IRELAND

Southland Times, Issue 19658, 7 October 1922, Page 5

IRELAND

REBELS STILL ACTIVE INTENSIFIED CAMPAIGN OF MURDER AND ROBBERY (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, October 6. (Received October 7, 12.29 a.m.) While the U-aii is hammering out t the constitution the rebels are intensifying their campaign of killing and robbing, and arc not displaying a definite tendency to accept the offered amnesty. Armed robbers arc increasing in Dublin city. They arc small individually but cumulatively arc seriously dislocating the social and business life of the people. Sniping recurred in Belfast, where a woman shopper was shot dead. Hundreds of Protestants who arc abandoning their homes in the three excluded Ulster counties arc going to America. Some districts are practically denuded of Protestant inhabitants. Barton, who signed the treaty and who seceded to the rebels, was arrested in Dublin. The Free State troops, rounding up Republicans in Connemara, captured a considerable body of men, seized much ammunition, and recovered stolen property. ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE. DUBLIN BUSINESS MEN’S PROPOSAL. LONDON, October 6. (Received October 6, 7.30 p.m.) A meeting of Dublin business men and ratepayers passed a resolution advocating a conference to consider the situation, the conference to consist of six pro-treatyites, six anti-treatyites and representatives of Trinity College and the National University with six ratepayers. The proposer said that without peace they would be paupers in six months. THE CONSTITUTION. PARTICIPATION IN BRITISH WARS. LONDON, October 5. (Received October 5, 10.40 p.m). The Dail discussed an article in the constitution providing for the assent of Parliament to Ireland’s participation in any war except in the event of actual invasion. Mr Darrel Figgis moved an amendment providing that the decision should be by a referendum of the people. Mr Johnson said some nations in the British commonwealth were very Imperialistic, New Zealand, for instance. He warned the Dail against being driven into war by overseas capitalistic interests under a humanitarian plea. The amendment was lost by 42 to 19.