New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Troops Put on Guard and
.Armorcd Cars Patrol
Streets ~ I More Die
in Renewed Fighting
ENGLAND Nesnaccd
b. Clash in Erin,
Republicans Blamed for
Sectional cutrages. and
Growing Opposition to
Pact May Bring Anarchy


7'atea Press. Shooting continued in
3elfas. to-day -Four persons were
killed and many wounded. The total
casualties since last Saturday are
twenty-five persons &lled and more
than sixty wounded. Many others are
SUFFERING from minor injuries.
British troops We're brought into
Belfast to-day They hardly had as
sumod their duties before orc Of the
soldiers was wounded by shot
''7st TAe ir'9ancs Europeou Rureou
'c9qyrig 1929. New York rribu.. fnc,
LONDON, Feh #. Tho turn in Irish
affair preciniated by Sim Fein kid
raaiug raids IN Ulster week ago and
eliminating in riot.ng in Belfast. armed
hostility IN the northern frontier and
republican defiance Of the Free State
Cabire' in Dublin. Is endangerlnp
Bri,ish rcaec. The dominance Of
Aichae Collins, chairman Of the Free
St@,e lioN' ona' government. is scri-
ous'v threatened by the growth Of on
position to ihe Au~lo-lrish treaty A.
present tne Danger Of va between
lister aud the south Is not nearly so
grave a. fre threat o. tine republicans
to wreck Tho treaty. throw Ireland into
state o' anarch! aud plunge Lloyd
George INF" nc" political maelstrom.
Collins Goins to London
Toe Brf h government. olavjna fa;r
vita the eners Of the ;reaty. had
s.hiTswu t1e bulk of tnclish troons
tfon Ireland when tho present crisis
came. 7he WAY Office order veNt.rdsv
topping iprtfor evacuation Of sol
YER at 'rSt regsfded by Collins a a
''0;ati' OF the treaty. Wa cxGlainc6
'7iot Churchill, chairman of -
."' .'i@i = 6 = oniS l.
zee i' the House Of Commons TODAY
as onnected only With the disorders
- 'ster Collins will be in London
,o-h''foW 70 discuss with flovd
&c tie a1squ'e'ing fcaturce Of the
s. ,1af'on wrlch has arisou.
"e more optimistic in Ioudor be
NAT Collins VIII hc abb TO hang
or rlN the Angio-Irish tro ran he
>nh#ttod to the irish 20 rs ~ ,bs
F'd tho question OF Ircland's fu-
tA'" docld"d. But as indicative Of
ffe rInicn ~ extreme conservative
1'fr.'e The Morning Post predicts
the ca'.r overthrow OF the provisiona,
soFerrmeu and the setting up Of :,
spVie. ro@iMo by Irish workers..
'trrs'''l w'as under FIRE az questions
The fi9'l-o Of tommons for an hour.
Naay members tricd tc force him "a
fsnlt tr9t many If the military lor.
Tef and much Of the ammunition that
ar infNec over to the Free State pro
1s ora' 60 rnmcnt hy tho retiring
ns''sh auth critics were nov being.
t-ed 80 arm hc hostile forces on tho
Ulster fronticr
he government spokesman did admit
nat NO. definite information had been
received as 20 the identity Of tho Sim
ftncFs "ro made tho Aidnaping in
,nfsIon- in'e lister, but he announced
'eai oitns had notified Lloyd George
.na' nf "an'a take definite steps. be-
''fe ia''t1e tonight for London. to
,esaTe tN0 rciease of tho imprisoned
Union
N tfcHs0 to another question
nurci sa.o that At present it was
'o' heces -a'1 for members Of the pro-
.isiona. roo state government to sake
.ne oa' allegiance TO the Brush
crown.
Republican, Plot Scented
=, london the prevailing view is that
NE 'eprp cans carried out the Ulster
nSlos '1 ORDER TO cmbarrass Collins and
Pip'e 'h' apotonco OF the Free State
'p''et co. ~.le the South on the
.ehEIn he slender majority OBJ
.-'he frc pail Fireann for the
ea'F Nten tire nail ratified tho
,ea'f # was believed chat Eamon dc
'''eis aae bis followers we're seized
D'eo 20 Pc beaten bv great popular
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