Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
EFSBREAK
ON BORDER ISSUE
Collins Promised Almost Half OF
North ireland, He Tells
Sir James Craig
NO AGREEMENT POSSIBLE
BY the Associatcd Press


London, Feb. 3.--Sir James Craig,
the Ulster Premier declared In state
men today that he had been told by
Michael Collins, head Of the Southern
ireland Provisional Government. at their
conference in Dublin yesterday, that
Collins had received promise of bring
ing into the Irish Free State almost
half of North Ireland, including Fer.
managh, Tyrone, large parts of Antrim
md Donan and Londonderry City, En-
niskillen and Newry.
Sir James said he had suggested to
Mr.. Collins a weeks adjournment for
consideration of the situation regard
ing the boundaries between Ulster and
South Ireland. but that Collins hao
replied the differences separating them
were SO wide that postponement would
be useless.
The Ulster Premicr's statement was
made to the press after he had con
fcrred with Winston Churchill, the
Colonial Secretary, at the Colonial Of.
flee. Sir James emphasized the Crav.
ity which he attached to the hitch ir
the negotiations with the Provisional
Government.
II went to Dublin yesterday
he said. ito discuss with Michae Col.
! Inns certain outstanding questions
hoping to promote peace in Ireland. II
was only when ] started from Belfast
however. and read the morning papers
that suspected any change Of attitude
on the part of Collins.
II noticed that he had received dep.
utations of Sim Feiners from different
parts of Ulster the previous day, de-
inanding that their areas should b'
taken into the Free State. Collins re
piled to the deputations that they wcr'
only trying to force open the ioor an,
using unnecessary energy in doing so
Arthur Griffith, who also was present
said he and his fellow delegates hat
urged the Gains or those districts fol
weeks during the negotiations in Lon
don.
"Whcn the treaty was entered int
between the British Government ant
representatives of Southern Ireland ",
in Ulster were not consulted. We faces
the possibility of n loss Of terrltOr.
without our consent--territory solcmn!.
assured to us as an established Govern
!nent by his Majesty the King and tn
Parliament of Great Britain. ] on
dcavored to find solution of the diff
Guilty, earnestly trying to bring abou
an honorable peace in an honorabl
way =.
fore the whole British Cabinet addc
Sir James, :'and will consult my col
leagues in our local parliament and Il
steps to be taken In consequence of tl
| inn-nnn xthirh = nnt
my making, but which earnestly trio
to avoid"
According to the Morning Posts cor
respondent in Belfast, great Indignation
although no surprise. was shown thcr
at "tJc trick played by Downing stree
upou the northern province by leadin
Premier Craig to believe the qiestio
was merely adjustment Of the boundar
line, while It turns out that by th
Irish delegations agreement with Lloy
George, large territories arc involved.
The correspondent declares that tn
Protestants in the border counties ar
resolved to defy the mandate of an
government proposing ito hand owe
their brethren TO the tender mcrcie
Of their hereditary enemies"
Belfast. Feb. 3.--OBy a. P.)-Tll
Irish railway arrangements and EN-
ploycs have failed to reach an agree
mcnt, and the Ulster Minister of La
Dor. !. NJ. Andrews. has been sum
moncd to return to Dublin TO rene,
the efforts for settlement with 10
seph MrGrath. Minister of Labor i
the Dali Cabinet. If the negotiation
collapse, general strike throughol
, Ireland will go into effect on Ecbru
airy II.
Sixty one passengers on the steam
ship Cedric who We're landed ycstcrda
mt Queenstown arc unable TO depart, O
| 10 trains arc running from citht
Queenstown or Cork.