Arizona republican., 1921-12-07

ArIlCIe l. 1feIdIlu Sldll nave lilc same constitutional status in the com of nations known as the Brit ish empire as tt.s Dominion of Can ada, the commonw edith of Australia, the dominion Of New Zealand and the union of South Africa, with par liament having powers to make laws for peace and good government in Ireland, and a.. executive responsible to that parliament and shall be styled and known as the Irish Free State.
 Article II: Subject to provision hereinafter set out, the position Of the Irish Free state in relation to the imperial parliament, the govern mept, and otherwise shall be that of the Dominion of Canada and the law, practice and constitutional usage gov erning the relationship of the crown or representative of the crown and the imperial parliament to the Do- minion of Canada shall govern their t0 the Irish Free state.
 Article III provides that a ''repre- sentative of the crown in Ireland shall be appointed in like manner as the governor general of Canada, and in accordance with the practice ob- served in making such appointments.
 Article " provides the following Odl1 lOT IneIiE CTS OL Oi the Irish free state:
 q do soiemnIy swear true
 faith and allegiance to the con-
 stitution of the Irish free state
 as by law established and that l
 will be faithful to His Majesty,
 King George V, and his heirs and
 successors by law, in virtue of
 the common citizenship of Ireland
 with Great Britain and her ad-
 herence to and membership of the
 group of nations former the Brit
 ish empire of nations"
 Artifle V: The Irish free state shall assume liability for service Of the public debt of the United King dom as existing at the date thereof and towards payment of war pensions as existing on that date in such pro- portion as may be fair and equitable, having regard for any just claim on the part of Ireland by way of set off or counter claim, the amount of such sums being determined, in de- fault of agreement by the arbitra. ton of one or more independent per sons being citizens of the British em- ,pire.
 Article VI: Until an arrangement has been made between the British
 
 Irish free state undertakes her own coast defense, defense by sea of Great Britain and Ireland shall be undertaken by His Majesty's i'm perial forces, but this shall not pre- vent the construction of 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 foregoing proyis- ions of this article shall be reviewed at a conference of representative of the British and Irish governments tc be held at the expiration of five years from the date hereof with a view to the undertaking by Ireland of a share in her own coastal defense.
 Article VII: The government o1 the Irish free state shall afford to his majesty's imperial force (a) In timt of peace such harbor and other ia cilities as are indicated in the anne, hereto, or. to such other facilities a. may from time to time be agreed be tween the British government ant the government of the Irish fret state, and (b) In time of war or O | strained relations with foreigI l power, such harbor or other facilitie, as the British government may re 1 quire for the purpose of such de i fense as aforesaid.
 l Article VII: With a view to secur 1 ing observance of the principle o l international limitation of arma i ments, if the government of the Irisl 1 free state establishes and maintain Q military force the eSta ablishmen 1 thereof shall not exceed in size sucl proportion of the military establish ments maintained in great Britain a 1 that which the population of Irelant bears to the population of Grea 1 Britain.
 Article TX: The ports of Grea Britain and the Irish free state shal be freely open to the ships of tn ether country on the payment of tn | customary port and other dues. I Article x: The government of tn Irish free state agrees to pay fai | compensation, on terms not less fav orable than those accorded by the aC I of 1920, to judges, officials. member of police forces and other public serv ants who are discharged by it or wh retire in favor of the change of gov erpment effected in pursuance. of th hereof paragraph.
 Provided that this agreement slla rot apply to members of the auxiliar police force or persons recruited Great Britain for the Royal Irish cor StaOuIary uurlnS me two years ne1 preceding the date hereof. The Brit ish government will assume respor sibility for such compensation of per sions as may be payable to any ( these excepted persons"
 Article XI: Until the expiration ; one month from the passing of th act of parliament for the ratificatiO [ of this instrument the powers of tf parliament and government of u Irish free state shall not be exercise l as respects Northern Ireland, and il provisions of the government of Ir' land act of 1920 shall so far as the relate to Northern Ireland remain ] full force and effect, and no electiC shall be held for the return of men bers to serve in the parliament of Il Irish free state for the conStituenci' of Northern Ierland unless a reSoll
 ton is passed by both houses of pa
 liament in favor of holding such ele'
 tions before the end of said month.
 Article XII: If before the eXpir;
 ton of said month an address is pr
 scented to his majesty by both hous
 of parliament of Northern Ireland l that effect, the powers of the parlij
 ment and government of the Iri!
 free state shall no longer extend l Northern Ireland and the provision
 of the government of Ireland act 1920 Gncluding those relating to |
 council of IreIand) shall so far
 they relate to Northern Ireland co
 tinue to be of full force and effe,
 and this instrument shall have effe'