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Show f ! IRISH TREATY PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: 1 THE new raglme for Ireland has now been approved h the British. parliament end by the Dail Elreann. Creation of the Irish Free State is provided for In the treaty slgnxd last 1 month In London, after prolonged negotiations ne-gotiations for a settlement of the Irish problems. Its provisions In -substance aro: Ireland shall have the anie constitutional consti-tutional status In the Hrltlsh empire as the Dominion of Canada the commonwealth common-wealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, und tho Union of South Afrlra Ireland shall be known as the Irish Free State, with a parliament haOng ! powers for the government of tho country and an executive responsible to thut parliament, that the provisional provision-al government to ! set up. to function func-tion until an Irish parliament and a government of the Irish Free State i shall bo Constituted. but not longer than 12 months at the outside Tho treaty stipulates that a representative of tho crown shall bo aupolntcd for Inland In fh4- H'inie manner as tne governor general of Canada. Ireland is glen control over all governmental gov-ernmental affairs and Is entitled to an army which shall, however, not bo larger In proportion to Ireland's population, pop-ulation, than the British army is to tho population of Great Britain Tine of the first steps by virtue of ratification by the Dail. will be the withdrawal of the British forces from Ireln nd 1'lster Is included within tho scope of tho treaty but provision la made for her to declare herself out within one month after an act of the Hrltlsh parliament par-liament ratifying the treaty und to continue under tho present regime as provided In the government of Ireland act In 1920. In that caBe. howuM-r, boundary commission la to be name. I to determine tho boundary between Northern Ireland and the rest of Irc-I Irc-I land. |