The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-31
|PART|TE
AGREEMENT
To END WAR
NORTH AND SOUTH
WILL COOPERATE
Pact of Two Irish Govern
ments Counterslgned BY
the British Cabinet.

London, Mar. %O.---tBy the Associate
ed Press Am agreement designed to
/ restore and promote peac" IN lrclanu
: through cooperation between the
northern and southern governments
was signed this evening by represen'
/ tativcs Of both the provisional gov
ernment and the northern parliament
! and CounterSigncd BY representatives
! Of the British cabinet.
: The ConferenC" OF representatives
! of the three governments. which was
called by the British government. at
. iourned at $50 tonight after reaching
, the agreement. which was described
us NEST satisfactory.
/ OF Greatest Importance.
. The agreement. which was r"achca
with unexpected expedition at con
! ference hetweeR delegates oil the I'M
/ perial government, far transcends IN
/ Importance the pact arrived at ne'
tween Michael Collins, head ot tn"
provisional government. ana Sf
lanes Craig. the Ulster premie:, al
an earlier stage IN the negotiations.
II nroyidcs for the reorganization
Of the police in Ulster on haSis
! satisfactory to the rrEiliGous leHllnES
Di the people of the north ana '''
south; for the trial OF persons
charged with serious onenses by 4
/ snecial court composed OF tho hleheS'
ins,ices: for general cooperation be-
! tween the north and the south or a
most promising character. and lot
asking the British parliament 10 rem
! .dy the unemployment diniculles III
/ Belfast. which rendered the carrying
mt of The previous Craig Collins pact
almost impossible.
Hopeful Spirit
The fact that the representatives o'
: the Dublin. Belfast and imperial govern
mcnts set their signatures to such an
agreement. Is regarded in political CIR
clcs as the most significant and weIghty
| happeninr since the Irish treaty was
' sirucd The conference sat throughout
the whole of the day but there were
ALWAYS a most hopeful and cheerful
sDIrit manifested h. all those participate
| Ing in IT,
The motnInE sitting was by tho
small" conference In the afternoon
| The tnll COM tTtltNN siSSt''bA'N UA'e N''
| cussed the situation for two hours. Ihis
: a. cuing there. Vas another gathering Tor
, the final drafting OF the agreement ana
| It's signature.
! At the conclusion ot the conference.
S,r IIan,rr Greenwood. chief secretary
| for ireland. came from the room IN
which the proceedings had taken place
| md said To the waiting newspapermen;
! "A most satisfactory agreement mas
hcrn reached Thank God for that"
All FACTIONS Rejoice.
! After Mr. Churchill had read tho
! terms nr the agreement IN the house OK
commons this evening. Sir Donald Mac
! Lean. national liberal said that not only
the house Of commons hut the whole
! country and the British commonwealth
: would rejoice. There We're two points
| he added. that he regarded with the
/ creates; hope. ;irSt that the members OF
! the two hcllig"rcut parties. which NTH
| cr,o had been In conflict in Ireland. had
! united in a common effort to maintain
, law ami order. and. second. that some
! effort was (" hr made for unity in Ire
f, Lard. All joined IN u f":vcnt prayer. he
! declared tina, ,hia might 10 tho first
| <tcn toward the foundation OF real and
: lasting peace.
Joseph ncrl;n, Nationalist member OF
! the Falls di|t>i"n Of belfast. also OK
! pressed profound satisfaction over the
, agreement