The Washington herald., 1922-03-31
Craig and Collins End
War Between South Ire
land and Ulster.
MEETING IN LONDON
BRINGS AGREEMENT
Ulster Police, Border
Raids, and Prisoners
Are Dealt With.


may be restored between Ulster and
South Ireland. has been achieved at
the triple conference between
Michael Collins, Sir Ja mes Craig AMI
British government officials.
Described officially as "eminently
satisfactory" the new agreement
has been signed both by the Ulster
and South Ireland delegates and
countersigned by the British. Its
terms will be made public in the
house of commons by Winston
tomorrow.
The agreement provides for a
drastic reorganization and super
vision of the Ulster police to in
sure an impartial and firm enforce
ment of the law. In mixed districts
evenly divided between Catholics
and Protestants.
Agree to Cooperate.
Announcing the arrival at a sue
cessful conclusion of the confer
ence. Winston Churchill told the
house Of commons that the ag1 &C.
ment provides for a formal leciara-
ton of peace, dating from today.
The South and Ulster had agreed.
he added. to cooperate 'fn every
way In their power" 70 restore
peace.
The clause in the new agreement
regarding reorganization of the Bel
fast police force specifies that there
shall be a strict wedding Cu. OF
''undesirables." and that all special
constables not required In the re-
organized force shall be ordered to
surrender their arms and re:urn to
their homes.
An official record will be kept OF
arms and munitions issued to and
carried by the police. Mixed squads
of Catholics and Protestants will
carry out all searches for contra
band weapons.
Curb on Border War.
The Free State representative
have agreed that all activity by the
Irish Republican army in Ulster and
along the border shall cease. max
ing outlaws Of all Republicans who
defy the order and persist in
"Ulster-baiting"
II is further provided that a
court will be constituted to try
without jury all persons charged
with serious crimes, including Of
fenses punishable by death or i'm
prisonment to exceed six months.
Assaults and reprisals continue
throughput the disturbed zone in
Ireland. At Cork, as a result of the
.errorism in Belfast, Republican or
ganizations decided to enforce the
Did boycott against Ulster rigidly.
and held up a mail train. Large
consignments of goods from the
prescribed area were destroyed.
VIII Exchange Prisoners.
Provision is made for the mutual
exchange of prisoners and the par
doning of all political prisoners held
either in Ulster or south of the bor-
der. Persons committing crimes aft
er the date of the signing. however.
will be subject to no such consider
alton, which means that De Valera's
extremists will be outlawed IL they
foster an uprising.
The agreement provides for the re-
turn to their homes of people who
have been expelled on religious
grounds. The British government
will supply 100000 pounds sterling
to the Ulster minister of labor to
alleviate unemployment conditions.
and one-third OF this sum must be
devoted to Catholics
To Protect Catholics.
The Ulster government under
takes to do its utmost to restore
Catholics to their jobs. and the two
governments will unite in an appeal
to both peoples to refrain from in
flammatory speeches and to exercise
restraint in the interests of peace.
II also is agreed that after the
constitution of the Free State has
been framed a further meeting be-
tween Ulsterites and southern lead
ers will be called to enable Ulster to
decide whether she will enter the
Free State.
In commons both Sir Donald Nc
Lean and Joseph Devlin expressed
the keenest satisfaction over the
agreement Mclean declared the
whole country and every British
commonwealth would rejoice over
Churchilis statement.
while Craig and Collins were sign
ing the peace treaty" however. ir-
reconcilables in Ireland were doing
their utmost to create greater chaos.
Enormous damage was reported from
incendiary fires in Belfast Great
business premises in Great George
and North streets were among the
buildings destroyed
Trouble In south.
In the south the followers of De
Valera were Increasing the wave of
terrorism caused by mutinous sec
tions Of the Irish republican army
Republican headquarters announced
that many of the troops are DESERT
ing the Free State even including
the supposedly loyal" guard at the
Bank of Ireland. which marched out
today.
The proprietors of the Freemans
Journal received a letter from the
amy council OF the Irish Republi-
can army executive commission" no.
tifying them the wrecking Of their
plant had been deemed necessary
in order to suspend the publication
OF your journal In view OF state
ments calculated 90 cause disafYec-
tion In the ranks of the republican
army"
Telegraph and telephone wires IN
Cork. Queenstown and elsewhere
have been cut and roads are blocked
~ saa deliberate telling Of treea