The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
CHURCHILL LOUD
IN PRAISES
OF ULSTER
Pays Tribute To States
manlike ura g e
Shown By Ulster Lead
ers-Position of Ulster
Is Strengthened By
Agreement for Pacih-
cation of Island Signed
At London Last Night

London. March 81. -(By Associat-
ed Press. - The Free State party
in Ireland is enormously strengthen
ed for the agreement for pacificatlon
of the Island. signed here last night
the House of Commons was told to-
day by Winston Spencer Churchill. Sc
cretary for the colonies.
Paving tribute to what he termed
the statesmanlike courage of the vi
ster leader. Mr. Churchill said the
agreement gave hoe for cooeration
between the North and South and
opened prospect for future such
as ireland had never before contem-
plated.
Ulster he said had lent a helping
hand TO the Free state and the cause
If peace in Ireland the value OF which
could not be overestimat ed
For by taking all the measures
humanly possible to bring cessation
It religious partisan warfare in Bel
fast itself and remove the cause or
:ric, ion" he said. ulster has Civ
on the treaty and the provisional
government Il far greater chance than
otherwise would have been possible.
There is no doubt whatever that
the conflicts i'm the slums of Belfast
nave armed the foes of the Free state
with every sort of argument to rally
! 10 their side forces which otherwise
would have had nothing to do with
| their wrecking destructive campaign.
As far as the measures now taken
may have an effect in tranQulllZlng
the situation in Belfast the case OF
those fighting for the treaty Will be
enormously strengthened
additionally there is in this agree
mcnt hope of cooperation between
the north and the sOuth-a coopera-
tiun which only forthcoming on the
basis OF the treaty--a cooperation
which would be finally destroyed if
= republic were set up.
This hope of unity and coopera
ton opens to all Irishmen the pros
pect of peaceful. protected future
such as was never held out before.
In these two ways Ulster has render
ed a supreme service not only to Ire
Ia ndbut to tine British empire.
Belfast. March 31.-(Bv Associated
Press.)- Decentralization of the po'
lice i'm the six counties of Ulster will
begin today and is expected to he
completed not later than May the
31st
Disbandment in the 26 southern
Counties will begin at the same time
and be finished as soon as possible.
The above dispatch would indicate
that the agreement signed last night
in London was TO he effective imme-
) diately The agreement provides
reorganization of the special police
forces. In districts where the pop
ulation is of differing religious be-
linfs these forces are to he composed
Of half Catholics and half of Protest
ants All members of the special
constabularv not required for these
forces are to he withdrawn.
Belfast. March 81. - A patrol OF
Snecial police returning from duty
TODAY was ambushed in Hill street,
Newry. Constable Allen was shot
dead and Constable Waring was
wounded While the other members
of the patrol were picking I'M Allen
and Waring they were heavily fired
upnn with machine guns.
Two more men were shot and SER
) inusly wounded in the streets of Bel
fost last night and homh was
thrown No one was injured by the
missile.