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Show IRISH BOUNDARY DEFINITELY SET Craig and Collins Agree to Settlement of Many Disputes LONDON. Jan. 21 (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press.) Sir James Cralp, the Ulster premier, and Michael Collins he.'xl Of the provisional government for Ireland, formed under the AnKlo-Irlph AnKlo-Irlph treaty, Issued a Joint Statement thlrf evenliiK announcing an agreement regarding the question of the boundary bound-ary between Ulster and southern Ireland Ire-land The agreement. It Is announced, also provides for the discontinuation Of the southern Ireland boyeoti against Belfast Bel-fast and the roturn of the Catholic i workmen to the Belfast shipyards. The Colllns-Cralg agreement likewise like-wise provides that tho two governments govern-ments (of northern and southern Ireland) Ire-land) devise a more nulluble system than the proposed "council of Ire j land" for dealing with problems affecting af-fecting the whole of Ireland Today's agreement was considered her. as giving promise of an amicable adjustment of affairs between Ulster and southern Ireland The terms of the agreement are, substantially as folium: "i. The boundary commission as. outlined In the Anglo-Irish treaty Is to be altered. The government.M of the IrNh Free St ele and of northern lr -: land nre to appoint one representative I each to report to Mr. Collins and Sir James Craig, who will mutually agree! on behalf of their respective governments govern-ments regarding the future boundaries. boundar-ies. "2. Without prejudice to future consideration by his government of the question of tariffs. Mr. Collins undertaken thnt the Belfast boycott win be discontinued, and sir James undertaken to facilitate In every pos- i L I L Iblc way ihe return of Catholic work men without tests to shipyards and.' v.i - never trade revives the firms concerned con-cerned to absorb the present unem-ployed unem-ployed workmen In the raeantlm a system of relief nn n large Scale i? being arranged to tide over the pre -cut period of dlstrens. "3. Representatives of both gov-' rnments arr to unlto In facilitating a i ttlement of the railway dispute. "4. The two governments are to sndcavor to devise a more suitable i) stem than the council ol Ireland for dealing with problems affecting all of Ireland. "6, A further meeting will be held between the signatories to thin agreement agree-ment to discuss the question of amnesty am-nesty for persons who have boon Imprisoned Im-prisoned since the operation of I truce." |