The Irish Free State , Bill passed through its final stages
on Friday, March 31st,. and received the Royal assent. Mr. Churchill paid a well-deserved tribute to " the statesmanlike courage and earnest good will" that had been displayed by Sir James Craig and his, colleagues, the value of whose help to the Free State and to the cause of peace could not, he said, be over- estimated. Mr. Churchill-admitted that Great Britain's pledges and obligations to Ulster were redoubled by the fine. action: of her Government, He warned the House that, despite the agreement, " a long and a-wearing period of anxiety and uncer- tainty lien before us." He was sure of the good faith and good will of Mr. Griffith and Mr. Collins, but not df their power to KM their pledges{ The infant Free State was- exposed- to
deadly enemies who would stick at nothing, as events had shown. We must patiently discriminate between the good faith of our friends and the deadly animosity of our foes.
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