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Show i PRINCIPAL ACCUSED OF MURDER I W DICTATORSHIP 5 BY IRISH ARMY L AIM OF GROUP Military Force Would Overthrow Over-throw Four Governments of Emerald Isle ACTION IS DEFERRED Uniting of Factions to Curb J j Murder of Catholics Jr Recommended rONDOX, March 29 (By The Am-SOOlated Am-SOOlated Press 1. The conference be-tnetn be-tnetn representatives of Northern ami r Southern Ireland and the British gov-errtmonl gov-errtmonl l - gun thla morning for the J the Irish crisis Dfl mUl h official secrecy HH The conference was probably the H i, ..t thorouKhlv representative h'l in I.omlon since the earliest days of WMk the peace negotiations and It was the MB l.r-it -lii.' hc Nor'h and th. S-.u-h PJs'M .1 I..-.,, rough! together m f' i mm 1 1 m of thla kind f I The leading representatives were 1 or northern Ireland. Sir James H Craig, the Ulster premier, and the H 'arquls of Londonderry, i Kor southern Ireland, Michael Colli Col-li l m hi Ml of the provisional. govern-; .nut. and Arthur Griffith, president, H . f the Dal Elreann. Poi th- Imperial government. Win-H Win-H Hon Chin chill, secretary for tho col-; 'jL presided, and ixrd Birk-M Birk-M . ahead, the lord chancellor. , M t I he conclusion of the morning, B . latoil no word ni given out as to , ,. Pi , ... dlnra of the conference OU I 1 1 IRSHIP i RG1 D m ni bun. March (By tba Aaso- I .-luted Press) Tho convention on I W Sunday of revolting members of the W ris R( publican ai my U b ited E2 leclarlng a B torship bu( deferred a lion thereon H - th" correspondent ber of tni S ...L.n ' Le give aa hla authority i lemen j 1 iued from the Beggars Jiush bar- . J ravka this morninK which aa: l M ipoaal before th avemlon i R.. m 1 overthrow all k-overnments in Ireland Btap i . ! In According report of the convention U vou b I I lor by rhe regular general ru-adquart- . ri of th- Irish Republican army in i aiateineni afhlch aaya the followirts reaolutlon w as oCfeWd bj Thomaa , Harry and Frank Barrett; TK.T Ol RBbOl 1 ' ",N "liesolved. That matters of immedl-nte immedl-nte concern for the executive will m-elude: m-elude: First, maintaining Ireland as an; independent republic; ! "Second, appointment of a chief of j ulaff. who will appoint a general head- B etned bv the executive; ' Third, declaration of dictatorship : ' Tor this purpose the executive ahall I be empowered to secure the aervlcea ,, hers, who need not be membei - ' u. executive, with a view to ordering . the dissolution of all pretended gov-eminent gov-eminent in Ireland by the prohibition 1 of parliamentary elections until such V i n,o as an election without the threat B ,,f war by fireai Hrltaln ran be held ER1 Hii GO I RS M SI - rhe atatement follows. The dictatorship would overt brow Rp ,n,. f,,,ir governments In Ireland op-, laHI i.osed to he republic, namely, the Dall B Klreann. Provisional. Hntlsh and I Northern Rovernmcnts." H The Statement auys the Cork d B Kate oppoaed a dictatorship ' B the time to take a P " the treaty was signed, and not now R when the army was unable to carry It H out The delegate from Monogal fav- -x- I H who counted would be on the Hldo of j B the Finalb It was dn led thai B , i hould " H tlon and that the executive commit- I Hl tea should give its oplnl m at the next I Hfl , invention, to be held April 9. M PPR1 SS ELECTION RIV Th" . invention iii.h cl " v BP ;tive e. .!. HLaA 'ectlon if It fit. the t Ltemenl V IB Ph H "I no Br k Q Ci 3R I i ..1 QBI The Dublin delegates propoaed with- drawing the Republloanj from tho BL B 'D HjH to the cause. In the ensuing dkus- . BMLl -Ion one delegate remarked, "LJetter B -.alt. and you will hive more than a1 BB man and a BiH The chief of atafl and military coun- B H Bafl 'tve committee which - i lectlruj tod; B to frame n constitution. Among thoee H cttendlng the convention were Cathal Urugha (Charles Burgess i former B Harry J. Boland. secretary to i-Jamonn BjB de J M I'ltl) Ell CONDEMNED BH Republican members of the Dall B Klreann