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Show SIR JAMES CRAIG CALLS FOR REVENGE Killing of Ulster Parliament Member Arouses Great Furore BELFAST, May 22 fBy the Associated Asso-ciated Press ) The killing today of V. J. Twaddle, a member of th Ulster parliament, caused the Issuance of a manifesto by Sir James Craig, the premier, announcing a special meeting of the cabinet and the legal authorities. authori-ties. The premier declared "Just ret-rihution" ret-rihution" was called far The premier in his manifesto, said "Manifestation of this terrible crime fills me with such indignation that I have- summoned a special meeting of the cabinet and all the authorities dealing with law and order. Such an event as thl murder demands Just retribution " Mr. Twaddle was procd!ng to business bus-iness when he was Htruck by several shots. A woman was also wounded by tho fusillade Ho ts the first member of parliament parlia-ment to bo attacked In the history of Belfast's dlbordera. TROUBLiE SHIFTED The most disquieting feature- of Sunday's disorder In Belfast was tho .i,iiin tv pfttifflr rf Mm n hi a tn Ballymacorett, the eont end section where there la a large artisan population popu-lation and a small compact Sinn Iraln community living in an area caJled the Short Strand Two men were killed In the violent rioting there and Thomas MrShane, who WOS wounded Saturday. died, bringing ihe total of deaths oor tho week -end to 14. During lost night's shooting gunmen opened fire on the city electric station, sta-tion, but the return fire from police and troops caused the assailants to w it h draw- RUPTURE FEARED The flying column for Saturday's raid in counties Antrim and Down; vanished as quickly as it came, but a renewal of its operations is anticipated. anticipat-ed. The Ulster cabinet ha given no sign of what measures it contemplates to suprese the disorders, but it is as-! : BUmed nothing will be done In tomorrow's to-morrow's meeting of the northern par-I par-I liament w hn Premier Sir James Craig1 will outline his plans. A rupture wi'h the Dublin govern-) . mnnt Is feared In quarters well ln- formed. 1 UtMl DSTO I SSI ED The manifesto says Mr Twadlde was! murdered for his loyalty to the em-; plre and his devotion to the cause of Ulster and the welfare of the country. I Hit colleagues. It was declared, will, (carry on and fare the future, no mat-. mat-. ter what the futurn might hold for' , them. "Justice and retribution ret with, jthe higher authorities,'' the manifesto i adds. "Let the people rally around th- e-oabiihed government which win: see that proper measures were taken without plunging our province or our capital Into s welter of crime and bloodshed." AS a tribute to Mr Twaddle's memory ihe premier said the people of Belfast and the six counties would1 observe today and tonight with special spec-ial reverence Mi l l Wl t RISIS "I will deal with the wnole matter when the parliament meets tonior- (Contlnued on P ,-e Two.) I I I PREMIER CRAIG WANTSREVENGE Slaying of Ulster Parliament Parlia-ment Member Cause of Bif Furore (Continued From Pago One) . row. I feel satisfied that the public realizes tho plans which the government govern-ment has made are sufficiently comprehensive com-prehensive to meet any eventuality ' that may arise." The manifesto concludes con-cludes by announcing that the parliament parlia-ment -will adjourn Tuesday after pas-Mng pas-Mng : vote of condolence With lln Twaddle and the relatives of the murdered rnfinbl r SURRENDER TO AL1 It LOX'DUN, May 28 (By the Asso elated 1 'res . i The men! reach ed in Dublin Saturday by leaders uf the political faction is regard) d most of the editorial writers of tCdaj f London newspapers an the surrenuot of Michael Collins to Eamonn di B lent. They do not see how ii will enable the Irish people to express their will respecting the Anghi-1 1 lnh treaty. Some als.i find .1 connection between the pence pact and the out break of violence In the north The Times declares that those re-sponslb'e re-sponslb'e for the outrages In the north acted identically with the extremist tn the south, the object In eapji case being to overcome the north's resist ance to union by coercion and viol; lonce. I ELECTIONS EMPTY FORM The olections will be little mora J him an empty form" the Times a I : the elections Ireland wns to have fended whether she accepted 01 re teoQad a constitution based on the j ',,'nty. It now Ik apparently proposed withdraw that question from the! Ople and establish an executive In' nlch the Republicans have b voice; rtually equal with tho' pr6-tr4aty party." "The only thing one sees with clearness" clear-ness" writes Hi" Dally Telaf r-a'ph't I Dublin COrrespondf ni, 'I- ilv pohsl-, blilty, indeed, the probability, that ! I within a short, time wo Bhall have' a firm demand for an Independent ' Irish republic." CONSTVI.Li: SHOT An exchange telegraph dispatch su s Former Head. Constable Dullantine of I th Royal Irish ronwtabularv who had Just been retired from the service, was shot dead at his home In Rappoe' county Donegal on Sunday. INVITED TO MEETING The British government has invited I the Irish signatories to the Anglo-Irish ; treaty to come to London ami discuss Mth the British signatories th agree-1 nierit signed Saturday between representatives repres-entatives of the provisional government govern-ment and the followers of E anion de falera, it wa sannounced in the hou of commons this afternoon b W inston in-ston Churchill. secretar for the col-1 col-1 onles. |