APPEAL TO REASON
MR. COLLINS SAYS "NO
COERCION."
LONDON, 6th February.
The issue to the press of Sir James Craig's letter followed an important conference between Mr. Lloyd George,.Mr. Griffith, and Mr. Collins, prior to a meeting of the Privy Council, at which the King's Speech, to be delivered at the reopening of Parliament to-morrow, was approved. The official report merely stated that the- conference was held in order to agree- upon the procedure for giving effect to the Treaty. Mr. Griffith will remain in London.
Mr. Collins, prior to his departure for home to-night, said he could only reiterate that the' Free State insisted that majorities must rule. The Treaty stood for that principle. The Free Stato would not coerce any part of Ulster which desired to remain under the Northern Parliament, but it would not allow the coercion of any part of Ulster which desiredi to be included : "Wo are reasonable people. If others are reasonable there will be no difficulty.".
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1922, Page 7
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