The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
BRITAIN GREE!S ARMIST|CE NEWS
 WITH REJOICING
Terms of Truce, Which Be- gins at Noon Monday, Are Agreed To at British
 Headquarters In Dublin
By Associated Press

ernoon at British military head quarters. General Sir Nevil Mac Ready, military commander in Ire land, Colonel Brind and A. ". Cope, under secretary in the office of chief secretary for Ireland, acted for the British army, and Robert c. Barton and E. J. Duggan, rep resented the Iriiti republican army.
 London, July 9.--With something like an immense sigh of relief the entire country has greeted the news of the cessation of warfare in Ire land and Eamonn de Valera's com ing conference with the British prime minister at London, which it is ardently hoped will lead to full restoration of peace, the pros poets of which even the more eau tious political observers regard as brighter than for long time.
 The careful wording of MT. de Valera's acceptance of a conference is interpreted in some quarters here as based on the necessity of the Irish republican leader feeling his way with his own followers. It is thought however, that truce deliberately embarked upon cannot well be delib- erately discarded, and that alone is a consideration of great promise.
 Terms Agreed To
 The terms of the truce, which be- gin at noon Monday. were agreed to at British military headquarters in Dublin this afternoon. The pro- visions of the truce cover fully all the ground for a temporary peac. between the active Irish workers and the crown forces. All attacks searches and raids, surveillance and provocations, are to be abandoned ny both sides.
 MT. de valera's acceptance of the responsibility for fuihllment of the truce by the Irish republican army is held to dispel the idea in some quar- ters that the active branch of the Sefnn Fein is beyond control Of the political chiefs Whether that Is 50 will be tested by the course of events after the truce comes into effect.
 Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secrs- tary for Ireland, will remain at the Irish office throughout Sunday watching the situation. As Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier. is remain ing in London, it is concluded that Premier Lloyd Georges principal task ncxt week will be to bring him and Al. Aa UaIa
 HosTIiITIEs SUSPENDED
 Dublin. July 9.--A general order directing the suspension of hosttH- ties during the peace negotiations, the order to be effective from noon, July II, was issued this evening by Richard Mulcahy. chief of staff Of the Irish republican army.
 The order reads:
 10 the officers commandine all units: In view of the conversations now being entered into by our gov ernment with the British govern ment. and in pursuance of the mutual understandings to suspend hostiii- ties during these conversations, ac- tive operations by our troops Will suspend from noon. July IT,.
 pE VALERA ISSUES MANIFESTED
 DuDl1n, July S.--hdtuOhH oS oA~A - the republican leader, issued mani- festo this afternroon. urging national unity during the peace negotiations with unbending determination to endure all that is still necessary With rhis is coupled warning against '.nnGue confidence" in the re- suit
 The manifesto reads:
 .Fellow citizens: During the period of the truce each individual soldier and citizen must regard himself As the custodian of the nations honor. Your discretion must prove in the most convincing manner that this is a struggle of an organized nation. .Jn the negotiations now initiated 1 your leaders will do their utmost to 1 secure a jus; termination of this struggle but history. and particularly our own history. and the character of the issue 10 be decided are warning against undue confidence.
 ,-Unbending determination to en- dure all that may still be necessary. and fortitude such as you have shown in all your recent suffering-these alone will lead to the peace you de- sire Should force be resumed againsr our nation, you must be ready on your part once more to resist. Thus alone will you secure the final aban- donment of force and the ecceptance of justice and reason as the arbiter.
 Tsignsdo DE VALERA"
 xEE END OF STRUGGLE
 Rome, July s.-News that Eamonn i dc Valera the Irish republican leader, i had accepted the invitation of Mir. /, Lloyd George, the British prima min : { ister, to go to London for a confer cnce on the Irish situation is con ! sidered here to be an indication that the Anglo Irish struggle is approach ing an end.
 Much satisfaction was. expressed today oyer the news. especially at the Vatican, since the holy SC has been Il working under great difficulties. wishing to remain on good terms with England. but feeling sympa thy for Ireland. Pope Benedict had . Ions interview with Cardinal Gasparri, b4pal secretary of state, today in which he expressed hope for an erd of the violence in Ireland which ks condemned on the part of the Sim Feiners as we'll IS the crown forces.
 FEW 0UTRAGES REPORTED
 Dublin, July 9.---A few outragea were reported today at places where apparently the orders to stop fight ing had not been received. Alleged to be In repri sal for the recent shoot ing at sousf Armagh. Draper Holmea unionist. was shot st several times this mornsng near L.lsdrumlikey on his way 70 work. He was mortalts waundcd and died in hosrital
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