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Show 01 OF 1ELAN0 ' IT FIST RATE ld'HLI.V. Jan. 20. ( P.y The Asso I ciated ITess.) British evacuation of Ireland is proceeding more speedily than was anticipated. Bach day .mc-s a large batch of troops leave Dublin and other ports. Departure of the Dublin garrison Is, due to begin thi week and the news-I papers ar- speculating hh to how rne vacated barracks will be used. It Is j suggested they may be employed lo relieve the houtslnR Shortage. It ii noteworthy thai the evacuating of the British has occurred everywhere every-where nithOUl manifestation whatever , from the p'eople, there has been no i sign either of popular rejoicing or re-1 gret. The transition from one govern-ment govern-ment to another has been rapid, bull criminals have done their best to taKei advantage of any i onfuslon arising from the change. There have b ien daring hank robberies and holdups throughout the country and even In Dublin City, hut the new government' is dealing vigorously with the criminal crimi-nal element. The republican army has acted energetically en-ergetically In parts of Tipperary where the lawless element seemed about to get out of hand Martial law was proclaimed and serious penalties threatened for the unauthorized carrying car-rying of arms The army authorities even Imposed a rigid curfevv law, om-pelling om-pelling everybody to remain Indoors aftei S o'clock In the evening Although the evacuation of British troops Is to be complete, it Is only from southern Ireland 1 he announcement by Premier Ri:1 James Craig In Belfast that the British Brit-ish government has promised him it would leave twelve battalions ln north-' . rn Ireland I9 regarded suspiciously) In Sinn F In quarters I QUESTION IMPORTANT During the Dall Kircann's discus- I slon of the treaty this disposition of I troops was one of the most frequent points made by Kamonn d Valeru'.- supporters ugalnst the signers of the par t Michael Collins head of the I provisional government, has given out. nothing In explanation of his recent agreement with Sir James Whether the executive committee of the Seln 1 l inn meets on February 7. some of the Ulster premier's claims are sure to be changed by the de Valera faction. fac-tion. MAY I SE TROUBLE. It was all along slated by the root ..nil principle ..r ihe London treaty that If l ister stayed out she should receive none of ihe concessions won by the south. Sir James' recent speech Is, taken by some Sinn Felncr greatly to modify tills notion, and to Indicate the possibility In his mind f what would really amount to two n-p- irate and equal dominions In Ireland. 1 result which would b- disapproved by the Irish nationalist opinion generally. gen-erally. Ihe responsible ministers both In Dublin and Belfast are mainly con-. con-. erned with the task of maintaining public order and encouraging the flow of trade. The agreement helps them in both respects and Is welcomed by the majority of people |