IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1922, Page 5

IRELAND.

TRUCE ON THE BORDER. BELFAST STRIKE SETTLED. Bj’ Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, April 12. A truce has been arranged on the Fermanagh border. The shipbuilders’ dispute has been settled in Belfast. The workers, including the engineers, ballotted in favor of accepting the employers’ offer. MURDER OF A MANAG ER Received April 13, 5.5 p.m. London, April 12, Details show that the Fermanagh truce does not bind the mutinous Republicans, who hold several positions on the border. Mr. Bennett, under manager at Harland and Wolff’s, was shot While going to work this morning. Police and military were summoned, and arrested a man found in the works in possession of a loaded revolver.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received April 14, 5.5 p.m. London, April 13. The commandants of the Ulster forces in Fermanagh and the Free State forces have agreed to institute a neutral zone in certain districts and the forces are to be withdrawn several miles. Both undertake to punish adherents for provocative acts. Parts of the Southern border line, however, are held by De Valera, who does not recognise Free State orders. LORD MAYORS’ CONFERENCE. Received April 14, 11.5 p.m. London, April 13. The Lord Mayors’ conference assembled at the Dublin Mansion House this afterpoon, but no agreement resulted and the conference adjourned until Wednesday. It is officially announced that all parties to the conference desire no interference by way of public meetings. LABOR AND MILITARISM. London, April 12. The Irish Labor Party has issued a manifesto condemning the reintrodnetion of militaristic methods, stating that they would use all the force at their command to ensure that the armed forces of the country would be amenable to civilian authority and responsible to the people. “If the country is to resume warfare, we will endeavor to ensure that it is -for something worth while for the workers.”