ALL IRELAND WATCHING ULSTER POGROMS.

Grey River Argus, 16 June 1922, Page 5

ALL IRELAND WATCHING ULSTER POGROMS.

LONDON NEGOTIATIONS ALMOST IGNORED LONDON, June 15. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Dublin correspondent States:—“lreland is little interested in the London negotiations, because all attention is focussed on the <j>ings in Belfast. The encouraging progress in London, however, has already alleviated the pessimism which has latterly weighed heavily on the public mind of the country. It is expected that the Irish Constitution will be published on Friday, which is the polling day. The Constitution cannot influence the electors. The debate on this constitution in the Provisional Free State Parliament will occupy four or five weeks. De Valera Taking Back Seat. “It is becoming more and more doubtful (adds the correspondent) whether Mr De Valera will be a member of the new Government, though it may contain a subordinate member of his group, as its nominee. The repeated statements of the Sinn Fein leaders, principally those of Mr Collins, indicate that the dualism of the Coalition will hardly appear at all in the new Coalition Government, whose principal function will be to restore order and discipline in Ireland.

ULSTER PLANS TO EXTERMINATE CATHOLICS (Received June 15 at 7.40 p.m.) LONDON, June 14. The London “Daily Chronicle's” correspondent at Dublin says: —Public opinion in 26 of the 32 counties of all Ireland is now convinced that an attempt is being made in Belfast to exterminate, or to expel, tlje Catholic minority in Ulster, who are there unprotected. The Northern people’s passions are being inflamed by the fact that there are now hordes of Catholic refugees who are streaming across the Ulster border into the Free State. The succouring of these refugees is a serious problem. NO ENQUIRY INTO BORDER BOMBARDMENTS. LONDON, June 14. Mr Churchill, replying to a question in the house of Commons as to 'whether it is intended to hold an enquiry into the action of the British Forces at Pettigo Belleek, on the Ulster border, where I.R.A. men were bombarded, stated that the British Government does not intend to hold any enquiry.

A COMPLETE IRISH SETTLEMENT REPORTED. (Received June 15 at 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 15. I> is semi-officially announced that an agreement 'n all, points at the Irish Conference in London has been reached. Mr Arthur Griffiths hopes to return to Dublin to-morrow, when Mr Churchill will outline the settlement to the House of Commons British Government circles say they believe the Irish Conference has secured a final settlement. It includes provision to secure representation in the Free State Legislature for the Unionist minority in southern Ireland. It is also understood that Mr Churchill has plainly intimated to Sir James Craig that it was the Northern Government’s duty to have kept order in Belfast, in return for Britain’s assistance given for the safeguarding of Ulster’s frontier. TO DAY’S IRISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (Received June 15 at 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 14. Mr De Valera has been conducting a whirlwind electoral campaign, working now in conjunction with the other Dail Eireann Coalitionists The Independents have generally taken things somewhat quietly Labour is practically the 1 only organisation, apart from the Coalition, which has held public meetings. No surprises however, are anticipated as the result of Friday’s polls. GERMAN AGITATION AGAINST THE INDEMNITY (Received June 15 at 10.10 p.m.) BERLIN, June 15. The opponents of fulfillment of the reparafl' ns obligations are now using the failure of the Joan project as the basis of an organised campaign in favour of resisting the Allies. Hugo Stinnes’s organis are advocating that the Government should , demand the evacuation of all the occupied areas, also a revision of Silesia decision; and the abolition of the export duty. The German Cabinet, however, has announced its intention of meeting the indemnity payment due to-day.