Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-05
No AGREEMENT
LOOKED FOR IN
IRISH SITUATION
Net Result Of Farley!
Will Be to Throw Onus
of Collapse on Dublin.
Lloyd George May Get
Delegates Together for
Final Debate, View.

London, Dec. 4.-(By line AsSocl-
ated Press s)-The Irish conference re
assembled in Downing Street at the
Official residence of Premier Lloyd
e(ieorge Sunday afternoon, to discuss
the latest phases Of the Irish situation.
Those present were Mr.. Lloyd George,
j. Austen Chamberlain, Lord Privy
Seal; Viscount Birkenhead, Lord
Chancellor, and Sir Robert s. Horne,
chancellor Of the exchequor, represent
ing Great Britain; and Arthur Griffith,
Robert Barton and George Gavan Duff
fy, representing the Sim Feinners.
The general impression of the situa-
ton after the meeting was a gloomy
one. The Irishmen submitted the re-
suits of the Dali Eireann's examina-
ton Of the latest proposals OF the
government and pointed out where they
were unacceptable. They had said no
more on Thursday night than that the
proposals required full consideration
and had not yielded any points in dis
pute.
The meeting Of the Dali Eireann cab
met in Dublin Saturday emphasized the
principles involved in the scheme and
principle would be sacrificed to gain
listers assent or to put Ulster in
wrong if it refused assent.
Nester Is Obstinate
Premier Lloyd Georges difficulty,
according to those in close touch with
him. is that he cannot ask Ulster to
agree to any terms which British opin-
ion would not endorse.
He is firm in the stand that the al
legiance question cannot be abandoned
or comauflaged, and this, it is said, has
proved the most lnsuperable OF all the
obstacles to settlement
Tho nronnS9l that the king might be
recognized as the head of British fed
Grafton of free states, but not as
king OF Ireland, was objected to by
Aie British ministers. 1t was declared
it would be secuted by Ulster, and
would not be Ineligible to the British
electors. An attempt was made to de-
wise some form Of allegiance the
Sim Fein might accept, but this has
apparently proved unsuccessful.
The crux of partition was almost
equally serious. The Sim Fein re-
CARDS Irish unity as fundamental and
was firm that no proposal aimed at
securing listers assent should prove
a probable permanent bar.
The several British representatives
of the original Irish conference are
expected to meet Monday. 1t is pre-
sumed this meeting may be prelimin
ary to declaring the conference off al
together. ....
Throw Onus on Irish
As things stand the net result, in
the opinion of the commentators, will
be to throw the onus of the collapse on
the Sim Fein, and this will bring back
Premier Lloyd George to the position
he assumed before the negotiations
started-that British law must be
maintained and authority sought for
drastic action. Meanwhile, dominance
in the Irish administration would rest
with the military.
This far, no agreement has been
reached for any prolonged extention of
the truce.
Lloyd George hurried back to Lon
don from Chequers court Sunday to re-
ceive the report of the representatives
Of the Dali Eireann on the latest pro-
posals of the British government re-
specting the Irish settlement In the
conference between the British minis
ters and the Sim Fein delegates
which followed, the premier and his
colleagues were informed that the pro-
been given full consideration by the
Dali Eireann at Dublin but no way
had been found to reconcile the differ
ences which had arisen.
Future Not Promising
The future is not considered prom
Using. The members of the special
committee of the British government
who took part in the original confer
ence are to meet Monday for the pur-
pose, it is believed. Of taking definite
action. Unless an agreement is
reached by Monday at another meeting
with Sshte British delegates, it is un-
derstood that the government will not
submit it's proposals to Sir James
Craig. The Ulster premier will speak
at Belfast on Tuesday and if no pro
posals have reached him by that time
he will announce the negotiations
ended.
Eamon de Valera, who was pres
ent during the consideration of the
British proposals at Dublin. spoke sig
nificanty at Galway Sunday declar-
ing:
Freedom was never won without
sacrifice; the country must be as pre-
pared now to face sacrifices as it has
been in the past"
There is this to be said about the
situation. that the Sim Fein repre-
sentatives are still in London and Mr..
Lloyd George has on many previous
occasions shown himself capable of
overcoming what appeared to be an
almost unsurmountable barrier, No
official w1rd has yet been given out
TINT an pnh has r0tno ~ fho nnU1tio