Mr. William Cosgrave.
The new President must be elected before August 27° by universe! suffrage and proportional representation, and will sign and promulgate all laws. {n general, he will act on the advice of the Government, but, in certain eases, he will act on the navies of the Dail or the Taoiseach.
While jurisdiction is claimed over the whole of Ireland, it will not be exercised over Ulster.
Divorce is not recognized. Even a person divorced abroad cannot remarry in Ireland—Reuter.
London Reaction London, Dec. 28.
Aithousa nothing authoritative can bbe learned at present regarding the British Government's attitude towards the new Irish Free State Constitution, which will be ceremoniously in: @ugurated on December 20, it is understood that no drastic change in existing State and Imperial relations expected.
It is pointed out that any member of the British Commonwealth is free to modify ils own status. Also it is several years since the Throne has played any part in Irish polities, and the new constitution only confirms the existing situation, Tt is not thought probable that Mr. amon de Valera. President of the Irish Free State, will withdraw from haig present measure of ce-operation with the Empire.
The "paper" annexation of Northern Ireland implied in the change of Jname from Irish Fre State to Ireland, it Is pointed out, can have no prac: teal effect.
Juridically, the new Gonstitution will intensify the legal" problems raised by the existence of what practically a Republic inside Commonwealth ruled by a King. As coercion Is out of the question, however, Mr, de Valera will doubles be allowed to create what legal tangles he pleases without objection from the United Kingdom—Reuter.
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