New-York tribune., 1921-12-07

Ireland shall have the same consti-
tutional status in the community Of
nations known as the British Empire
as the Dominion Of Canada, the Com
monwealth Of Australia, the Dominion
Of New Zealand and the Union Of South
Africa, with Parliament having
powers to make laws for peace and
order and good government in Ireland,
and an executive responsible to that
Parliament, and shall be styled and
known as the Irish Free State.
ARTICLE III
Subject to provisions hereinafter set
QUO, the position Of the Irish Free State
in relation to the Imperial Parliament,
the government and otherwise shall be
that of the Dominion Of Canada, and
the law, practice and constitutional
usage governing the relationship of the
crown or representative Of the crown
and the Imperial Parliament to the
Dominion OF Cana(a shall govern their
relationship to the Irish Free State.
ARTICLE III
a representative Of the crown in
Ireland shall be appointed in like man
ner as the Governor General Of Canada
and in accordance with the practice
observed in making such appointments.
ARTICLE Nv
The oath to be taken by the members
Of the Parliament of the Irish Free
State shall be in the following form:
81 do solemnly swear true faith
and allegiance to the constitution
OF the Irish Free State as by law
established, and that l will be faith
full to His Majesty King George v,
In virtue of the common citizenship
Of Ireland with Great Britain and
her adherence to and membership Of
tho group Of nations forming the
British commonwealth Of nations"
ARTICLE v
The Irish Free State shall assume
liability for service Of the public debt
OF the United Kingdom as existing at
the date thereof and towards the pay
n1ent of war pensiOns as existing on
that date, in such proportion as may be
fair and equitable, having regard for
any just claims on the part of Ireland
ty way of set-off or counter-clainl, the
amount Of such sums being determined,
in default of agreement, by the arbitra-
ton Of one or more independent per-
sons being citizens Of the British
Empire.
ARTICLE vi
Until an arrangement has been made
Between the British and Irish govern
nents whereby the Irish Free State
undertakes her own coastal defense,
defense by sea of Great Britain and
Ireland shall be undertaken by his
majestys imperial forces, but this.
shall not prevent the construction or
maintenance by the government of the
Irish Free State of such vessels as are
necessary for the protection of the
revenue or the fisheries. The fore
going provisions Of this article shall
be reviewed at conference of repre-
scntatives of the British and Irish gov
crnments to be held at the expiration
of FIVE years from the date hereof,
with view to the undertaking by Ire
land Of share in her own coastal de-
Tense.
ARTICLE VII
The government of the Irish Free
State shall afford to his majestiy's i'm
perial force
(a) In time Of peace such harbor
and other facilities as are indicated in
the annex hereto, or such other facili-
ties as may from time to time be
agreed between the Tritish government
and the government of the Irish Free
State; and.
CO. In time of war or of strained re-
lations with d foreign power, such har-
Dor and other facilities as the British
government may require for the pur-
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ARTICLE VIII
With view to securing observance
Of the principle of international limi-
tation Of armament, If the. governm ent
of the Irish Free State establishes and
maintains a military defense force, the
establishment thereof shall not exceed
in size such proportion Of the military
establishments maintained in Great
Britain as that which the population Of
Ireland bears to the population Of
Great Britain.
ARTICLE TX
The ports of Great Britain and the
Irish Free State shall be freely open
to the ships of the other country on
the payment of the customary port and
other dues.
ARTICLE X
The government of the Irish Free
State agrees to pay fair compensation
on the terms not less favorable than
those accorded by the act of 1920, to
Judges, officials. members of the police
forces and other public servants who
are discharged by it or who retire in
consequence of the change of govern
ment effected in pursuance of the
hereof paragraphs:
Provided that this agreement shall
not apply to members of the auxiliary
police force or persons recruited in
Great Britain for the Royal Irish Con-
stabulery during the two years next
preceding the date hereof. The British
government will assume responsibility
for such compensation or pensions as
may be payable to any Of these ex-
copied persons.
ARTICLE .XI
Until the expiration OF one month
from the passing OF the act of Par
lament for the ratification of this in
strument the powers of the Parlia-
ment and government of the Irish Free
State shall not be exercisable as re-
spects northern ireland, and the pro-
visions of the government Of Ireland
act of 1920 shall, so far as they relate
to northern Ireland, remain OF full
force and effect, and no election shall
be held for the return Of members to
serve in the Parliament of the Irish
Free State for the constituencies Of
northern Ireland unless a resolution is
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