Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-15

NC OlltIcQ.
The British proposals, dated July
20, said:
THE British government are actu-
ated by an earnest desire to end the
unhappy divisions between Great Brit
ain and Ireland which have produced
so many conflicts in the past and
which once more shattered the peace
and well-being of Ireland At the
present time they long with His Ma
jesty the king in the words Of his gra-
cious speech in Ireland last month for
satisfactory solution of those age
long Irish problems which for genera
tions embarrassed our forefathers and
they now weigh heavily upon us and
they wish to do their utmost to secure
that every man of Irish birth
should go to work in loyal cooperation
with the free communities on which
the British empire is based. They are
convinced that the Irish people may
find as worthy and complete an ex-
preston of their political and spiritual
ideals within the empire as any of the
numerous and varied nations united in
all allegiance to His Majesty's throne
and they desire such contamination not
only for the welfare of Great Britain
and Ireland and the empire as whole
but also for the cause of peace and
harmony throughout the world.
Suffers From Feuds.
There is not a part of the world
where Irishmen have made their
homes but suffers from ancient feuds
No part of it but looks to this meet
ing between the British government
and the Irish leaders to resolve these
feuds in a new understanding honor
able and satisfactory to all the people
involved.
"The free nations which compose
the British empire are drawn from
many races with different histories,
traditions and ideals. In the Dominion
of Canada, the British and French have
long forgotten the bitter conflicts
which divided their ancestors. In South
Africa, the Transvaal republic and the
Orange Free State have joined with
two British colonies to make great
self governing union under His Ma
jesty's sway. The British people can
not believe that where Canada and
South Africa, with equal or even great
er difficulties have so signally succeed
cd. Ireland will fail and they are de-
termined that so far as they them
selves can assure it nothing shall him
der Irish statesmen from joining to-
gether to build up an Irish state in free
CO. operation with the other peoples
of the empire.
'Moved by these considerations. the
British government invites ireland to
take her place in the great association
Of free nations over which His Majesty
reigns as an earnest desire of their 8 !
to obliterate old quarrels and to ena-
ole Ireland to face the future with her
own strength and hope, they propose
that Ireland shall assume forthwith |
the status of dominion. with all the |
powers and privileges set forth in this
document.
Terms Set Forth.
''Ry the adoption of dominion status, |
t is understood that Ireland shall en-
10y complete autonomy in taxation and |
finance; that she shall maintain her
,wn military forces for home defense,
Ter own censtabulary and her own po-
ice; that she shall take over the Irish
POSTAL service and all matters relating |
hereto: education, land. agriculture,
mines and minerals, forestry, housing.
abor, unemployment, transport trade;
public health, health insurance and |
liquor traffic, and in sum, that she
hall exercise all those powers and
privileges upon which the autonomy
# sef-governing dominions is based,
ubject to the considerations set forth
n the ensuing paragraphs:
Guaranteed in these liberties which
10 foreign people can challenge with
ut challenging the empire as a whole,
he dominions hold each and severally
y virtue Of their British fellowship,
standing amongst the nations equiva-
ent not merely to their individual
trength. but to the combined powers
nd influences of all the nations of the
commonwealth.
'@That guarantee, that fellowship,
hat freedom, the whole empire looks
0 Ireland to accept"
Six Stipuiations.
Then follow six stipulations:
The first says that the common
oncern of both countries in the de-
ense of their interests on land and
ca shall be recognized.
Great Britain it adds, Elves BY