The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-17
SINN FEIN SENDS
Offer OF PEACE
Father 0'Flanagan, Acting Head
of Organization, Asks 'What
First Step Do You Propose?"
CARDINAL LOGUE FOR TRUCE.
Dublin Corporation viii Be Asked to
Adopt Resolution for Cessation Of
Attacks-Seek Railway Reopen
ing-Aims at a Compromise.

Dubi.n.-The Rev. Michael OFlan-
agan, acting President Of Sim Fein,
has sent the following telegram 10 the
Prime Minister of England:
"You state you are willing to make
peace at once without waiting for
Chris tmas. Ireland also is willing.
What first step CO you propose"
Arthur Henderson visited Cardinal
Logue at Armagh. The primate ex-
pressed himself as being deeply anx-
ious for a cessation of acts of vi lence
and the establishment of truce. dur
ing which, il cleaner and calmer
atmosphere, discussions could proceed
with view to the arrangement If m
honorable settlement of the problem
Of Irish government
At a meeting Of the Dublin corpora
tion, Sir A. Beattie moved "that all
well disposed men of goodwill, in and
all over the country. call truce for
one month, during which time all riot
ing and murder should cease, for the
purpose of endeavoring to promote
peacL and goodwill among Irishmen
of every section, and that commit
tee composed Of men of all parties
be appointed to quir> in 20 and report
on the whole matter of reconciliation"
There Is also movement afoot to end
the railway ea1lock. The Kilkenny
branch of the National UnioE Of Rail-
waymen passed resolution demand
ing settlement Of the populace and
the railwaymen. A ballot Of all
branches / Ireland is called for. The
Lord Mayor of Dublin has been ap-
preached by del ltation Of railway
men to act Is me6iator between the
conflicting parties.
There is a general sentiment strong
ly backed by ecclesiastical influence,
in favor of a truce, but there is no
expectation that any Sim Feiner Of
an authoritative position will be able
to- meet the government on essential
conditions. Leading Sim Feiners
deny participation in the rumored
negotiations.
Speaks for Sinn Fein, Says De Valera.
New York-Eamon de Valera,
"Pre sident Of the Irish Republic"
made this statement at the Waldorf
Astoria in answer to questions by a
reporter:
"Father O'Flanagan is a vice presi-
dent. of the Sim Fein political or
ganization,. Of which am president
and Arthur Griffith another vice presi-
dent. This .tlitical organization as
an organization, would correspond,
say, with the Republican party here or
ne Democratic party here. It is the
O. SANITATION WI ,se candidates were
triumphant at the election Of 1918,
and became, therefore, the Republican
parliament of Ireland.
+ "Father O'Flanagan therefore speaks
as the fire. officer on the spot Of the
Sim Fein political org s.nization, but
does not directly speak for the Irish
Parliament or the Irish Government ="
.sked II he approved Of Father
O'F'anacan's action. Mr.. de Valera
reid that Father O'Flanagan was only
expressing what the Irish government
had time after time expressed-its de-
sire to be at peace with England as
with the rest of the world.
"The Irish have not at any time been
the aggressors. The fight has always
been forced upol them by Eagland's
invasion of Ireiand's rights" he added.
Asked as to rights, Mr. de Valera re-
piled:
ireland has never sought any terms
except the moderate one of being al
lowed to live it's own life in its own
way according as the majority Of the
Irish people desire, Their desire has
been uneuuivocally expressed By the
plebiscite of 1915"
Asked If ,.e had hopes that the fight
ing would soon end he said:
."The matter altogether depends
upon England. England it was that
provoked and -caCsed the bloodshed.
Ireland in fact would be one Of the
most peaceful, prosperous and happy
countries in The world"