The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-15
IRISH CRISIS !,
|. CLOUD LOOMS
over ENGLAND
Faces Crucial Period in Peace
Negotiations = People of
Ireland Unable To Realize
Breaking Point Reached.
DEADLOCK THREATENS
fBy Associated Press,

LONDON, Aug. 15.-England today
faced a crucial period in the negotia-
tons looking to the establishment of
peacein Ireland.
The action of the British govern
ment yesterday in making public let
tiers exchanged between Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George and Eamon DeVal-
era, Irish Republican leader, showed
the people that virtual deadlock ex-
listed. and, although thedoor was de-
clared to have been left open for fur
ther parleys, it was apparent that the
situation was one of considerable
gravity.
Reports from Dublin, which might
indicate what the Irish Republicans
would do to counter the unexpected
move of the government in giving the
correspondence to the press, were an
xiously awaited. 1t appeared the next
.ep should be made nthat city. as
IAr. Lloyd George literally "laid his
case on the table yesterday and it
seemed that Mr.. DeValera and his col
legues must meet the situation thus
created.
Statement Uncertain.
Whether they would issue a state
ment today or would wait until the
opening of the Irish Republican parlia-
ment tomorrow, was uncertain. The
purpose of the precipitate action of
the government in making public the
British proposals and the demands of
the Irish Republicans had not been
disclosed, but it would appear that the
prime minister sought to lay the Irish
problem before the country on the eve
of the meeting of the Dali Eirsann.
The government terms were, in brief
as follows:
Dominion status for Ireland. with
complete autonomy in financial mat
ters but without tariff or trade restric.
| tions between the islands. Ireland
would maintain defense forces and
police, but her territorial forces would
be kept within reasonable limits
Proposal Provision.
Ireland would maintain her own
own postal system, but would grant
England air defense and communities
| ton facilities. Ireland would have
control of her own educational and in
/ dustrial affairs, but the British navy
would maintain its hold on the seas
around the ilsand A share of the
United Kingdoms debt would be as.
sumed by Ireland. the exact amount
| to be fixed by arbitration.
Mr.. DeValera, in reply, demanded
| full independence for Ireland, and a
! treaty of association with the Britisi,
commonwealth group. Treaties re-
! garding trade and limitation of arma
ments were urged by the Irish Repuh-
| lican chieftan, together with mutual
y n nnfroa ar7fc oc ~ oil tyr-1 ~
other communication. The Ulster
| problem would be left to the Irisn
| themselves, for solution, Mr. DeValerti
| declaring that the employment oi
force was not contemplated"
/ Attitude Plain.
The attitude of the Ulster govern
Inent was made plain by the making
public at Belfast of a letter to Mr.
Lloyd George from Sir James Craig
the Ulster premier Sir James ex
pressed the loyalty of his government
to the empire and reiterated his readi
ness to confer with Mr.. Lloyd George
and the Sim Fein as to some means
of settling the Irish controversy, bu
declared, but declared he would no
support the Sim Fein in what he des
cribed was a move to coerce the
government to repudiate the Irisf
act" and "to press for wider powers.
Sir James said he would not inter
fere in any negotiations between thC
British government and the Irish Re-
lpublicans, but would stand ready Il
cooperate on equal terms witt
southern Ireland in carrying out an!
agreement they deached.
Most of London's newspapers. IL
their account of the new development
in the Irish situation this MORNING. re
flected the belief that the govern
ment proposals offered a generous set
tlement of the controversy.
DUBLIN, Aug. 15.-The people o
ireland, who have enjoyed month o
+, peace, found it hard today to believ,
that negotiations between Eamon De
Valera and Premier Lloyd Georg
were at the breaking point. The,
were placing their hopes in the Iris
Republican parliament, which vii
meet tomorrow to consider the Who'll
correspondence and from a reply t
the Prime Minister'S latest letter
Suggestion has been made that tn
Dali Eireann may propose submission
of the question to a plebiscite. but thi
proposal may not come from thos
wishing to prolong the truce as long a
possible.
BELFAST, Aug. 14.-Little surpris
was felt here at the tenor of the lette
, from Eamon De Valera to Prime Mir
. lister Lloyd George rejecting the gov
T ernment's offer of dominion status 70
i Ireland. as talk of peace has beel
regarded with much skepticism.
5 1t is pointed out that should tn
truce in southern Ireland be ended
i the governments difficulties would D
enormously increased through hayiI
recognized the Sim Fein as belligeI
ents.
ii A meeting of the Ulster cabinet ha
I been called although Ulster is onl
indirectly interested. Sir James Crais
: the premier, is grouse shooting i
! Scotland.