Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-09
governmental MACHINERY IN LONDON
AND DUBLIN SET IN FULL MOTION FOR
MAKING ARM!STICE EFFECTIVE MONDAY
Terms Are Virtually Agreed Upon And Conferences Between
Representatives Are To Begin-King And Lord Middleton
Confer-De Valera Issues Proclamation.
(Ry international News service.)

(5y International News Service.)
London, June 9.-Premier Lloyd
Georges acceptance of canon De
Valera's proposition for an Irish
peace conference was assured in Of
fetal quarters today and with the
governmental machinery here and
in Dublin set in full motion to
make the arInistice agreed on ef-
fective at noon Monday everything
is in readiness for devising a basis
tor permanent peace. Confident pre-
diction was made on all sides that
the conference will get under way
within a week or ten days. King
George is keeping his finger on the
pulse of the public.
Middleton Reports
London, July 9.-king George to-
day received Lord Middleton in audi
ence. The southern Unionist dele
gate, who attended yesterdays his
tory making Irish armistice confer
erce at Dublin, FASTENED to London
over night for the purpose, it is be
lieyed, Of reporting personally to
the monarch.
interviewed at Holy Head, while
en- route for London, Lord Middleton
said:
THE object of the Dublin con
ference was to clear UP matters be-
fore the London conferences could
be held. So far as our (the Union
ists) part is concerned we nave
discharged our office and created an
atmosphere favorable to negotia-
tons between Premier Lloyd George
and Eamonn De Valera.
1.-The feeling on our side is over
whelmingly in favor of a settlement,
1t is now entirely a question be
tween Lloyd George and Eamonn
De Valera"
Lord Middleton expressed the be-
slief that De Valera's terms will be
7 acceptable to the British premier.
Proclamation Issued
Dublin, July 9.-In the midst OF
wave of sanguine predictions OF
! peace in ireland at last" cannon
lie alera. president Of the Irish re
public. this afternoon issued a proc
nation to lis countrymen warn
81. IN AGAINST "undue confidence
The ! exclamation said:
"Fellc citizens: During the
period OF truce each individual
soldier and citizen must regard
himself as c-stCdiaa Of the ma
tionG homer. Frr discipline may
prove in tie ui2at convincing man
Ter that It's Is the struggle Of an
organized nat IN. In negotiations
now initiated your representatives
v,H do their utmost to secure a
Just termination of this struggle
bet victory-particularly our own
victory and the character Of the is
sue 70 Re decided are a warning
'againgt uadGe confidence"
The Terms
Dublin. July 9-Tho o.. 4 .erms
of the armistice under f.a eh all
fighting in Ireland VIII cGWe to an
END on Monday were made public
here today.
Under the terms OF the truce the
Sim Feiners agreed to cease all at
stacks against British forces. The
use of arms by Sim Feiners will
be prohibited Military maneuVers
OF all kinds by the Irish Republican
army will cease. The Sim Feiners
kurther agreed to abstain from in
terfering with all public and priv
late property. Any action that would
tend to disturb the peace and neCes-
state the military intervention will
be barred.
, On their side. the British military
authorities agreed to cease all mil
ltary raids and searches. Military
activity will be restricted to sup
porting the police in carrying out
their formal duties. The curfew re-
strictions are removed when the ar
mistice goes into effect at noon on
Monday.
Dispatches of further reinforce
ments from England has been sus-
pended. Police functions in Dublin
hereafter will be carried on solely
BY police and military viii not be
hsed there at all.
On a highway in county Tyrone
crown forces ordered a number OF
men TO halt, presumably for identif-
cation. When the men ignored the
command, the soldiers fired killing
one. Bridge wreckers are reported
to be busy again today.
Fresh Bloodshed
Cork, July en- spite of the
truce vi:;"ally ro'ering in the Irish
capital frs We Jshed broke out
| here today. JcIn Meloney, a form
4 er soldier, now a servant in the en-
ploye Of the government. was taken
out of his home and shot dead by
| masked men.
Almost simultaneously an attack