The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
PEACE DOVE
ALICHTS ON
ERIN SHORE
Unexpected Agreement
Provides Ireland Shall
Be Free State.

Birmingham. England. Dec
6.-(By the Associated Press.)
ireland hereafter will be
known officially rs "Fhe Irish
Free State" under the agree
ment reached at last nights
London conference. il was an
nOunced by LOId Chancellor
Birkenhead in an address here
today.
The British cabinet at its
meeting today unanimously
adopted the draft agreement
with the Sim Fein and con-
gratuIated Prime Minister Lloyd
George and the members of the
delegation in the Irish confer
ence on the success Of the ne
g0tintiOns.
London, Dec. 6.-CBy the Associ-
ated Press-) promise OF
allegiance to the empire by the
Sim Fein is provided in the Irish
peace terms, the Central News
states.
The agreement, it says, is salts
factory to the king in that it in
wolves Ireland's association with
the empire
The Evening Standard says that
the governments proposals for an
Irish settlement, which agreement
was reached this morning, provide
for an Irish free state, Withdrawal
of all military forces from Ireland
and safeguards which will ensure
peaceful conditions there
News Brings Joy.
England and Ireland awoke to-
day from a troubled sleep of de-
sponGency over the Irish situation
to learn the joyous news of SEN
sationaI and wholly unexpected
agreement reached between the
English and Irish conferees in to-
days small hours.
The negotiations for a settlement
were considered yesterday to have
definitely collapsed and the COM
promise achieved in Premier Lloyd
Georges sombre little home in
Downing street, after a night-long
struggle, seems likely to- sbe chrOn-
icled as the most mOmentous event
in the history of Anglo-Irish rela-
tions.
Outlook is Brightest.
While the agreement must still
be submitted to the Dali Eireann
and the British parliament for rati-
fication, there was a disposition in
all quarters in London today to
regard the outlook as of the bright
est.
The agreement reached binds
both sides to recommend it to their
parLaments.
1t is a formal, detailed and con-
elusive document and its terms
prevent the necessity of further ne
gotiations.
Should the Dali Eireann agree to
the document-and a disagreement
is not looked for, as it meets sat
isfactorily, the points raised by the
Sim Fein-it will be embodied in
a bill and submitted to the British
parliament, which is expected tG
be called in special session to con-
slider it
Ulster Consent Not Needed.
The consent of ulster is not re-
quired to make the new Irish
agreement effective She is given
the option of a withdrawal in a
month, revertfng then to her pres
ent status within territory to be
decided by a boundary commission
While the agreement has been
sent TO Sir James Craig, the Ulster
premier, an unfavorable decision
from him viii not prevent. the
scheme from maturing.
Provisional government viii be
formed in southern Ireland while
the British parliament is consider
ing the agreement
On the question of allegiance, 8
form OF words was found which sat
isfied both the government and the
Sim Fem The recognition of Ire
land as an independent state is
said to be clear
Trust Ireland Fully.
The principle at least adopted by
the government is said to have
been that of trusting Ireland fully
and giving her full power of deci-
sion without hampering her by con-
ditions.
It is also understood that an ar
rzngement satisfactory to the Sim
Fein was reached regarding con
troll OF Irish seaDorts by the navy.
The agreement was signed on be-
half of the government by Prime
Minister Lloyd George. Austin
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