Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-31
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character. and for assistance from
the British parliament to remedy the
unemployment differences in Belfast,
I which rendered the carrying out Of
the previous Craig Collins pact al
most impossible.
The terms of the Irish agreement
as announced are as follows:
! First: Peace is today declared.
Second: From today the two gov
( ornmentS undertake to cooperate in
| every way in their power with Il view
I to the restoration of peaceful condi
! tons in the unsettled areas.
Third: The police in Belfast are TO
he organized III general in accord
ancc with the following conditions.
! Especial police in mixed districts
I to be composed half of Catholics and
half of protestantS. All specials not
required FOR the forces to be with
! drawn to their homes and surrender
their arms.
! Am advisory committee composed
I of Catholics will assist in the sclcc-
/ ton of Catholic recruits for the spc-
cial police.
usual secret service men, to be uni
/ formed and numbered.
| ALL arms and ammunitions issued
| to the police TO be deposited i'll bar
racks in charge of a military or other
competent officers When policemen are
not on duty, and an official record must
| be kept of all arms issued and am
munition used.
! ANY search for arms is TO 30 car
red out by police force composed
( half of Catholics and half of Protest
ants, the military rendering any
necessary assistance.
! Fourth-A court is TO be constituted
! for the trial. without jury. of persons
! charged with serious crimes the court
! to consist of the lord chief justice and
one of tho justices of appeal in forth
ern ireland. Any person committed
/ for trial for a serious crime is to be
tried by that court (a) if he 50 re-
quests. or 90 if the attorney general
| for northern ireland so decides. Scri-
Gus crimes are those punishable by
death, penal servitudc or imprison-
ment exceeding six months. The gov
! eminent of northern Ireland will take
steps to pass necessary Legislation to
give effect to this article
Fifth-A committee is to be- ostab
liGhed in Belfast. with equal numbers
of Catholics and Professionals. and with
an Independent chairman, preferably a
/ - 10 Drntactppt n lfapnatnlt in
successive weeks, to hear and in"esti
gate complaints of intimidation out
RACES. etc, such committee having di-
rect access to the heads of the gov
crnment.
The local press is to be approached
with view to inserting only such
reports of disturbances. etc. as
shall have been considered and COM
municated by this committee.
SiXth-lrsh republican army cotivi-
ties arc to cease in the six counties,
and thcreupon method Of organizing
special police in the SIX counties out
side of Belfast shall proceed as srced-
lily as possible on lines similar to
those agreed to in Belfast.
Seventh: during the month i'm
mediately following the passing into
! law of n bill confirming the consti-
| tuition of the free state, being the
month within which the northern
parliament is to exercise it's option
and before any address in accord
ancc with article MI of the treaty
is presented. there shall be a further
meeting between signatories of the
agreement with view to ascertain
ing fa) whether means can be de-
vised to secure unity in Ireland, or
CD failing this, whether an agree
ment can be arrived at on the
boundary question otherwise than
by recourse in the boundary commits
sion under the treaty.
Eighth: The return to their homes
Of persons expelled is to be secured
by the respective governments, and
the advice of the committee men
toned in article five is to be sought
in cases of difficulty.
Ninth: In view of the special ends
consequent on the political situation
in Belfast and neighborhood the