Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-12-30 | Page 16 | Washington Observations

1 Washington I I Observations I IBy By FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE News has Just rea reached hed Washington Washing Washing- ton that William T T. T ra e Cosgrave president president president dent of tire the Irish Free State will shortly visit the United States His trip Is to be mainly in the nature of a token of Irelands Ireland's gratitude to this country for the establishment of or diplomatic relations between Washington ashington and Ireland The United United United Unit Unit- ed States and the Free State are the only countries watch have exchanged exchanged exchanged ex ex- ex- ex changed ministers with w each other othel since Ireland was granted by Great Britain six ix years ago The Dublin government has had a l legation gation at Washington since October 1924 in ill charge of Dr Timothy Timothy Timothy Tim Tim- othy A. A as minister The United Unite States Stales legation in Dublin was not established until a j year ear ago and Frederick A. A Sterling formerly counselor of embassy in London became be be- be became became came the first American minister to Ireland 1 Nothing i Is as yet et known In Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington as to the particular object of President Cosgrave's coming beyond beyond beyond be be- yond the courtesy aspect of It above mentioned Theres There's been unofficial talk lately of or an Irish-American Irish loan of moderate dimensions half haIr of w which was to be raised in Dublin and md the balance floated in New NewYork NewYork York Irelands Ireland's economic status status' is good and Improving ing The days of or poverty wh when n the hat used regularly regularly regu regu- lady to be passed in tire the United States are regarded as definitely past The Emerald Isle IsIc is not rolling in prosperity but her industries industries industries indus indus- I tries are flourishing her hel agriculture is in satisfactory shape her workpeople workpeople work work- people are employed and the Free FreeState FreeState I State tate government is strongly in in- in I trenched Ireland of course remains within the tho framework framework of the British Empire Empire Em Em- pire de despite her Independent diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic status in this countr country Minister Minister Min Min- ister issues Free State passports passports passports pass pass- ports without regard to the British authorities and conducts all sorts of Irish-American Irish diplomatic business business business busi busi- ness with thc th-e a state department dc at Washington But he would not be beat beat beat at liberty for instance to enter entel Into any important treaty with the United United United Unit Unit- ed St States Stales tes affecting affecting Irelands Ireland's external external external exter exter- nal re relations In that domain London London London Lon Lon- don would have something to sa say To a certain extent Ireland as a country with its own diplomatic service service service ser ser- vice is very much like ie Cuba Cuba could not enter into any ny reach far ing foreign compact without the as assent assent assent as- as sent of the United States provided for under the celebrated Platt amendment President Cosgrave or Cosgrave-or or Liam TIac T T. Mac in the Gaelic rendering rendering rendering render render- ing of or his name as officially used at Dublin has Dublin has been the head of th 3 Irish Free State for the past five years His titular rank is that of of President f the executive council It is Cosgrave's hand which has steered the Irish ship of state through the tempestuous waters it has had to travel incessantly since the Free States State's foundation At times tire the Cosgrave governments government's parliamentary mentar fortunes in the dail daU congress have o fluctuated to the danger point but the recent elections elections elections elec elec- sustained the government party in power po R t The Irish republic the republic the De Valera Valera Valera Val- Val era movement which refuses refuse to recognize recognize recognize rec rec- the creation of the Free State and the latter's tatters d dependence upon Great Britain Britain is is regarded as a dead issue iEsue It has In particular lost casto with those millions of American Ameri Amerl- American can citizens of Irish extraction who formerly were the main support of or orthe the independence agitation An I auth in that field tells this writer that probably 90 per cent of or I Ithe the Irish in the United States accept ac accept accept ac- ac the Free State te unreservedly They will doubtless extend President President President dent Cosgrave a great welcome here her At the 1927 1926 imperial conference conference conference confer confer- ence in London Ireland won a concession concession concession con con- cession regarding its nominal connection connection connection con con- with Great Britain Formerly Formerly Formerly For For- merly George Vs V's royal title was ruler of or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British beyond the seas I T The e Free ree State had the title changed to read Of Great Britain Ireland and the British dominions beyond the seas Copyright 1927 I