Reaction to the Treaty Flashcards
what did DeV describe the Irish Deliagations signing of the treaty as ?
'’Act of disloyalty’
who was in favour of the treaty in Ireland?
- ordinary people - intense relief
- Irish press
- Catholic Churuch
- trade unions
- Council of the IRB
- many IRA commanders
when did the Dail meet to discuss the treaty?
8th December
what was the split in the cabinet?
- for = Cosgrave, Griffith, Collins, Barton
- against = de Valera, Brugha, Stack
when did the Dail Debate begin and end?
14th Decmeber, lasted 12 sessions until, 10th January 1922
what were the big issues during their debate?
- Empire
- Oath to Crown
what was the solution?
a vote between the Treaty (document 1) and DeV’s own treaty (document 2)
what was different about document 2?
- ommited the oath
- proposed external association
what was the results of the vote?
6th Janurary the Dail accepted the treaty by 64 votes to 57.
what happened after the vote?
- de Valera resigned
- Griffith was elected president
- Provisional Government was formed 14th January - Collins as chairman
why was the end of the Anglo Irish war a major case FOR the Treaty?
- Anglo-Irish war ended
- prospect of another war averted
- more ruthless ‘‘no question of military victory’’
- B&Ts and Auxiliaries sent home, RIC disbanded, British rule dismantled
- own police force & army
why was the new dominion status another major case success and case for the treaty in the eyes of many?
- it gave them their own parliment, own legal, financial and economoic instutuions
- Britain could no longer adopt-high handed attitude
- links empire help smooth process reunification with NI
- gave greater security than lonely indpendance
- LG had totally refused it in 1919, but had been forced to consent and in a much more favourable terms (success of ID)
what were the 2 main viewpoints agasint the treaty?
- Extreme Republicans
- Moderate Republicans
what was the extreme republicans case agasint the treaty?
- did not maintian the republic
- declared in 1916
- confirmed election 1918
- sanctified by blood of martyrs
- argued those accepted treaty = broken their oath to a republic & guilty treason
- believed delegates should have chosen war
- delegates should given LG their own ultimatum - war or republic
what was the moderate republicans case agasint the treaty?
- Treaty fell short of a veryhigh level of expectancy among nationalists
- Main objection= treaty made King head of irish state
- believed canada analogy was fallocy
- i = georgraphically dominated by Britiain therefore also be politically dominated
- treaty ports = never follow indpendant FP
- argued delegates were fooled and outwitted by LG
