The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-12-07
Members of Sim Fein Parliament
Must Swear "to BE Faithful to
His Majesty"
LLOYD GEORGE
CONGRATULATED
Religious Freedom Is Said to Re
Guaranteed in Agreement ST.
Ting Long Dispute.

treaty between Great Britain and Ire
land,' consisting of eighteen articles,
giving Ireland the title of "Thc Irish
Free State" and the same constitu-
tlonal status as Canada, Australia
and other overseas Dominions.
The question of allegiance, which
up to the last moment threatened to
wreck the negotiations, was sur
mounted by permitting the members
OF the Irish Parliament to swear al
leglance to the Constitution Of The
Irish Free State and be faithful to TO
His Majesty, the King"
The treaty has yet to run the
gauntlet of the Ulster government
and of the Imperial Parliament. The
Imperial Parliament by the King, is
summoned to meet on December Id
and will be opened in state by the
hlng, who has taken the closest per-
Sonal interest in the Irish negotia-
lions since he practically mstigated
them when he opened the Ulster
Parliament.
Approval by the Imperial Parlia-
ment is forcgonc conclusion, as the
government has an overwhelming ma
Jority in the House of Commons fnv-
oring its Irish policy, and the action
OF the British representatives in
reaching the agreement has already
been understood by the cabinet. The
position of Ulster is less certain. Evi
dence comes from ralfast tonight
that the treaty will be subjected to
the most searching examination be-
lofc receiVlng assent and doubtless
many notifications will be proposed.
King Sends Congratulations
The king FASTENED to send the prime
minister Il telegram congratuiatinp
him on the success Of the negotiations
and declaring 81 am ovcrioycd to hear
the splendid news" The king will
come to London purposcly tomorrow
10 preside over the privy comcil, as
thc constitution requires a six DAYS
notice by royal proclamation.
The treaty was signed by all mem
bers OF the British and Irish dclcga-
TONS participating in the negotiations
the irish delegates signing their
Gaelic names.
Ireland is treated as Il single entity
IN the provisions Of the treaty, with
special clauses providing against the
possibility that Ulster should refuse
acquiesccncc in the settlement, in
winch case the government Of Ireland
act OF 1920 will remain i'm force SO
far as the Northern parliament is
concerned, but with the stipulation
that a special commission shall de-
tcrminc new boundaries for Northern
Ireland.
Provisions also ,ro n,do ro,. ,,,o 90
opcration of the two mn',io'nnmts .W 'r'n 'E u,
providing certain s,fnmnnrI. ~ thn -,
event Of IIlstn, ron,n;ni,,r '. "' - e i' .,'o
free state. nrithnr mn,,l;3r,n,,t '', ~
ever. will he nn,mittnJ m,,.in,. 80 .'VT H.
treaty to make laws cndow;ro, nn,, r,'v
particular RELIGION o, tn nmmnsrn nm,, .','N
religious disability, ''''I''''0 ''''
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rut,ro ,'oIo;S4 nIi'VS IooNS ~ lrclaid IN 'he
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in t;n,n 'i nr nnU'n ,,o n'v" til"' ,rtiah" Shall
macnsao'i w. WI W. SNS S ',le 1Lit'Sh iorceS
tho, Ln "nn 1.o 'ArilIieS. IL iuf-
tinnn,l Hn, 'E ploviu'ils against nterna-
niynd ,hn ,,'i,3.I' inii1' ol armament recog-
mn;mtaim ni III, ~, [.Sn .r'e ;. $'aIcs r'Ght to
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ennni,;un. .i",H tmibt 'nG bt tnr unlon'st party