New-York tribune., 1922-02-14
London Stops Evacuation
of South as Sinn Fcincrs
Line Ulster Border With
Machine Gun Companies
CWfew i'm Belfast
TO Curb Slavin gs
Says Every
Thing Possible Is Being
Done 10 Free Loyalists
BY Arthur S. Draper

rom TIC T;..6u,,-s Nproneon Eu-.op
Copyright. ls2a, New vorl. Tribune In.
LONDON. Feb. 13-Tho British ul:.i-
tary author;tios to-duy halted tho
evacuation OF troops rom Southern
Ireland. The military garrison OF
y est Cork, -Thich was scheduled to en-
BARK to-day OF . ,rarahip, received
instructions at tho laat moment can
ccllns thcir previous orders. The
sailings of troops from Dublin to Holy
head also werc suspended.
This new Development, coming in the
'ndst Of growing chapter Of diror-
aera' cmDhasizcd the seriousness Of
The situation in ireland growing ont
OF the breakdown, Of the boundary ne
nlcn@cl Collins, tic leaders Of north
nrn and southern ireland. The British
troops IN Ulster arc to be rcinforced
Sinn Fe'n Guards Frontier
:. Along the whole Ulster frontier Sim
tclncrg have jnasscd largo bodies o9
troops armed with machine ruus. rifles
and bombs, and we'll provided with mo-
tor transport. Every ooc passinr
through the area is subjected to close
e~am'natlon. and = he fails TO cstab-
Nsh his identity he is arrested.
Great excitement prevails in Be-.
,sat, Nhnrc It was decided TO impose
the curfcw again, beginning Tomorrow
night During the week end seven
we're killed in the northern capital.
mos Of the victims being shot Gown
il the etreecs. Richard Mulceh--, CHIEF
OF star OF The irish republican ARM
sent Hevcrai officers to Clones t1-dav
to investigate and report on the shoot
ing Of five Clater constables There Sat
uTday afternoon.
The Sim foincra .ud The Clstcercu
are at complete variance regarding the
eveots which resulted in the killing Of
the Irish republican, commandart 70
veil as the constables. One o. the
southern Irish officers nov ct Clones
is Co,n,nandant McKoon. the famous
blacksmith nom ber OF the Dali Eirean.l.
VINO was facirs execution vheu tbc
truce Vas declared &rd racased
Statement by Churchill
The government replied 70 u1snr
questions Regarding tho Irish situation
in the House Of Commons day. Win
ton Churchill, Secretary Tor the Colo-
n'es and chairman Of the British COM
liftec engaged in transf erring the au-
thority in southern ireland to Che Irish.
made 3 long statement covering the
exchange OF notes between the Cabinet
and the provisional government which,
he said, assured thom they we're dc
ing everything in their power to obtain
the release Of the Loyalists WHO were
kidnapped last week.
Mr.. Churchill admitted that tic
power Of the provisional government in
ireland was limited. Several Urionist
members Of Parliament pressed Pre-
'Aler Lloyd George 10 explain wtv
British troops had net been used to
irac the Loyalist prisoners. 1t is un-
derstood that Michael Collins and
Arthur Griffith have told tAe govern
ment that II crown forces we're en-
ployed they could no longer be re-
sponsibIc for events. rhe Ulster pris-
olcrs have been moved farther south
INTO County Cavan tsader heavy cs-
cort.
Mr.. Churchill explained shat the
members OF the Monaghan football
team, who we're arrested b. the Ulster
authorities. we're imprisoned because
they we're members of The headquar-
ters staff Of the Irish republican army.
Ulster Assured of Aid
4 message, said the Colonial Sec1c~
tary, had been sent to Sir James Craig,
Premier Of Ulster. assuring him that
the government would reinforce the
troops il Ulster TO any extent neces-
sa1y 70 preserve law and order The
British government was not willing
70 send any troops into the northersl
area of thc Free State unless Collins
admitted his inability 10 handle The
situation.
After Eamon de yalera's big dou.-
onstration on Sunday, and with the
important meeting o. the Ard t'neis
only a week OF. Collinss position
would be untenablc ii British troops
intcryered IN this state
AZ ii seizing the opportunity to con-
tradict Caurchill's statement in Pariia-
ne,t this AFTERNOON throwing doubt or
the prov lional governments power.
Collins tele9raphed to Churchill TO-
night informing him that news hat
Just reached Dublin that three Of the
men responsible for the murder Of Al,
OHlcer WoSan Browne, who Was at
Continued on pss. thrs.)