The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-18
LLOYD GEORGE,
DE VALERA IN
CONSULTATION
Resume Conservations on
Irish Peace at Prime Min
ister's Residence-Crowds
Cheer Republican Leader.
JAN SHUTS IS FACTOR
rBy Associated Press1

lera, Irish Republican leader, in re-
sponse to an invitation by Prime Min
lister Lloyd George. called at No. 10
Downing street. the prime minister's
official residence, at AIS this after
noon to confer with Lloyd George on
the Irish question.
Crowds again awaited the arrival Of
the Irish leader in Whitehall and
cheered him as he entered Downing
street
General Jan c. Smuts, the South
African premier, who had prominent
part in the early informal negotiations
which brought about the truse in Ire
land and the peace conference now in
progress, reappeared today as factor
IN the Irish negotiations.
Mr.. Lloyd George, the prime min
lister, had been at his official residence
in Downing street, only a short time
this forenoon after his return from the
country when Viscount Fitzalan, the
lord lieutenant of Ireland, called at
Downing street and had a long talk
with the premier, during which they
were Joined by General Smuts, the con-
ference continuing more than an hour
Smuts Enters.
General Smuts had not figured prev
iously in the conversations which
have been going on at Downing street
since the truce went into effect, his
last known active participation in the
pourparlers having been on the occa-
sion of his return from Dublin the
week before last, when he reported the
results of his visit to Mr.. Lloyd
George and to King George.
II was learned today, however, that
the prime minister and General Smuts
had a long discussion of the situation
yesterday at Chequers Court 1t was
General Smuts's Dublin trip which is
believed to have much to do with
bringing the Irish delegations to
London for the peace conferences.
AS for the Irish republican leader
joining any conference at present with
Sir James Craig. the Ulster premier,
this is declared by Sim Fein spokes-
men to be out of the question.
Craig Outside.
The Sim Fein leaders declare Mr..
de Valera considers the Ulster prem
ier as outside the scope of the present
indicate even whether the time might
come when he could be regarded by
them as a party to the discussions.
They were leaving the British govern
ment to deal with him, they declared.
In view of the secretiveness of all
principally concerned in the Irish
Negotiations, this mornings editorial
comment genearlly is cautious in re-
ferring to the iutlook, but some writer's
venture the belief that any definite
outcome is not to be expected for
some time yet, and intimate that Sim
Fein leaders are not inclined to hasten
the deliberations.
See Protraction.
The Daily Mail, indicating its belief
that the negotiations are likely to be
protracted. says that Ensmonn de Va
lera limited that he will have to return
TO Dublin this week to consult the
Irish republican parliament after hear
ing from Premier Lloyd George a final
exposition of the governments atti-
tude, and that he will be unable to
meet Sir James Craig, the Ulster
leader, until after such consultation.
Citing another reason for delay the
same writer says that a special treas
ury department report has been order
ed on certain financial aspects that
already have been discussed, and adds
that should any definite DEVELOPMENTS
depend upon such report, they must
necessarily await its completion which
would consume considerable time.
In some quarters, however, there are
warnings against over-sanguiness be-
cause OF the many serious difficulties
which yet remain to be surmounted.
Another reason for these less opti-
mistic expressions is found In a dis
patch from the Herald's Dublin CORE
spondent who says that Irish repub-
lican army training and equipping
operations, which are not forbidden by
the recent armistice. are proceeding
vigorously so that should the London
negotiations fail, everything will be
in readiness to resume the field.
NEW YORK, July 1s.-A proposed
world conference of the Irish race, to
be held in Paris early next year. prob
ably will be cancelled if the present
negotiations between Premier Lloyd
George and de Valera succeed, Harry
Boland, representative of de Valera
in the United States, announced to-
day.
The Irish Self-Determination League
of Great Britain had begun the organ
ization of the conference on the sus-
gestion of the Irish Republican asso-
citation of South America