Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
DE VALERA STILL FIRM FOR
FREEDOM FOR IRELAND
Continued From First Page. /,

wiling cooperation with the other
peoples OF the empire.
| Moved 10y these considerations IN,
| britlSh government invite Ireland to
."hr her place in the great associa-
- VI Tree nations over which Ills
majesty rciEnS. AS an earnest Of
their desire to obliteratc old omar.
| i'iS and To enable ireland to face tho
| ."'urc with her own strength and
! nope, they propose that ireland shall
! assume forthwith the status of /,
| dominion. with all the powers and
NhcEtS set forth in this document
EMO! Complete Autonon,y.
by the adoption of dominion
status, ii is understood tba, Irni,nh
snail enjoy complete autonomy i'm
taxation and finance: that she shall
MAINTAIN her own military forces for
nom" defense. her own constapuIary
ana her own police: that she shall
'akc over the Irish postal services
and all matters relating thereto; edu-
'a'ioh' iand, agriculture, mines and
minerals. forestry. housing. labor. nm
cihp!"Nncni transport trade. public
health. health insurance and liuuor
frame ana, in sum. that she shall cN-
crclSc all those powers and privi-
leE"s upon which the autonomy of
scli-EoNerning dominions is based.
subject To the considerations set forth
III the ensuing paragraphs.
Guaranteed in these liberties.
which no foreign people can rb,I'
lcngc without challenging the cmnire
. as Z whole, the dominfous hold rncr
and scvcrally. by yirtu. oI ,hnir
British fellowship. n standing
amongst the nations equivalent not
merely TO their individual strength.
but to the combined power and III
tucnCc OF all the nations of the COM
monwcalth That guarantees ,h,,
fellowship. that freedom. In. whole
empire looks to ireland to accent"
Sin StipuIntjons
Then follow six stipulations
The first SAYS that the common
concern of both countries in III. dc,
Tense OF their interests on land and
sea shall he rccornizcd
Great Britain" il adds. lives by
the sea. her food and her communica-
tons depend on the freedom of Tho
great sea routes. ireland. Ii,s nj
Brituin'S side. across the scuways
north and south. that link hrr with
the sister nation. OF the empire. the
markets OF the world and the vital
sources of her fuod supply.
In recognition OF this fact. which
nature has imposed and which no
craftsmanship can change. il is cs-
Stntlal tnat the royal navy alone
should control the seas around Ire
land and Great Britain. and that such
rights and liberties should be ac-
corded IL by the Irish state as are cS-
scntial FOR naval purposes in Irish
harhorS and on Irish coasts"
The second stipulation says:
In order that the movement to-
ward limitation of armitmonts which
is now making progress II the world
should not be hampcrcd IN amy way.
the Irish t""rit 'Ti"' zoe shall With
IN reasonable limits conform al huh-
bcrs to the military aSlio!Sh'rehts
in other parts of the ISLANDS,
kcers Air Incense
In the third stipuiati"il' II - nc
ciarcd that Great Btita!h Sh"ll ""'e
all the necessary fach''ies 'or me nc
Ncl"pmtnt OF AR "e'c"sc """ 'o'''-
munications.
me tourth Expresses 'hc n.y. .tn'
ireland WILL OF hcr ." re- -
| contribute III pron"r t,o.' w ~
20 inc haNal anu nii',,"'
| 'he c'hr''c -"
| thrF '''nS
| par '"'iH io' '"psr
| i't '.''H ""N' ~
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