New-York tribune., 1922-09-14
Irish Rebels
w armed ARMY
Must Give Up
Mulcahy Advises DE Va
lera Republican Troops
Must Surrender Uncon-
ditionaIly Before Peace
Irregallars Take Town
kenmare Captured After
Seyen-Hour Battle and
2 Officers Are Killed

from INC iFtthHc y european bUTeUn
Copyright, 1929, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-There can be no
peace in Ireland until the republicans
surrender their arms. This was the
ultimatum given by General Richard
Mulcahy TO Eamon de Valera at a con-
ference called at the instance OF the
latter, according to q report from Dub
lin to-day. The Free State military
chief demanded the unconditional sur
render Of the republican army. This
was in his line with his statement OF
the Free State policy last night, when
he said: "The army must be the peo~
ple's army and the government must
control all arms"
The fact that Mulcahy consented TO
meet De Valera does not imply that the
insurgent chief is no longer subject to
arrest. The meeting was arranged in
formally under temporary safe con-
duct from both sides. There was no
weakening in the Free State position,
but the fact that De Valera sought the
interview suggests that he feels the
dubious outlook for his cause
Rebels Take Kenmare
CORK, Sept. 13. Irregular troops
last Saturday (September 81 attacked d
Kenmare, which was held by the Ma
tionals. After seven hours of fighting
they captured the town and 1870 pris-
oners. Later the prisoners were lib
Grated. Brigadier- General O'Connor,
commanding the Nationals, and his
brother were killed.
The irregulars surrounded the town
in the early morning and surprised the
garrison, which had been weakened by
the transfer of part of the forces to
Cahersiveen, County Kerry. The
O'Connor brothers were surprised in
bed and killed while resisting capture.
The delay in the transmission of the
above dispatch probably is due to the
strike in the postal services in ireland.
DUBLIN, Sept. 13 (By The Associ-
ated Press) ).-Kevin O'Higgins, the
Home Minister, announced in Parlia-
ment to-day that certain areas in
south Ireland now were ripe for the
extension and consolidation Of civil
government, and it was proposed TO
send civic guard at an early date to
follow up the army in the districts
where the army had restored condi-
tions permitting the civic guard to
luucClon, AItSI Iildt SLlpcHUlaEy mag
istrates would be appointed and
committee established to review the
entire system of administering justice,
with view to reconstruction.
Old Accounts Adopted
William Cosgrave as finance minis
ter presented the accounts of the old
Dali Eireann, which were adopted, and
Richard Mulcahy, Monsignor Fogarty
and Dr. Richard Hayes were appointed
trustees of the Dali Eireann fund. Mr..
Cosgrave said the fund would be
utilized to clear off the liabilities to
those who had paid for the bonds, the
government supplementing the amount.
Minister O'Higgins's statement was
made in reply to a question by Joseph
Mcbride as to when civil government
would be in operation in the southern
districts. Mr.. O'Higgins admitted that
the civic guard had not been par
ticularly happy force. Certain troubles
had delayed their training, he said, but
this had been remedied, and it was
hoped the force would become worthy
servants of the people. He thought
that within two or three weeks it would
be possible to have civic guards
throughout very large areas and that