The evening world., 1922-03-27
ULSTER AGREES TO PARLEY
WITH FREE STATE LEADERS
IN LONDON TO END WARFARE
Craig Will Join Griffith and
Other Chiefs Invited to Con-
fer With Lloyd George in
Peace Move Wednesday.
Bill Giving Ireland Her Own
Government Passes Third
and Final Reading in the Brit
iSh House of Lords.

LONDON, March 27 (Assoeiatsd
Press) The Irish Free State Bill
passed its third and final reading IN
the House Of Lords to day.
BELFAST. March "a (Associatsd
Press) The Ulster Cabinet at its ses-
sion to-day accepted the Invitation ex-
tended by Colonial Secretary Churchill
to a conference In London Of Irish
leaders. called in view of the disturbed
conditions in Ireland
Premier sir:James Craig. telegraph
ing acceptance iAgHehalf Of the Ulster
Cabinet said members OF m, Hoithe
eTA Government would afrive in Lon
don on Wednesday.
A notice posted near the Town Hall
in Dundalk. County Louth. strong
Sim Fein centre near the Northern
border Of the Free State territory,
calls attention TO the absence of any
resolution by the non Catholic body
Of County Louth against murderous
acts and calls upon the Protestants
! to "act Immediately. failing which we
are determined to use the same means
as they in Belfast used to our fellow
Catholics
ION and after March 2s." adds the
notice FOR every Catholic man,
woman. boy, girl or child murdered
or maltreated. so also shall the same
quantity Of helpers of the systematic
murder of our fellow Catholics meet
the same fate
The notice concludes: "signed b.
order of the Silent but Sure Mes
sengers.
Deaths in the hospitals here Of two
wounded persons late last night
brought the total Of fatalities in the
disorders OF the week END TO seven.
| DUBLIN, March 27 (Associated
| Press) Before the announcement
that Premier Sir James Craig Of "
ster had accepted the British Govern :
ment's invitation to go to London
had reached Dublin, Michael Collins,
| head Of the Provisional Government.
held a meeting OF his cabinet minis
ters, after which the following state
ment was issued:
| AT the present moment, It has ne;
been announced whether Sir James
Craig intends 10 accept the invita-
ton OF the British Government. Blu.
in any case Mr.. Collins proposes 70
travel to London with some OF his
| colleagues to- might, as the hrst re-
sponslbnlty for the northeastern situ-
alton rests with the British Govern
mont II is they who brought the
Belfast Parliament into existence.
II is they who have gwen it power
and money. which II is using in its
campaign Of wholesale murder and
outrage against our CO. reli gtonists,"
| Later Mr Collins issued a separate
statement IN which he accused the
Ulster Premier of not living up 20
his undertakings. Mr.. Collins said
that while he hoped for the best he
saw no way out OF the present i'm
passe until Sir James had radically
Ialtered his present attitude toward
the Government OF Ireland and tho
Ihelpless minority in Belrast.
The correspondent OF the Free
lman's Journal II Charleville, COUNTY
lCork. has been arrested. Apparently,
say the newspaper, the Irish Repuh-
lHcan Army authorities there we're
offended by his report ot an attempt
IN break up q pro-treaty meeting a.
lCharleville.
The Freemans Journal adds that,
While il makes no demand for special
lprivieges for the press, II considers
Ithe arrest part OF a scheme by the
treaty wrecKers" to stifle free eN
preston OF public opinion and to iu-
'imidste individual journalists.
| DUBLIN, March 1.-THE forbidoen
lcc-verv,cn OF Irish Republican Array