New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Lloyd George and Green
wood Reported to Plan
Calling OFF Cunmen
Causing Reign of Terror
Dublin Raid May
Be for De Valera
Searchers Make Only Two
Arrests; Cork Police
IN a Half-Hour Battle
By Arthur S. Draper

Fyom The TribkHes European Bureux
fopyr.ght, 1921, New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Jan. 17.-A radical change
ia the governments Irish policy tend
;se to end the reign of terror is ex-
pstted within a short time as a result
ofa series of conferences between
Premier Lloyd George and Sir Hamar
Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ire
laud. Sir Hamar, who has been the
guest Of the Premier at Checquers,
departed to-day for Ireland.
That martial law and military coer-
c;on have failed to produce the desired
effect is admitted even in quarters
which we're once che most optimistic.
Ii is learned on the best authority
that the government now realizes two
supremely important facts regarding
Iraland--that military rule is driving
the moderates to the extremists camp
and that the Sinn Fein will not work
under the Home Rule act beyond con-
testing the elections in order to keep
ether parties from upsetting Parlia-
aient. With this realization. for the
frst time there is a real CLEAN Of
hope that the present terror will be
brought to a close.
Would Strengthen Moderates
Wha. form the new line OF procedure
vii take is not clear at this moment,
but Indications point definitely to rid
ding Ireland OF both sets of gunner,
and that should clear the atmosphere
70 such an extent that settlements, now
regarded as impossible, could be con-
s;dered. Such policy would reconsti-
.ute the great body of moderate opin-
ior which, in the last analysis, would
accept the terms now rejected con-
ismptuously by the extremists of both
sides.
Tne impending return of Sir Auck-
!ana Geades, Ambassador to the United
Stases, may be OF Importance in this
connection, as it has been announced
taat he is coming home to discuss ques-
lions of Anglo American policy with
The Premier. and the Irish problem
s considered az one Of those to be
shen up.
! Meantime the military is exception
,zliy active in Ireland. The most ex-
tsnsiye raid ever carried out by the
crown forces there has been proceed
ing in Dublin since Saturday night
One entire section of the city, several
acres in extent, remains isolated behind
Gordon OF barbed wire entanglements
taEss and asmored cars while house
so-hcuse search proceeds.
One Corner Evacuated
ope corner of this area, centerine
about the four courts in the center Of
tas city. was evacuated this morning
sAieh appears to confirm the report
sast the raid will end tonight.
Oiaciai quarters remain silent on
sae reasons for the unusual activity
ipme adyices say that leading Sinn
relnsrs are believed to be the objects
tne search, the names of De Valera
aLa Collins being mentioned among
e.ae.s. Color is lent to this theory by
me fact that only one or two unimpor-
ant arrests have been made in the raid
IsIs fer. Another dispatch says tha,
we capture Of gunmen and the location
assenais are thought to be the pm,
Hary objects of the raid.
No Arms Found in Raid
DubLiN, Jan. II {By The Associated
less l.-ihus far only two arrests
re ~. been made aud no arms have been
discovered,
1onceaied boards Of arms, ammuni-
..va AID geiignite are officially reported
"a = haays been discovered. in Fermoy
siss Saa Glenworth Castle, in the martha
'Aw area of Cork.
cstachment of soldiers from the
ssa ssA Regiment, says an announcement
ss; ,,sm general headquarters, to-day sur.
ss'ssd s party Of men preparing an
Thoasa at Timoleague, County Cork
,s t.sls was an exchange of firing and
vs. M,y-nye civilians were captured
- sfoops suffered no casualties.
...s.'2sA, .yhA, Jan. ia large body of mer
.ssExsd - s. the Tuckey Street police sta
- sais morning. they were repulsed
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