Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-07
PACT SIGNED BY
GREAT BRITAIN
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ment Of ireland act of 1920 Gin
GLIDING those relating to the coun.
| ell of Ireland) shall so far as they
relate to northern Ireland continue
to be of full force and effect. ant
this instrument shall have effect
subject to the necessary modifica'
| lions.
provided that If such an adj
dress is so presented. a commission
consisting of three persons, one tC
be appointed by the government Of
the Irish free state, one to be APP
pointed by the government OF
northern ireland, and one, who
shall be chairman. to be appointed
by the British government, shall
determine in accordance with the
wishes of the inhabitants, so far as
may be compatible with economic
and geographic conditions. the
boundaries between northern Ire.
land and the rest Of Ireland, and
for the purposes of the government
of Ireland act of 1920 and of this
instrument the boundary of north
, ern Ireland shall be such as may
be determined by such commission
Article XIII: For the purpose
of the last foregoing article the
powers of the parliament OF south
ern Ireland under the government OF
Ireland act of 1920. to elect mem
bers of the council of Ireland, shall
after the parliament of the lrlsh
free state is constituted, be eXer-
cised by that parliament"
Article XIV: At any time after
the date hereof the government OF
northern Ireland and the provision
al government OF southern ireland,
hereinafter constituted, may meet
for discussing provisions, subject
to which the last Of the foregoing
article Is to operate IN the event oil
no such address as is therein men
toned being presented, and THESE
provisions may include (a) safe
guard with regard to patronage IN
northern Ireland; CD safeguards
with regard to the collection of IN
thermal revenue in northern Ireland
| (c) safeguards with regard to I'M
port and export duties affecting
the trade and industry of northern
! Ireland: Ia safeguards for the
minorities in northern Ireland; (e)
settlement of financial relations
between northern Ireland ana tht
Irish free state; (f) establishment
land powers of a local militia II
northern ireland and the relation
of the defense forces of the lrlsL
free state and of northern ireland
respectively, and If at any suci
meeting provisions are agreed to
the same shall have effect as II
they were included amongst pro
visions subject to which the powers
of parliament and of the govern
ment of the Irish free state are &c
| be exercise BILE in northern Ireland
under article fourteen hereof.
ARTICLE XVI: Neither the parlt'
ament of the Irish free state nor the
parliament of northern Ireland
shall make any law so as either
directly or indirectly to endow any
religion or prohibit or restrict the
| free exercise thereof, or give any
preference or impose any disability
on account of religious belief or re-
lligiCus status, or affect preJudlcial-
ly the right of any child to attend
| school receiving public money
without attending the religious IN
istruction of the school, or make
any discrimination as respects state
aid between schools under the
MANAGEMENT Of the different re-
ligious denominations, or divert
| from any religious denomination or
any educa tional institution any OF
| it's property except for pupllc
utility purposes and on the pay
ment of compensation,
article XVII; BY way of pro
visional arrangement for the ad-
ministration of southern Ireland
during the interval between the
date hereof and the legislation OF
parliament and a government oil
the Irish free state in accordance
Herewith, steps shall be taken
forthwith for summoning a meet
ing Of members of parliament
elected for constituencies in south
ern Ireland since the passing of the
government OF Ireland act in 1920
and for constituting a provisional
government. And the British gov
eminent shall take steps necessary
to transfer to such provisional gov
eminent the powers and machinery
requisite for the discharge of its
duties, provided every member OF
such provisional government snail
have signified in writing his or her
acceptance of the instrument. But
this arrangement shall not con-
tinue in force beyond the eXpira-
ton of twelve months.
Article XVIII: This instrument
shall be submitted forthwith by his
majesty's government for the ap-
proval of parliament and by tho
Irish signatories to q meeting sum
moned for the purpose of members
elected to sit in the house OF com :
mons Of southern ireland and, II
approved, it shall be ratified by the
necessary legislation.
Signed on behalf OF the British
delegation: Lloyd George, Austen
Chamberlain, Birkenhead. Winston
Churchill, Worthlngton Evans. Ha-
mar Greenwood, Gordon Hewart.
On behalf of the Irish delegation:
Art of Griobhtha (Arthur Grif-
fith) Michael o. O. Sileain (Mich-
ael Coll,ns), Riobard Bartun (Rob-
ert C. Barton), E. S. Dugan Cannon
]. Duggan), Seorsa Ghabgain vi
Dhubhthaigh George Gavan Duff
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