Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-22
'Bn1|SHNAY GOARD
BORDER Of ULSTER
Winston Churchill Intimates
England May Again Be Forced
to Employ Troops
SITUATION GROWING WORSE

Sbcther II will be possible to draw n
Gordon of imperial troops between the
warrinR clements OIL the Ulster frontier.
Winston Churchill. the Colonial Secre-
tary, stated in. the House of Commons
today.
md to worse, and Is such that some
triaing incident might draw the rival
forces into conflict which would shat /.
Tor all prospects Of peace in Ireland,
says the Dublin correspondent of the
"Tbc tragic irony Of the situation. -
hc adds, Consists In the fact that the
vsst majority Of Irishmen Of all parties
dcplore the danger, but seem unable to
avert II. Each side daily takes some
measure Of defense which 1t regards as
legitimate. but which produces prompt
retaliation from the other side. with the
sifed and the pleadings of common sense
fail to find hearing.
"The chief cause of resentment on
the northern side of the border is the
existence there Of organized forces of the
Irish Republican army, which the
Northern Government insists must de-
part or be expelled before there can be
any talk Of peace.
''On the other hand. the Southern
the Catholic minOrities in the Northeast
BY every means in their power. They
believe the Northern police cannot be
trusted to act impartially.
''It is notorious that certain sections
Of the Irish Republican Army do not
necessarily take orders from Dublin,
and that raids Of armed Republicans
into the Northern area occur at times.
While the Northerners refuse to be.
lieve order will ever be maintained in
the South, the attitude Of either side Is
looked upon as pregnant with thou
sand menaces on disaster. The Times
correspondent contends that the only
, thing necessary to avert calamity is
; A frank exchange Of views by the two
Governments, but this has not yet been
attempted.
7 Belfast, March 22.-(By A. PD--
Desultory firing continued all day yes
tertay from the Free State side Of the
Tyrone and Monaghan, between Augh-
! nacioy and Caledon. mostly from snipcrs
located in houses inside the boundary
lines, according to reports received here
today
Reports from the Ballagh Bridge re-
gion declare that uniformed Irish re-
!, publican army members have been OBJ
served moving between the occupied
houses. and are presumed to be rcliev-
ing the sniping OutpOsts.
N Two families in the danger zone
moved their entire effects to safer
place in the Tyrone County interior
In consequence of their farmhOuses be-
ing riddled by bullets. Similarly an
other farmer was forced to seek shell
ter with friends in the CaledOn dis
- hnnSn m, al Inf nj
cupicd by snipers.
The police report that the snipers
are evidently good marksmen and pos
sess up-to- date field glasses, judging
by the prompt way In which they spot
the movements of the opposing forces.
Large bodies of police have been moved
+. to the district. and this is reassuring
the loyalists to some extent.
Dublin. March 22.-(By A. Pit
was officially announced here today that
the Irish Republican Army convention,
the holding of which was recently for
bidden by Arthur Griffith, president of
the Dali Eircann, would be held in
. Dublin Sunday, as arranged. The an
nOuncemenc il taken here to mean tina.
definite split in the Republican Army
has come.
according to COmmandant ROderick
OConnor, director Of engineering of
the headquarters staff of the Irish Re-
publican Army, so per cent of the
been 'let down. and that the Dali
Ereann has been false TO the Republic
ran oath by agreeing to accept 1le in
c!usion of Ireland within the British
Empire.
OConnOr said the army convention
had been originally summoned with
the approval Of Richard Mulcahy, now
Minister of Defense in the Dali Cabi.
net. He said the intention was to
restore to the army its old volunteer
constitution, under which it elected its
own executive. The constitution was
abandoned when the Dali Eireann was
establishment as the republican govern
ment and the army swore allegiance to
It as such.
Mulcahy. declared O'Connor, had
nedged himself In the Dali to maintain
the army as a republican organization.
but the pledge had been violated by the
invitations given the members of the
army to form the nucleus of the army of
me Free State, which O'Connor de.
clared subvcrted the Republic. lie
snld the army convention would be held
sunday, as there was no Government in
ireland at present to which the army
owed allegiance.
4, a resolution would be submitted to
,ne convention, said O'COnnor, renew
ing allegiance to the Irish Republic
sn ana establishing an executive entitled to
ISSUE orders to the Irish republican
..rmy' which would then repudiate con-
troll by the Dali.
You may, II you like, call us mutt.
neers, added O'Connor, "but the rank
i nnI ME is always right 1t is the
"auers who have failed"
OConnor described as deserters the
1 %eh who had left tho republican army
.Ir the Free State army. He charged
." s"at the British Army, during the Lin
,;' ,;;ltk difhculty, had assisted the Pro.
,nm'ohai Government, and he alleged that
serG had been Interference with the
mInitn nepIipllcan army by the Provisional Ad- |
mere are now five distinct armed
ht"rcrs h", IN Ireland, O'Connor declared.
Sut ne claimed the body he represented
rs as Tue army Of the people. He said
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