The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08
Places Entire Responsibility On
 UniOnist Party
Lloyd Georges Life Ambition Is To Leave Politics With Irish Peace As Legacy - If Rejection Of Proposals Is Made By Ulster Premier May Resign Immediately.

London Nov. s-The possibility that Premier Lloyd-George and his result of the Irish peace crisis was being discussed in the inner circles of Downing Street today.
 The Premier will confer tomorrow with Sir James Craig and the other members of the Unionist cabinet of Ulster and the future course of the British cabinet in the Irish peace negotiations will depend on this meet ing. If the U1sterites reject the Premfer's proposals for compromise and refuse to have any dealings with the Sim Fein then 1t is likely that Premier Lloyd-George will seriously consider resignation and a general election with Irish peace as the chief Issue.
 In his recent speech in the House of Commons just before receiving a vote of confidence, the Premier intimated that he might resign if the Unionists succeeded in wreckng the Irish peace declared today, however. that he would not resign unless every other resource failed for it is the one anbi- si9n of the Premer'S life te leave Irish heace as legacy to his country when he retires from the government.
 The Ulsterites do not attempt to conceal their belief that Lloyd-George hnay ''betray'' them to the Sim Fein- ers:. Their opposition has stiffened kvithin the past few days and the Sreach between the North Ireland
 
 txidened despite the efforts of a Bonar Law and others.
 The British Premier is a powerful fpleader with greater powers of per tof the Ulster business men with eco nonic arguments they may bring pres Sure upon the 'irreconci1iables." The Drange lodges in Ulster are the back eoone of the opposition to a compro- bnise. They threaten to bring about ESir James Craigs political downfall kf he yields to South Ireland.
 Intimates of Premier Lloyd George kay that he has made 1t plain to his colleagues in the government that he kvil1 not be responsible for renewal tof warfare in Ireland. If the Union ksts insist in their refusal to make concessions. This wercking the peace hparley. The Premier will Issue @ Hta tement to the country putting full responsibility on the Unionists party. IA general election would follow and sRvery effort would be made to con- knue the Irish Armistice in effect un- kil the result of the election is known. Michael Collins, commander in chief Rnf the Irish Republican army and George Duffy, Sim Fein envoy to HZorne. Both members of the Irish hoeace delegation returned from Dub ain today after comforting with Fam knonn De Valera.
 An important meeting for con kideration of phases of the Irish kuestion was held in Downing street HhlS morning, tIe paruc1panlS -DelIlS fhe majority of the governments ne aotiators, including Prime Minister E,Ioyd George Winston Churchill, Austen Chamberlain. Lord Birkenhead hnd Sir Gordon Hewart.
 It is believed the meeting mainly concerned itself with the legal steps necessary to fulfill the governments E pledge to Ulster that the Ulster par1ia- 1nent would be enabled to function sroperIy and be provided with funds.
 Action along these lines, 1t is point ed out, does not seriously affect the general negotiations for an Irish set Element for under the governme ent' s aplan Ulster would be left local par liament with more power than the present parliament has.
 Desmond Fitzgerald, of the Sim ITein delegation. said this morning, on beholf of himself and his colleagues that they were taking no part in the talks now in progress between Sir Flames Craig the Ulster premier and lir Lloyd George, and were merely tva :ting until the British prime n1in- lister could put to them a practical proposition recognizing the unity of 9reIand,