The New York herald., 1922-01-14
DEPUTIES TO RATIFY
IRISH PACT TO-DAY
Members Elected to Southern
Parliament Called by Ar
thur Griffith.

DUBLIN. Jan. 13 (Associated Press).
The meeting tomorrow Of the South
ern Parliament for the ratification of
the peace treaty with Great Britain
holds interest tonight. Invitations to
the session were issued to-day by Ar
thur Griffith directed to all Deputies
elected for the twenty-aix southern coun-
ties, including Eamon de Valera and
his adherents. 1t is not expected, how
ever. that Mr. de Valera or any of his
followers will attend.
Unless some members opposed to the
treaty decide at the last minute to start
fSht the treaty will be formally rati-
fed without delay and q provisional
Government established. Mr.. Griffith
and the members of the new Cabinet.
according to present plans, Will comprise
the provisional Government.
with the establishment Of the Govern
mcrt the decks will be cleared for the
complicated and laborious task OF trans
ferring authority from the British to the
Irish Government. The members OF the
Cabinet conferred at the Mansion House
to-day and discussed the immediate
necessity for dealing with the threat
ened strike of the railway men.
Representatives of the Ministry Of
Labor were called in by the Cabinet and
the situation was fully canvassed with
view to averting general stoppage of
the country's main transportation facilf-
ties. It is reported that the hope Is en-
tertained that accommodation be pro-
ylded by which extreme action on the
rart of the railway men will be avoided.
for the present at least The Dublin
newspapers are unanimous In saying II
uoald be a bad omen for the new Gov
e~nment IL on the very day Of It's COM
ing into being such blow were dealt
at the vitals of the nations prosperity
AMI peace.
Two of the railways affected by the
impending strike operate entirely in
Ulster, and deputation from the Ulster
unions went to Belfast to-day to confer
with the Minister Of Labor Of the North
ern Parliament.
Preparations for the evacuation Of
Dublin Castle and the withdrawal of the
military forces are said to be complete.
Dublin Castle to-day was the scene of
bustlug activity. The gates still were
in charge of the military, but civilians
seeking admittance met with no hin
drance. Within the Castle precincts few
evidences of the military remained.
1t is understood that about the same
number of auxiliaries will leave ireland
each evening during the next week as
departed tonight Members OF the
Royal Irish 'Constabulary recruited out
side ireland also will return to England.
This means that 1000 auxiliaries and
700 Black and Tans will leave Dublin
within the next fortnight. Orders for
the departure from Ireland of large
bodies Of troops have been issued.
The release of Irish political prisoners
from Irish jails continued to-day. Those
liberated from English and Scottish
prisons are expected to arrive in Kings
town tomorrow.
BELFAST. Jan. 13 (Associated Press>.
The strike of railway men called for
Saturday midnight has been postponed
as the result Of a prolonged conference
to-day between railway managers and
the Minister of Labor In the Northern
Cabinet as far as 1T would affect the
Midland Railway and the Belfast and
County Down Railway.
The managers of the railways agreed
to postpone putting in operation changes
in wages and hours of work of the men
for another week and to meet rcpresen-
tatives of the National Union of Rail-
waynen early next week. The meeting
will be under the Craftsmanship of the
Minister of Labor.
LONDON, Jan. 13 ASSOCIATED Press) -
The Irish political prisoners in the Lon
Wormwood Scrubbs-were released this
morning under the amnesty proclamation
issued by King George yesterday. In
structions were sent to the provincial
jails for similar releases. The prisoners
released here included 80 from Penton-
vile. from Brixton, 22 from Worm
wood Scrubbs and 35 from Wanswortn
prison.
The prisoners from Pentonville kne't
and recited the rosary over the grave of
Sir Roger Easement before leaving. SIR
Roger was executed at Pentonville
August 3. 1916, and buried in the prison
yard.
A number of Irish prisoners also were
released to-day from the Winchester,
Bedford and Canterbury prisons.
The Dublin correspondent of the
Morning Post telegraphs: "The ship
ment to the United States of Daniel
Breen, who appears to have been hang
ing around the Dali Eireann with
band of thugs, threatening to enter and
shoot up the entire Assembly If IL rati-
fed the treaty, suggests that Michael
Collins and Richard Mulcahy are alive
TO the necessities of the case"
There has been no previous intima-
tion that Daniel Breen was to be de-
ported from Ireland. A London dis
patch in October, 1920, identified Breen
as commandant of the Third Tipperary
Brigade of the Irish Republican army.