The New York herald., 1922-01-15
IRISH PARLIAMENT
RATIFIES TREATY
Body Created by Home Rule
Act Approves Free State
Pact.

DUBLIN. Jan. IA (Associated Press).-
The Provisional Government Of the Irish
Free State is now functioning body.
Final formslittes OF approving the
treaty with England were carried out
late this afternoon wnen, after his
toric meeting In the Mansion House OF
representatives OF the southern Irish
constituencies. who formally ratified the
treaty, Eamon ]. Duggan took to Dublin
Castle copy OF the treaty signed by
the members Of the new Government as
provided for in the terms OF the peace
pact
Stxty-fivc members, elected TO sit in
tho House Of Commons In southern Ire
land. attended the morning meeting. No
women representatives nor any OF the
other adherents OF Eamon dc Valera.
former republican President, were pres
ent.
First on the list of eight men ap.
pointed as constituting the Provisional
Government Is the name of Michael
Collins. and It Is assumed he will be
made the nominal head. As a matter
cf. fact however. the correspondent Is
authoritativeiy informed that Arthur
Griffith. as President OF tho Dali Direann
and chairman o. the delegation that
negotiated the treaty. will be looked to
as it's supreme authority. The position
Of Mr.. Griffith is one of peculiar diff
Guilty. AS President Of the Dail--that
is, the Irish Repuhlic---he occupies the
same position as did Mr.. de Valera, and
during the debates on tha treaty in the
DaiI Miss Mary MacSwliiey and Erskine
ChiIders demanded that he keep his two
tffices OF Republican President and head
Of the new administration perfectly dis
tinct.
Miss MacSwiney: Mr.. Childers and
others Of the Republican party also
stressed the necessity Of keeping the
Irish Republican Parliament under the
authority only OF the Dali Eireann. II
is regarded as significant, therefore,
that neither Mr.. Griffith nor Richaro
Mulcahy, the Daii's new Minister OF
Defense, has a nominal place in the new
administration.
The Ministers appointed TO adminis-
ter the Provisional Government include.
with two or three exceptions, all the
members of Mr.. Griffith's Republican
Cabinet. There is no room In the Pro-
visional Government for the. Minister
for Foreign Affairs. George Gavan
Euffy, because foreign affairs are out
side its scope. But Mr.. Collins. Mr..
Duggan and William It. Cosgrave. as
we'll as other departmental heads in the
Republican Government. will head the
departments in the provisional admin
istration.
William Deroieite (Liam Roisite).
chairman OF the meeting which ratified
the treaty. made 10 plain that the as
sembly had no existenc as parliament.
He pointed out that 1t had never met
before and would never meet again. 40
cordingly. as there will be no future meet
ing to which the minutes Of the proceed
ings could be submitted, the minutes
were prepared on the spot. read 10 the
meeting and adopted. The speech
made by Mr.. Griffith at the meeting con-
tempiated the complete suppression Of
the Dali upon the election OF Free
State Parliament.
The drafting OF q constitution will be
the most important task Of the pro-
yisional government Constitutional law
yers here, and perhaps In England.
probably will be called In to assist. Dub
lin Castle authorities say the British
Government will be glad TO lend It's ex-
perts to help In framing the instrument.
The feeling in Dublin Ia highly opti-
mlstic and cheerful. This was evidenced
to-day in the attitude of the auxiliaries.
who drove through the streets singing
and waving their hats. Pedestrians
generally greeted them with amusement
and without any sign OF resentment
The lorrics the cadets are now using
are the same as those In which their
repressive operations were conducted
last winter. and which used TO bristie
with rcvolvers, rifles and machine guns.
This once dreaded corps Is being coll
iected from all parts OF the country into
Beggar's Bush barracks. which for the
next week will serve as "a clearing depot
from which they will be sent to Eng