The Gaelic State in the past & future : $b or, "The crown of a nation"Figgis, Darrell
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The Gaelic State in the past & future : $b or, "The crown of a nation"
Figgis, Darrell
Ireland -- Politics and government; Irish question
The councils would include every sort of interest, but they would not
be of equal size or of the same formation. Both size and formation
would correspond to the internal requirements of each interest, or
concern. Those representing Farming and Labour, for instance, would
necessarily be large, not only because of the size of the interests
they would represent, but also because the nature of those interests
would demand a wide expression of opinion. Those representing Law,
Capital and Education would be smaller, because of the narrower and
more special nature of their interests. Those representing the Army and
Naval Defence would not only be smaller yet, but would necessarily be
formed in other ways. Each council would be formed by the direct vote
of all those in the country engaged in that branch of work. The Council
of Local Administration would naturally consist of the elected heads
of stateships, and would thus exactly correspond to the Council of
Rulers in the old State. But the Council of the Army, Naval Defence and
the Police would either consist of heads of departments, by promotion
or appointment, or partly of such heads and partly of men chosen by
the direct vote of officers and rank and file. The details, for the
moment, are immaterial. They would require closer attention at the
moment of creation. The main matter is that each council would control
its own affairs by the direct representation of all the people in the
country engaged in its practical conduct. And these special interests
would meet the direct representation of the Nation by Assembly in the
Government of the day.
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