The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-09
TRUCEIS ON EARLY
Tho .ArmiStice Not in Effect Till
Monday, Erin Calm.
Only BIOOdShed on Isle Re-
ported From Cork.
TERMS ARE MADE PUBLIC
Both Sides Agree to Stop All
Military Operations.
Expected All Political Prisoners
VIII Be Freed.

Dublin, July 9.-Eamonn de Valera,
the Republican leader, issued mani;
festo this afternoon. urging national
unity during the peace negotiations.
The proclamation said
Fellow Citizens
During the period of truce each in
dividual-soldier and citizen = must
regard himself as a custodian of the
nations honor. Your discipline must
that this is the struggle of an organ
lied nation.
your representatives will do their ut
must to secure a just and peaceful
termination of this struggle, but his
torv-particularly your own history
and the character of the issue to be de-
cided are warning against undue conf
dence.''
The head of the Sim Fein in his
proclamation adds that 'if force be re-
sumed against our nation. you must be
ready once more to resist.
Dublin, July 9.-The official terms
of the armistice, under which all
fighting in Ireland will come to an
end On Monday, were made public
here today.
Under the terms of the truce the
Sim Feiners agreed to cease all at
tacks against British forces. The use
of arms by Sim F'einers will be pro-
hibited. Military maneuvers of all
kinds by the Irish republican army
will cease. The Sim Feiners further
agre ed to abstain from interfering
with all public and private property.
Any action that would tend to dis
turb the peace and necessitate mill
tary Intervention will be banned.
British Stop All Raids.
On their side, the British military
authorities agreed to cease all mill
tary raids and search. Military ac-
tivity will be restricted to supporting
the police in carrying out their normal
duties The curfew restrictions are
removed when the armistice goes into
effect at noon Monday.
Dispatch of further reinforcements
from England has been suspended.
Police functions in Dublin hereafter
will be carried on solely by police and
military will not be used there at all.
General Collins, commander-in-ch chief
of the Sim Fein army, undertook to
reach the remotest districts of Ireland
with instructions that hostilitieS must
Eease all over Ireland before noon
Monday. orders to this effect are
pouring out over the wires thruout the
island and are being taken by couriers
to the remote regions where there is
no telegraph. Troop movements OF
crown forces have practically ceased.
Dublin Streets Peaceful.
The news from Cork early today in
dlCateQ InaI the arrangements III Ire
land for an armistice have not stopped
the bitter warfare between Sim Fein
and government forces, the truce
which is to go into effect officially al
noon Monday was virtually in force
here and over the greater part OF
Erin.
For the first time in years. the
streets of the capital were not pa
trolled by government troops today
The city, which even still had the as
pect of a forbidding military camp
was permeated with an atmosphere OF
friendliness and peace such as Is al
most unknown to the present genera
THE thorofares and public squares
were devoid of the usual heavily
armed British soldiers 10 be jeered al
by hostile crowds. Indeed, so won
tion's temper that today Sim Feiners
were seen openly fraternizing witt
British soldiers.
The general feeling in well In
formed circles here today was that 6
week would be sufficient to complete
the preliminaries of the conference II
London which is to decide whether
the truce will be followed by perma
nent peace.
May Release All Prisoners.
De Valera arrived at the Mansion
House early and Immediately con
fGrreQ with Ine uHaQS VI llit 4lASl re
publican army about arranging fol
making the truce effective Monda!
noon-
1t is believed all Irish political pris
oners will soon be released, the cur
few revoked and courtmartials b
stopped.
on a highway in County Tyronne
crown forces ordered a number o
men to halt, presumably for identifi
cation. When the men ignored tn
command. the soldiers fired, KILN,
one. Bridge wreckers are reported t
be busy again today.
BIoodshed at Cork.
Cork July 9.-In spite of the true
virtually reigning in the Irish capi
tai, fresh bloodshed broke out her
today. John MeIoney. a former sol
dfer, now a servant in the employ o
the government. was taken out Of hi
home and shot dead by masked men
Almost simultaneously, an attacl
was made on the government bar
racks at Emily. One house was burned