The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-07
BRITISH
AUTHORITY
EVACUATED
King George Grants Amnesty
to all Irish Prisoners
Today
By EARLE c. REEVES
STAFF CORRESPONDENT !. N. sERylcEl

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ernment began preparations today to
abolish British sdTninistrati tive auth"ri-
ty in the newly created Irish free
state. The r-lsh office will be dis
continued and Dublin castle. long thu
seat of British military authority in
ireland. will bs evacuated
Local British government officials
in Ireland will lie removed including
about 1000 80 called civil servants
The post of Chief Sec, ctarJ ot Ire
land. now held by Sir tLlinar 'lrcen-
wood, will be abrogated also.
Irish prisoners.
Irish questions Will be handled
through the colonial Office. this pos
being held at the present time p,
Winston Churchill.
Lord Fitzalan. present British vice
roy, may be the nrst British governor
general in the irish free state.
1t is Estimated there are hetweek
1000 and 5000 sinn Fein prisoners in
British detention camps. The first
intimation that they would be freed as
result OF the creation of the new
Irish state was CONTAINED in an ex-
elusive dispatch TO the International
News Service Tuesday.
Events began to NOV erapidly today
for setting up the new political ma
chinery OF the Irish peace agreement
Final plans were made for the meet
ing of the British and Sim Fein par
iiaments to ratify the pact and the
government began TO arrange for the
withdrawal Of all British administra-
tive officials from Ireland.
While the Ulster cabinet considered
the terms of the settlement today. final
preparations were made in London and
Dublin for convoking the British par
lament and dali eireann (Sinn Fein
ps-rliament) next week for formal rati-
acation of the pact.
King George presided over g privy
council which approved the proclsma-
ton for summoning the British parlia-
ment into special session next We'd
agreement.
1t is expected dali eireann at Dublin
will approve the treaty without op-
position.
Antagonism is expected from the
Ulster unionists. The keynote OF the
Ulsterites was sounded BY their form
er leader. Sir Edward Carson. He de
clared:
j never thought I should live 70
see a day of such abject humiliation
for Great Britain" J."
The English press. without excep-
ton, hailed the settlement as one OF
the greatest achievements in the his
tory of the British Empire. The
agreement met with the warmest ap-
proval and Premier Lloyd George is
accorded position equal to that Of
Pitt.
Whether Ulster enters agreement or
remains under her present status. # ia
generally believed by British officials
that the Irish free state will step into
her new world position" on Dec. s,
1922. the date under which the pact is
effective under the terms of settle
nent.
II Is taken q foregone conclusion
that Eamonn De Caiera, who has been
known to the Sim Fein as president
CT the Irish Republic" will head the
new Irish government. Article one of
the agreement provides for an Irish
executive responsible to the Irish
parliament, but whether ne will be
known as president or premier lie not
known.
AS in the case of Canada and Aus
tralia. there will be a representative
of the crown in ireland He will iii
the posltlon OF Erltlsh goVernor-gen-
eral, but it is not certain that he will
hold this title.
The removal OF British troops from
ireland Will begin soon as the Irish
and British pariiaments have approx
ed the agreement. The black and tans
viii be withdrawn simultaneously
The hatred OF the south Irish was di-
rected against Ulster and tho black
and tans more strongly than against
the regular soldiers.