New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06
O'Dufy Coercion Threat
Replstliuted by De Valera
Slim Fein Refuses to Back Of
fcer in Speech Warning
Ulster to Aid ssRepubIic''

BELFAST. Sept. e (By The. Asso-
ciated Press).-owen O'Dufy, chief
Sim Fsin liaison officer for Ulster and
in private life assistant town surveyor
Of Clones, County Monaghan, in a
speech yesterday at Armagh insisted
that. the people Of Ulster must not be
allowed to block the march of a ma
ton. and that Sim Fsin therefore
would have to put on the screw.
Sim Fem, he said, would have to
tighten that screw, and if necessary
would have to uge lead against the
added, but the Ulster question would
settle itself in months time without
the shedding of drop of blood If the
crown forces cleared out Of Ulster.
This declaration in favor of coercion,
when called to the attention to-day of
canon de Valera, President of "the
Irish republic" was repudiated. The
Dublin evening newspapers, pointing
out that 0'Duffy has started for
seuthern Ireland on tour, suggest that
he has been transferred by Sim Fein
because of his speech.
O'Du6y Warns Belfast
O'Duffy in his speech said that Bel
fast was partly bankrupt and if people
in Belfast continued to ally themselves
with the enemies of Ireland it might
be necessary for time to cut off Bel
fast absolutely from the rest of Ire
land II so cut off, he declared, Belfast
would be a deserted city in three
months.
The Sim Feiners, o'Duffy said, were
told it was not right to use force
against the people of the north. They
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hs added; they did not want to give
medicine to other people that they
would not like to have themselves.
ODudy declared he would be the last
in the world to recommend force
Against Belfast and northeast Ireland
bat said they were acting as bridge
haad FOR the British government Sc
lar rs the people Of those places were
concerned, he continued, they very
soon would get the opportunity Of de
Gliding whether they were for IRELAND
we're for Ireland the Sim Fkin woule
extend the hand Of welcome, as it has
done in the past, but if they decided
they were against Ireland and against
their fellow countrymen the Sim Fein
ers, he asserted, would have to take
suitable action along the lines he hac
Indicated.
0sDuhy and Collins Fired On
While an automobile was leavins
Armagh last night for Newry, after the
meeting ut which both O'Duffy and
Michael Coilins spoke, FIRE was opened
on Its occupants, one of whom was
shot and wounded critically.
DUBLIN. Sept (By The Associated
Press) The attention of the Sinr
Fem publicity department to-day was
called to the address at Armagh Of
Owen ODuhy. 1t was asked whethe,
Opuffy's speech had the approval Of
the Dali Eireann.
After consultations with De Valers
and other Sim Fein chiefs. the fol.
lowing statement was made public:
"The Dali Eireann does not propose
to use coercion against northeast
Ulster any more than it proposes t.
submit to coercion itself Mr.. O'Duffy'.
statement refers to the defense of ths
national minority at Belfast. who last
week were wantonly shot down by or
ssnized and directed Orange gangs
which were permitted to act for two
days without interference from eithei
local or British authorities. Coercion
will not be applied by us to disobedl-
cnt minority, but it is not proposed
that that minority should be permitted
TO use firearms with impunity against
our people resident among them"