The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-25
IRELAND FACING
CRAVEST CRISIS
Terrible Reprisals Expected
to Follow Murders

LONDON. March sb.--Fach of Ire
lands two newly born governments
was faced with the Eraveat crisis OF
It's brief existence today.
Seotarihn murder in Belfast wnr NJ
lta height. with terrible reprlnalH
threatened for the weekend
In Dublin. tho southern proviaional
government fears open revolt OF a
section OF the trlah republican army
thoriAed convention OF republican
troops.
Great Rr,tain's intervention In the
crises which threaten Ireland today
met with cool response from the
Ulster government at Belfast. where
the trouble II worst.
Sir James Craig. northern pre-
micr. 10 understood to have tsle-
gTaphed Winston Churchill. minister
for the colonies. that he would call
a cabinet meeting Friday TO eonaid.
er the British invitation To u confer
ence with southern leaders.
Dublin teieenms today said Mich
ael Collins. Arthur Griffith and
Eamonn Duwgan, dali minister Of
affairs. would respond Immediately
10 the British invitation and arrive
IN London Monday.
No definit. date for the proposed
conferences has been sent
Later. Il was announced from Bel
fast that the Ulster cabinet would
meet Monday TO consider churchiiis
invitation. instead OF Friday. an orig
inally planned.
Along the border between the two
states sporadic guerilla warfare and
constant murders rvem TO prcsage
inevitable general conflict between
forces OF the north and south.
The British government views the
situation with Increasing aiarm>an
has summoned leaders OF Irrlands
new governments 60 London for a
conference tomorrow. Tn. ties, Of
whether Sir James Craig and Michael
Collins can control their followers
has come.
Belfast LOOKED forward with ann.
le;y 10 tho weekend. when leisure
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extremist factions with opportunity
for outrage and reprisai.
Ten persons were murdered IN N
sscr yesterday.
Extremist leaders IN the Irish re-
publican army have brought matters
20 the showdown stage with their
insiEtencs upon tomorrow's convcn.
ton, which Arthur Grsffith forbade,
Tho gathering Of military lcGfers IN
Dublin Sunday will Determine the
strength ~ Grimm. Collins and Free
state supporters. Talk Of military
dictatorship 90 replace the southern
provisional government, ~ IN the cir.
Along the s0.nIlr border battle
'front.' Ulster oonstahulary and vol.
un,eerr atm lay ensrench-d. re-
puising occasional raids by Sim
Fein flying sauadrona" THREE
killings wer. reported from contact
points along the Tyrcns frontier
last night.
Destruction % property. a. wen
a. constant rite fire marked the
activity OF each side today. Barb~i
~irr has been ur~i 20 fortify I'm.
portant sectors along the Tyrone.
FermanaEh. Monaghan fronts. Fairu
and markets IN the vicinity OF the
battle zone have been abandoned
by the civilian population and great
suffering has resulted. Inhabitants
Of this part OF ireland are prac.
tienliy dependent upon such inter.
course for their livelihood.
The British government. n was
said authori,atiyeiy today. u anx.
iou- tina, tn. new Irish states shall
straighten out these difficulties
themselves n possible. To determine
their ability. Collins and Craig have
been requested 10 come 10 London
for tonorrow's conference.