Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-07
|S|NN FE|N SWEARS ALLEGIANCE
TO CROWN; ULSTER CAN CONE IN
OR STAY OUT; king is PLEASED
Irish Agreement Text

The text Of the agreement be-
tween tho Slim Fefn and the Brit.
ish government follows:
Article i-lreland shall have the
same constitutional status In the
community OF nations known as
the British empire as the D0min-
ion of Canada, the Commonwealth
of Australia, the Dominion of New
Zealand and the Union of South
Africa. with q parliament having
powers to make laws for peace
and order and good government In
ireland, and an executive respon-
sibie to that parliament, and shall
be styled and known as the irish
Free State.
Article 2-Subject to provisions
hereinafter set ost, the position
of the irish Free State in relation
to the imperial parliament, the
government, and otherwise, shalt
be that Of the DominioH OF Canada
and the law, practice and consti-
tutional usage governing tho rela-
ti0nship of the crown or represent
atives of the crown and the inn.
periaI parliament to the Dominion
of Canada shah govern their reia-
tionship to the Irish Free State.
Article IA representative Of
the crown, In Ireland, shalt be ap-
pointed In like manner as the gov-
ernor general OF Canada and in
accordance with the practice OBJ
served in making such appoint
menfs.
Arcticle 4.-The oaths to be
taken by the members of ths
parliament of the Irish Free State
shall be in the following form:
do solemniy swear true faith
and allegiance to the constitu.
tion of the Irish Free State as by
law establishes, and / win be-
faithful to His Majesty, King
George v, and his heirs and sue.
cessors BY law, In virtue of the
common citizenship of ireland with
Great Britain and her adherence
to and membership Of the group
of nations forming the British
commonwealth Of nations.
Article 5-The Irish Free State
shall assume liability for service
Of the public debt Of the United
Kingdom as existing at the date
thereof and towards the payment
OF war pensions as existing on that
date In such proportions as may
be fair and equitable having re-
gard for any Just claims on the
part Of ireland by way Of sst-off
or counter claim, the amount of
such sans heing determined, In
default Of agreement, by the arhi-
tration of one or more independent
persons being citizens of the Brit
tsh empire.
Article 6-Until an arrangement
has been made between the Brit
ish and Irish governments where.
by the Irish Free State undertakes
her own coast defense, defense by
sea of Great Britain and ireland
shall be undertaken by his maies-
TVS imperial forces, but this shall
not prevent the construction or
maintenance by the government Of
the Irish Free State of such ves-
sells as are necessary for the pro-
tcction of revenue or tho fisheries.
The foregoing provisions of this
article shall be reviewed at q con-
ference of representatives Of the
British and irish governments to
be held at the expiration OF five
years from the date hereof, with
a view to the undertaking BY Ire
land OF share in her own coastal
defense.
Article The government of
the Irish Free State shall afford
to his majesty's imperial force
(a) IN time OF peace such harbOr
and other facilities as are indicxt-
ed In the annex hereto, or such
other facilities as may from time
to time be agreed between the
British government and the aov.
ernment of the Irish Free State.
and co. In time of strained reIa.
tions with a foreign power such
harbor and other facilities as the
British government require for
the purpose of such defense, as
aforesaid;
Article 8.-With view to Sc
curing observance of the princi-
pie Of international Limitation Of
armaments, II the government OF
the irish Free State establishes
and maintains q military defense
foroa, the establishment thereof
shall not exceed In size such pro-
ortl0n Of the military establish
ments maintained In Great Brit
ain as that which the population
Of ireland hears to tha population
Of Great Britain.
Article 9.-Tho ports Of Great
Britain and the Irish Fro, State
shall be freely open 10 tho ships
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