Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-07
Irish Free State
Continued from Pace One)

Article Ill. Or the agreement pro-
vides that "a representative of the
crown in Ireland shall be appointed
in like manner as the governor-gen-
cral of Canada and in accordance with
the practice observed in making such
appointments"
Fourth article missingD
Article V. The Irish free state
shall assume liability for service of
the public of the United Kingdom as
existing at the date thereof and to-
wards payment of war pensions as
existing on that date in such propor-
ton as may be fair and equitable,
having regard for any just claims on
the part of Ireland by way of set off
or counter claim, the amount of such
sums being determined, in default of
agreement, by the arbitration of one
or more Independent persons being
citizens of the British empire.
Article VI. 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
undertaken by His Majesty's i'm
perial forces, but this shall not pre-
vent the construction of maintenance
by the government of the Irish free
state of such vessels as are necessary
for the protection of the revenue or
the fisheries. The foregoing provi-
sions of this article shall be reviewed
at conference of representatives of
the British and Irish governments TO
be held at the expiration of five yeas
from the date hereof with a view to
the undertaking by Ireland of 4 share
in her own coastal defense"
This appears in the text of the
agreement officially given out to-
night.
Other Of the articles of the agree
ment are teXtually as follows:
article VII. The government of
the Irish free state shall afford to His
Majesty's imperial force (A) in a
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 gov
eminent Of the Irish free state. and
OBJ in time of war or of strained
relations with foreign power such
harbor and other facilities as the
British government may require for
the purposes OF such defense, as
aforesaid.
article VIII. With a view to Sc
curing observance of the principle of
international limitation of ornaments,
if the government of the Irish free
state establishes and maintains a mil
itary defense force, the establishment
thereof shall not exceed in size such
proportion of the military establish
ments maintained in Great Britain as
that which the population of Ireland
bears to the population of Great Brit
ain"
article IN. 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.
article y. The government of the
Irish free state agrees to pay fair
compensation, on terms not less fav-
orable than those accorded by the act
of 1920, to judges. officials. members
of the police forces and other public
servants who are discharged by it or
who retire in consequence of the
change of government effected in
pursuance of the hereof paragraph:
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 re-
sponsibility for such compensation or
pensions as may be payable to any
of these excepted persons.
article NJ. Until the expiration of
one month from the passing of the
act of parliament for the ratification
of this instrument, the powers of the
parliament and government of the
Irish Free State shall not be eXercis-
able as respects Northern Ireland an
the provisions of the government of
ireland act of 1920 shall SO far as
they relate to Northern Ireland re-
main Of full force and effect, and no
election shall be held for the return
Of members of serve in the parliament
Of the Irish Free State for the consti-
tuencies of Northern Ireland. unless
a RESOLUTION is passed by both houses
Of Qarliament of Northern Ireland in