The New York herald., 1922-12-07
erin ENTERS GALAXY
OF COMMONWEALTHS
Free State Begins Work.
Dali Becomes Chamber
Of Deputies.
PRAISE FOR BRITISH
Cosgraye Urges Ulster to
Join Rather Than Play
Small Role in London.
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HEALY BEGINS HIS TASK
List of Nominations for Sen
ate Include Granard, Dun
raven and Guinness.

Special Gable to THE Nrw York HERALD.
Copyright, 1879. oy THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Dublin, Dec. o.
The body formerly known as the
Provisional Parliament became the
Chamber of Deputies Of the Irish Free
State Parliament to-day when its
members filed individually to the
Speakers table and took the oath pre-
scribed by the Anglo-Irish treaty, and
Ireland took her place as one of the
worlds commemorative.
The only unexpected note in the
highly informal proceedings was a
manifesto Of the Labor party read
by Thomas Johnson, explaining the
party's attitude and it's reasons for
subscribing to the oath. The new
Governor General, Timothy NJ. Healy
acting in accordance with the wishes
of the Cosgrave Ministry, did not APP
pear at the proceedings. He will make
his first public appearance in his new
position Monday or Tuesday. when
the election of members of the Senate
completes both houses OF the National
Assembly.
Following the reelection of Prof.
Hayes as Speaker and Patrick O'Maille
as Deputy Speaker. William Cosgrave,
President of the Dali Cabinet. was
elected, without opposition. president of
the new executive council. He then
left the chamber and was gone half an
hour. When he returned he announced
that the Governor General had approved
his appointment.
Only two of the five Irish signers of
the treaty. Eanlon j. Duggan and George
Gavan Duffy, took the oath. Arthur
Griffith and Michael Collins are dead
and Robert C. Barton is in Jail as
rebel
Cosgrave Urges Unity.
Cosgrave's speech covered only the
most vital aspects of Irish affairs. He
empha Sized the fact that Ireland's new
Government was taking office prepared
to administer the will of the Irish peo-
pie without the domination OF any
other power on earth" He declared
warmly that the conduct of the British
Government In fulfilling the treaty,
both In letter and spirit, had been un-
impeachable. After quoting a number
of British statesmen to show the abso-
Lutte equality of the dominions of the
British commonwealth Cosgrave COM
mended this status for the considera-
tion OF the Irish people. He renewed
his previous appeal for those in arms
to quit the struggle and join in build
ing up the nation.
Finally Cosgrave made an emphatic
appeal to Ulster to abide by the terms
efen bn a axru
tages accruing to northeast Ulster un-
der the treaty, saying that the area
would have about a quarter of the total
membership of the Irish Parliament.
whereas In England she would have only
thirteen out of 615 member of the West
minister Parliament.
Cosgrave also made pointed illusions
10 groups in the Northeast who are
going to come in" declaring that the
policy OF his Government If Ulster re-
fuses to come in must be In accordance
with the treaty provisions as prescribed
by the boundary commission. He re-
ferred to the recent election in Tyrone
and Fermanagh for seats in the British
Parliament wherein contrary to expecta-
tion. the Irish candidates for these seats
won by a majority Of 6 900. proving that
large sections of the six counties wished
TO enter the Free State, and added slow
ly and emphatically: "A verdict which
II Is impossible to ignore
Rebellion Likely to Die Out.
The fact that the treaty has come
into full operation, that the Chamber
OF Deputies has been constituted, the
Governor-G General sworn in and prepara-
tions made for the election OF the Sem
ate without the long expected Irish ir-
regular coup is taken here as sure
sign that the Irish army has now
smashed the opposition and only mop
ping up rnnains to be done.
While the Northern Parliament will
probably contract out now many here
who are we'll Informed believed that II
may join the Free State In few months.
DUBLIN, Dec. ASSOCIATED Press -
President Cosgrave tonight announced
his list of thirty nominations for the
Senate. The more prominent Of those
named by him were the Earl OF Gran
nard. the Earl of Wicklow. the Earl
Of Kerry. the Marquis of Ieadfort.
Baron Glenavy. the Earl of Mayo, the
Earl OF Dunraven. Gen. Sir Bryan Ma
hon, Sir Horace Plunkett, Sir Thomas
Edmonds. Martin Fitzgerald OF the
Frcemdns Journal, Henry Guinness. a
governor OF the Bank Of Ireland Or.
George Sigerson. professor OF biology.
University of Dublin. and William But
lor Yeats. "a poet
The President included IN his uomi-
nations the Dowager Countess Of De-
sart and Mrs. Wyse Power.