wait to
see the effect of the new regime be-
fore deciding upon which course to
adopt. All kinds of specuIations are ;
indulged in for instance who will be
the first governor general and who the
premier OF the Irish Free State; also
on the probable size Of the Irish army. |
According to one of the newspapers,
the estimate on this viii be O,00o,
based on the fact that Ireland's pop
ulation is one tenth that of Great Bri-
tain's.
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Dublin on Mr.. DeYalera's haste to as
semble his cabinet-one that he is not
altogether satisfied with the treaty
the other, that he merely wishes to
speed up necessary formalities to get
the provisional government working
quickly; 1t Is understood that the
provisional parliament viii consist Of
the present members of the Dali Eli
reann with four unionists members for
Trinity College. James Craig Cnot the
Ulsted premier) who IS one of the
Trinity members, stated publicly to-
day that he was glad peace had been
achieved. and that he and his col
leagues were ready to take their share
in the government under the new con-
stitution.
The signing Of the treaty has been
received joyfully by the labor party.
a joint manifesto issued tonight, ex-
pressing satisfaction and the hope that
Ulster would whele-heartedly adopt
the agreement.
The Irish delegates on leaving Lon
don tonight for Dublin had a wildly
enthusiastic send-off from thousands
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