Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-15
Final FormaIitieS of Rati-
flying the Treaty With
England Are Carried Out
at Mansion House.
SIS MEMBERS ATTEND
HISTORIC MEETING
Provisional Government of
Irish Free State is a
Functioning Body; Dub
lin is Optimistic.
tBy The Associated prrssD

Dublin, Jan. IA (by the Associat-
ed Press. )--The provisional gov
ernment of the Irish free state is
now a functioning body.
Final formalities of approving
the treaty with England We're car
ried out late today when, after an
historic meeting in the Mansion
house of representatives of the
southern Irish constituencies which
formally ratified the treaty, Ea-
mon j. Dugan took to Dublin cas-
tie copy of the treaty signed by
the members of the new govern
ment.
SiXty-five members elected to sit
In the house of commons in SOUTH
ern Ireland attended the morning
meeting. No women representa-
tlves nor any other adherents to
Eamon de Valera. former repub-
liean president; were present.
Grifiith's Position.
First on the list of eight men
appointed as constituting the pro.
visional government is Michael
Collins, and it il assumed he will
be made the nominal head. AS
matter Of fact. however, the cor
respondent Is authoritativciy in
formed that Arthur Griffith. as
president of the Gail and chairman
of the delegation that negotiated
the treaty will be looked to as its
supreme authority. The position of
Mr.. Griffith is one of peculiar diff
ficulty. AS president of the dali
that is, the Irish republic, oc-
cupies the same position as did MIR.
de Valera, and during the treaty
debate in the hall Miss Mary Mac
Swiney and Erskine Childers de-
mandcd that he keep his two Of
fices of republican president and
head of the new administration
distinct.
Miss MacSwiney, Mr.. Childers
and others Of the republican party
also stressed the necessity of Keep
ing the Irish republican parliament
under the authority only of the
dali. 1t is regarded as significan.
therefore that neither Mr.. Griffith
nor Richard Mu1cahy, the dail'e
new minister of defense has q
nominal place in the new admins
tration. The ministers appointed
to administer the provisional gov
ernment include, with two or three
exceptions, all the members of Mr.
Griffith's republican cabinet. There
is no room in the provisional gov
ernment for the minister for for
eign affairs, George Gavan Duffy,
hnpof1ua fAnnirr,, f1{ i
its scope. But Mr.. Collins, Mr.
Duggan and William r. Cosgrave,
as well as other departmental
heads In the republican govern
ment. will head the department in
the provisional administration.
VIII Never Meet Again.
William de Roisite, chairman of
the meeting which ratified the
treaty, made it plain that the as
sembly had no existence as a par
Lament. He pointed out that Il
had never met before and would
never meet again.
The speech made by Mr.. Griffith
contemplated the complete sup
preston of the dali on the election
OF a free state parliament
The drafting Of a constitution
will be the most important task
of the provisional government.
Constitutional lawyers here ana
perhaps in England will be calle1
in to assist.
The feeling in Dublin is highly
optimistic and cheerful. This was
evidenced today in the attitude of
the auxiliaries, who drove throIGh
the streets singing and waving
their hats. Pedestrians generally
greeted them with amusement