BRELAND

Evening Star, Issue 17956, 1 May 1922, Page 4

BRELAND

DUBLIN CONFERENCE, FAILURE REPORTED, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 29. The Lord Mayor of Dublin’s Peace Conference, consisting of the Archbishop of Dublin and Messrs do Valera, Brugha. Griffith, and Collins, and representatives of Labof, has dissolved failing to reach _ a basis of agreement after three hours’ discussion. tho Provisional Government submitted three proposals — (1) That an election be hold in Juno on tho treaty and constitution, the opponents agreeing not- to attempt to obstruct : after the election Dail Kircnnn to be- dissolved, -and another election to be held to ratify or reject the constitution. (2) That an election bo held in Juno on the treaty issue only. (3) That a plebiscite of adults bo taken for the acceptance or rejection of the treaty. —A. and N.Z. Cable. THE O’CONNOR FACTION. IGNORES POLITICAL PARTIES. LONDON, April 12. The Irish position is perfectly dear to Roderick O'Connor, General Commandant of the I.R.A. Executive and the leading spirit of the armed extremists, who disavows Dc Valera’s conference with Mr Michael Collins, now arranged- for Good Friday. O'Connor declares: “The army docs not follow any political parly. We regard tho republic as existing, and are prepared to maintain it.” O'Connor occupies sandbagged headquarters, guarded by armed sentries. In an interview with a representative of the ‘ E veiling News.’ O'Connor said: “The I.R.A.’s constitution binds tho army to submit the results of the Collins-Do Valera conference to the I.R.A. Convention. The army will not- climb down.” MURDER OF PROTESTANTS. SHOT IN THEIR HOMES. CLERGYMAN A VICTIM. LONDON, April 23. The Sinn Fciners followed up tho campaign of murder against Protestants in West Cork on Thursday, and they murdered five more to-day. 'The victims included the Rev. Richard Harbord. of tho Irish Episcopal Church, who was murdered in the rectory. The others, who were sought out at their homes and murdered, were Gerald Peyton (aged soventytwo), Robert Home (fifty). John Chinncvy (thirty-two), and Robert Nagle (eighteen). Other houses were visited but tlio occupants escaped. Mr Ohinncry, who was a farmer and a fine athlete, was universally .respected in the district. Ho was awakened by a loud knocking, and told by armed men to put his hor-so in the car. While doing so ho was shot dead. —A. and N.Z. Cable. CONDEMNED BY MR- COLLINS. LONDON, April 28. In the Dail Eireann Mr Griffith announced that tho situation of the county was so grave that the Government felt that the Dail Eireann must continue in session. Events like the terrible murders in Dunmanway and (he seizure of tho Customs and Excise offices at Clonmel required tho exercise of the Dail Firearm's utmost strength. The Dail Eireann adjourned without a. division on tho motion for tho appointment of a committee- of five to try to bring about unity in the army. It is hoped, that between now and Wednesday means ma-y be found to settle the crisis.—A. and N.Z. Cable. SIR JAMES CRAIG AND BELFAST. SIR COLLINS'S ACCUSATION. LONDON, April 28. _ (Mr Collins, in an angry letter to Sir James Craig, accuses him of writing for propaganda purposes for use. in tho newspapers of tho British Press, “which i.s playing such an important part in the game of the disunion of our country. J have shown a desire to meet you, but have not met similar eo-operation from yourself and your colleagues. On tho contrary, you have shown at best a reluctance to make even the slightest effort to interfere with the unrestrained violence of the savage mobs under your jurisdiction, though I make all allowances for your inability to deal with the barbarians in your midst.”—A. and N.Z. Cable. MURDERS BY BIXH FEIKERS. A UNIONIST STATEMENT. ANGLICAN PRIMATE WOUNDED. LONDON, April 28._ ’The secretary of the Lister Unionist Council states that since teoruary 1 tiro Sinn Fciners have murdered in Belfant j'iil-y-onc Protestants, also nine servants of tho Crown. There have also been 100 attempted murders. The .Anglican Primate was seriously wounded. —A. and N.Z. Cable. A PROTESTANT MANIFESTO, INVITATION TO CATHOLIC BISHOPS. LONDON, .April 28. The Presbyterian and Wesleyan Conferences in l ister have issued a manifesto repudiating the allegation by the Roman Catholic bishops at- Mnynooth that the ('.alholics are being subjected to savage persecution. ’J lie maniiesto says: “Tlie trouble in Belfast, is political, imt religious. We and our people are doing everything in our power to prevent it- becoming religion*." Ihe manifesto mvil.es the bishops to unite in tin endeavor to discountenance violence, by whomsoever committed. —A. and N.Z. Cable.