The New York herald., 1922-06-02
DUBLIN QUESTIONS
IRISH RECONQUEST
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Ministers We're nominated by the treaty
party. while De Valera ana ,ne other
Republicans are standing for their ole
constituencies. The officers who signed
the manifesto which started the unity
movement were nominated as neutral on
both party lists with the same constit-
uency.
More than forty casualties In Belfast
to-day and yesterday including nine
killed, formed an inauspicious note In
Sir James Craig's conference with the
British Cabinet in London, at which Dub
lin political circles hope, the Ulster Pre-
mier will be urged to abandon his atti-
tude of refusing to deal with Michael
Collins since the latter signed the agree
ment with De Valera and the Repub-
lcans.
Another dangerous situation appears
to be developing along the border In
the vicinity of Clones. where reports say
sporadic firing is occurring and J.. large
forces of specials are massing.' The
Irish Republican army patrol yesterday
surprised the Ulster specials. who We're
retreating, but neither side fired. The
four roads from Ulster converging at
Clones are now fortified and nobody is
| allowed to pass either way
At Lifford the situation which ap-
peared to be the most dangerous along
the border suddenly eased up last night
without a shot being fired by either
side. Correspondents of Dublin news
papers believe that a truce has been
arranged.
Armed parties, supposedly composed
of members Of the Irish Republican
army, simultaneously attacked two
barracks occupied by Ulster specials
near Dundalk The specials returned
the fire with machine guns. 1t is be-
lieved some of them were wounded.
The report that the Earl of Cavan,
chief of staff of the British army. at
tended the Cabinet meeting in London
after Premier Lloyd George saw Sir
James Craig is causing some alarm
here and much prominence was given
to the report in the local afternoon
newspapers.
Treaty supporters still believe that
England might start to reconquer Ire
land il dissatisfied with the execution
of the Free State treaty. but others
argue that Englands continental policy
| is a response to her manufacturers de-
mand for peace. which shows that she
probably would not employ military
tactics even il a republic were estab-
lished The Republicans are vigorously
asserting that the threat Of war is only
a bluff
The Republican organ, the Republic
Of Ireldnd. Is quoting numerous declara-
| tions of British Cabinet members pur-
porting to show that the Lloyd George
Government has definitely abandoned
the idea of military conquest. The
general conviction seems to be that II
the treaty is no. fulfilled the present
Cabinet will employ naval blockade
besides openly encouraging Ulster to
remain loyal to England.
Persons In close contact with mem
bers of the Provisional Government
agree that this probably would be the
method unless the Lloyd George Gov
ernment were unseated through the
failure of its Irish policy. Nobody
doubts that IL Unionists comparable tc
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, now
Ulster Chief of Staff. gained control
they would reconquer Ireland militarily
Irishmen acquainted with British poll
tics, however. think that the Unionist
party, while always a source OF trouble
will never gain enough strength to
force the Cabinet into a military cam
paign against Ireland.