The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-08
BARE MAJORITY
OF SEVEN VOTES
Document Signed by Delegates
at London Is Approved by
Vote of GA to 81.
EAMON DE VALERA QUITS
PRESIDENCY OF REPUBLIC
Ratification of Treaty Came Aft
er Day of Intense Excite
ment and Heated Debate.
(ey The Associated press)

I(ODAl4N, jail. f----l ne lICdty Great
ing the. Irish Free State was ratified
tonight by the Dali Eireann. BY a
majority of seven votes. 65 to 81. the
Dali gave It's approval to the document
signed by its delegates at London. Co
incidentally cannon DeValera arl-
nounced his resignation from the
presidency OF the irish republic
Tho news was received with the
greatest enthusiasm, and the patient
crowds, which had waited for hours
outside the university building in an
ticipation OF a decision, burst into
cheering even before the official fig
ures We're announced.
Ratification Of the treaty came after
a day OF intense excitement and heat
ed controversy. Although the result
was as had been expected, the ma
jority in favor OF the agreement was
greater than had been counted on al
most UP to the last minute.
A tense. strained silence prevailed
while the vote was being taken, and
a gasp Of relief went Up from the
supporters of the treaty when efe re-
suit was announced. A dramatic
scene ensued, when Deyalera stood
: with emotion, declared that "the re-
public" must be carried on.
Eventually he broke down so COM
pletely that he was unable to proceed.
The Dali Eireann, with one accord,
applauded and cheered him.
The situation at the adjournment OF
the Dali appeared 10 remain chaotic.
The Dali will meet on Monday and
there is no disposition revealed by
Devalera and his followers to aban-
don the factional struggle.
The future control of the Irish re-
publican army is tonight the subject
Of anxious speculation, as Charles
Burgess. who strongly opposed the
treaty, is the minister OF defense. So
far as the public is concerned, Dublin
seems delighted over ratification. Arr
thur Griffith and his colleagues. on
emerging from the parliament, were
wildly cheered and the city tonight Is
in Jubilant spirits.
on the announcement OF the figures,
Devalera rose and declared that the
Irish people had established a repub-
lie and until the Irish people in
regular manner disestablished the re-
public It constitutionally went on This
would be a sovereign bodyNin the ma
tlon. to which the nation looked for
supreme government 1t was the ex-
ecutive until the people d!sestab-
lished it.
Nobody was disposed to challenge
this proposition. for the general opin-
ion all along had been that during
tho transition period Ireland must
keep her representative assembly un-
I'll the treaty was converted into an
act Of parliament ana the Irish would
have an opportunity TO erect legis-
lature of the free state to replace the
Dali
Michael Collins, IN quiet ones. fol-
lowed DeValera. He said he did not
regard the result in any spirit OF tri-
umph He claimed that the men rep
resenting the Dell. who would be re-
sponsible for taking over from the
British government control OF the Irish
administration, should get q fair
chance. In every country what mat
tered most was public order. and he.
appealed to the other side to appoint
joint committee of both sides to-
carry on the government. (This was
greeted with cheers)
Mr.. Collins declared that neyaleral
held the same place in his heart as
ever
Then followed a violent speech by
Mary MacSwiney, denouncing the re-
suit as worse than the betrayal Of
Ireland in the days Of Castlerea (Vis-
count Castlereagh, Marquis OF Lon-
doaderry. who as chief secretary for
ireland In 17ss was instrumental I'M
carrying the unio in 1900.
Mr.. DeValera rose again. supposedly
to reply to Mr.. Collins overture, How
ever, he took no notice OF il, and mere
~ appealed 10 al his own supporters
81 the Dali to meet him at the man-
sion house tomorrow afternoon This
evidently hurt Mr.. Collins very much.
but he quietly said: 'Tf the visible
presence Of myself and colleagues isl
50 distasteful, there might ct any rate
be some accommodation by the party
for the purpose Of public order Min
ister Burgess Immediately retorted, III
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