at a meeting here yesterday B dlate suspension of the political (Continued on rayi i ) PU fir rniii llll Anriy Leaders Defer Action on Plan to Overthrow Governments (Continued front Pao One) palgn In Southern Ireland in order that the factions may unite to "compel "com-pel cessation of the murder of Catholics Cath-olics In Belfast." The resolution declared that the division di-vision in the Dull and the country was caused solely by tho proposal to ac-oapl ac-oapl the Anvrlo-lri.h treaty, and asked that the Dail cabinet and tho majority In the rall Eireann proceed no further with their campaign, allowing public attention to become concentrated on the situation in Ulster. The Freeman's Journal In commenting comment-ing on the action of the meeting says that the appeal tor joini action Is an exi silent sigh of unity, but n-sks how unity la OCttfaily to be achieved. Eam-onn Eam-onn do Valcra's answer to this, the newspaper says would be to scrap the treaty, but "who believes that If the provisional government were foolish enough to drop the treaty, the Orangemen Orange-men would drop their vendetta. Tho newspaper contends that the BelfaM horrors can bo ended by national na-tional action, but that this must be I taken by an existing government and that only through acceptance of tho treaty can the government be established. estab-lished. I : BO PER CI T All the officers and men lmve boi n relieved of tho responsibility of obeying obey-ing orders given by any .superior of- i fleer who sovered his connection with the army through attending the "Irregular" "Ir-regular" convention of last Sunday, or who recognizes tho so-called executive council elected by the convention. The organizers of the convention 1 claim to have SO per cent of the army with them, and declare they have a right. If they so choose, to prohibit the forthcoming elections. Eamonn de Vsi-lera'l Vsi-lera'l newspaper this morning says: "The National army convention and , Its appointment of an executive to control con-trol the Irian Republican army, as be- , fore 191?. Is a natural and ovltable consequence of the fatal treaty policy. ! MUnd r What chlldlf-h Illusions did I Griffith and Collins labor when thfy ' uppONd they could carry with thm In surrendering th republic, the army u-hUk n.a.l.. (l.A r.l'nKI(n .. tt ,1 .,lo Its maintenance as a sacred trust? ' "Wo will not enter the empire' Is the simple expression of thene men. and in tbll 'hey represent the unbroken unbrok-en tradition of the people." BELFAST lilsTl km wens BELFAST. March 29. (By the As- idated Press) William Fleming was hut and vo'in led fa' illy on hi farm i In County Armagh while carrying waiter wa-iter for breakfast. He died in the Ar-; Ar-; magh Infirmary. Fleming's brother is I a member of the special constabulary I and the attack Is believed to have been I In apprlsal for the shooting of a man I by the specltls on St. Patrick's day. I. Hap lnge. a mansion In Tvrone county, was destroyed by fire today. I The rapid spread of flames Indicated l that petrol had h-n um .1 ', : bv thr Ineendlaries. A freight and mall train bound from i I Belfast to Dublin was derailed by a I i large party of armed men near N'ewry ' early tod Nine can w r burned. In consequence of this Incident the 1 jtireat Northern Railway has decided to suspend operators of all mainline! trains out of Belfast at night except J locals. -ri i IL6 i RJ i t r- l'lstr specials patrolling ths Ar-magh-Louth frontier wer fired upon 1 .when they inadvertently crossed lnt' Free Stale territory One constable was wounded. The firs was returned with unknown results. The police rhirrack at Rleoo. near I the Fermanagh -Cavan border, were : raided last night by arm'ed men w ho -e.J ; ri i . a n . . n' t...r 1 1 hlch Is only one hundred yards distant. Of the garrison of twt nty-one royal Irish cotstabulary and special constabulary men. only six escaped. The other flf-ten. flf-ten. with all the post's arms and ammunition, am-munition, were carried Into Frte State territory'- |