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Show FATE OF SINN FEIN PARTY TO Delegates Gather for National Na-tional Convention Tuesday Tues-day at Dublin CLEAVAGE EXPECTED Situation on Northern Ireland Ire-land Calmer; Quiet on Frontier DUBLIN, Feb. 20 (By the Associated Asso-ciated Praaa i Delegates to the Ard Fhels, or national Sinn Fein convention, conven-tion, which resets tomorrow, were nl - ! read) gathered in I ir7:e numbers to-, day. About 3H00 representatives from all part.- of the country are entitled en-titled to atierul. . J The ostensible purpose of the convention con-vention is (o decide the future constitution con-stitution of the Sinn Fein movement, ' but by the discussions and final vote will be revealed ih- cdmnaratlye j? reigth. of the supporter of F'lmonn de Yalcm and Arthur Griffith, among the Sinn Fein clubs throughout Ireland. Ire-land. SPLIT EXPECTED It Is widely believed that the con- I yen tlon will result In i complete Cleavage one side adhering to the , Vnglo-Irlsh treaty and the other to I a ropubllc. Some persons expect the 1 -onvcntlon to last only a day. If a spill occurs, the question of the dls- position of the party funds will become be-come acute. Most observers expect the votmy ' to show a small majority for the free j state advocates. FOOTBALL TEAM RELEASED. BELFAST, Feb. 20. (By the As-: soclated Press) Members of the; Irish Republican army football team, captured at Dromore hist month. Were released from the Londonderry jail' today in conformity with the order ' Issued last night hv YlkCOUht FitZuan the viceroy. The released mgn were conveyed I In motor cars across the Irish Freo i state border In Donegal by British troops. They were accompanied on j the remainder of their journey bv : Commandant Shiel of Donegal, Sina Fein liaison officer. 14,000 soi,i. i rs f V ERIN. DUBLIN. Feb. 20. ( Dy the Associated Asso-ciated Press FOUrtCOn thousand: British troops arc now left in Ireland, apcordlng io a statement issued by the publicity branch of the Irish re-1 publican army. Fifty military barracks bar-racks and 150 police barracks have been taken over by the provisional government. SITUATION CALMER BELFAST, Feb. 20. (By the As-, 9oeiatcd Press i The situation in northern Ireland is considerably calmer than at any time during t:i' last week, and the fear of a clash on the southern frontier has dwindled, i The rival foi . ey, however, retain their positions along the border and hope' Is expressed that the next few days will see them withdrawn. t OMMISSION8 IT WORK. Meanwhile the joint liaison com-1 missions are understood to have be- gUll their operations. Two British ' officers and two Offlt era of the I'lster special constabulary form the northern north-ern commission, with headquarters at 1 Ciogncr; the southern commission I comprises two British and two provisional pro-visional government officers, with their base at Mdnagndn. Thej will apparently institute a sort of putroi, I eeping .a touch with each other and using their influence where It may be needed In the interest of peace, CONS1 ABLE KIM I t A party of class. B specials chal-, longed a Croasley I snder bearing a number of special l the Oavan county line yesterday. The driver o' the tender did not slop, whereupon a member or the challenging party fired, killing Constable McEnnia. The incident, which is supposed to have been due to a mistake, occurred In the northern side or the border. Belfast remains mdet and the cost of the recent violence Is now being reckoned. Aside from the numerous deaths and Injurto-t there are monetary mon-etary claims for compensation amounting to more than 500,000. |