Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-14
SOUTH IRELAND
PARLIAMENT TO
@. X. TREATY AT
SESSION TODAY
Invitations Are Sent to All
Deputies in 26 Counties,
Including De Valera and
His AdherentS.
MANSION HOUSE TO BE
SCENE OF CEREMONY
Threatened Strike of Rail-
way Men May Compllcate
Affairs; Withdrawal OF
Troops Is Under Way.
tBy The Associated Press,


Dublin, Jan. 13 (by the Assocl-
ated press. )-Interest in the politi-
cal situation tonight centers in the
meeting to be held tomorrow pV
the southern parliament for the
ratification OF the peace treaty
with Great Britain. Invitations 10
the session, issued today and signed
by Arthur Griffith, were directed
to all deputies elected by the 20
southern counties, including Ea-
mon de Valera and his adherents,
II ID not expected, however, that
Mr.. de Valera, or his followers Will
attend.
The meeting will be held in the
Cak room of Mansion House and,
unless some members opposed to
the treaty decide to attend. prom
ises TO be a perfunctory ceremony.
A chairman will be elected. the
treaty formally ratified, and a pro
visional government established.
Mr.. Griffith and the members OF
the new cabinet, according to pres
ent plans. will comprise the pro-
visional government.
Transferring Authority.
With the establishment of the
government will begin the compi-
Gated and laborious task of trans
ferring authority from the British
to the Irish government. All the
members of the cabinet conferred
at Mansion House today, discussing
their future duties, the responsi.
bilities Of the provisional govern
ment. and the Immediate necessity
for dealing with the threatened
strike of the railway men.
Representatives Of the ministry
of labor We're called in by the cab
met and the situation fully can
vassed with a view to averting a
general stoppage Of the country J
main transportation facilities. 1t
is reported there is hope that ac-
eommodations may be provided by
which extreme action by the rail-
way men will be avoided for the
present at least.
The Dublin newspapers are
unanimous in saying it would be
a bad omen for the government if
on the day of its coming into be-
ing such blow were dealt at the
nations prosperity and peace.
Two ofathe railways affected by
the impending strike operate en-
tirely in Ulster, and a deputation
from the Ulster unions went to
Belfast today to confer with this
minister of labor of the northern
parliament.
Preparations for the evacuation
OF Dublin Castle and the with
drawal of the military forces are
said to be complete. The first
contingents of the auxiliary forces
were withdrawn tonight, and
numerous contingents of other ca
diets and of the military have re-
ceived orders to depart within, the.
next twenty-four hours. Move
ments of troops on a large scale
will take place next week.
Dublin Castle Is Busy.
Dublin Castle today was the
scene of bustling activity. The
gates still were in charge OF the
military. but within the castle pre-
cincts few evidences of the mil
tary remained.
1t is understood that about the
same number of auxiliaries will
leave ireland each evening during
the next week as departed to-
night. Early next week fifty mem
bers OF the royal Irish constabulary
recruited from outside ireland will
return to England each evening
for about fortnight. This means
the 1,600 auxiliaries and 700 black
and tans will leave Dublin within
the next fortnight.
The release of Irish political pris-
oners from Irish jails continued to-
day. Those liberated from Eng
lish and Scottish prisons are ex-
pected to arrive in Kingstowp to-
morrow.