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Show flN DEFIES GREAT BRITAIN? . Renewed Demands For Republic In Ireland Imminent i London. Mu, j4. (By The As-sociaiwi Press). E(epresentaUvcs r the Irish provisional government are coming to London iiiurL miit for conference ith reproeantMivea of the British cabinet concerning tin agreement agree-ment renohed last Saturday between the two Irish political ractions Bl LFAST, Ma 24 ib riu Associated Press) Elglil armed men boarded m-v nam car In a lone!) pari of Palls road today, mid wiil two covered the crew with Ho n weapons, tho others saturated i..!ii dcclot of the car with coaloll. Then With piles of paper they set the "tr ablaxe and s Bl ii speeding toward the city. worknwn plucldlj boarded th run-awaj run-awaj and polled the trolley, thus topj.,,!- H. Residents or the district ex- l In cub-he id.- riame.s LONTDoN" May 24. ( By tho Associated Asso-ciated Press,) The latest klcvelop-ments klcvelop-ments In Ireland are regarded here as hainc ad.P-i i o the Piousness of the biluatton and considerable an.lf-t Is manifest as to the outcome. Thf pact between Michael Collins and Eamonn de Valera which was viewed with deep distrust bj many tiom the outset owing to the latter's avowed uncomprlslng hostility to the Anglo-Irish- treaty and the propos. .1 consti-i consti-i tution now is regarded with increased i suspicion in consequence of coiilns' address before the Axd 1'hels. W'U l ( OIxLIN'S S UD I fin his address. Mr. Collins said: "if : as said, this agreement Imperils the j Anglo-Irish treaty we will have to face 'that In this manner. W5 have men j In management which will bring st.ablu ; conditions to the country, and If thi M3 stable conditions are not more valuable valu-able th in any other agreement, then we must face what these stable conditions con-ditions will enable us to face.") This Is Interpreted generally hero i as defiance of Great Britain and tho ! limes' Dublin corresoonrtent snvn- "The statement Is so grave that hasty comment upon It would be. Improper," Im-proper," j Tho Dublin correspondent of the Daily Telegraph predicts that Great Hritaln will be confronted at the i irllest possible moment with a de-rnand de-rnand from the Whole forces of the i 11 Eireann for an acknowledgement acknowledge-ment of Ireland os an Independent Republic, Re-public, owing no allegiance to ths empire and embracing the whole of Ireland He ac"ds "Tho treaty from today Is little value Collins In his speech tore it I to fragments and dSclarod himself prepared to face the worst " The Morning Post's correspondent says the statement means that "If I Great Britain objects to the pact on the ground that It violates the treaty. then Great 1 ritaln can go to the devil and take th treaty with It.1 Tho British cabinet, according io .some morn nh- newspapers, regards tho Fltu-itlo-i as very serious, and Its committee .on Ireland met last night to discus tm- situation wiih Prima Minister Llod George presiding. |