On Wednesday a new complication appeared owing to a partial
breakdown in the working of the agreement recently come to in London between the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State and the Northern Parliament. Tho Provisional Government announced that it was useless to try to co.operato with the Northern Parliament on the Joint Commission for Irish railways. Apparently, the Provisional Government now desires to act alone. The case of the Provisional Government as stated by Mr. Collins is that Sir. James Craig has not fulfilled his undertakings as to the release of prisoners in Ulster.- Sir James Craig, in a reply whioh we think all impartial persons will admit bears every trace - of sincerity and - straight- dealing, said that the Northern Government had conscientiously endeavoured to carry out the London agreement.
