The Irish standard., 1917-11-10

''S'e W tftSn NATION 70, sovereign IN
Gle. cnden1e Maintained - Constitu
ten Proposed for Agenda Of Con
Neaioa-scheme Of Industrial, Com
meroial and Educational Develop
ment-compuIsory Teaching Of the
irish Language and History Of Ire
land.
London, Following is the
constitution of the Sim Fein, as pro
posed by the executive and set out in
agenda for the convention:
Article Whereas, the people OF
Ireland never relinquished their claim
to separate nationhood: and, where.
as, the Provisional Government of the
Irish Republic at Easter, 1916, in the
name of the Irish people, and continu'
ing the fight made by previous genera.
tons, reasserted the inalienable right
of the Irish nation to sovereign in
dependence, and reaffirmed the deter
mlnation of the Irish people to achieve
it; and
Whereas, the proclamation of the
Irish Republic at Easter, 1916. and
the supreme courage and glorious sac
rifices of the men who gave their lives
to maintain it have united the people
of Island under the flag of the Irish
Republic, be it
Resolved, That we, the delegated
representatives of Irish people in con-
vention assembled, hereby declare the
following to be the constitution of Sim
Fem:
"2. Sim Fein aims at securing in
ternational recognition of Ireland as
an independent, Irish Republic. Hav-
ing achieved that status, the Irish
people may by referendum freely
choose their own form of Government
"S. This object shall be attained
through the Sim Fem organization.
which shall in the name of the sover
eisn Irish people, (a) deny the right
and oppose the will of the British
Parliament and the British Crown or
any other foreign Government to leg
islate for Ireland, 90 make use of
any and every means available to
render impotent the power of England
to hold Ireland in subsection by mill
tary force or otherwise.
For Constituent Assembly.
Whereas, no law made without the
and consent of the Irish
people is or ever can be binding on
their conscience, therefore in accord
of N>;,
adopted in the convention of 1915, a
assembly shall be con-
voked, comprising persons chosen by
Irish constituencies as supreme ma
tional authority to speak and act in
the name of the Irish people and to
welfare of the whole people of Ireland
such as
(a) The introduction of prospec-
tive system for Irish industries and
by combined action of the
Irish councils, urban councils, rural
poor law boards, harbor
boards and other bodies directly re-
sponsible to the Irish people;
(b) The establishment and main
enance under the direction of the
National Assembly or other authority
approved by the people of Ireland, or
IN Irish consular service for the ad.
of Irish commerce and
IRISH interests generally;
(c) The establishment of an
IRISH mercantile marine to facilitate
direct trading between Ireland and
hes countries of Continental Europe,
America, Africa and the Far East;
(d) An industrial survey of Ireland
and development of it's mineral re-
sources under the auspices of the Ma
ional Assembly or other national au-
hority, approved by the people of
reland;
(e) The establishment of ma
ional stock exchange;
(f) The creation of national civil
service embracing all employees of
county councils, rural councils, poor
aw boards, harbor boards and other
bodies responsible to the Irish people
~ the institution of common, ma
ional qualifying examination and
ocal competitive examinations, the
after at the discretion Of the local |
'odies;
(g) The establishment of Sim !
Tein courts of arbitration for the |
peedy and satisfactory adjustment of |
isputes;
CHI The development of transit bv |
abroad and water, and of waste |
ands for the national benefit by a |
ational authority approved by the
eople of Ireland;
G) The development of the Irish |
'ea fisheries by the national AS
emily or other national authority |
nnrouod h.z tho ,,oonlo of Iroland.