New Britain herald., 1922-03-29
RELIGIOUS WAR IS
 SEEN IN IRELAND
Catholics and Non-Cathoics..
 Situation Is Strained

Dublin, March 20. (By Associated Prcss) Republican members of the Dali Eireann at a meeting here yes terday adopted resolution proposing immediate suspension of the political campaign in southern Ireland in or der that the factions may unite to compel cessatioli of the murder of Catholics in Belfast"
 The resolution declared that the di- vision in the Dali and the country was caused solely by the proposal to ac- cept the Anglo-Irsh treaty, and ask ed Nnat the Dali cabinet and the ma further with their campaign allowing public attention to become concen- trated on the situation in Ulster.
 The Freemans Journal in com menting upon the action of the meet ing says the appeal for joint action is an excellent sign Of unity, but asks how unity is actually to be achieved. Ramon De Valera's answer to this, the newspaper says, would be to scrap the treaty, but "who believes that if thep rovisional government were fool ish enough to drop the treaty, the Orangemen would drop their yen- detta?"
 Urge National Action.
 The newspaper contends that the Belfast horrors can be ended by na- tional action, but that this must be taken by an existing government and that only through acceptance of the treaty can the government be estab- lished.
 Owen O'Duffy, chief of staff of the Irish republican army, has issued a statement decreeing that all officers and men are relieved of the respon- sibility of obeying orders given by any superior officer who severed his con nection with the army through at tending the irregular" convention of last Sunday, or who recognizes the so-called executive council elected by the convention.
 The organizers of the convention claim to have so per cent. of the army with them, and declare they have right if they so choose to pro- hibit the forthcoming elections. Eamon De Vaera's newspaper this morning says:
 "The national army convention and it's appointment of an executive to control the Irish republican army as before 1919, is a natural and inevita- ble consequence of the fatal treaty policy.
 Score Griffith And Collins
 "Under what childish illusions did Griffith and Collins labor when they supposed they could carry with them, in urreidering the republic, the army which made the republic and regards it's maintenance as a sacred trust?
 "'We will not enter the empire IS the simple expression of will of these men and in this they represent the unbroken tradition of the people.
 According to the correspondent the report of the convention is vouched for by the regular general headquar- ters of the Irish republican army in statement which says the following resolution was offered by Thomas Barry and Frank Barrett; The Resolution "ReSOlved: That mAtterS ol lHlHc- diate concern for the executive will include:
 i. Maintaining Ireland as an inde- pendent republic;
 2. Appointment of chief or stan who will appoint a general head- quarters staff. Appointments can De vetoed by the executive;
 8. Declaration of dictatorship. For this purpose the executive shall be empowered to secure the services or others, who need not be members or the excuetive, with a view to ordering the dissolution of all pretended gov ernments in Ireland by the prohlpl- tion of parliamentary elections until such time as an election without the threat of war by Great Britain can be held on adult suffrage" The statement proceeds:
 .The dictatorship would overthrow the four governments in Ireland op- posed to the republic namely the Dali