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Irish Free State Is
 Recognized By Great
 Britoin; Ulster Only Remaining Obstacle
Republican A. P. Leased WlreJ

| LONDON, Dec. 6.=The centuries old quarrel between England and Ire land was ended in the small hours of Tuesday morning by the signatures in the premier's cabinet room of "a treaty between Great Britain and Ireland" consisting of eighteen articles. giving Ireland the title of the Irish Free State, and the same con- stitutional status as Canada, Aus tralia and other overseas dominions. The question of allegiance, which had threaten to wreck the nego- tiations was surmounted by permit ting members of the Irish parliament to swear allegiance to the constitu- ton of. the Irish Free State and "be faithful to His Majesty the King !" The treaty has to run the gauntlet of the Ulster government and of the Imperial parliament, which has been summoned to meet December 14. Approval by parliament is a foregone conclusion. The position of Ulster is less certain. Evidence comes from Belfast that the treaty will be subjected to the most searching ex- animation, and many notifications may be proposed.
 The king hastened to send the pre- mier a telegram congratulating him on the success of the negotiations.
 The treaty was signed by all mem- bers of the Irish delegations partici- pating, the Irish delegates signing their Gaelic names.
 Ireland is treated as a single entity in the treaty, with special clauses providing against the possibility that Ulster should refuse acquiescence 1T the settlement, in which case the government of Ireland act of 1s2t will remain in force so far as the northern parliament is concerned but with the stipulation that specia commission shall determine new boundaries for Northern Ireland.
 Provisions also are made for tn, cooperation of the two parliament' in providing certain safeguards in thu event of Ulster remaining out of thu free state. Neither parliament, how ever. VIII be permitted to make law endowing any particular religion, O to impose any religious disability.
 The treaty looks to Ireland in tn future of undertaking it's own coasta defense and provides that Irelan, shall during war give the Brltlsl forces necessary harbor and othe facilities. It further recognizes tn Irish free states right to maintain 1t own military defense force-
 Premier Lloyd George is the reeIp tent of universal congratulations flo having successfully rescued the ne gotiations. The general belief. how ever, is that Lord Birkenhead is re sponsible for the formula overcomin the allegiance difficulty.
 Austen Chamberlain, leader of tn government in the house of common and of the Unionist party, speakin at Birmingham tonight expressed tn conviction that before Christina peace and good will would be estab lished
 Immediately after the signing o the treaty, which took place at 2: 3 a. m., a messenger was started post haste for Belfast, as Lloyd Georg had promised Sir James Craig, LII ster premier, that either new pro posals would be in his hands b Tuesday or the negotiations would b finished
 The signing took place in the his toric cabinet room, the premier an Arthur Griffith being the first sign. after which all the member shook hands all around.
 Today the atmosphere at Downin
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