New-York tribune., 1921-07-10

Tested BY the course az events afta,
vie truce comes into effect.
Dir Hannar Greenwood. Chief seera.
,ary Tor ireland, will remain ut the
lrisn oifice throughout Sunday watch
tns situation. AS Sir James Craig
sne Ulster Premier, is remaining IN
rIss1ndon, 1t Is concluded that Premier
as.9ya '-..9s 1eorge's principal task next week
VIII oe TO bring him and Mr.. lie Valera
Already the truce is BEGINNING r.
operate in various of the larger centers
IN ireland, although officially It will
not become effective until Monday.
FER the first time in manv weary
months of bloodshed, the soldiers Of
the crown were to-day fraternising
With Sim Feiners in the streets of
oupiln, and one might walk about free
without an ever present fear of
neing shot by unseen forces.
Little Violence Reported
From. isolated districts some REPORTS
came OF continuing violence, but moth
ing of an outstanding character. In
oeed, word of the truce could hardly
have been distributed to all points in
ireland so soon.
just what nature the meeting of Mr..
Lloyd George and Mr.. de Valera will
take has not yet been determined. but
ie Is understood here that no objection
IS foreseen to others participating in
the conversations. This point probably
will be cleared up through spokesmen
VINO will determine Mr. de Valcra's
wish with reference to the size of the
conference. No formal communications
nave passed between the Prime Min
lister and the Irish Republican leader
with reference TO the details of the
meeting, which probably will be ar
ranged quickly.
All Maneuvers to Cease
The Irish office. announced that De
Valera had issued instructions to his
supporters to cease all attacks upon
crown forces and civilians, and to dis
continue military maneuvers of all
kinds.
!, The instructions from Mr.. de Valera.
the Irish Office said, also were to pro
niolt the use of arms, to abstain from
interference with public or private
property, and to discountenance and
prevent action likely to cause dis
turbance of the peace which might
necessitate military interference.
Military patrols were withdrawn from
the streets of Dublin last evening. SAYS
central News dispatch from that city.
Special Cable to The Tribune
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
DUBLIN, July 9.--Dublin TODAY had
fegained that air Of lighthesrtednes
and gayety that before the war made
the Irish capital one of the pleasantest
cities in Europe. Despite the oppres-
sveiy hot weather and the water and
milk famiries that threaten, the people
are again cheerful, for the political
drought is broken.
IN Dublin an informal truce has pre-
vailed since the Mansion House con-
ferences began on Monday, and it will
not be broken between now and Mon
day, when the formal truce goes into
effect throughout Ireland.
The lifting of the curfew regulations |
along with the cessation of warfare. /
comes as a blessing to the Irish who !
have felt severely the necessity of |
keeping indoors these sultry nights.
The republican army is elated at the
official use of the word hostilties in
the truce negotiations. The Irish |
Times, the spokesman of the southern
Unionists, says that the use of this
word comedies the belligerent status of |
the Sim Feiners.
There is no question that the
Dali Eireann can enforce the truce, for
It completely controls the republican i
army. Irish opinion generally isn't
looking beyond the fact of the truce !
TO the theory of final settlement, but
It is realized that all is not over but
the. shouting. The cessation of hostil- |
ties will greatly expedite peace nego-
nations. but it will not solve the Irish |
problem. N - ''''