The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-11
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|t0ND0N THURSDAY
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Extremists May Upset Hopes Of
Peace in Erin
FEAR LEADERS CONTROL
Partition of Island May Prove
Rock in Course of
Negotiations = !,

! London, July 11.-De Valera, presi-
dent OF the Irish republic, will come
to London Thursday for conference
with Premier Lloyd-George when a
basis for settlement OF the Irish
1 problem will be discussed
| An Official announcement to this eff
feet was made this afternoon by the
lpremier who spent the weekend at
| Chequers Court with the premiers OF
the British dom mons and returned to
london today to arrange the final de-
tails OF the meeting @F
While the truce between the Crown
forces and the Irish Republicans be-
came effective at noon, there we're
grave apprehenslons that extremists
on both sides Of the bitter controver-
sy in Erin will be hard to control
The rioting n Belfast. in which Is
persons were killed and nearly hun
dred were wounded, has aroused
fears as TO what effect these Incl
dents may have tomorrow, the ami
versary Of the battle of Boy-s.
Irelands struggle Tor freedom has
been a long history Of baffled hopes.
otherwise the present situatiln would
be full of promise for a final peace
| full settlement But while past his
! tory does not afford food for over
con6dencea point emphasized in
the way OF warning by Mr.. de Valera
| h mself in a manifesto to the Irish
lpeople-there are some aspects which
differ entirely from any previous
peace effort. 81,
Ready to Make Concession.
First, the whole British nation now
is practically willing to grant Ireland
dominion status, II Ireland is wiling
to drop the demand for a republic.
Second, the dominion premiers now
in London are ready to support. ac-
cording to all indications, lreland's
claim for dominion status with fiscal
autonomy and voice in foreign
affairs the latter being an important
aspiration of the dominions them
selves. Such help from the outside
as that afforded by statesman OF
the caliber of General SHUTS, the
ISouth African premier, who admitted
Ily has much influence over tpe GOV
Lernment policy, is an asset which
IIreland has never before enjoyed.
Third, tbs .is 1.-The FIRST time that
IMr. Lloyd-George, in any peace nego-
Itiations has imposed no conditions.
what ever
Finally, a truce has been arranged
for an indefinite period. No date has
been fixed or hint of any notice re-
auired to denounce ii. The whole
surrounding circumstance is this
latest peace effort would seem 10
prove that both sides are deeply IN
earnest in desiring success.
Attitude Of Extremists.
On the other side of the picture is
the attitude of the extremists among
both Sim Feiners and Orange
men and doubts are expressed as to-,
I1ow farlithey can he controlledlepv
ltho leaders. There is also what mas
nm to the present been the irrecohj
cilahle attitude OF Mr.. dc Valera ana
his colleagues against the partition
of ireland, and the apparently eqna7l
determination in, Ulster that ina
present status of the six counties un'
der, the, Home RUE act shall not pe
4 ldlsturbed. odls.I,lg rayu aa' haiea
Ulster is smarting under the seg'',
GUS trade boycott exercised by SQntnp
ern Ireland. but hopes are still h,gns
that this and other ditculles VIII
be smoothed out once the conference,
is in being