Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-01-08
DUBLIN CROWDS
CHEER AS PACT
At LAST GIVEN
FINAL APPROVAL
De Valera Resigns as Presi-
dent of Irish Republic; Is
Cheered by Colleagues
LEADER BREAKS DOWN
Vote For Ratification Is "a to
81; Majority Is Greater
Than Was Expected

DUBLIN, Jan. 7.-(By the Associ-
ated Press).-The treaty creating the
Irish Free State was ratified tonight
by the Dali Eireann. BY a majority
OF seven, GA to 81, it gave its approval
&c the document signed by it's dele
gates at London.
Coincidentally, Eamon de Valera
announced his resignation from the
presidency of the Irish republic.
The news was received with the
greatest enthusiasm. and the patient
crowds, which had waited for hours
outside in anticipation of a decision.
burst into cheering, even before the
official figures were announced
= Excitement Is inssnse
Ratification came after a day OF in
tense excitement and heated conrro-
versy. Although the result was as
had been expected, the majority was
greater than had been counted on
almost up to the last mmure.
tense, strained silence prevailed
while the vote was being taken. and
gasp of relief went up from the
supporters of the treaty when the re-
suit was announced. A dramatic
up and in a broken voice. waicn VI
brated with emotion, declared that
"the republic" must be carried on.
Eventually, he broke down so COM
pletely that he was unable to pro-
ceed. The Dali, with one accord. ep-
plauded and cheered him.
The situation at adjournment ap-
peared to remain chaotic. The Dali
will meet Monday and there is no
disposition revealed by de Valera and
his followers to abandon the factional
struggle.
Dublin Is Pieaseu
Future control of the Irish repuh-
lican army is tonight the subject o.
anxious speculation. as Charles Bur
CESS, who strongly opposed the treaty.
Is minister of defense. So far as
the public is concerned. Dublin seems
delighted over ratification. Arthur
Griffith and his colleagues on leaving
parliament were widely cheered and
the city tonight is in jubilant spirits
On the announcement of the figures
de Valera declared that the Irish peo-
pie had established a republic. and
until the Irish people. in a regular
manner. dis-established the republic.
1t constitutionally went on This
would be a sovereign body in the IA
ton, to which the nation looked for
supreme government. II was the ex-
ecutive until the people d-s-cs.e.-
lished it.
Nobody was disposed to challenge
this proposition, for the rSrc-si vp.=-
ion had been that during the transi-
tion period. Ireland must keep n-r
representative assembly until the
treaty was converted into an act or
parliament and the Irish would have
an opportunity to elect a legislature
to replace the Dali
Collins Presents Views
Michael Collins followed de Valera.
He said he did not regaru the result
in any spirit of triumph. He claimed
that the men representing the Dali
who would be responsible for taking
over from the Bsitish government
control of the Irish administration.
should get fair chance In every
country what mattered most was pub
lie order. and he appealed to the other
side to appoint a joint committee TO
carry on the government Collins
declared President de Valera held the
same place in his heart as ever
Then followed a violent speech BY
Mary MacSwiney. denouncing the re-
suit as worse thas the betrayal OF
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