The Washington times., 1922-06-16

one OF which win take the oath and
look like a government and the
other Of which will not take the
oath and win be actually the COY
ernment. - - s. @sf
The Dali win select out Of It's own
membership. just az the British
House OF Commons selects out OF Its
own membership. cabinet for
governing. The agreement between
Mr.. De Valera and Mr.. Collins
provides that Mr.. De Valera's fac
ton shall have four representatives
In this cabinet. These representa-
tives will not take the oath. Never
theless, they will be members Of
the cabinet. This cabinet will
govern. Meanwhile there VIII be
also-as a name applied to q GER
tain part Of the governing mem.
bers OF the Dail-a thing called the
provisional government. This body.
thus named, is not a body really
for governing. It Is a body simply
for making the arrangements by
which Il Is hoped that In time the
the rule of an Irish Free State
Parliament, chosen at some future
election In accordance with the
terms Of a free state constitution
not yet adopted. .. r~ j ...-, ~....'
Tho terms Of that Free State Con-
stitution, as agreed upon by Mr..
Collins faction and the British Gov
ernment. have been published and
they require an oath OF allegiance to
the British Crown from all members
Of any Parliament elected in Ire
land when once that constitution
has been adopted by Ireland. But
It has not yet been adopted; and no
election under It has been held; and
no Parliament bound by II has yet
appeared. All those ..ings are rel.
egated to the future. When viii that
future come? Who can say7
Meanwhile the British are care
fully refratnlns from pressing the
issue: and their principal statesmen
In the Parliament at London ara
pointing out the infinite expense
and horror Of any further effort by
Britain to subjugate South Ireland
by war: and even Mr.. Winston
Churchill. in looking forward to the
possibility Of q final triumph Of Mr..
De Valera's faction in Ireland, sug-
gests nothing more drastic against
Ireland by the British fleet: and
while London thus controls its feel.
ings and consults it's interests and
necessities, the third Dali" Is about
to come into existence at Dublin and
govern South Ireland really with
out any British imperial interference
at all. 1t might almost be said that
the British are allowing South Ire
land to 60 temporarily out Of the
Empire in the hope that II may thus
all the more readily adopt the Free
State Constitution and return will.
ingly and OF its own motion into
the imperial fold.
At the same time in North ireland
the loyalty Of Belfast Is proving ex-
tremely expensive 10 the British tax.
payer. The North Irish sgovern-
ment Is unable to pay It's bills. The
British government has been obliged
to forgive II one quarter of its law.
full annual contribution to the Prft.
ish imperial treasury. II has also
been obliged to pay It large sums
Of money for the upkeep or It's own
local Irish armed forces. South Ire.
land has ceased to have any claims
upon the British treasury. Troubles
in South Ireland cost the British tax
payer nothing. North Ireland is
this year costing the British tax
payer some thirty million dollars to
date. -
In the British press the idea be-
-. 80 no
land is a cheap evil and that North
ireland is an expensive luxury.
All in all. the present situation In
Ireland is one in which British in
tervention in ireland becomes more
and more disagreeapie to the mind
OF Britain and also one in which ibe
government Of South Ireland seems
likely to be allowed for some time to
go its own virtually independent
way unsworn and unmolested.