Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
BRITISH GOVT DEVOT|NG
 ENTIRE ATTENTION TOI IRISH
Both in Government and Irish Circles the Feeling Express
 ed That Only Miracle Can Avert the Collapse of Ne gotiatons ard Renewal of Warfare-Cabinet Council Sdetracks German Preparations to Permit Meeting to Deal With Irish Affairs-De Velera Speaking at Ennis Ireland, Said We Have Gone Far as We Can Co.,.

London, Nov. sq,-(By The A. P.)-All- government business is giving way to the gravity of the Irish situation. Both gov srnment and Irish circles express the feeling that only miracle can avert the, Gcolispse of the conference and renew lsl of warfare.
 4 cabinet council tonight to consider German separations had to be postponed tu order to permit the special cabinet committee dealing with Irish affairs to hold a sitting.
 Lord Birkenhead. due to speak at political meeting in Liverpool, was oblig- ed to stay in London. He sent mes cage cf apology explaining sthat his ab scenee was owing to grave public af- fairs
 Premier Lloyd George also wired to the meeting, explaining that Lord Birk- cnhead's presence in London was i'm persti-ely dema nded by the present po- sition of the Irish negotiations"
 4 spokesman of the Sim Fein declar- ed this afternoon that there was no in- tcntier on the part. of the Sim Fein to ater its attitude regarding either the unity of Ireland or allegiance to the crown Rrpf esentatives of the Sim Fein took paine to deny formally the state tuent Of London paper that, first, the Sinn Fein hld consented to agree to a
 
 Rn sil-Irelan6 parliament retaining her existing rigbts until. unless. she changes her mind ; second. to form an allegiance which ought to be sstisfac- tory to any fnitish minister who is not rure'v a formsiist;'' ;'' third. the ap- r0iutment of boundary commission 10 trliTit the present political and re,igi- ous frontier C. Ulster in order to distrib- u-e the poFuls tion between, the north and .f-z
 Regarding the suggestion that the gov trument will pfopose new scheme to r.stcr. the sian Fein delegates say they Ere not copcerned with it and refuse to lhare the gcyefnnents responsibility for D. There was another session this aft trncoh of the British delegates, but noth- lne was forthcoming as a result of it.
 ''Whatever he.rssu1. Mir. Lloyd George Wiu go tc. Wasfrngton.'' a Downing greet officis said tonight
 Respecting this it was stated at Sim Fein headquarters that such 3 move on The part Of ths premier woulI not b. viewed with patience or without suspi- rion, for the reason that if Irish-Ame1i- can support was V .akened in coase- uuence Of the prentiers visit to the Unit od States the Sim Fsin might be forced to modify iuI demands upon which it Iesis now h a position 10 persist"
 The imp Nssibility of maintaining the t-uct icrg after the breakdown of ths rc1fersnce is realized. The view eS- 9, ass~d by inc Sim Feiners is that there WouiS he no formal denuncistion of the truce hv either aide. but that it wound quickly decay"
 IL Is rointsd out that such provocative - acis on both sides as nave been occur sng recently Tn Ireland would be prob at,y regarded az dehnite breaches of th' truce and cause its speedy collapse i st wcre not for the fact that the con ference still has being. When the con ference finally fails, such acts must in evitahiy lead 10 renewed warfare.