New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-13
Irish Farley to
Begin Without
DeffhiteAgenda
PARTICIPATION Of Labor in
Dublin Peace Conference
~ Hoped For; Political
Agreement Is Doubted
Border Truce Arranged
Pact, However, Does Not
Bind De Valera Forces
Massing Near Garrison
From The Trtbune's H.ropean surea.

''pW iHc i|fDNneS 14T0pedh bureau
Copyright. 1922. New York Trrpune inc
LONDON, April 12.-When the peace
conference between the Free Staters
and the republicans assemblies in Duh
I'm tomorrow no definite aeenda will
be laid before the members, but both
the Archbishop and the Lord Mayor of
DuDlln VIII impress upon Michael Col.
Inns and canon de Valera the general
desire for peace and offer mediation
aimed ct finding a basis Of discussion.
This was learned tonight by the Trib-
une correspondent in Dublin.
The Lord Mayor hopes that the labo,
leaders, who declared yesterday for
free elections, will participate in the
conference. In view Of the grave diff
fercnces between the rival factions
there is little hope of POLITICAL agree
ment, but it is expected that the con-
ference will be able to evolve q plan
whereby peace and order can be main
tanned throughout the country pending
the elections
Archbishop Tuam and Bishop Clon-
fert assert that the Dali Eireann is, the
only lawful authority in Ireland, and
there is possible basis Of peace in
this view, with both the provis iona
government and the republicans recog
nizing this fact. The Dali accepted the
der the plan proposed it would con
tlnue in authority until the new par
Lament was established under the Free
State constitution These lines of un-
derstandlng may be reached and peace
ful atmosphere for the elections be as
sured.
In response to q telegram from the
Mayor of Sligo stating that the meet
ing there which WAS scheduled to take
place next Sunday had been prohibited
by the local cormandant Of the Irish
republican army, Arthur Griffith re-
piled that "the Dali Eireann has not
and will not authorize any interfer-
ence with the right Of free speech IN
public meetings, and |, as president of
the Dali, will go to Sligo next Sunday
De Valera also has program Of
meetings for next Sunday. They will
begin in Coonty Wexford
Reasserting that an Irish republic
would not be tolerated by the British
Winston Churchill, Colonial Secretary,
told the House of Commons this eve
ming that he did not think the pos
sibilities Of failure for the Free State
exceeded those of it's success. Reply
ing to criticisms Of the evacuation of
the British troops. he said that there
we're greater difficulties in the way of
their remaining. He asserted that the
British were bound to take the view of
the provisional government, which
urged the withdrawal of the troops
BELFAST. April IL by The Asso-
ciated Press).-A truce was declared
yesterday between the Ulster special
constables and the Free State troops
which have been in menacing prox
unity along the Fermanagh border be
-l.t1
announced here to-day.
Sir Basil Brooke, commanding the
Fermanagh specials, crossed into Free
State territory at Blacklion, near Bel
coo, and conferred with the rival leader
The interview was harmonious and an
agreement was reached under which
both sides will withdraw their forces a