The Washington herald., 1922-03-28
Forces Intrenched on
Border; Catholics
Being Evicted.
RULED BY BIGOTRY
Irish Republican Troops
Incensed by Murders
In Belfast.
By PAUL WILLIAMS.

LONDONDERRY. March 27.-Ul-
ster is guarding its boundary from
the Mourne Mountains to Derry be-
cause 1t fears another invasion by
armed men from the south and that
u the Sim Feiners come again they
will come in greater force with the
intention of remaining until the
people consent to being governed
from Dublin instead of Belfast.
This is the impression gained
from persons residing along the
northern side of the line dividing
the northern six counties from the
southern twenty-siX.
Ulster is organizing a military
force under Field Marshal Sir Henry
Wilson and is entrenching its bors
der with the hope of holding the
large areas which the treaty will
take from IL. Ulster is trying to
subdue the Catholic nationalists in
these areas and is forcing the evic-
tion OF as many as possible through
the destruction of lives and prop
erty. Ulster is the most bigoted
section on the worlds surface.
stirred by Bitter Hatred.
This impression received from
persons living along the southern
side Of the line dividing the twenty
six from the six counties.
Almost all these people want
peace and each faction wants its
own way. The minority is willing
to make concessions paving the way
to normaIity, but it is too small to
be influential.
Death is more desirable than re-
naming under the Ulster parlia-
ment, saw the nationalists in the
six counties
Double death is preferable TO be-
ing ruled by the southern gunmen,
reply the loyalists of Ulster.
BiEots flourish on every hand like
dandelions and they spoil the seen
cry Just as much. Behind the
differences in politics lie differences
in religion. race and ideals
Monaghan Center OF strife.
Along the frontier. about 1cS-
miles. 1 visited Belleek. Pettigo. En-
niskeIIen. Clones. Monaghan, Dun
dalk, Newry. Armagh, Caledon, Five
Mile Town, Strabanne. Lisford and
Derry. That S regarded as the most
dangerous part of this northern
boundary is County Monaghan. the
apex of the Free States northern
line Black Water River is the
northern boundary ofMonagahan and
II the district proves as troublesome
as supposed. not much time will
elapse before Black Water runs red.
There is daily firing at Ballagn
Bridge, which the constables failed
to blow up completely. 1t Is about
three miles northeast of Caledon
just on to the left of the road TO
Aughnac. The appearance of any
one draws fire from lookouts posted
in houses a half-mlle south of the
river. Some one took a couple OF
pot shots at your correspondent
when he crossed the road. The con-
stables did not reply. although one
was Shot in the trousers leg and
another had a cap he was carrying
pierced by a bullet
Farmer Slain Mt Plough.
Four families in the zone of fire
have moved. A farmer was killed
while ploughing. Robert McManus
next month will leave to settle in
New York State. where he resided
for fifteen years.
The situation at the bridge adds
interest to the lives Of the pas
senEers on the Clogher Valley Rail-
road. the only narrow gauge line
in Ireland, which resembles the
bonneville trolley. One stretch of
track Is within view of the COM
batants Of Monaghan. The toy
cars OF the combination train have
been struck several times.
The loyalists in the north expect
an invasion. despite the blownf-up
bridges and trenched and wired
roads. One cannot forget the words
Of Owen O'Duffy. chief OF staff of
the Irish Republican army. which
were spoken at Armagh in Ulster
territory. that II Ulster did not
come in the South would tighten
the screws and IL necessary use
lead" It may be necessary to cut
of Belfast absolutely for the time.
Believe Ulster Betrayed.
Men of all factions residing in
Southern Ulster admit that II a
pIebiscite were held perhaps a half
of the Ulster area would vote itself
into the Free State The treaty
producing the Free State and pro-
viding for the delimitation of the
Ulster territory was signed by Eng
land without consulting Ulster.
Therefore the Northeners say that
Great Britain betrayed Ulster. which
must arrange for its own self-pro-
lection.
Crossing from Ulster to the South
found some NatIonaAts who
agreed with the Ulstermen in that
Eamonn De Valera is doing Ireland
no good
The Nationalists are in the ma
jority in a half of the six provinces
and they are not going to be brow
beaten. They want to come into
the Free State and they a-e coming
Just as the treaty said. OF course,
the Irish Republican army Is being
formed in Ulster to guard the Ma
tionalists and to render aid II the
time comes for action from the
South.
soldiers Chafe Mt Restraint.
The Irish Republican army is on
the border to prevent the Ulster
constables from invading and in
readiness for any new development.
Some of the men are almost beyond
restraint. as a result of the con-
. tinued murders in Belfast
This Is the situation in ireland as
Sir James Craig and Michael Col
Iins are leaving Ireland tonight to
talk over the trouble with Winston
Churchill.