Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-01-12
TREATY RATIFIED
BY Dali E|REANN
Body Approves Pact Creating
the Irish Free State.
MEASURE WINS g. TO 81
Ennty of $50 Years Standing - End
ed by the Vote-De Valera Says
Republic Still Exists
Won't Resign.

| buDllu Jan. le IepuDi1S u 49,
land is dead; long live the Irish Free
| State. The republic died when the
+, chairman of Dahl Eireann announced
vote on the treaty of peace With
England. SiXty-four voted for the
treaty and 81 against it.
Before the vote was announced the
| news Of low it was going had reached
| fhe many thousands assembled outside
the National university and round
after round of cheers disturbed the
calm of the assembly, which few
minutes later was thrown into as great
| q fever of excitement itself. The end
| came after the long weary debate
| lasting nearly a month, with an inter-
| ruption for the Christmas holidays.
Griffith and Collins Attacked.
The speech that had most effect In
| favor of ratification, though 1t was
| intended to oppose, such action, was
made by Cathal Brugha, also known
| as Charles Burgess, the minister OF
| defense, who has been q bitter Cp-
ponent of any settlement with Eng
land. His speech must have won ten
votes for the treaty because OF the
violence of his attacks on Arthur
Griffith and Michael Collins.
He sneered at Mr.. Griffith as man
who would never have found place
in public life if it had not been for the
republic of Ireland. He denied Mr..
Collins had a military record, saying
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and accusing him of seking publicity.
In defending ErSkine Childers, Mr..
Brugha said Mr.. Childers had done
more than any one man to arm the
Irish people.
Mr.. Griffith, in summing up in favor
of the treaty, made a mastery speech
| lasting more than an hour. he pro-
tested in a dignified manner against at
| tacks on his personal integrity, pointed
out the advantages of the treaty, and
appealed to the Dali to accept 1t.
De Valera Holds Up Resignation.
After the vote was taken, Mr.. de-Val-
! era sat for a moment with his head
resting in his hands and then rose,
saying:
"Whatever has happened, whatever
they do, the republic is still the legal
government Of Ireland. / suppose my
resignation is due, but not yet. / call
those who voted against the treaty to
meeting with me tomorrow at II :3O."
Mr.. Collins made dramatic appeal
for unity, declaring that it was the
u, ~ oil Trfc RI work fAppfhpT
to preserve public safety. He was In
terrupted by Miss MacSwiney, who
said the republic still lived and 1t was
the only government that she would
ever recognize.
"There can be no union between God
and mammon," she shouted.
What Treaty Means.
The Irish treaty with Great Britain,
which was ratified by the Dali, pro-
vides:
Ireland shall have the same status
in the British commonwealth OF ma
tons as Canada, Australia, New Zea-
land and South Africa. Ireland is to
be known as the Irish Free State. and
1t will have a parliament responsible
for the administration of the country,
with an executive answerable to par
lament.
A provisional government will be In
stituted to function until an Irish par
lament and government can be set up,
but the temporary government must
be superseded within II months. The
. British crown shall be represented IN
| Ireland In the same manner as In Can
AIDA governor general to be appoint
ed who is acceptable to Ireland.
Ireland shall have complete control
| of all IFS governmental affairs. 1t Will
have it's own army, but the army must
not be larger in proportion to lrelands
nopulation than the British army In
proportion to it's population. The
British forces in Ireland will be with
drawn Immediately upon ratification OF
the treaty.
Status of Ulster.
| Ulster will be included in the settle
ment but it may vote itself out within
a month after the British parliament
! has ratified the treaty. In case 1t de-
cides against uniting with southern
Ireland it's status will continue under
the act provided for In 1920. In such
q case a boundary commission will
be constituted to determine final
boundary between Ulster and the rest
of Ireland.
The Irish Free State agrees TO as
sumo an equitable proportion Of the
British debt. 1t Is to provide harbOr
facilities for the British navy on terms
TO be decided by the two countries Ia
convention. Religious freedom and
education will be safeguarded in both
the northern and the southern govern
ments.
IT is provided that formal ratifica
ton Of the treaty by Ireland shall be
made by body elected under the Brit
fish parliament's government OF Ire
land act. The provision will be met
by the reconstruction of the Dali