The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-18
PEACE TERMS
NOT REACHED
BY IRISH BODY
Dali Eireann Spend Three
Hours in Secret Session To-
day-First Time Without
Fear of Police.
CONSIDER MINISTRIES
(By Associated press,

DUBLIN. Aug 18.-The Dali Err
eann spent three hours in secret ses-
sion this morning without reaching the
subject of the Irish peace negotiations
The time was spent in discussing the
reports of the various ministries of the
Republican cabinet: the first time tn.
parliament has been able to do this
without fear of police interference
The Dali resumed its session at 4
o'clock this afternoon, but just before
the session Arthur Griffith told the
Associated Press that there was no
possibility of the subject of the nego
tiations being discussed before Satur
day at the earliest. There will be no
session of the Dali tomorrow.
Attitude Unknown
During public meetings held on
Tuesday and Wednesday the members
heard Eamon DeValera denounced the
British offer. and assert that Ireland
would insist upon separation from
England, but, with the exception of
the applause which greeted his utter
ances, there was little by which OBJ
servers could estimate the attitude OF
the majority of the parliament toward
absolute rejection of the terms sub
mitted by Prime Minister Lloyd
George
II was the general belief that the
Dali dream would not break off the
negotiations with Great Britain and il
was thought that some action might
be taken to approach Ulster in an eff
fort to secure her cooperation in car
rying on the conversations in London.
Mr.. DeValera stated yesterday that he
was ready to get in touch with the
government of Northern Ireland and
| that the Irish republicans would make
| sacrifices to Ulster that they would
never think of making to England"
Expect Disclosure.
The nature of the Sacrifices" to
| Ulster that Mr.. DeValera had in mind
were not disclosed yesterday, but it
was believed today that he would re-
veal to the members of the parliament
the steps he would advocate in bring
ing Ulster in accord with the Sim
! Fein.
| Should such an entente be reached.
it was indicated yesterday. new pro
posals to Great Britain's offer would
take the form of a proposition to en-.
tier the Commonwealth of British Do
minions as an independent state.
An agreement granting OF the prime
minister's stipulationS rela tive to ma
val control of the seas about Ireland
and air bases on the island might be
Complementary to such an offer. in
the opinion of men who had followed
closely the work of the parliament.
j PIebiscite Possible
! The possibility of calling a plebis-
cite by which the people of southern
Ireland might give their leaders a
mandate governing their future &C
tivities in the negotiations remained
today as one of the solutions of the
situation In the addresses delivered
before the public sessions of the par
lament it appeared that stress was
laid on the principle that the chief
tains Of the Irish Republican move
ment could not entertain Great Brit
aims offer, and there were many who
believed Mr.. De Valera and his col
leagues possibly intended to ask fol
new instructions.
Members of the Dali Eireann were
astir early this morning and wore z
more nervous look than ever wher
they gathered at the mansion house
for the days meeting. Apparently
) they realized the great responsibility
: they we're carrying.
Arrive in Groups.
They arrived singly and in groups
of young men and young women, a.
most of the members are with an oc
: casional veteran such as Count Plum
kett and Professor Stockley. All the
women were in mourning, some wear
ing widows weeds.
Most of these youthful legislator:
i are shy and bashful. avoiding demon
strations and displaying particula
? skill in lodging the camera men, WHIT
are displaying much activity, appar
emily desiring to secure pictures Of al
the dali Eireann legislators they cal
, in view of the possibility of breai
in the negotiations.
+. People Confident.
: Judging from the newspaper refec
Y tions of public opinion however, tn,
; people of Dublin seem to have NOR,
! confidence than many people abroa,
7 that the war will not be renewed. Fo
! instance the Irish Independent, whicl
is closest to the Sim Fein, says thi
I morning:
we rejoice to find in Mr.. D,
Valera's statement no suggestion tina
the negotiations are likely to be ter
4 minated"
The Freemans Journal EDITORIAL.
expresses the view that the path t.
peace would be considerably smoothe,
if plain statement were made tina
General SHUTS recent letter correctl
interpreted the British premier's prom
ises and wishes, while the Irish Times
: referring to Mr. De Valeras speech o
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