Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07

LONDON, Dec THE terms Of the
/ treaty between Ireland and Great Brit
ain follow:
/ Article l. Ireland shall have the same
! constitutional status in he community
j Of nations known as the British Empire.
I as the Dominion of Canada, the Common
wealth Of Australia. the Dominion Of New
/ Zealand and he union Of South Africa.
with a Parliament having powers to make
/ laws for peace and order and good gov
/ eminent in Ireland, and an executive re-
I sponsible to hat Parliament. and shall
/ be styled and known as the Irish Free
/ State.
! Art. II. Subject TO provisions herein
/ after set out, the position of the Irish
I Free State in relation 10 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 relation
| ship Of the crown or representative Of
| the crown and the imperial Parliament 10
the Dominion Of Canada shall govern
/ their relationship 10 the Irish Free State.
! CROWN REPRESENTATIVE
! SHALL BE NAMED.
! Article III provides that "a representa-
/ tive Of the crown In Ireland shall be
appointed in like manner as the governor
/ general OF Canada and in accordance with
I the practice observed in making such ap-
polutments."
Article " provides that the oath TO be
taken by the members Of the Parliament
Of the Irish Free State shall be in the
following form:
+ I do solemnly swear true faith and
allegiance TO the constitution Of the
/ Irish Free State as by law established,
and that I viii be faithful to his Mai
esty, King George V, and his heirs and
4 successors by law, in virtue of the com.
Britain and her adherence to and mem
oersnil # the group of nations formins
the British eomnonwealth Of nations. -,
Art Y. The Irish Free State shall
assume liability for service Of the pub
lie debt OF the United Kingdom as ex-
listing at the date thereof and toward
the payment of war pensions as existing
on that date in such proportions as may
be fair and equitable, having regard for
any just claim on the part Uf ireland
by way of set-off or counter claim the
amount Of such sums being determined
/ IN default OF agreement, by the arbitra-
tion Of one or more independent persons
being citizens Of the British empire.
Art. VI. Until an agreement has
been made between the British and Irish
whereby the Irish Free State undertakes
her own coast defense, defense by sea OF
Great Britain and Ireland shall be under
taken by his Majesty's imperial forces
but this shall not prevent the construction
or maintenance by the government Of the
Irish Free State OF such vessels as are
enue or the fisheries. The foregoing pro-
[ visions Of this article shall be reviewed
[ at a conference OF representatives Of the
/ British and Irish governments to be held
at the expiration Of five years from the
taking by Ireland OF a share in her own
7 coastal defense.
art. VII The government Of the
Irish Free State shah afford to his
/ MaJesty'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 government of the
/ Irish Free State. and (b) in time Of war
| or Of strained relations with a foreign
| power such harbor and other facilities
/ as the British government may require
for the purpose Of such defense as afore-
said.
/ AGREEMENT FOR
ARMS LIMITATION.
Art VIII. With a view to securing OBJ
/ servance Of the principle of international
/ Limitation of ornaments. If the govern
ment Of the Irish Free State establishes
and maintains a military defense force,
4 the establishment thereof shall not ex-
coed in size such proportion of the mill
/ tary establishments maintained In Great
! Britain as that which the population of
Ireland bears to the population Of Great
/ Britain.
art. 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
Art. Y. The government of the Irish
Free State agrees to pay fair compensa
ton, on terms not less favorable than
those accorded by the act Of 1920, to
judges, officials, members Of police forces
and other public servants who are dis.
! charged by 1t or who retire In conse-
quence of the change of government eff
fectced in pursuance Of the hereof para
/ graph:
Provided that this agreement shall
not apply to members Of the auxiliary
| police force or persons recruited in Great
| Britain for the Royal Irish cOnstabulary
| during the two years next preceding the
date hereof. The British government will
assume responsibility for such compen-
/ satiOn of pensions as NAV be payable
! 70 any of these excepted persons.
Art. NJ. Until the expiration of one
month from the passing of the act OF
parliament for the ratification of this in
I strumeat the powers Of the parliament
and government Of the Irish Free STATE
/ shall not be exercisable as respects
northern ireland, and the provisions Of
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