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agreement reached last night is desig-
mated, provide:
Article l. Ireland shall have the same
constitutional status in the community
Of nations known as the British en-
/ pire as the dominion Of Canada, the
commonwealth Of Australia, the do
minion of New Zealand, and the union
OF South Africa, with a parliament
having powers to make laws for peace
and order and good government in Ire
land, and an executive responsibility
to that parliament and shall be styled
and known as the Irish Free state.
Article 2. Subject to provisions
hereinafter set out, the. position of the
Free State in relation to the imperial
parliament. the government and other
wise shall be that OF the dominion Of
Canada, and the law, practice and con-
stitutional usage governing the reIa-
tionship of the crowd or representative
of the crown and imperial parliament
to the dominion OF Canada, shall gov
ern their relationship to the Irish Free
State"
Article Of the agreement provides
that "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 appoint
ments."
Article provides that the oaths to
be taken BY the members OF the par
Lament Of the Irish Free State shall
be in the following form.
Il do solemnly swear true faith and
allegiance to the constitution of the
Irish Free State as by law established.
and that / will be faithful to his ma
jesty. King George ", and his heirs
and successors by law, in virtue of the
common citizenship OF ireland with
Great Britain, and her adherence to-
and membership of the group OF ma
tions forming the British common
wealth and nations."
Article provides that the Irish
Free state shall assume liability for
service Of the public debt of tho United
Kingdom as existing at the date there
of in such proportion as may be fair
and equitable" -
Article 6. Until an arrangement
has been made between the British
and Irish governments whereby the
Irish Free State undertakes her own
coastal defense. defense by sea of
Great Britain and Ireland shall be un-
dertaken by his majestys imperial
forces" -
Article Z. The government Of the
Irish Free State shall afford his ma
jesty's imperial force (a) in time of
peace such harbor and other facilities
as are indicated in the annex hereto,
or such other facilities as may from
time to time be agreed between the
British government and the govern
ment of the Irish Free State; and (b)
in time OF war or of restrained rela-
tions with a foreign power, such harbor
and other facilities as the British gov
ernment may require for the purposes
of such defense. as aforesaid.
Article s. With view to securing
observance of the principle of inter-
national limitation of ornaments, if the
government of the Irish Free State es-
.tablishes and maintains military de-
tense force. the establishment thereof
shall not exceed in size such proportion
OF the military establishment main
tained in Great Britain as that which
the population of Ireland bears to the
population Of Great Britain.
Article 9. The ports of Great Brit
ain and the Irish Free State shall be
freely open to the ships of the other
country on the payment Of the Gus
tomary pool and other dues.
Article 10. Covers compensation to
present officials who may be dis
charged as a result of the unchanged
status, members of the auxiliary po-
Britain for the Royal Irish constabu-
larry" being accepted).
Article III. Until the expiration of
one month from ratification of this in
strument the powers of the parliament
and government of the Irish free state
shall not be exercisable as respects
northern Ireland, and the provisions of
the government Ireland act of 1920
shall so far as they relate to northern
Ireland remain of full force and
effect"
Article II provides for a commission
to draw the boundaries between north
and south Ireland in case the former
does not indicate her wish to be in
cluded in the agreement.
Article 13 transfers certain powers
from the parliament OF southern ire
land as established under home rule
to the parliament of the Irish Free
state.
Article "A specifies powers which VIII
be reserved 10 the parliament Of north
ireland if adherence TO the agreement +
is not obtained.
Article IS, north parliament 10 have
the right to meet to pass on the agree
ment ana to make certain safe
guards"
Article 16. Neither the parliament
of the Irish Free State nor the parlia- |
ment of northern Ireland shall make /
any law so as either directly or indi- |
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