The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
German Armies Crash To Boulogne Threat To Fire Causes Much Excitement
Nazis Are in Position Now to Use Long Range Artillery Upon Towns
 and Cities in England
BRITAIN TOLD SITUATION
 IS GRAVEST IN HISTORY
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Edltor)

German armies crashed through Allied defense lines in France to the English Channel port of Bou- logne today and Great Britain prepared fevershly against the imminent threat of invasion. The possi. bilty of a German invasion of Ireland in order to strike at Great Britain aroused concern today among some members of parliament.
 Send Deputation to Fire
 Some conservative members at private lunch- con decided to send . deputaton to discuss precau- tons against such move with Prime Minister Win- ston Churchill. These members said that German parachute lands in Ireland were possibility and they want the government to invite Prime Minister Fam mon de Valera of Fire to cooperate with Britain in repelling any such attack
 Consultations Take Place
 Mai. Clement R. Attlee, the lord privy seal, told the house of commons today that consultations had taken place with Fire regarding the possibility of German attempt to invade Britain by way of Ireland T feel that the government of Fire is alive to the possibilities as of course is the government here,' Attlee said "As far as the question relates to our own defense measures l am not able to make any statement"
 Warning From Ireland
 warning against the possibility of foreign in- terference in Fire was voiced today by Sean !. OKelley, Dublin deputy prime minister, in speech
 q am hopeful that out of the present crisis good will come to Ireland" OKelley said, "but hope that completion of our great national ideal (union of North Ireland with Eire) will be achieved without any outside interference whatever except such as as the government asks in the name of the people" Wonder About Irish People
 O'Kelley, discussing the present peaceful status of Ireland said he wondered whether the people were as worried as they should be in view of what was happening around them.
 The people must not now show signs of dsunity, he said but must go ahead with determination to secure the unity of all Ireland.
 That, he said, can be achieved only by standing firmly with the government of Prime Minister Fam mon de Valera.
 Cannot Exploit Our Country
 eve will not let anybody come here and try to take advantage of our people exploit country for the adyantaee of some other country" OKelley said.
 This was apparently in reference to rumors that tne Irish Republican Army extremists had been Tn contact with Germany Revovers and bombs of German pattern stamped with the letters e" R. A." recently found n an ammunition factory in South Ireland
 North Ireland Interests
 Lord Craigavon premier of northern Ireland Is now in London and believed he came here to discuss the after receiving personal summons from Prime Minister Winston Churchill. ,,,.
 Craeayon was said to have offered northern lreianos special consabulary of l,2OO members as an antPaIa chute force understood large force was neeoeo
 modified form of conscripton in Ulster IS expected Gravest News of War
 The gravest news of the was given to the 6rtisn House of Commons by Prime Minister Winston Churcnl who said that the British French and Beglans were ign ing desperately along the channel coast ana m itself port only 30 miles from England ana " mhe from Calais-and that the outcome was m ooupl
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