Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-30
IRELAND SPEEDILY
BEING EVACUATED
BY BRITISH TROOPS
Many Commands Go Across
Border to North Ireland,
Causing Apprehension.
SINN FElN IS SUSPICIOUS

by Associated Preas 10 Every Evening
Dublin, Jan. 3o.ABritish evacuation
of Ireland is proceeding more speedily
than was anticipated.
Each day sees large batch OF troops
leave Dublin and other ports. De-
parturc of the Dublin garrison is due
to begin this week and the newspapers
are speculatinE as to how the vacated
barracks will be used. 1t is suggested
they may be employed to relieve the
housing shortage. At small expendI-
turs they may be converted into work
mems dwellings. II IL argued.
Throughout Ireland similar build
lugsSarc falling under control or the
new Irish government and some may
be needed for the new Irisn army, al
though nQthing has yet been decided
In regard TO tho size Of that body. IT
Is taken for granted that II will be
established promptly. and green uni
forms are being manufactured in
Dublin on large. scale.
Tho evacuation of tho British has
occurred everywhere without mani
festation whatever from tho people.
there has been no sign either OF
popular rejoicing or regret.
The transition from ono govern
ment 10 another has been rapid, but
criminals have done thei- best TO
take advantage OF any CONFUSION aris-
Ing from the change. There have been
daring bank robberies and holdups
throughout the country and even in
Dublin city. The new government is
dealing vigorously with the criminal
element.
Although the evacuation Of British
troops is to be complete, 1t is only
from southern Ireland. For the pur-
poses of the treaty in this respect.
northern Ireland counts as though il
were England, and accordingly large
bodies OF troops are fulfilling the
promise to evacuate simply by march
Ing across the border into Ulster.
The announcement by Premier Sir
James Craig in Belfast that the British
government has promised him 1t would
leave twelve battalions In northern
Ireland Is regarded suspiclously in
Sim Fein quarters. During the Dali
Eireann's discussion of the treaty,
this disposition Of troops was one OF
the most frequent points made by
Eamon de Valera's supporters against
the sgners of the paot
Michael Collins. head Of the pro-
visional government. has given out
rothing in explanation OF his recent
agreement with Sir James. which is
welcomed on general grounds pro-
vided 1t does not mean more than ap-
pears on the surface. but the Ulster
premier's account of the agreement is
certain to be used by the Sim Fein
party opposed 10 Collins In an attempt
form OF partition than southern Ire
land Is prepared to admit.
1t was inevitable that Sir James
should make the most of the terms In
seeking to secure assent TO them from
extremists in his own parliament. but
when the executive committee of the
Sim Fein meets on February TO de-
eide between DE Valera and Collins,
some of the Ulster premier's claims are
sure 10 be challenged.
1t was all along stated to be the root
and principle OF the London treaty that
| L Ulster stayed out she should re-
ceive none OF the concessions won by
the south. Sir James recent speech
/ is taken. by some Sim Feiners great
| ly to modify this notion. and to indi-
cate the possibility in his mind of
| what would really amount to two
separate and equal dominions in Ire
land, result which would be disap-
proved by Irish Nationalist opinion
generally