The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
IRELAND-A FREE STATE
BY P. H. CONEY.

The glad news of the amicable
agreement of the joint conference OF
the chosen representatives of the Irish
parliament (Dail Erein) and of the
British parliament under Premier
Lloyd George that was concurred in
in December after a long session. The
treaty agreed upon recognizes Ireland
as a free and independent state" with
all the national rights of self govern
ment, to make, adjudicate and enforce
her own laws, without being super
vised, vetoed or in any way subjected
to censor; having full plenary powers
therein with the right to raise and
maintain her own army and to con-
struct and maintain her own coast navy
for the protection of her coasts and
enforce their own custom rights. She
levies and collects her own taxes and
conducts entirely her internal affairs
and external rights with her guarantee
of absolute religious freedom; of pro-
tected right of service and maintain
without obstruction or hindrance their
religion, churches, schools and other
institutions and guaranteeing to the
minority in Ulster in the northeast part
of Ireland their rights of separate gov
eminent within defined surveyed linn
it's and their right. by vote to join the
Irish parliament and government in
whole or in part at any time they may
choose upon exact equality with any
other part of Ireland or to remain
an Independent government by them
seIeves but prohibited from in any way
trespassing upon the rights of the
South Ireland Free State Govern
ment."
The treaty gives to ireland her long
years of seven centuries of contention
for Ireland a nation once again with
equal sovereignty with Great Britain
in all councils of all other nations. She
obtains greater rights than any of the
colonies ancillary to Great Britain.
She has no supervising governor
general like Canada or Australia. She
cannot be dictated to nor made to face
any hostility from her national part
ner, Great Britain.
She has the same rights and powers
that Great Britain has thru her own
president and parliament and takes
her place among the nations of the
earth. All hail to the new European
republic of old Ireland. May. she
thrive and survive for many centuries
and may all the kingdoms of Europe
become her allies. as sister republics
and soonest among them the old Brit
ish dominion.
It is a great victory for freedom and
the greatest and grandest victory in
all its sacred, heroic self sacrificing
history of long suffering Erin the
emerald gem Of the ocean and the
cherished child of God.
At last redeemed and left to live
alone by themselves, for themselves
(Sein Fein) and prosper beyond all
others, as she will, beloved and blessed
by the worshipers and lovers of hu-
man freedom and self government
everywhere, and nowhere than in our
own dearly beloved United States
whose everlasting gratitude gives to
the Irish in Ireland ever foremost in
loyalty and service to us.
Now let congress recognize the free
state government of Ireland, who by
their solemn treaty are pledged ito
good faith to his majesty King George
and the other sister associate gov
ernments in Great Britain" This
alone is a sacred tie that binds to-
gether as associates for their separ-
ate and united protection for the well
fare and prosperity of each nation.
A glorious achievement OF good will
and fraternity for all future time
among these warning brothers. May
the everlasting blessings of earth 8
benefactors be upon and with the he
roes of heroes, the Irish volunteers
who fought as men never fought ana
suffered before for independence and
freedom