Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-04-07
ULSTER AND FREE
! STATE END WAR
Peace Terms Are Drawn Up and
Signed in London.
ANNOUNCE PACT IN COMMONS
British Agree to the Treaty, but In the
Meantime Violence Continues Un-
checked in BeIfast-Dublin
Newspapers Threatened.


London, March 31.-The basis Of an
agreement between Ulster and the
Irish Free State, which will end the
border war, was reached, it was off,
cially announced.
At the conference of representa-
tives of Ulster, the Irish Free State
and the British government proposals
were made and accepted by all to
end the warfare between Orangemen
and Sim Feiners in Ulster, as well as
along the border.
The articles of agreement were an
nounced in the house of commons by
Winston Churchill, who acted as arbi-
traitor of the fateful session of the
Northern and Southern delegates.
The announcement in the house
that the agreement had been signed
was greeted with prolonged cheers.
Joseph Devlin, nationalist leader and
member from Belfast and Fails, ex-
pressed profound satisfaction with
the settlement, declaring:
1T is the best work that has ever
been done for Ireland, the empire and
the world"
Liberal Leaders Approve.
Liberal leaders also joined in ap-
prevail of the achievement under the
leadership of the colonial minister.
The most important part Of the
agreement was article seven" 1t
provides for future conferences on the
unity Of Ireland. Under this article
the signers Of the agreement will
meet once each month after the pas
sage Of the Irish constitutional bill.
Failing success in achieving unity.
the agreement provides for further
meetings when attempts will be made
to settle the boundary question be-
tween the North and the South on a
permanent basis. Both the North and
the South agree to return all kid
naped persons.
Numerous other points were COW
cred which will tend to insure adher-
ence TO the peace program by both
by Sir Hamar Greenwood, the Irish
secretary, as "eminently satisfactory,
thank God"
Michael Collins, however, was more
dubious, saying: 1.-THE terms are as
satisfactory as any agreement signed
by people holding different opinions
can be-"
Arthur Griffith merely smiled and
said: "We have signed for peace"
The agreement provides that all po-
litical prisoners of either side must be
released and winds up In a fervent
appeal between both governments for
peace.
More Slain In Belfast.
Belfast, March 31.-Violence con-
tinues unchecked in Belfast. Samuel
Mullan, Catholic, was seized while
in a line of persons awaiting Ameri-
can White Cross relief. He was taken
away and later his corpse was found
in the Catholic quarter Of the city.
The body Of an unidentified man
was found in the Falls Road district.
Constable Lyle was attacked in the
heart of the business district. He
was taken to a hospital seriously
wounded.
journal Still Issues.
Dublin, March 31.-The wrecking
Of the newspaper plant of the Free
mans Journal was attributed by the
paper to the rebel faction Of the Irish
republican army.
The damage to the plant was esti-
mated at nearly 100000. The news
paper appeared on the streets but was
only the size of handful.
The republican extremists warned
the other Dublin newspapers not to
give the Freeman any assistance. The
penalty, the warning says, for coming
to the aid of the Freeman will be SIM
liar sabotage and damage.