BRITISH KING FOR IRELAND.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15565, 7 July 1921, Page 8

BRITISH KING FOR IRELAND.

BELFAST, May 17. Lord RobertCecil, member of the Privy Council of Great Britain, who is the guest of Lord Londonderry's family in Mount. Stewart, County Down, lips suggested a scheme by which Ireland would be made an independent, kingdom. its king to be a member of tlio Windsor family, probably the Prince of Wales, to be appointed by the King of England. v Under the scheme there would be two small Parliaments, one, to be located in Belfast and the oilier in Dublin, and, in addition, a “house of estates ’’ of 100 members. Complete fiscal autonomy would be given •to Ireland, but there would be a icvy imposed for imperial defence in proportion to the sum contributed by Great Britain for that purpose. Ireland, under the plan, would be allowed to have an army but no navy, mid in the event of war, the King of Great Britain could suspend the constitution. Irishmen in tho colonies would have the right, to cliooso whether they would be subjects of the Irish or the English king. If favorably received by the Irish lenders, the scheme would be submitted to constituent assembly. ’ Romo of the Southern Irish leadeis, including John Dillon to whom Iho scheme was outlined, described it as “preposterous." _ .v Tho significance of Lord v , proposal comes from the fact that ho is the guest of tho Londonderry family, the greatest member ot which was Lorrl Castlcreagh, to whom, more than to anyone else, the breaking up of Henry Parliament and the passing of tho Act pf Union in 1800 were due,