The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
The IRISH
PEACE
TREATY
Text Of Agreement
Between Great Brit
ain and the Irish
Free State

ment in the treaty between Great
Britain and Ireland" as the agree
ment reached last night is designat-
ed. provide.
Article Ireland shall have
the same constitutional status IN
the community of nations known as
the British empire as the dominion
of Canada, the commonwealth o!
Australia, the dominion 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 responsible
to the parliament and shall be
styled and known as the Irish
Free State.
article Sub iect to provisions
hereinafter set out. the position OF
the Irish Free State in relation te
the imperial parliament, the gov
ernment and otherwise shall be
that of the dominion of Canada
i and the law, practice and consti-
tutional usage governing the rela-
tionship Of the crown or represen,
| tative of the crown AID the i'm.
perial parliament to the dominion
of Canada shall govern their rela-
tionship to the Irish Free State. :
Article of the agc" ement pro.
vides that "a representative Of the
| crown in Ireland shall be appoint
! ed in like manner as the governor
general Of Canada and in accord
ance with the practice observed ir
making such appointments"
Article provides that the oaths
to be taken by the members Of the
parliament of the Irish Free State
shall be in the following form:
II do solemnly swear true faitt
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
Y, and his heirs and successors bJ
law, in virtue of the common citi-
zenship OF Ireland with Grea,
Britain and her adherence an6
mem bership Of the group Of nation!
forming the British commonwealth
and nation"
Article provides that "ths
irish Free State shall assume LA.
oility for service Of the public deb
Of the United Kingdom as existing
at the date thereof in such pro.
portion as may be fair and equi.
table. ="
| Article 6-Until en- arrangement
| has been made between the Brit.
ish and Irish governments whereby
the Irish Free State undertakes hel
own coastal defonse, defense BY
sea of Great Britain and Ireland
shall be undertaken by his majes
tvs imperial forces. 80
Article THE government o1
the Irish Free State shall afford t.
his majestys imperial force (a) ir
time of peace such harbor and 9th.
er facilities as are indicated in the
| annex hereto or such other facili
ties as may from time to time bt
agreed between the British govern
ment and the government of the
Irish Free State, and CD in time
of war or strained relations with {
foreign power such harbor and 9th
er facilities as the British govern
ment may require for the purpose
Of such defense, as aforesaid.
Article S-With a view to Sc,
curing observance of the principle
Of international limitation Of arma
ments, if the government of tht
Irish Free State establishes anG
maintains military defense force
the establishment thereof shall no
exceed in size such proportion O.
the military establishments main
tain1d in Great Britain rs tha
which the population Of IRELAND
bears to the population Of Grea
/ Britain
article 9-The ports of Grca
Britain and the Irish Free STATE
shall be freely open TO TIE ships o.
the other country on the paymen
Of the customary port and othel
dues
Article followers compansa
ton to present officials who nay
be discharged as a result Of tht
| changed status. "merabers of tht
auxiliary police force or persons +"
cruited in Great Britain for the
Royal Irish conStabulary."
Article 11-Cntil the expiration
of one month from ratification o'
| this instrument the powers of Tho
parliament and government of the
Irish Free State shall not be eX-
ercisablc as respects northern Ire
land. and the provisions OF thf
government of ireland act OF 1920
shall. so far as they relate to north
ern ireland, remain OF full fore,
and effect.
| Article 12-Provides for com
mission 20 draw the boundaries be.
tween north and south ireland il
case the former does not lndlcat'
her wish 10 be included in the
agreement
Article l3-(Transfers certain
powers from the parliament O
southern ireland rs established un'
der home rule TO the parliament oI
the Irish Free state.
Article Il (Specifics power
which will be reserved 70 the par
al.