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Show IRISH HITCH 01 BOIWDARY : turns mm LONDON', Feb. 3. (By Tho Associated Asso-ciated Press.) Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, declared in a statement state-ment today that he had been told by MJL hi el Collins, head of the southern Ireland provisional government. at i thoir conference at Imblin yesterday, that Collins had received a promise of bringing Into the Irish Free State almost half of north Ireland, including includ-ing Fermanagh Tyrone, largo parts of Armagh and Down and Londonderry London-derry City Ennlpklllen and Newry Sir James (-aid lm had suggested to Mr. Collins a. week s adjournment for consideration of the situation regarding regard-ing the boundaries between I'lster and south Ireland, but that Collins had replied re-plied the differences separating them were ?o wide that postponement would bo useless. Ill K II Is GK W I The I'lster premier's statement sras made to the press after he had conferred con-ferred with Winston Churchill, the colonial secretary, at the colonial of-I of-I fice. Sir James emphasised (he gra -Ity which he attached to the hitch In the negotiations with the provisional provi-sional government. "I went to Dublin esterday." he said, "to disc uss wilh Michael Collins certain outstanding questions, hoping to promote peace in Ireland. 1' wan only when 1 started from Belfast, however, and read the morning papers that 1 suspected an) change of attitude atti-tude on the part of Collins I noticed that he had received deputations dep-utations of Sinn Kclners from different differ-ent part of Ulster the previous day demanding that their areas should be taken Into the free state. Collins replied re-plied to the deputations tht they were only tring to force open the door and using unnecessary energy in doing so. Art Inn Critfith, who also was pres-enl pres-enl said he and his fellow delegates had urged the claims of thp io distrleta for weeks during the negotiations in London and that the free states to extend ex-tend over Ireland, that I'lster should have the option of voting herself Cut within u month, but that it she did so a boundary commission would be set up to decide if such districts should come Into the free state. That, said Griffith, was the position today also." nil I it I I.I II 5 Kl l I l "1 decided, " continued Sir Janu. ' to have the matter cleared up nunie-diateh nunie-diateh mo as to obviate even a shadow of "further misunderstanding, and i have to admit that In the conversation with Mr! Collins yesterday the difficulties diffi-culties regarding the Ulster boundaries boundar-ies have been revived in Intensified form. U hen t lie treaty wa" entered lnio between the British government and representatives of southern Ireland. I wo in l ister were not conBUltCd Vve faced the possibility of a loss of territory ter-ritory without our consent territory solemnly assured to us as an established estab-lished government by bis majesty the king, and the parliament of Great Britain, i endeavored to find a solution solu-tion of the difficult;., earnestly trying try-ing to bring about an honorable peace In an honorable way " Tho Ulster premier s:iid the British minister had assured him privately and that Prime Mini Bter Lloyd Georgi had stau d In the house of commons thai the boundary' commission proviso pro-viso meant a mere readjustment of tii- boundary 'I am offering to lay my views before be-fore the whole British cabinet," added add-ed Sir James, "and will consult my colleagues In our local parliament and In the imperial parliament regarding (the steps to be token in consequence of the serious situation one which is not of mv making, but which I ea rnsst ly t rn-d to a old " |