Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-08
GENERAL REJOICING AND
ALL ROUND CONGRATULATIONS

re-so-. Dec. --tRy the 4. P)-With
fr. tension and anxiety of the past
weeks Swing place 70 general rejoicing.
rr s. has been day q all around conErat-
Hi.r.Hrs- recalling -he memories Of
--- d-ure5 ir -re Irish struggle. whose
v.-s ard sacrifices paved the road to to-
DAVIS a--o-r7 .ishucnts. ard OF prrpara-
rH-r fo- the necessary formalities for
bringing IRE row Irish Free state into be
.z
N1~-e-e is there any real idea that
anything now can hs1pen 10 prevent its
-r a1fr ar difficult detail may lave
r. .r a-r7u1-e-.d
Tho tvo tier- -rs-Einc George. and
rec.-5s ctief credit for bringing about
peace were h7'ozra7hej together in
r- c~nsn . His Msj@sty's ministers
.- tre terrace ~ buckingham Palsc" to-
IHV ard the Ucfure was extensively dis
rTrF ir rhe even ng papers.
Downing street wfl-r7 17H1s the cf-
f-.f resi- fencc of the prime minister. was
.rg-ta-sd with te'er-ams Of c0nGratu-
Isfon from 7ll over the world. Tn" pre-
H r-eee1te1 20 Lady Greenwo d. the
rf-- 81 S.r Hawar Greenwood, chic sec
--.1-- r7r rnIVnd. IRE pen with wli,h
r- re7 tre lrsh treaty. as "an appra-
r.sta7 ~ yo1r huhband's efforts for
peace"
Do H- recalled th-- the crime minister's
frz- r-s-r of Inheritance in his political
career was delivered in the coTps ny s T
Nar' Tavtt o. a poll ical meeting in
wales r fr- eighties and was in favor
Hf bonn, rule
Or. .- trs first fruits or the -Aace-
rruharI~ arranged for at the conference
when tre treaty was drafted-'vas the
-ora, r-0. ematicu lihsrating more than
frree rHn-s-rI prisoners internod in Ire
HrI p. is -e- rfed also that there may
I. -.c1ss.d ration 81 tre sentences i'm
ff or rrrs. IrIshmen convicted Of po-
I''-ri crimes.
T--s-af-.-s are afoot n London. DUB
f.n ami Belfa=- FOR the c0rs derati n
fra treaty The king has Summoned Har
.r-er+ t0 NEE at WcS.rins.er on De-
-.- Dor "a f1 -a fv the treaty. ard cabi
Hr-r i1Ts have beeh summC1ed q
r i- and Ee'-ast
r-or- De Na'sra has as vet eiver
On. r.-t NJ his attitude. hrt r. is generally
r-.f as tte delegates 20 the Londo?
--------- werc pis7inot -rtia-i-F that
rr. f-r7tv win be ap0r we'd. a. least ir
r D.. Opposition seems 10 he expact-
o. r-e- -hs extremists both IN Dui 1T
rrr fas--from the extreme Sim Feil
r-- .- sr-1ur- of the terms OF the oat'
rf H -.r-~s. a-d from the extreme rt'
1-er- rug- submit 20 rectif,ation ~ heI
.f ireland men aca'ns. the provision tha
f7-'.s 10 she e'e5ts 10 stay outsid
f. -..r-rrr+.
SIR I-i--.e craig. the uls.er premier. i
n-f- e0r--r I'm tNs Belfast 7arjiaran
.av 7f.---6 rather non-committa
--ufa -r7-i-r himself apairst any di
r-.- ~ ll-i~1 20 the settlement
r1- a e-~tcr-nt sent 10 a polit;ca
meeting through his wife he took a san
r'r. -irv -r=- peace would soon h
a.-..rsr. and represented as a victory r.
I-'as- -r. f-.eiom " choi,e accorded he
l- 'ha fr ATTY.
r Ie r.urs1 that Ulster will not a
rr.- -.rr relrs- e1t7t.v.s O. the A'l-Ir
f.-- rrirrsnf. hut.w viii wait 20 So tn
--.. 10 me n,v regime before GeciGin
r--- .~tt-r c0ure7 20 adopt. All kinds q
r-Irfors are in1ulged In. for instance
r.a viu re the first governor genera
a-f who th- -ramisr NJ the Irish Ere
S.1t-. also n the. probable size 0. In
I--H 5~my
hc-,rfir- m one n the newspapers IN
tz.inH-r r- this win he 10000. based 0
rrr r--f that 1rsIand's POPULATION is onf
f.rtr .rar ~ Great Britains and as III
T--rer acff- army. excluding colonial an
I-ra- forces ie 20o. .000. Ireland's proper
A. - rv ire terms of the treaty. would h
--s-ferfh
T. .iav-e aprear 70 he taken in Duf
F- nr SIR ne Tslera's haste to assarnb
t- rahinet-oue. that he is not atc
-.rr- s8r-fel with the treaty the othe
.a- be- mercy N.sh-s 20 s-eed M necet
.--r ro-au''t.es 10 Ct the provision;
--rfrnus-t working quickly. II is undel
~ tr-- the provisional parliament wi
-.-el-- % THE present members Of n
-.r TIrrann. with four Unionist member
tr- T-u.fv college James Craig not II
Ulster nrerr erl who is one Of the Trinil
--rsa-r stated publicly TODAY that !
rs riad peace had been achieved. an
fr- DO ard his colleagues were read
take ther SEATS in the government VI
..r th- new Constitution.
Tr. si-nlng OF tho treaty has been r
,.sred jog -1ly by the labor party;
lrtr- manifesto was signed tonight by y
.n~.rur bodies con1rising the party, e.
--se~ satisfaction and the hope tn
.rr-f- would wholcheartedly adopt Il
te-e~cnt and, also appealing 70 the Be
-asr workers 10 secure industrial pea'
b. the interest Of trade union solidsrit
Ths Irish delegates on leaving LondC
Tonight f-r Dublin had a wildly enthus
tsfr send-od from thousands Of Lond,
f-.eru,cn and women gathered in EustC
rstion-
Iae larce lofNe or ponce present tfl'
rsiniv 20 contr 1.-THE excited crowd. b
ne de'aca IS had literally 70 fight tn,
rav 20 the train
Michael Collins especially was beseg
~ the sirEiu- masses. twelve polcem'
eventually carried him along the pIa
tsr-r. lie losf his hat in the process. al
g. few eut- -rpr. s.ng young women a
t-rufed 20 kiss him. Arthur Griffith al
,cr. g. Barton had 4 less bois.ero