Evening star., 1922-06-18
BY HENRY W. BUNN.
| HE following is a brief summary of the
most important news of the world for
the seven days ended June II:

Irelnnd.-Elections to third dali to act
provisional parliament of the Free state
and as a constituent assembly, were held in
South ireland Friday The results VIII be
known this week. On the eve of the elections
the draft of the constitution of the Free State
was made public. 1t is considered (after
modification in the long recent series OF con-
fereuces in London between members of the
British government and Irish leaders, TO con-
form to the London agreement. Certain Irish
unionists, however are complaining that II
does not sufficiently safeguard minorities
The position and functions of the repre-
sentative of the crown as defined in the new
constitution correspond to those or tne lana
dian governor general The ofncial VINO snaii ~;
correspond to the Canadian prime minister Is
called president OF the executive council. II
will be recalled that the London agreemeha
prescribes that the Canadian constitution De
followed model: speaking in a large way
this requirement is met The oath presef'9ba CT 9ha
by the London agreement for members OF 'he
Free State parliament is taken over without
change. ,;,
Free State shall not be committed to active
participation in any war without the consent
reserved for any person "to petition his
majesty for special leave to appeal from the the
Irish supreme court to his majesty in council.
The provisional parliament now being eiectea
may. for one year after the constitution goes
ferred by the constitution the chamber of
deputies There are to be two select houses II
chamber
citizens (male female) twenty-one or over
may vote for the deputies: only those thirty
Once of oser Of ssnatops is to be Twelve years SEN
ators to be elected from panel IN whlch
the Free State forms electoral area The
members of the executive council shall be ap-
pointed by the governor general. but nom
mated by the chamber. The instrument: to
hasty examination. seems satisfactory: but
here, if ever. the proof of the pudding Will De
in the eating.
The members of the provisional parliament
(which meets on July - will not be required
to take the oath prescribed in the London
for Ir he of e o.
visional government (also the cabinet of the
third dali. if you please), however. will be
required to take the OATH 1t is understood
that the new provisional governor. ledged to
allegiance to the crown. will be responsible
pledged Anomalous. strange? Yes. Irish. Mr.
Churchill announced the anomoly to the Brit
were little mystified.' being Britons.
Matters both in Belfast and on the border
past week. The schism in the republican army
still exists. though. apparently by tacit con-
sent, the truce is still observed
The Bankerx' Committee.-The committee of
eminent bankers convened by the reparations
commission to examine under what conditions
an international loan to Germany might sue
cessfully be foated adjourned on the 10th. re-
porting failure The report has been praised
as lucid. l find it quite the opposite; verbose
and vague The following conclusions. how
ever. are certainly there for the searching:
That small (small. that is. in relation to the
necessities of the stuatiopl loan to Germany.
unless definitely understood as preliminary I"
a large loan. would do little good that sue
cessful fiotaucn of large loan must pre-
suppose re-establishment of the general credit
of Germany; end that establishment of the
general credit of Germany must presuppose a
great reduction of the reparations total.
1t is at this point. just when we should
especially wish them to speak out loud and