Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-14
IRISH PARLIAMENT
RAT|F|ES TREATY
Provisional Government Is Or
ganized in Absence OF De
Valera Faction
RIGHTS OF ALL GUARANTEED
by the Associated Press

bubIn. JIM. II. - Inc AHglo- tTlSu
treaty creating the Irish Free State was
unanimously ratified today by the Par
lament of South ireland. Eamon de
Valera and his supporters, who opposed
the treaty in the Dali Eireann. were
absent, but the four members from
Trinity College attended.
Tho brief meeting was presided over
by William Deroiste CLiam Roisite)
of Cork City. who was placed in nomi :
nation by Patrick OMalley. member
for Connemara, with Finian Lynch, OF
Kerry, seconding the nomination.
Among the few privileged spectators was
VI. blanche, the French consul.
The chairman announced that when
the transition period was completed the
Dali Eireann would decree general
election, enabling the people to pro-
nounce on form of constitution and
elect representatives to the Parliament
of the nation.
Pierce Bcaslcy, Of Kerry. formally
moved the resolution approving the
! treaty. Joseph Mcbride, of Mayo
brother of Major John Mcbride, who
was executed after the Easter Week
rising in 1916. seconded the motion
''iuc SHlu luc treaty WIS ucmunuct
by an overwhelming majority Of the
people of Ireland and was for the bene
fit of the country.
Resolution Unanimously Carried
The resolution was carried unanim
ouSly, and Deputy Ward. of Donegal
proposed the election of tho ministers
Justice Mckenna, of Meath, seconded
this proposition and the resolution wa.
passed without dissent.
Arthur Griffith, president of the Dai
Eireann, addressing the meeting. sale
he thought 1t desirable to make definite
what the position was of the provisiona
government that had been called into
being to carry out the terms of thC
treaty. The Dali Eircann, he explained
would remain in existence until tht
| trcaty's terms were carried out, Whol
general elections would be called. Th
Provisional Government, he said. woulc
need and deserve the support of ever,
good lrishman. lis task would be heavy
and it would have many difficultie
! from the outset, but It would carr,
through, he predicted Mr.. Griffith sait
he was sure the Provisional Govern
mont would make no distinction betwee,
Irishmcn. Every guarantee would b
given for fair play all around.
Mr.. Griffith added, with reference t
statement In some of the mornin
newspapers saying certain classes O
Irish prisoners would not be released
that he wished it known that the Iris
Government authorities knew nothing q
this statement. 1t would be the bust
ness of the Provisional Government, b
declared. TO see that oil the Iris
prisoners, arrested and incarCerated
ar with thn hnStilit Ia,
were restored to liberty.
Meeting Authorized by Treaty
The Parliament met under Clauses
and Is of the Anglo Irish treaty. whic
made the members of the Southern Iris
Parliament elected under the Govern
mcnt of ireland Act Of 1920 the bod
: which should rntify the treaty and tax
measures for constituting q provision;
Government.
Tho Provisional Government If III
Irish Free State faces Il serious din
Guilty in the threatened strike of rail
way mon, called for midnight tOnigh
President Griffith and his Cabinet Dis
cuSsCd the matter at Mansion lIout
, yesterday, and there is still hope tn;
it may be averted at the last moment.
The managers Of four Dublin rcnl
=. last night made an offer through NJ
, Griffith, which. however, was rejected |
. the men, that If they remained at woI
: tho companies would find cmploymel
for three months for all those dcemC
1 superhuous 10 the operation Of the roat
: under an arbitration award. TIL
. would give the Provisional Govcrnmer
: time to get firmly established, in Il
@ hope that opportunity for wider ell
Q pIOyment would occur meanwhile.
o Belfast. Jan. 14.-CBy A. PD
Ninety six Sim Fein prisoners wr
released here today. The streets gu
rounding the prison were strong
guarded by soldiers and police,
there was no public demonstration.
London, Jan. 14.-(By A. ~
Father Dominic, who was spiritual n
- wiser to the late Terence MacSwine
= Lord Mayor Of Cork, was among I
x thirty Sim Fein prisoners released fro
. Parkhurst Prison on the Isle OF Wig
D today.
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