Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-19
BY FREpERIC J. HAsKIN

WASHINGTON, D. c. FEB. 1N-OnlY
a part of the Irish situation wsa solved
tho creation OF tho Irish Free State
There remains to he settled tho Ques-
ton OF the boundary between that
state and the northern section OF Ire
land known A. Ulster. One OF the most
important clauses in the agreement
providing for boundary commission
to decide this matter II tho Free State
and Ulster cannot do so amicAhly
The question of this boundary II
exciting every Irishman In and out of
ireland. Michael Collins. head Of the
state. has been quoted by Sir James
Craig. premier Of Ulster. with having
promised to bring into tho Free State
almost one-half of what Is ordinarily
known rs Ulster. Furthermore. = num-
Der of delegations from widely separ
ated sections of Ulster have waited
upon the mon In charge OF the Free
State government with petitions ask
ing that their portions OF the Emerald
Isle be included in tho Free State.
On this account. the initial settle
ment OF tho Irish troubles may BE- only
tho forerunner of serious disturbances
in both sections of the island.
Some Ulstermen are said to have de-
cided upon defying the British gov-
ernment in its proposal to turn over
thousands of Ulstermen to the Free
State. They are active in denouncin9
Downing Street. charging that It made
an agreement with the Sim Fein dele
cation to include large sections Of
what has been accepted as Ulster in
the southern Irish dominion.
Officials OF the Free State declare
they cannot refuse allegiance to any
section of the country. pleading to be
included In that state. They say that
II more than ore-half tho inhabitants
ask for entry into the now Free State,
then the FREQ State will be forced to
include them In its boundaries.
NO DEFINITE BOUNDARIES
The fact In that Ulster has not and
never had any geographical lines. The
nine northern counties long have been
known n Ulster. So far a. history u
concerned. this section included Done
gal. Londonderry and Antrim. which
extend Across the north Of the island
from west to cast: Tyrone. Armagh
and Down. all south OF the first three.
and FermAnagh. Monaghan and Cavan.
below these. But when the provision
Parliament OF 1920. Donegal on the
northwest was given to what IS now
the Irish Free State. along with Cavan
and Monaghan. lAytng Londonderry.
Antrim. Tyrone. Down, Fermanaxh
and Armagh ~ the six counties FORM
INK Ontef.
According to what Sir Jamss Craig
says It has bean decided by tho Irish
Free State in that state the whole OF
FermAnash. Tyrone. goodly portions Of
Armagh and Down. ~ well a. the
cities OF Londonderry. Ennfskillen ana
Newry. Londonderry City. with pop
ulation of 10000 is \ seaport on the
northern coast OF Ireland Sir James is
positive in his statement that the Free
State must not thus drive a wedge be-
tween portions of Ulster.
II the line between Ulster and the
Free State is settled without much
bloodshed. It will be the t!rSs instance
within tho history Of man that a COM
paratively peaceful solution has bean
reached OF so important an Irish pro-
blen. Pugnacity and strife regarding
Ulster did not begin with the planta-
ton OF James /. as somc Irish have
n. The earliest Irish epic. known ~
tho "TAin-B Bo' Is devoted to scrap
ping with Ulster. ut is natural for
US to hate proud Ulster" quoth Queen
Macy to her daughter in the ancient
days when there was nothing for them
to fight over except 4 brown bull. OF
course. ono side possessed the brown
bull. or "tain-bo' and the other side
| wanted II. which situation formed =
most excellent reason for a bloody
war in ireland.
ANCIENT ULSTER TERRITORY
From the time of Queen Macy until
centuries after. Ulster was tho coun-
ties OF Antrim. Down and a section