Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-31
AGREEMENT REACHED
TO BRING PEACE TO
STRIFE-TORN IRELAND
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usual secret service men to be uni e
formed and officially numbered,
ALL arms and ammunition is
sued to the police to be deposited
in barracks in charge of military
! or other competent officer when
; policemen are not on duty, and an
official record must be kept of all
arms issued and ammunition used
| Amy search for arms is to De
carried out by a police force com
posed half of Catholics and half OF
, Protestants, the military rendering
Iany necessary assistance.
Fourth--A court is TO be consti-
| tlted 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 appeal in north
| ern Ireland. Any person commit
ted for trial for Il serious crime is
| to be tried by that court (a) If he
so requests, or OBJ if the attorney
general for northern Ireland so
J directs.
Fifth: A committee is TO be es-
tablished in Belfast with equal
numbers of Catholics and Protest
ants. and with an independent
chairman, preferably q Catholic
or Protestant alternately in sue
cessive weeks to hear and investi-
gate complaints Of intimidation,
outrages, etc.
| Sixth. Irish army activities are
to cease in the six counties and
thereupon n method Of organizing
special police in the six counties
outside of Belfast shall proceed as
speedily as possible on lines SINH
lar to those agreed to in Belfast.
Seventh: During the month i'm
| mediately following the passing
into law of bill confirming the
constitution of the free state, there
shall be a further meeting be-
| tween the signatories of the agree
ment with a view to ascertaining
(a) whether means can be devised
to secure unity in ireland, or CD
failing this, whether an agreement
| can be arrived at on the boundary
question otherwise than by re-
course to the boundary commission
under the treaty.
Eighth: The return to their
homes of persons expelled is to be
secured by the respective govern
ments, and the advice of the COM
mittee mentioned in article Y is
to be sought in cases of difficulty.
Ninth: The British government
will ask parliament for a grant not
exceeding 100000 for relief work
in northern Ireland.
Tenth. The two governments
can in cases agreed upon between
the signatories arrange for the re-
lease of political prisoners in pris-
on for offenses committed before
March 81.
Eleventh: The two governments
unite in appealing TO all concerned
, to refrain from inflammatory
Ispeeches and to exercise restraint
in the interests Of peace.
The fact that the representatives
of the Dublin, Belfast and impe-
rial governments set their sigma
lures to such an agreement, is re-
garded in political circles as the
most significant and weighty hap.
pening since the Irish treaty was
signed. The conference sat
throughout the day but there al.
ways was a most hopeful and
cheerful spirit manifested by al
those participating in 1t.
The agreement was signed on
behalf of the provisional govern
ment by Michael Collins; cannon
j. Duggan and Arthur Griffith; for
the northern government by Sir
James Craig, the Marquis of Lon
donderry and L. a. Archdale, and
for the imperial government by
Winston Spencer Churchill, Sit
Laming Worthington-E Evans and Sil
) Hamar Greenwood.