Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-14
LLOYD GEORGE,
VALERA PEACE
CONFAB OPENS
British Premier and Irish
President Meet at No. 10
Downing Street
GREETINGS ARE CORDIAL
Crowds Kneel on Wet Pave
ments in Street and Of
fer Prayers
BULLETIN.

LONOON, July lf.- ne HIsh So
sion In the Irish peace negotiations
this afternoon was "competeIy sat
Isfactory" to the Sim Fein repre-
sentatIves,-It was stated at the con-
elusIon of the conference at 7:15
.. m. The conference will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
LONDON, July 1.-THE prelimi-
nary Irish peace parley between
Eamonn de Valera, president Of the
Irish Republic" and Premier Lloyd
George, was formally inaugurated at
4:3O o'clock this afternoon in the
historic official residence of the
British premier at 10 Downing
street.
Premier Lloyd George and De
Valera cordially shook hands when
they met.
As the two entered the cabinet room,
where the British ministers meet to DIS
~euss questions Of state. crowds knelt OF
the wet pavement Of Downing street and
recited the Rosary. Prayers were
uttered for an early peace.
De Valera was accompanied TO Downing
street by Art O'Brien, sO-called Sim FeiD
ambassador TO London. and r. e. Barton,
a Sim Fein member OF Parliament.
At ten minutes to the conference was
stiu on. Belief was expressed in Par
liamentary circles that IN view OF the fact
that the meeting had been in progress
upwards Of two hours, De Valera had
evidently made proposals which would
form the basis Of future discuss ssions- 1t
was believed the premier and De Valera
had exchanged general views after discus
sing the arrangements for general peace
conference.
Before leaving for Downing street De
Valera said he favored public meetings.
ct would be satisfactory to have open
covenants openly arrived at" declared
the Irish president"
But I do not know whether this is
always possible. I am sure that the pres
ent atmosphere is favorable for peace.
Both England and Ireland want peace.
up TO date the discussions between
England and Ireland have been IN the
nature Of a long range bOmbardment.
Now we are really getting together. I
have great hopes for a settlement"
The Irish ENJOYS Issued a statement
denying the peace terms" which were
printed by the London Morning Post II
was said there had been no discussion Of
terms at Dublin either directly or in
directly. The Sim Feiners and Union'sts
at Dublin only discussed Lloyd Georges
invitation to London, It was said.
The premier held a twO-hour discus
sion with his colleagues discussing lines
Of peace.
as the peace conversations were getting
Nunder way word came from Belfast OF
fresh disorders and Il was apparent that
neither the unionists nor the Sim Fem
ers IN the Ulster City are going to OBJ
serve the armlstice to the strict letter
A girl was shot dead at Belfast and
two men and a boy were wounded. There
was much shooting in the streets OF the
city during the greater part OF the
night.
There were serious clashes between
police and disorderly crowds In Belfast
late Wednesday and several casualties
resulted from fuslnades in the York
street section.
Premier Lloyd George has made a per
sonal appeal to the Belfast Orangsmen TO
preserve order, but the extremist section
disregarded IL entirely.