Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-08-19
IRELAND To SEND
NEW PEACE OFFER
Dali Eireann to Send Counter
Proposals to Premier.
REPUBLIC is PROCLAIMED
De vaIera's Announcement in Sim
Fein Parliament That Enoland's
Offer Could Not Be Accepted
Causes Sensation.

Dublin, Aug 1S.-The Irish negotia-
tons were brought to the point of alb
soIute collapse when Eamonn De Va
lera speaking in the Sinp Fein parlia-
ment, announced that the English
peace offer would be rejected.
Dali Eireann Will drew up counter
proposals which viii be forwarded to
Premier lloyd George.
De Falera's announcement that the
English offer could no. be accepted
and that England never had offered
Ireland dominion status caused ire
mendous sensation.
Republic Is Proclaimed.
Next in importance to De Valaras
history making speech was a general
order to the officers and men of the
Irish republican army, saying:
"a republic exists in ireland now
and always will"
Sim Fein soldiers were told to be
In readiness to make greater sacri-
fees than they had in the past il war
is resumed.
Plans counter-Proposals
De Valera's announcement that the
peace negotiations with England were
OFF came like a thunderclap and the
spectators sat silent and gasping for
moment.
Then handcIapplng and cheering
rang through the chamber. Parlia-
mentary officers tried vainly to re-
store order.
At the beginning of his speech De
Valera was plainly agitated. As he
proceeded he grew ealmer. At the
latter end of his speech he indicated
that Dali Eireann is going to make
contemporaries at the secret SEES
sion.
There was another burst of ap-
lause when Michael Collins, command
er-in-chief of the Irish republican
army, arose to make his "army re-
port"
Refuse English Terms.
eve cannot and will not accept the
English peace terms" De Valera said.
"The Irish people are not going to be
fooled this time. Ireland has not been
offered Dominion status.
'sThe Almighty placed Ireland as.
the neighbor Of Britain and the Irish
desire to be neighborly, and if Britain
were wise she would be friendly. We
do not desire to close up England's
routes to the sea.
IF this question is settled there
viii be no enmity toward England.
The only enmity is toward British rule
in Ireland. The Irish hate to the
marrow of its bones the so-cailed
Irish problem
"A powerful and selfish person
wishing to enroach upon the rights,
property and freedom of his neighbor
that typifies the fundamental prob
lem at issue.
"The separation of Ireland from
the rest Of the United Kingdom dates
from January 81, 1919.
1.-THE Irish people, | know, will not
finch now because the British in Ire
land have sent for more arms"
Order Issued to Army.
The following order was read to all
officers and men of the ranks of the
Irish republican army.
Communications between the
Irish republican government and the
British government have been made
public and to serve to emphasize to-
ward the officers and men of the Irish
republican army the paramount inn
portance of being prepared for every
contingency that may arise from
military viewpoint.
"Now as always in safeguarding the
rights and liberties of the Irish people
they depend on the Irish republican
army
st is our business to be efficient
and highly trained as possible and
ready for every emergency.
mo opportunity should be neglected
in improving our drill and training
and in making ourselves truly eff
fective soldiers of the Irish repubIi-
can army.
'The republic exists now, and al
ways will. 1t remains for us to do
our best in its service. realizing that
sacrifices we have already made may
be less than those we shall be called
upon to make in the future.
1.-THE future lies with us if we do
our utmost"
Statement Held Up.
London, Aug. 1S.--So delicate is
the new Irish peace situation created
by cannon De Nalera's reply 10 the
English offer that the plan of the
British cabinet to have Premier Lloyd
George make public statement in
the house of commons was cancelled
at the last minute.