New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
New Crisis Is Feared as
General Macready and
Lloyd George Confer;
Cabinet Is Summoned
Situation Regarded
As Growing Acute
Commander of Slim Fein
Army to Visit Armagh,
Orangeism's Birthplace


LONDON, Sept. S.--The Press Asso-
citation says that the Sim Fein reply
is regarded in government circles as
definite rejection of the governments
proposal of dominion status. The
situation, according to the Press AS
sociation, is considered extremely
grave.
DUBLIN, Sept. (By The Associated
Prcss).-The reply of the Dali Eireann
to Mr.. Lloyd George, which is now in
the hands of the British Prime Minis
ter, will be given out tomorrow eve
ming for publication, notwith standing
the fact that the British Cabinet has
yet to take it under advisement.
This announcement was made officially
tonight and was the outstanding news
Of the day relative to the Irish nego-
tiations. Reports from Scotland indi-
cate that the members of the Cabinet
are on their way to Inverness. where
Cabinet council will be held next
week
General Macready Confers
Whitehall has been the scene of
lively activity on the part of the min
found in London. General Sir Nevil
Macready, commander of the troops in
Ireland, arrived at Gairloch, Scotland,
to-day in a destroyer from Dublin to
confer with the Prime Minister. In
view of the Cabinet meeting, Lord and
Lady Seaforth have placed Brahan
Castle, near Dingwall, at the disposal
of the Premier.
The Mansion House was practically
deserted again to-day, only few NOM
bers of the Cabinet most closely asso-
ciated with the negotiations having
been called there. Most of the others
have gone to the country for the week
end.
Eamon de Valera, the Irish leader,
has an engagement to go to Navan,
County Meath, to throw in the bali"
at the sports meeting there tomorrow.
ARMAGH, Sept. 8 (By The Associ-
ated Press).-The city of Armagh,
birthplace of Orangeism, is all excite
ment over the coming tom norrow of
Michael Collins, the mystery man" of
the Sim Fein and alleged apostle of
physical force. He will arrive here
about noon from Dublin, accompanied,
among others, by Harry j. Boland, sec
retary to Eamon de Valera.
Irish General Honored
Collins will be escorted to the Citv
Hall, where addresses will be present.
ed to him by various civil bodies, after
which there will be a procession from
Green Park through the main streets
of the city to a field near st. Patrck's
College.
The orangemen have called meet
ing of the "Black Preceptory," but this
Will take place after the Sim Fein pro-
cession.
Sim Fein volunteers from all sec
tions of Ulster began arriving in the
city tonight to participate in the pro-
cesslon. the greater part of which will
be formed by the volunteers The or
ganizers point out that the demonstra-
tion is strictly one of partition"
They say that Collins, as a member of
the Dali Eireann for Armagh and as
olnn rein FINANCE Minister, and repre-
sentlng As per cent of the people, will
speak simply, as would any other polt-
ical leader, and they do not anticipate
trouble.
Welcome for Collins
BELFAST, Sept (By The Associated
Press) Especial trains will run from
all parts of South Ulster to the city OF
Armagh tomorrow, bearing crowds to
welcome Michael Collins, Sim Fein
Minister of Commerce and commander
in chief of the Irish republican army,
on his first visit to North Ireland. Mr.
Collins, who was elected to the North
ern Parliament for Armagh, intends to
deliver an address at a meeting to be
held in Armagh tomorrow afternoon.
The Armagh Council. which has
Nationalist and Republican majority,
has decided to present an address to
Mr.. Collins.