The Washington herald., 1922-05-24
Resents Pact Between
Collins Forces and
De Valerites.
CRAIG PREPARED
FOR OPEN BREAK
Several Hundred Taken
In Roundup in
Northern Erin.

LONDON. May %. - listers
roundup Of Sim Feiners and the
alleged coalition between the Free
State and De Valera forces in
southern Ireland have once more
thrown the Irish situation into an
almost hopeless state. just as off,
cials were beginning to see a way
out.
The British government. after
having started Ireland on the road
to selt-government and Withdrawn
To permit the country to work out
its own salvation. may again have
to 20 in to suppress the quarreling
factions and retore a semblance Of
orde-. But offifficials are making
no comment prior to the. conference
here at the end of the week with
the Irish leaders.
Craig Forecasts Rupture.
Sir James Craig. speaking at Ul-
ster in Parliament. indicated the
northern government was on the
verge of a complete rupture with
the Free State forces of the south
because the coalition Michael Col
lins. head of the provisional gov
ernment, has formed with De Va
lera- 1t was a pact, Sir James said.
undertaken behind listers back,
and Ulster could afford to take no
chances.
Collins, however, speaking in
southern Ireland. insisted he formed
the coalition with De Valera large
ly because of the attitude of W.
ster, Indicating he disapprOved of
1Sin of at
rents from Ulster. Regarding re-
ports that his alliance with De Va
lera would endanger the Irish treaty
he said:
We'll II the restoration of order
does endanger the treaty. it will en-
able to face any new situation"
Complicated by Arrests.
The Sim Fein roundup in Ulster
and the banning of Sim Fan organiza-
tion. especially members of the
Irish Republican army is likely TO
complicate the whole situation. The
arrest of number of Irish Repub-
lican army officers in Londonderry
and Donegal will Undoubtedly pros
woke the De Valerites, even IL COL
lins and Griffith were informed of
listers plans and acquiesced. which
is doubtful
Ulsterites claim the free staters
have no reason for objecting to the
expulsion since those arrested were
against the provision government
anyway. But this does not neces-
sarily follow. in view of the agree
ment between Collins and De Valera
A carefully organized Republican
invasion of Ulster was headed off
by the arrest of Irish Republican
army officers in Londonderry and
Donegal. according to Ulsterites,
who claimed to have seized plans 70
the proposed attacks
Hundreds of Men Held.
Actual arrests at Belfast totaled
nifty Three hundred were arrested
at Tyrone. sixty at Fermangh and
hundreds at other places. British
officials decline to comment in any
way as to how far the British sup
ported the Ulsterites in their round
up. or as to the possible reaction
among Free State and De Valera
forces. But this latter question win
certainly be raised at the weekend
conference between the Irish leaders
and winston Churchill. Colonial
minister, as both Collins and ID,
Valera declare the roundup means
the actual expulsion of Sim Feiners
from Ulster
Conflicting figures have been COM
ing from Ireland as to the number
actually arrested in the Ulst sr raids.
Central News Dispatch from Bel
fast says the total arrests in Ulster
were about 400. other sources place
the number at 500 to 700. Early re-
ports apparently were exaggerated.