The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Premier to Hold Confer
ence Wednesday on
Irish Reply.
BREAKING OF TRUCE
CHARGED TO ULSTER
Sim Fein Liaison Officer
Says Belfast Police
Shoot Catholics.
Especial oabls to The washineton' Herald
and Chicago Tribune)


and Chicago Tribuns.)
LONDON. Sept Prime MIMI
ter Lloyd George has summoned a
special meeting OF the British
cabinet at Inverness. Scotland, on
wednesday next to discuss the
Sim Fein reply which was de-
livered to him last night by the
Irish couriers. The reply will not
be published for some days but IL
has been sent to London for circu-
lation among the cabinet minis
ters who have been summoned to
Scotland.
1t Is declared that the document
Is short and that 1t proposes an
other London meeting under GER
tain conditions, which the cabinet
will have to consider.
King George has arranged to be
at Moy Hall in the neighborhood
Of Inverness, and he will be avail
able for consultation IL required.
Probable Irish Delegates.
1t Is now stated in Dublin that
Irish plenipotentiaries have not
been appointed and that IL the
British accept the suggestion for
new conference another meet
ing OF Dali Eireann will be neces-
sary. 1t is certain. however. that De
Valera, Griffith. Collins, Stack and
probably Brugha and Cosgrove
will be among the delegates.
Belfast is quiet today, the troops
having taken conrol and occupy
ing all the street corners. Large
pickets have been distributed in
all quarters of the town.
Eoinn O'Duffey the Irish repub-
lican army liason officer in Ulster,
issued a further remarkable state
ment today, accusing the Ulster
special police of firing on catholics
at various times since the truce.
The statement, in part follows:
Says Truce Broken.
"All day on Monday vain ap-
peals were made by my assistant
at st. Mary's Hall to the police
to take action. On Tuesday mill
tary protection was sought, but the
oficer commanding replied that
the military could only act at the
request OF the police. This reply
was fmfnediately sent TO the police
but Without ayaiE
"The situation Tuesday night be-
came desperate, there being fourteen
dad and over 100 suffering from
gunshot wounds. The military was
confined TO barracks and there was
no police interference, save occa-
sionally an armored car manned by
special police, who fired at the
Catholic quarter and used express
sions like come out Irish republi-
can army" have several wit
nesses to prove this.
There was instances in which a
sergeant, whose name / have,
brought an arlnored car to a stand
still opposite the Lancaster street
Catholic quarter from which there
had been no firing, and where no
people had congregated. He delib-
erately fired about twenty shots
into the street. A boy OF Is, who,
ran out to save q boy of 6, was
shot dead as he Was bearing the
child into a doorway. This sergeant
was heard saying that he would not
leave a Fenian alive in the dis
trict.
AT 7:15 p. M. August 81, there
was heavy firing on Henry street
and a car containing specials came
along. Their attention was drawn
by one Of our men to a sniper who
was strapped to a telephone pole
who was raising his rifle. The Of
ficer in charge of the car told our
man to go to hell and mind his own
business"
o'Duffey also states that attempts
have been made on his life. He de-
clares that 1t is absolutely false
that Sim Fein gunmen were i'm
portedNnto Belfast.
The rloyalists" are agitating
O'Duffey removal from Belfast be-
cause of his admission that he or
dered members of the Irish army
to fire on orangemen.
Copyright, 1871