IRISH CONFERENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1922, Page 5

IRISH CONFERENCE.

TO CONSIDER TRUCE. COLLINS AND DE VALERA. REBELS SUPPRESS A COURT. ENGLISH TROOPS' DEPARTURE. NO CHANGE IN FLANS. 'Bj Cable—Press Association.—Copyright.) 'Z?££u (Keceivert 11 n.ni.i LONDON, Ap.-.l 11. The Lord Mayor of Dublin liAs convened a conference Lo consider a truce i>r the settlement of the differences between the Free State and Republican, parties. Both Mr. Eamonn dc Valora and Mr. Michael Collins have accepted invitations to attend. An armed body of member; of tlie Irish Republican army suppressed the Clonnel sessions, functioning as a Free State Court, despite the protest of the judge and counsel. The Ulster Government has issued a proclamation prohibiting anyone, except the Crown forces and certain specified fpenial constables, to possess arms. The Donegal railways have notified that owing to the conditions of tlic country they c-annot guarantee that trains will reach their destination, and disclaim all responsibility for delays, injuries to passengers, or losses of luggape or merchandise. Mr. Winston Churchill, in the House of Commons, denied emphatically the rumours that plans for the evacuation of Ireland have been changed. The special constables captured at Clone? have been released.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) BE VALERA'S PROCLAMATION.' CREATION OF REPUBLIC. (Received 12.30 p.nO LONDON, April 11. The "Daily Mail's" Dublin correspondent states that Mr de Valera issued a document proclaiming the creation of the Republican party, whose aims include •repudiation of the treaty, which was humiliating to the nation and destructive of the status and national claims, and also the removal from Ireland of every vestige of foreign authority or interference. — (United Service. , ) THE BRITISH TROOPS. ASKED TO STAT BY COLLINS. LONDON, April 11. The Belfast correspondent of the "Daily Express , '" learns from an authoritative source that Mr. Michael Collins baa requested the British. Government to retain the remainder of British troops in the South of Ireland. It is seriously stated that Mr. de Valera will possibly declare a. Republic during the Easter anniversary of the first 1816 rebellion. When his Honor Judge Cooke attended the Lifford Courthouse to open the Donegal Sessions he found armed Republicans in possession, who refused him admission. Two armed women held up the Donegal train at Gresslough and seized and burned Belfast and Londonderry newspapers. While >Ir. Gavin Duffy (Free State of Foreign Affairs) was acldreasingr p. meeting at Tullamore, Republican* rushed the platform, overturned the Press tables, seized Mr. Duffey, and dragged him from the platform, amid cries of "Up, de Valora! Up, the Republic I' , Sinn Feiners wrecked the Albert S|»eet Presbyterian Church, Belfast. They smashed the communion plate and rendered the church useless for service.—(A, and N.Z. Cable.)