The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-27
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Officials See Neu Era M
ireland after 3 Months
Operation Boundary Pact

LONDON, March q. The new
Irish boundary agreement has ushor
ed in a new era, characterized by
! the friendlncss and cooperation
shown by the two lgish governments
1 in relations with each other and with
the Imperial Cabinet AT London.
This was the coGeensus of can
vas by The Associated Press of the
heads of the Dublin and Belfast
governments and other leaders g.
both states, some Of whom even
spoke hopefully OF the prospects OF
eventual union o. all Ireland The
agreement has been in operation
nearly three months
President William T. CosgraYe of
the Free State cabinet said: Il am
we'll satisfied with the results OF
the London agreement and with the
friendly relations between the goy-
.enment5 which il has facilitated
The result has been beneficial all
around"
Cooperative Effects
In Belfast Sir jams Craig, Pre-
mer of he Ulster government, while
carefully avoiding reference to the
possibility of un on, stressed the 60
operative aspect Of their new rela
tons. He characterized them as
two neighbors who are friendly,
who wish to oblige each other and
thus effect economies
North and South Ireland must
live together as neighbora,' said tho
Ulster leader "Doth administrations
must turn thaIr minds from those
matters which have divided them in
the past aud concentrate On affairs
tha treally affect the welfare Of
that really affect the welfare Of
ireland, and not enc part alone, may
be prosperous
Cardinal Patrick O'Donnen, Arch
bishop Of Armagh, saw a prospect of
union ut seems to me reasonable
to infer that the success which the
Northern Government has had over
the boundary question and the salts
faction resulting therefrom. viii
leave a situation in which the Nor
thern Unionista may more readily
consider the advantages of Irish
unity later on" he declared
Work for Unity
And Joseph nevlin, leader of the
Ulster Nationalists, that party in
the north which hopes for the union
Of all Ireland told his followers:
THE proper way to bring about
unity is not by fighting for it but
by working for it. Ulster cannot be
coerced into unity with the rest of
Ireland by force. The only real
union can be brought about by al
lowing the old passions to die and
by depending loss upon shibbolcths
and more on Charity and good will"
i A survey of official and other au-
thoritative opinion on both sides of
the border showed a prevalent be
lief that what has happened in Iro-
land can best be illustrated by two
FebruarieS, a contrast of the reign
/ ing peace with the terrible days of
1922. when no mans life seemed safe
on either side of the disputed Dor
der. In February, 1922, the Ulster
iborder literally ringed with steel,
thousands of Ulster special police
were modified, raiders from the
south had penetrated Ulster and
seized hostages Ireland south cf
| the border was a sealed book to
those who lived in Ulster.
Reduces Police Force
February, 1926, found normal and
cordial relations between Dublin and
Belfast, and with London. Sir James
Craig's advice, that North and South
should turn their minds from those
matters which have divided them, is
being followed The North has re-
duced its costly police force. There
| has been speedy release of polit-
ical prisoners. The London agree
ment, by abolshing the obortive
Council Of ireland, which was most
lirksome to Ulster. has substituted
friendly cooperation.
| One OF the most important com
mon interests is agriculture. Soon
after the London agreement was
signed the Ulster Minister of Agri-
culture went to Dublin with his staff
to consult with the Free States Min
lister Of Agriculture, and reciprocal
visit to Belfast is expected soon.
Similar cooperation has been arrang-
ed in other phases Of administration.
Governments Benefit
Both governments have benefited
financially from the agreement