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Irish Protects
Treaty Terms
ANY Provision Conflicting
With Pact Creating Free
State Declared Void {;
New Oath of Allegiance
Suffrage Given Women
Referendum Is Granted;
Forced Into English Wars
Only i'm Case Of Invasion

LONDON, June l5 BY The Assocint-
ed Prcss) The draft Of tho new Irish
constitution, made public tonight on
the eve Of the Irish elections, gives,
as the document itself snys, force Of
law to the Anglo-Irish treaty and ex-
prcssly declares that any provision Of
the constitution or any amendment
thereto, or any law enacted under the
constitution. which is in any respect
rcpuenant to the treaty shall be void
and imperative.
The constitution thus embodies con-
nection with the British crown, as al
ready established in the treaty. and
generally places the relations between
Ireland and the empire on the same
basis AZ Canada and the other domin-
ions.
The constitution requires every meni-
Der Of the Free State parliament TO sub
scribe faith and allegiance to the con-
stitution and swear TO be faithful 10
the King in virtue Of the common eiti-
zenship Of Ireland and Great Britain
and Ireland's membership in the Brit
ish commonwealth OF nations.
Provides Woman Suffrage
The document contains scventy-nine
articles and is considered an up-to-date
instrument, not only granting female
suffrage. proportional representation
and a referendum 70 the people. but
also empowering the people themselves
70 initiate legislation. II gives TO the
chamber great power with respect TO
money bills, without control from the
Senate. thus duplicating the position
as between the British House OF Com
mons and the House OF Lords.
It exempts the Free state from active
participation in war without the con
sent Of Parliament, except in the case
OF actual invasion, and gives the Irish
Supreme Court the fullest powers. only
stipulating for the right Of citizens 70
appeal to the King In council against
the Supreme Courts decision.
II provides for freedom Of religion
and conscience. gives Free State citi-
zcns full protection against the nrbi-
trary power Of court martial and ex-
tends TO Parliament exclusive control
over the armed forces. as stipulated IN
the treaty.
Constitutions Provisions
A summary OF the provisions Of the
constitution follows;
Article The Irish Free State
(Saorstat Eireann) is co-equal mem
Der Of the community of nations form
ing the British commonwealth Of ma
tions.
Article All the powers of tho gov
crnment and all authority, legislative
executive and judicial. arc derived from
tho people. and the same shall be cx-
ercised in the irish Free State through
organizations established by or under
and in accord with this constitution.
Article 3 Citizens OF the state shall
be all persors d0miciicd IN Ireland OF
the time the constitution comes into
operation who we're born IN Ireland or
either of whose parents was born IN
Ireland. or Who have been domicilod IN
the Free State for seven years. Resi-
dent citizens Of other states may elect
not 20 accept sueh citizenship.
Article THE national language will
he the Irish language, but English VIII
be equally recognized Is the Official
language Parliament may make spe-
fc.nunu.d o. pass fsufl