New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Army to Decide
Which Faction
Rules Ireland
Committee of Dublin Con
vention Orders Troops to
Quit Mulcahy and Join
Republican Irish Force
Authority of Dali Denied
Craig Accuses Collins of
Trickery; Latter Asserts
He Withheld No Facts

DUBLIN. March 2s (By The Associ-
sted Pressl.-As a counter move to
the threat Of Richard Mulcahv. tho
psil Eireann Minister of Defense. that
all persons who attended Sundays con.
ysn,ion under the auspices of section
Of the Irish republican army would be
suspended from the army, the erecu-
tive council elected by the conven-
lion has issued to all units OF the army
an order denying the Minister Of De-.
fense and his chief Of staff anv control
Of the army. The order declares that
Nulcahy and his chief of staff have
pursued policy calcula ted to subvert
Inc republic and that the council. bv
virtue OF the powers vested in it. is
taking the present action.
The council further orders that all
those serving IN the paid army. which
is intended as the nucleus Of the Free
State army, and in the Civic Guard
which is the nucleus of the future
police force. must return forthwith to
their respective Irish republican army
units and that recruiting for these
bodies must cease.
Recognized as Crucial Test
This is looked upon in Dublin as
marking the final break in the army,
and it IS believed the future depends
largely upon which side has the effec-
tive majority Of soldiers.
Michael Collins this evening, prior
10 his departure for London, com
mented on the speech delivered in the
Ulster Parliament to-day by Sir James
Craig, the Premier. Mr.. Collins re-
pudiated the assertion that he had kept
Sir James or anybody else in the dark.
He referred to Clause IL of the Anglo
Irish treaty, which says that "the
boundaries shall be determined in ac
eordance With the wishes Of the in
habitants, as far as is compatible with
economic and geographical conditions"
Il stand by my signature and the
treaty Mr.. Collins added.
BELFAST, March % (By The Asso-
ciated Press Sir James Craig, Pre-
mier Of Ulster, speaking in the North
ern Parliament this afternoon in an
swer 70 the statements issued by
Michael Collins, head Of the provision
a. government, yesterday, said:
Il would have made no statement at
this stage but for the serious charge
made by Mr.. Collins, which may con
vey the impression that have not hon
orably kept my word. ! will not de
vate one inch from the policy have
pursued from the beginning.'
Collins Accused OF Trickery
Sir James said that when Mr. Collins
sgned the agreement with him Mr..
Collins had kept him entirely in the
dark concerning annexation of large
territories and did not merely set forth
the boundary line involved IN the An
glo-lrish treaty.
The Premier denied the charge that
he had done nothing for the expelled
workers at Belfast. He said loyalist
workers had admitted the principle of
1enstating Catholics when trade had
mployed The whole aspect has
changed" he said, "since the revela-
.ion of predatory attacks being at
tempted upon the Ulster area | can
Sot go on with the agreement when
uch an Interpretation is placed upon
= Mr. Collins is not big enough to
tick to his signature"
Sir James vigorously repudiated the
harges that the Belfast Protestants
sere conducting a pogrom against the
Catholics as Catholics.
The Orange institution is particu-
iarly charged with being at the bottom
sm an Orangeman myself. and | can
say that the whole organization is built
upon one simple staten eut-@Civil and
freedom for ALL"
Abiding to the conference to be held
in London tomorrow, Sir James said
his desire was to create helpful and
not q destructive meeting. He eX-
pressed the earnest wish that at the
eleventh hour vindictiveness and hatred
would give way TO reasonable sense
of proportion. leading to peace.
Hostile Action Charged
The Premier reiterated that the
south Of ireland was seE1ing men with
nobs and arms to create unrest in the
north and, if possible. the same sur
gender as in the south" He declared
she Ulstermen were not up against the
Catholics, but against rebels, mur-
derers, Bolsheviki and enemies of the
empire.'
Several fires broke out in different
parts of the city early this morning.
A bomb was thrown into crowd