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dent Of the Irish republic. and his fol
lowers boycotted the meeting.

dent Of the Irish republic, and his fol.
lowers boycotted the meeting.
Sets Up Provisional Government.
The southern parliament created q
provisional government to administer
the affairs of Ireland, except Ulster.
until the British Parliament at Lon.
den enacts a law officially creating
the Irish Free State.
The provisional government or I'D.
illustrative commission includes Col.
Inns. minister Of finance in the Slim
Fem cabinet and chief leader Of tina
Irish republican army; Alderman Cos
grave: e. J. Duggan. formerly chief
liaison officer Of the Irish republican
army; Patrick Hogan. Fionan Lynch,
Joseph McGrath, Kelvin O'Higgins,
and John MacNeiil. chairman Of the
Dali Eireann.
Before the meeting opened 1t was
reported that for diplomatic reasons
Arthur Griffith, founder Of the Sim
Fem, would not seek q place upon
the commission, and that MacNeill
would be proposed as its head.
Early Action Expected.
It IL likely the life Of the govern.
ment will not extend over three weeks.
As soon as the Westminster parlia.
ment convenes steps will be taken to
bring the Irish free state into being.
Griffith said the provisional gov.
eminent would execute the terms OF
the Anglo-Irish treaty but that the
Dali would remain in existence until
q general election is held. He ap-
pealed to every good freshman" to
support the new regime. saying:
"The provisional government VIII
regard no distinctions In Irishmen.
factions. Let US Danish our old diff
terences. New differences will arise.
Of course. but only between Irish
having one status"
Griffith assured the members Of the
southern parliament that amnesty
will be extended to all imprisoned
Irishmen.
The ratification of the Irish treaty
by the southern parliament was more
or less of q formality. Its fate was
decided by the Dali Eireann one week
ago today. when the pact was ratified
by a majority Of seven votes.
1t had been stipulated in the Anglo
French treaty. however, that the par
Lament meet to approve the pact In
order to confirm the validity Of the
law which had created the parliament.
Little time was lost in discussion of
the treaty. The followers Of the Grif.
fifth Collins faction had things their
own way.
Move to Avert Rail Strike. ~E
DUBLIN Jan. 1.-THE Sim Fein
DaiD ministry Of labor today inter.
vened in an effort to avert the rail-
way strike in Ireland, called to start
at midnight. This Is the first big
domestic problem Of the kind to de.
velop since the British began to with.
draw from Ireland.
BELFAST, Jan. 1.-THE railroad
employees In Ulster have declined to
postpone the strike called for tonight.
The strike was ordered because OF
wage reductions and Encouragement
of working hours.
MacSwiney Confessor Freed.
LONDON. Jan. A.-Thirty Sim
Feiners, including the, Rev. Father
Dominic, Roman Catholic chaplain
to the late Terence MacSwiney. lord
mayor of Cork, were liberated from
an English prison on the Isle OF
Wight today and will return to Ire.
land at once.
They were freed under the recent
royal proclamation, of amnesty.
While MacSwiney was on hunger
strike in Brixton prison Father DOM
inic visited him and said mass every
morning.