The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-16
King Georges Speech Accepted
in Both Houses.
Final Ratification Made Certain
by Parliament.
NOW SCOTS WOULD Be FREE
Campaign for Scottish Free
State Being Started.
Valera Trying to Find Way to
"GracefuH3 Surrender"

London, Dec. 16-The Irish peace
treaty was virtually ratified this aft
voted approval of King Georges
speech which opened the present ex-
traordinary session of parliament.
An amendment rejecting King
Georges speech was voted down, 4O1
to 58. This indicates the trend of the
vote When commons ballots on formal
ratification tonight. The vote was re-
garded as approving the Irish settle
ment, which the king lauded
Neither house took a division, the
approval being unanimous. Commons
ratified at ten minutes after o'clock
and the house of peers gave its ap-
proval a few minutes later.
Both houses voted down an amend
ment rejecting King Georges speech
at the opening of parliament on We'd
nesday. The vote in commons was
4O1 to So; that in the upper house
was 166 to AT.
Pc Lament has taken a recess un-
til Monday pending the decision Of
Dali Etreann upon the treaty.
Scotch Want Freedom Too.
A Gaelic campaign for a Scottish
free state, modelled after Ireland, is in
full swing today. It is being conduct
ed by Gaels both in and out of Scot
land.
A league has been formed with An
gus Clarke as president to work for
Scottish home rule Clarke said to-
ha loo
members of parliament to withdraw.
The Scots are establishing head
quarters in Glasgow and have begun
public 4tion of an official organ called
Liberty" This newspaper viii be
distributed thruout England and
Scotland in furtherance of the lib
erty movement.
Cite Their Grievances.
Among the grievances cited by
Liberty are the following:
1. The act of union of 1907 which
was characterized as an "insidious
piece of legislation"
?. Seventeen of the thirty-three
Scottish counties show a decrease in
population since the 1911 census.
3. Five counties have population be-
low that of 1900.
4. fifth of the land in Scotland
is reserved as deer forests and game
preserves.
s. One Englishman owns preserve
of 100000 acres, which stretches
across Scotland from sea to sea-
6. All attempts to recover Scottish
land for the peasantry have proved
futile.
Z. One land recovery act passed was
mangled by the house of lords.
The officials of the new Liberty
league claim England is responsible
for the unfavorable conditions in Scot
land.
Dali Vote Is Delayed.
Dublin, Dec. 16.-The stubborn fight
of Eamonn de Valera and a group of
colleagues in Dali Eireann against the
Irish treaty in its present form has
delayed the deliberations and today 1t
appeared certain a vote will not be
taken until late Saturday.
In view of the fact that Dali Fire
ann may not take decisive action on
the treaty until Saturday, the British
parliament may sit again tomorrow
on the pact tonight.
Valera Tries to "Save Face"
The private sessions of the Dali. it
is declared in some quarters today.
have been devoted largely to an at
tempt to discover some method
at the same time not register defeat
for Eamonn de Valera and his fol-
lowers.
The principal difficulty in the way
is said to be de Valera himself. The
Dali can accept or reject the treaty
but cannot make a fresh one without
renewed negotiations
De Valera is understood to have
proposed to Dali Eireann that the
treaty be amended to exclude certain
features to which he objected. He
has been holding out for an all Ire
land program, which would give the
Sim Fein complete domination of all
ireland, but he has expressed willing
ness to give Ulster province wide pow
ers in local affairs.
End Debate Today.
De Valera is understood to have suf-
fered a reverse in the test vote, but he
still is making a strong fight. The
advisa bility of putting the treaty up
TO the Irish people in a referendum
was discussed at length today, it is
learned
Debate on the treaty is expected tc
end about 5 o'clock and a vote IS
looked for a little later in the evening
H0MAI RE-ELECIIlM ASSURED