New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
Free Staters
Give Pied gse of
Treaty Loyalty
Collins and Griffith Con-
vince British After Com
ferenccs With Churchill
and Lloyd George
Seventeen Fires in Belfast
Woman and Child, ? Sol
diers, Former Constabu.
larry Sergeant Shot Down
By Arthur S. Draper

Dy Artnur >. Draper
FROM The Tr'bune'S Europcon Bureau
,opStlFht' l922' New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, May 27-The Irish Free
state leaders to-day made good their
contention that the peace pact with the
Republicans does not nullify the treaty
with England. In conferences with
members or the British Cabinet. capped
by discussion with Premier Lloyd
George, the delegates from Dublin con-
vinced the British that they were loval
to the treaty and intended to fulfll
its terms
Michael Collins, chairman of the
Free State Cabinet, and William T. Cos
grove, one of his supporters, arrived in
London to-day from Dublin to Join
Arthur Griffith and other colleagues
who had discussed the situation yes
terday with Winston Churchill. Colo
MIA Secretary.
To-day's conferences lasted we'll into
the evening, As the day advanced
and the English and Irish signatorics
to the treaty moved in and out of
Downing Street the belief that tho
Free Staters had given satisfactory
explanation of their agreement with
De Valera grew until it was established
as fact.
Premier Lloyd George had been
anxious to spend the weekend at his
country home, Chequcrs Court. but he
waited all day in Downing Street while
Collins and Griffith talked with
Churchill in two separate meetings.
Collins had brought his fiancee. Miss
Kitty Herman. from Dublin with him
and he was in happy mood. but re-
fused to talk about the negotiations.
After the first meeting at the Colonial
Office, Churchill emerged for luncheon
looking as satisfied as Collins.
Confer With Lloyd George
After luncheon the Free State dele
gates discussed the situation at their
hotel and later returned to the
Colonial Office. Then the two chief
Spokosmen for the Free State called on
Lloyd George.
It was reported that the British gov
ernment had asked the Free Statcrs
for guarantees that their peace agree
ment with Dc Valera would not endan-
ger the treaty. They also inquired into
the attitude of the Dublin leaders to-
ward the situation in Ulster, where con
George asked Collins what was being
done by the Irish republican army TO
check these crimes and punish the men
responsible.
The toll Of sniping and bombngs in
Belfast continues TO mount. A serious
phase of the disorders is the incendiar-
ism which last night resulted in seven
teen fires. Many were in factories cm-
ploying hundreds OF persons. The Bel
fast fire department hasn't had Il
nights rest in three weeks and many
Of the men are exhausted. Their work
has been made doubly hard by the
presence of bombs in many of the
structures fred.
Woman and Child Shot
Just outside the postoffice in Dublin
this afternoon two British soldiers
there on business, were shot, one of
them dying. A woman and child walk
ing along the street were shot down
at the same time. The assailants who
made the attack escaped into side
street, although hundreds witnessed
the murders.
At Cootehsll, County Roscommon. a
discharged sergeant of the Royal Irish
Constabuary and his son, who once
was Black and Tan, were shot and
killed this morning.
LONDONDERRY, Ireland, May 27-
Ulster special constables early to-day
built stone barricade three feet high,
surrounded by barbed wire, in order
to block the castle gate leading from
the city proper to the Nationalist area
Derry is g walled city and its siege of
1858 is commemorated annually by
Orangemen. The Free State boundary
is three miles distant.
British destroyer arrived to-day
and anchored opposite the Londonderry
military barracks. This was regarded
as sequel to the concentration of re
publican forces near the Donegal bor-
der.