Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-04
IRISH PEACE AGREEMENT
All Parties Now Hopeful Of Returning
Sanity.

All FdTties NO" TloPe'e' W
Sanity.
The terms of the Irish agreement as
announced in the British House of
Commons Thursday are as follows:
First-Peace is today declared.
Second-From today the two gov
ernmcnts undertake TO cooperate in
every way in their power with a view
to the restoration of peaceful condi-
tions in the unsettled areas.
Third-The police in Belfast are to
be organized in general in accordance
with the following conditions:
Q) Special police in mixed districts
to be composed half Of Catholics and
half of Protestants. All specials not
required for these forces to be with
drawn to their homes and surrender
their arms.
(2) An Advisory Committee COM
posed of Catholics will assist in the
selection Of Catholic recruits for the
special police.
(3) All police on duty, except the
usual Secret Service men, to be uni
formed and officially numbered.
Arms to be Guarded.
(4) All arms and ammunition Is
sued to the police to be deposited in
barracks in charge of military or
other competent officer when police:
men are not on duty, and an official
record must be kept Of all arms issued
and ammunition used.
(5) And search for arms Is to be
carried out by a police force composed
half of Catholics and half Protestants,
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 the Lords Justices of APP
peal in Northern Ireland. Any person
committed for trial for serious crime
is to be tried by that court (a) If he
SO requests, or: I(b) If the attorney
general for Northern Ireland so di-
rects. .f
Serious crimes are those punishable
by death, penal servitude or imprison-
ment exceeding six months. The gov
ernment of Northern Ireland will take
steps to pass necessary legislation to
give effect to this article.
Fifth-a committee Is to be estab-
lished in Belfast with equal numbers
Of Catholics and Protestants and with
an Independent chairman, preferably
a Catholic or q Protestant alternately
in successive weeks, to hear and in
vestigate complaints of intimidation,
outrages, &C., such committee having
direct access to]'the heads Of the gov
ernment. The Local press is to be ap-
preached with View to inserting only
such reports of disturbances &C., as
shall have been considered and COM
municated by. desk committee.
Garb Of the I. r. A.
Sixth-Irish Republican army activ-
tiles are to cease TN the six counties,
and thereupon a method of organized
special police in the six counties out
side of Belfast shslf proceed as speed
lily as possible on lines similar to those
agreed ON in Belfast.
/. Seventh-DurinEt the month immedi-
ately following the passing into law Of
a bill confirming the Constitution Of
the Free State. being the month with
in which the Northern parliament is to
however, conformed to weight regula-
dress In accordance with Article XII Of
the. treaty is presented, there shall be a
further meeting between the signato-
ries this agreement with view to
ascertalning (a) whether means can be
devised to secure unity in Ireland, or.
(b) falling this, whether an agreement
can be arrived at on the boundary
question otherwise than by recourse to
the Boundary Commission under the
treaty. -
Eighth-The return to their homes
Of persons expelled is to be secured by
the respective governments, and the