New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
Craig Breaks
With Collins
Over Boundary
Serious Situation Arises
After Failure TO Reacl,
Agreement al Confer
rncr Lasting : Hours
Irish Election Forecast
Siun fein General Assembly
Expected to Cal! or, Co.,n-
ls'y to ssa,;fy Treaty

Fro1' 1hc Ir.Duhcs EWopeni Burcuu
'opvWgh' 1e22. Now York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Feb. .. Efforts Of 81.
jamcs Craig, Clstor Premier, and
Michael Collins, chairman Of the Irish
rree state provisional government, in
a conference at Dublin tod TO set
tie the Ulster boundary dlsp 's cnded q
in failure
No further agreem"nt was rcachcd
and a very serious situation has con
sa1ucnuy arisen" said statement
given out by ColoAol Spender, score
taIy TO Sir Jamcs
Collins took the sand ;hat the
Ang,o-Irsh treaty cuntetuplates larg,
transfer cf territory irom Ulster to
south Ireland. bat Sir James argued
that he had been givcn 20 undcrstan nd
BY Premier Lloyd George that only q
rcdrawing of tho boundary line was in.
tended
Belfast Troubles Discussed
The official report says that thc
three hours Of discussion was con
fined almost entirely % the boundary
question. but il is known that the
question Of the reinstatement Of Cath
olic workers in the Belfast shipyaras
also WAS taken mp A deputation Of
workers, LED BY touncior Baird, called
a. the Mansion House while tho con
ference was III progress and informed
c;aer members Of the Free State Cabi
net that apprentices who presented
themselves at tne shipyards last Mon
Gay were beaten and driven away.
1he danger now Is that the boycott
ou Belfast manufacturers may bo re-
suNcd. c1t Collins is trying to keep
The negotiations with l'lstet onen ia
the hope tha, Il peaceful settlement
may Yet ne reached.
II was noticed that Collins and Sir
James shock hands warmly at tho close
OF their conference.
The efforts Of the | Valera Repub-
licaos t. get the district delegates to
Next weeks Sim Fein General Assem-
bly, n Dublin pledged against the Anglo
Irish treaty have ms; with small sue
cess ard the Free Ssarers ere now cor
ii1enc Ihat they Will nave clear nu-
jorits, giving .he country's indorsc-
rlent 20 tho pact
Efforts will be made 10 avoid a def
ni.e split in Sim Fen ranks By the
passage of resolution calling upon
the two factions to abstain from active
political oppostion for three wears. but
it il believed that De Valera would
never agree to such = proposition He
and the Other republicans want 4 def
mite showdown.
Collins to Demaud Election
Michael Collins viii Introduce Il reso-
lution calling upor tie provisional gov
crnment 70 submit the peace treaty at
The polls in i general election imme-
diatelv. He will also propose that, IT.,
the event &C a snlit in Sim Tein. the
funds belonging to Sirn Ncjn be d.
vioad IN exact PROPORTION to that split
As the first resolution Will urdoubt
edly pass, Ireland is bound to have sn
election before spring
The constitution Of sho rr,c State :,
{elng drafted by committee under
the chairmanship Of Collins, though III
actual details are III the hands Of Oar
rsl' Figgis, who has had much success
recently in handling labor disputes.
ne work VII be finished by the end
OF this month. ard Immediately there
after negotiations with the British GOV
ernmenc will DO started.