The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-12-15
BRITISH Give UP
IRELAND TO irish
Lords Pass Constitution Bill and
Only FormaIity of Kings AS
sent Is Now Needed.
ENDS THE ANCIENT WAR
Carson Alone Attacks Settlement, Call
inu 1t Surrender and Warning Re-
public Is PossibIe-AIl England ls
HopefuI-DaiI Eireann Meets.

London.-The centuries old strug
gle between England and Ireland end
ed when the legislation giving the
sanction os law to the new settle
ment with Ireland passed its final
stages in the house of lords, which
for generations has bitterly opposed
any accommodation with Ireland.
The Constitution bill has gone
through both houses Of parliament
without any amendment, and even
without division being challenged
Lord Carson alone, whose influence
was mainly responsible for failure te
settle the Irish question in 1914, an6
who has throughout his political ca
reer been the bitterest opponent OF
home rule, persisted to the very enc
in his role Of "last ditcher," ever
when such traditional anti-home
rulers as the Marquis of Lansdowne
and the Duke of Devonshire had grace
fully yielded to the government view
and resolved to give Ireland chance
to prove her sincerity under new con
ditions.
Devonshire; frankly confessed that
the short month in which he had been
dealing with Irish affairs In the new
government had entirely converted
him to the view that Ireland would
really deliver the goods" and he
approached Lord Carson for his de
mandatory speech, which could only
inf1ame passion and o harm.
There now only remains royal as
sent, which is mere formality, and
everything will be ready for the new
Irish government to come into exist
ence, with excellent omens in the ex
pressed desire even of many of the
"die-hard" statesmen in England to
give it every opportunity to succeed in
it's work, not only unhampered, but
aided by England.
Treaty Signed Almost Year Ago
The Irish Free State becomes a
definite entity through the final pas
sage of the Irish Constitution bill by
the British parliament almost year
to a day from the signing of the Anglo
Irish treaty.
On December 6, 1921, the Anglo
Irish treaty was signed in Lonodon
Under it Provisional Parliament was
set up in Ireland, elected by the votes
of thes.Southern Irish people To, this
parliament a constitution for Ireland
was presented by the Provisional Irish
Government 1t was debated al
length and finally approved with but
few amendments to the original draft
This constitution conforms with the
general outlines of the treaty. II
provides for a permanent parliament
Of two houses, with the executive au
thority vested in a cabinet responsible
to the parliament, and sets up the
other machinery necessary for con
ducting the affairs of the Free State
as Dominion of the British Empire
with a governor general appointed by
the crown.
After receiving the approval of the
Irish parliament the constitution was
transmitted to London and with en-
abling legislation was introduced into
the British parliament. The collapse
Of the Lloyd George government came
Just as the Irish bills Low being made
law were about to be ta'sen up by the
parliament, and it was Necessary tt
hasten the holding Of the genera
election and the installation of new
government so that the Irish legisla
ton could be completed before the
expiration of year from the date the
treaty was signed, this time limit be
ing set by that document.
The legislation met with no serious
opposition in its passage through par
lament, the new conservative govern
ment making the task of completing
the legislation its first duty. Prime
Minister Bonar Law stressed the ne
cessity of prompt action and the pas
sage of the legislation without amend
ment SO as not to give opportunity fol
a conflict with the Irish provisional
authorities through which the success
of the plan for setting up the Free
State might be endangered.
The original treaty provided for the
inclusion of Ulster within the Free
State, but the northern counties re
ceived the privilege Of. withdrawing
and cnotinuing their separate exist
ence if they so desired. This they
have signified their intention of do
ing, and a session of the Ulster par
lament has been called for December
I for the purpose of formally declar
ing Ulster out and continuing the ex
fstence Of the~Northern Irish parlia
ment and the government which now
controls the affairs of Nothern Ire
land.
MRS. oBENcHAIN FREED