Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02
u|]IS''HCOUN1Y
COUNCILS FOR
PEACE TREATY
Several Districts Vote 81
Narrow Margin For Rati-
hcation ...
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DNpln,S Jan ss2.-A--Jl OF the mar
FORREST ilnajoriti6a in&favor.S OF ratifca-
ton ofs,fthe Irish treatys.N'as recorded
Saturday by theSCork county council,
which voted. 1e to ~. at a meeting
npeciaify aallnmoned BY tho lord
mayor. %s58
a resolution was. moved, proposing
70 leave the: decision to the Dali
EireAnn. but after long discussion an
aInendr1ent wal carried to the effect
that "a there's no Alternative to Ac-
a4..sne ~ : snoa'a fa''-
After a ratification resolution Was
carried by the DonesAlfcourtty council.
one member, DR.. Duffy, formally pro.
eentAd. bis resignation, saying He was
unable to accept the.trAatX,, but rea.
ttzed that d great majority Of his
constituents desired r~atihcAtion.
The Cavnn council and the Upper
tAfy urban council were among many
other bodies adopting resolutions Ia
favor Of ratification.
Owing to the uncertainty OF ire.
lAnd,s future, recruiting has beet, sus-
pendAd temporarily to all 1fiAh in.
fAlltryt reEir1erts EXCEPT the Irish
Committees in DebAt
Besides the public bodies, the treaty
tisfsbeins debated In the county com
mittees OF the Sim Fem organization
land all those which, have already met
have declared in its favor. Hut the
discussions in evdry case have reached
tasedlvision OF opinion similar to tina,
III *hn Dali Eireann showing an active
/ minority disapprovinE.-
lL Is evldei1t that the Sim F'ein or.
gasiizatton. is seriously divided. and
whatever the decision the Dali Eire-
ann reaches. the country will be rang
I'd In twoI hostile camps unless d com.
promise Is speedily effected. Of which
there is vet not q sign.
British Must Act
Ratification IN. regarded as certa' n
but that will nnt terminate the con.
trovsrsS. Technically. no official ster
for ratification has yet been taken
IT will be the duty of the british gov.
I crnTert.@ acting in Ireland through
the CLERK Of the crown and fiataper
to summon tho ratifying body, which
Will r0nsist Of all the members ele6ted
Ito the hSuAe Of commons for southern
ireland. That house OF commons 1t.
self ~ such does not exist and couid
IHot come into, being unless the mem.
EBers took the ordinary oath Of allesi.
ance to the King.
The meeting Will be for the sole
purpose Of ratification and the mem
bers Will not meet again. There vii
Thus be during the tenure Of the pro.
visionat government. no irish repro.
sentative body to which that govern
1ient can be responsible. except. tht
Dahl Eireant. which technically I!
still ar Illegal ORGANIZATION. ST
Arthur Griffith .and-hts colleague.
n1ipltt recognize the authority OF tbs
Dali. but the provisional government
4 will by agreement include s7me rep
resertatives OF the former Unionisr
minority in ireland. who couid no b:
expected to do so. and would recognize
their authority as derived solely from
Ithe, crown.
These ciccurnstances might increas!
i-thei difficulties OF the new government
Lin the transition period and lay Il
open to republican attack. The Who'll,
future largely turns on the fate q
the Dali Eireann. Some think It will
Automatically go out of existence. art
on Ratification be superseded by thu
provisional government. Those agains
ratification declare that no matter
what the government rules from Dub
lin Castle. the Dali Eircann will rul,
from, the Mansion ln,su. @