The Washington herald., 1922-01-08
Wild JOY IN ERIN
President Quits After In
sistent Yells for His
Retirement.
EX-CHIEF CHEERED
IN HOUR OF DEFEAT
Ireland Roars Joy as
Free State Is Made
Certain.

bIBLlN. Jan. Tine sim rem
parliament tonight made certain
the establishment OF an Irish Free
State by approving the peace treaty
with Great Britain by a vote Of 81
10 81.
Eamonn De Valera who had
fought to the last against the
treaty. Immediately announced his
resignation from the presidency Of
the Irish Republic.
The Daifs vote came at the
elimination of bitter political
tight which split Sim Fein into two
hostile camps. II was not until the
last minute that the battle was
won. Up until late this evening.
many friends OF the treaty conceded
its defeat
To Arthur Griffith and Michael
Collins. who led the night for the
compact, goes most OF the credit for
the victory.
Yell For His ResiEnstien.
Amid the roar OF cheers and the
ringing of bells. ireland took The
step which made her a free state.
on a par with Canada and Australia.
in the. British commonwealth Of ma
tions.
Into the big room where the grim
battle over the treaty had been
waged for days. the noise of jubila-
ton Of the throngs massed in the
streets outside came family while
De Valera-leader in the night
against the treaty-stood haggard
and worn and admitted defeat by
resigning.
De Valera. until a few weeks ago
the hero OF all Ireland and Of an
Irishmen throughout the world. de-
feateo In the long, weary cam
psign against the treaty, stood SOM
berry at his place and heard the
Irish parliament memb,rs veil for
his resignation. He stepped from
his high position as president OF
the republic, for which he has long
battled and which now seems dead.
and took up his new place as leader
OF the minority-the die hsrds" OF
the Irish republic.
Joy Fires KindIed.
At that moment his comrades win
whom he had labored shoulder 10
shoulder in the fight for freedom
when the outlook for liberty looked
blacklist. and who had turned on
him at last and voted against him.
surged toward him in the hist6r,c
room and gave him cheer upon
cheer. They had helped defeat him
on the treaty issue. but they stI,-
hailed him as the man who led the
Irish forlorn hope in the days when
IL looked very forlorn. indeed. whose
consistent hammering in freedoms
cause" had made possible the Gre
alton Of the free state
As the nous ~ 81. So. -,
Ireland rosred its joy al tn,
achievement OF freedom after 7So
years. Such jubilation had ncver
rung through the streets OF Dublin
before. Men in the uniform OF IN.
irish republican army. aad Black
ana rams. who few months a-y
were engaged in bloody and mer-
/ ciless warfare. were swept along
In the tide OF jubilation. The news
swept over ireland from town e.
town, and from village % village.
and for the first time in generation,
freedom was hailed as a reality ar.
Joy fires were kindled on the hfu
tops.
Adjourn Untn Monday.
The Dali adjourned untn MondaS,
after cheering De Valera. following
his resignation.
The vote on the treaty was Deck
and neck all the way As each msrr-
Der was called upon for his vote.
the tide swared hack and forth. For
sometimes the treaty adherents
were leading by vote or two: then
the De Valera faction would gam.
The strain was intense upon the
me noers within the hall.
Outside. jsmmed tightly aEain.s
the walls OF the university and
massed upon the terraces. thou
sands gathered 20 await the result
when they learned the voting had
commenced they cheered uprosr-
ously. confident the result w,ouId Nc
favorable 20 the treaty, without
knowing how the vote was going.
May Carry F1eht q. People.
Hundreds OF Sim Fein police. n.
1. c. constables and British soldiers
were called out 10 be ready case
oi trouble. There was. no trouble.
The crowds cheered madlY when the
rsult was announced and waited 40
give the leaders a great welcome
as they emerged from the building.
As soon as the vote 'was an
nounced. De Valera arose and ad-
dressed the meetlne n
Il suppose should resign" ne
said. hesitatingiy. u DO not know
whether should do so now OF
later"
Loud cries of nov. now inter
rupted him.
N I resigned, I should demand
thai the people decide the issue.
De Valera responded. Indicating ne
would carry the treaty hght before
the country t = =
PerssAsi CAs Ges Mated.
Finally. he called a meeting Of
his followers At the Mansion House
tomorrow. when the future policy
Of the -Die Hsrds" will be decided
upon. He then announced his res
ignation, saying:
The Irish republic was estab-
lished by the will OF the people. a
can only be dissolved BY the VIII ot
the peope."
Ireland's rejoicing over the sue
cess OF the treaty was tempered by
fears Of civil war. De Valera. u
was feared. might make one lssr
oo~fsnsed o. Paoe 1Tvo.