The New York herald., 1921-12-07
TREATY is SIGNED
New Parliament to
Swear to Be Faithful
to His Majesty,
the King.
PREMIER COMMENDED
Lord Birkenhead Believed
Responsible Tor Solving
Allegiance Puzzle.
RATIFICATION EXPECTED
Churches Arrange Services Of
Thanksgiving for Ending
of Centuries Old Struggle.

LONDON, Dec. (Associated Press).
The centuries old quarrel between
England and Ireland was ended in
the small hours of Tuesday morning
by the signature in the Prime Minis.
ter's Cabinet room of "a treaty be.
tween Great Britain and Ireland"
consisting of eighteen articles, giving
Ireland the title Of the Irish Free
State and the same constitutional
status as Canada, Australia and other
overseas dominions.
The question of allegiance, which
up to the last moment threatened to
wreck the negotiations. was sur.
mounted by permitting the members
of the Irish Parliament to swear al.
legiance to the constitution of the
Irish Free State and "be faithful to
his Majesty the King"
The treaty has yet to run fhe
eantlet of the Ulster government apd
OF the Imperial Parliament The I'm
moned to meet on December Il, and
will be opened in state by the Kine
who has taken the closest personal
interest in the Irish negotiations
since he practically instigated them
when he opened the Ulster Parlia.
ment.
UIstcr's Position Uncertain.
Approval by the Imperial Parlia'
ment is q foregone conclusion, as ths
Government has an Overwhelming
majority in the House OF Commons
favoring its Irish policy and the &C.
tion Of the British representatives in
reaching the agreement has already
been unanimously indorsed by the
Cabinet.
The position OF Ulster is less Ger.
tain. Evidence comes from Belfast
tonight that the treaty will be sub
jected 10 the most searching exam
ination before receiving assent and
doubtless many notifications will be
proposed.
The King fastened TO send the
Prime Minister a telegram congrat'
ulating him on the success Of the
negotiations, and declaring. II an
oyerioyed to hear the splendid news
The king will come 10 London pur.
posely tomorrow to preside over tha
Privy Council to approve the proc
lamation summoning Parliament. as
the Constitution requires a six days
notice by royal proclamation.
Ireland is treated as single en-
tity in the provisions OF the treaty.
with special clauses providing
against. the possibility that Ulster
should refuse acquiescenco in the
settlement, in which case the Gov
ernment of Ireland act of 1920 viii
:emain in force so far as the north
ern Parliament is concerned, but
with the stipulation that special
commission shall determine new
boundaries for northern Ireland.
Provisions also are made for tho
cooperation of the two Parliament
in providing certain safeguards 10
the event OF Ulster remaining out o.
the new Free State Neither Parlis
nent. however, will be permitted
under the treaty TO make laws en-
iowing any particular religion or to
impose any religious disability
Praise for Lord Birkephead.
Premier Lloyd George Is the recip'
lent of universal congratulations for
having successfully rescued the ne
gotiations from what appeared to nc
9 complete inpasse. The general be
lief, hoNsg,a~ Is .hat Lord Birker'
head who came 70 the Government
rescue when the question Of renew9
Ct the Anglo-Japsuese treaty had
reached critical stage, is this time
responsible for the formula overcom'
ing the allegiance difficulty.
Austen Chamberlain. who is leader
of the Government I'm the House OF
Commons and Of the Unionist party,
speaking at Birmingham tonight. ex-
pressed the conviction that before
Christmas peace and good will would
be established between "the parent
races of the British commonwealth"
and he appealed With emotion 10 nor