Evening star., 1922-01-14
Opponents Fail to Appear.
Provisional Government
Is Established.
PLAN GENERAL ELECTION
WHEN TERMS FULFILLED
Impending Rail Strike Presents
First Great Problem, But Of
ficials Optimistic.
by the Associated Press.

by til" Associated Press.
DUBLIN. January 14.-The Anglo
Irish treaty creating the Irish Free
State WAS unanimously ratified today
( by the South Ireland parliament
Eamonn DE Valera and his support
ers. who opposed the treaty in the
dali eireann, were absent.
A provisional government was con-
stituted comprising Michael Collins.
William Cosgrave, Eamon j. Duggan,
p. J. Hogan. Finian Lynch. Joseph
McGrath. Prof. John MacNeill and
Kenin OGigsins.
The entire business of ratifying the
treaty and setting up provisional
government occupied less than twenty
minutes.
Not a murmur Of dissent marred
the smou,nInI Of the proceedings,
which were entirely of formal, per-
functory nature, with the exception
of few brief speeches. \ spirit OF
COZ dial asrecmeni and harmony pre-
vailed.
The list os ministers does not in
clude Arthur Griffith. president of the
dali, or George Gavan Duny' the
dairs min .ster of foreign affairs. pre-
sumabIy because foreign affairs, al
thouEn they viii be within the COM
petence of the tree state when con-
stituted. will not lie formally nam
died by the provisional transitional
government.
The brief meeting was presided over
nm
of Cork city, who was placed IN nohi-
nation by Patrick O'MaEey. member
for Connemara. with F'inian Lynch ol
Kerry seconding the nomination
Among the few privileged spectators
was NJ Blanche. the French consul
Will Call Election.
! The chairman announced that when
the transition period was completed
the dail cream would decree gen.
eral election. enabling the people 10
pronounce ON a form Of constitution
and elect representatives to the
parliament CT the nation.
The roll call established the TACT
that not one member OF MI. lie
Valera's party was present. me ioui
Trinity College members all at
tended. .,,
Pierce Beasley of Kerry formally
moved the resolution approving the
treaty. with Joseph Mcbride OF Mayo
brother of Maj. John Mcbride, VINO
! was executed after the Easter week
UPRISING IN 1916, seconding the mo-
tion.
Mcbride said the treaty was de-
manded by an overwhelming majority
OF the people of ireland and was Ior
! the benefit of the country.
The resolution was carried unahI
mously. and Deputy Ward OF Donesai
nroposed the election of the ministers:
I Justice McKenna of Meath seconded
this proposition and the resolution
was passed without dissent
Arthur Griffith, pi resident OF the Dan
.ir.ann addressing the meeting Salu
HI, thought it desirable 10 make DEL
mite what the position was OF the pro
! yisional government that had peth
lied into being to carry out the
terms of the treaty The uail eireaH''
! he explained, would remain IN exist
euce until the treatys terms were
carried out. when general elections
wouid he called The provisional gov
i eminent. he said. would need ana de-
| s.rya the support of every good lrlsh-
man lis task would be heavy. and II
! would have many difficulties from tne
! outset, but il would carry through ne
predicted.
Would Danish Differences.
Mr.. Griffith said he was sure the
proyisional government would make
no distinction between lrishmen-
Every guarantee would be given Tor
fair play all around. They were start
! ing a new era on this occasion. ana
desired that the old differences be
banished forever. New differences
must arise in every community, but
| they would arise as differences De-
tween Irishmen belonging to one
state. x
| MIR. Griffith added. with reference TO
statement in some of the morning
nawsnaners saving certain classes of
Irish prisoners would not be released,
| that he wished it known that the irish
/ government authorities know nothing
81 This statement 1t would be the
business of the provisional govern
ment, he declared, to see that all the
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