Evening star., 1922-12-06
ER|N'S SUN RISES
AS BRITISH FLAG
QU|TSFREESTATE
Irish Tri-CoIor Waves Over
Land as New Government
Is Sworn In.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. December 6.--lreland took
her place today among the worlds
commemorative. The provisional gov
ernment and parliament ceased to
function. their place being taken by
the permanent parliament and cabinet
of the Irish Free State and the new
commonwealth being formally pro-
claimed as an established govern
ment
The provisional regime which
ceased to exist today had such full
powers that the new one now inaugu-
rated marks but little change except
in name. The program of the day
provided that the parliament meet at
) o'clock without ceremony. and after
its members had taken the oath.
elected a speaker and nominated a
president. the order of the day call
ed for the naming of the executive
council by the president, with a COM
mittee of the parliament nominating
the other ministers. The arrange
ments amounted simply to the con-
firming in Office of the men already
there.
VIII Make Kings Speech.
The presidents nomina ton of thirty
senators was a part of the days
business. The lower house elects the
remaining thirty. For these senator
ships there were more than eighty
candidates.. When the senate is con-
stituted later in the week both houses
will be addressed by Governor Gen.
eral Healy in the kings speech,
which will be composed, according to
constitutional practice. by the Irish
cabinet.
The newspapers editoriarly refer to
the birth of the Free State in a hope
full spirit, the Freeman's Journal re-
marking that the Irish Free State be-
gins life today under constitution
of Irish manufacture" adds: IAN
tn, new instrument Of the Irish gov
ernment fell to the ground on the
realization that the British parlia-
ment. despite all the supremacy
claimed for. it. could not change a
word or phrase in an Irish-made
sent"
Old and Bad order Gone.
The Irish Independent says the old
and bad order completely disappears
with the inauguration of the new
government.
The Independent considers that the
men who were in charge OF affairs
during the transitional period. al
though comparatively young, have
shown wonderful constructive ability
been furled officially throughout the
Free State. giving place to the green,
orange and white tri-color. The
Irish banner will be raised today over
which is henceforth to be the official
residence of the governor,
Irish Stamps Circulate.
The new Irish postage stamps go
into circulation today. though to a
limited extent. and British stamps
surcharged for use in ireland will
continue to be sold for some time.
This is the anniversary Of the sign
ing of the Anglo-Irish treaty. and 1T
is recalled that not a single sigma
tory remains member of the gov
chael Collins are dead: Robert c. Bar
ton has joined de Valera: George
Gavan Duffy and cannon J. Duggan
have retired; Erskine Childers has
been executed. The only man. whose
name is affixed to the articles Of
cial post is John Charities. the free
state representative in Berlin.
De Valera Defiant.
Eamon de Valera issued a procla-
nation enjoining all citizens Of the
republic to refuse to pay income
tax. land commission annuities and
other rents or dues to the congested
districts board.
The people generally are told to re-
fuse to pay "all moneys demanded by
any department. acting with or under
authority of the British government.
either directly or through its servant
or agents, the so-called provisional
government or any other body pur-
nortinR to exercise authority derived
from the British parliament"
Citixens Of the republic" are here
nv notified that arrangements will
hs made forthwith by the government
Of the republic for the assessment.
COLLECTION and disbursement, in the
interest Of citizens of the republic. Of
ali taxes, rents. annuities and other
nublic revenues payable to the gov
ernment Of the republic
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