Show King George Again Steps Into Breach By ROBERT J. J Universal Service Staff Correspondent LONDON March 25 Once Once more King iCing George has Intervened in the Irish situation In the Interest of ot peace Last summer he ho took the foremost part In preparing the ground for the Downing street conferences which re resulted resulted re- re In a treaty being effected This week alarmed at the menacing Ulster position the king is understood to have I suggested another effort to bring the chiefs of ot the warring factions together I in order to prevent pre wholesale bloodshed I and civil war I IThe The first result of ot his majesty's at attitude attitude attitude at- at was the summons last night of ot Michael l Collins and Sir James Craig to London The second was the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment today that Lloyd George had abi abruptly abruptly ab ab- ab- ab i terminated his vacation at Criccieth cleth and will re t turn rn to London Monday Monday Mon Mon- day to to- take charge of ot these fresh Irish parleys TO END STRIFE In the meantime Collins has advised I Winston Churchill that he will be Unable unable unable un un- able to come but Arthur Griffith will come with E E. J. J Duggan to London Monday Craig will probably leave Monday evening after consultation with the northern cabinet The Immediate of the conference conference conference con con- ference Is to end the religious strife in Belfast which Is resulting In ir dally daily slaughter From February 11 to March 6 G thirty thirty- nine persons have been murdered two twenty Catholics and 17 Protestants Protestants Protestants Protes Protes- tants and since the last records have been compiled the toll of ot life lite has In Increased Increased increased In- In creased rather than diminished Belfast st has become the most notorious notorious notorious noto noto- rious city in Christendom the tho only spot where medieval religious warfare persists The conferences also will deal with the situation on the northeast border where Irish republican army Insurgents and Ulster special police face tace one another another another an an- other across no mans man's land with the possibilities of ot bloody collision Increasing Increasing increasing ing d dally daily ll CLASHES ARE SMALL So far have been confined I I to Insignificant clashes and desultory sniping on both sides The past week the chances for civil war increased by bythe bythe bythe the call made for organized defensive defensive sive measures sent out by Field Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- Marshal Sir Henry Wilson who Is taking control of ot th the northern forces i It Is certain that Griffith will Insist that Craig put a damper on the fire fire- I sating former British chief of start staff The chances of ot peace as a a. result of ot the coming conference are not bright I In fact tact the whole Irish situation Is re regarded regarded re- re with gloomy forebodings In inI London I The Irish army convention convention convention conven conven- tion called for tomorrow in Dublin having as Us its object to provide De Valera Valera Valera Va- Va lera with his own uncompromising re republican republican republican re- re publican force torce Is believed likely to precipitate civil strife in the south I II I I This would hardly be less serious for forI I I Continued on 1 O l-O 3 I t FATAL CLASHES Continued from cram page 1 the future free state than the northern border question |