The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
CHURCH INTERVIEWS
FOR PEACE BETWEEN
IRELANDAND BRITAIN
Bishop Of Dromore in Dub.
lin With Message From
Highest Authority
NOT FROM CARDINAL
Some Believe Possibly Rome
Has interviewed in Sim
Fein Farley.
DAHL IS TAKING ITS TIME
Examining All Lloyd Georges
Proposals, but No Decision
Yet Reached.
DAHL IS TAKING ITS TIME
BIZ the Associated Press.

DUBLIN, Aug. 22.-The hierarchy"
as the Roman Catholic Church Is
known in ireland, has interviewed in
the Irish peace negotiations.
The Most Rev. Edward Mulhern.
Lord Bishop of Dromore, came to Dub
lin tonight with a message from the
highest authority" which ne deliv-
cred to cannon de Valera and the other
Sim Fein leaders. There were long
consultations over the message.
Asked whether the message came
from "the Cardinal" meaning Cardinal
oLgue, the Primate Of Ireland, priest
who accompanied Mgr. Mulhern re-
piled in the negative. This was con-
sidered In some circles here as possibly
meaning that Rome had interviewed.
Special Gable to THE NEW YonK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, By THE NEW YonK HEHALD.
DUBLIN, Aug 22.-The Dali Eireann.
or Irish Republican Parliament. passed
the entire day to-day discussing the
peace proposals put forward by Mr..
Lloyd George. 1t held two sessions.
All that Is definitely known Is that no
decision was reached. It Is favor
able augury that this secret discussion
probably will continue until next Fri
day at least, when, It Is said. reply
may be ready to be sent to Mr.. Lloyd
George. However. 1t Is seldom that
q body OF 100 men have held their
lips tighter than the one which went
into this council. One participant de-
scribed the discussion as minute ex-
animation. part by part. of the British
document and by every member Of the
Dali Eireann.
Bored by E1oqucnce.
The eloquence bores the Dali" this
member declared, and yet most of the
utterances to-day were confined to a
terse question and an equally terse
| answer. with brief explanatory state
ments by canon de Valera and his
Cabinet Ministers. No speech exceeds
| ten minutes duration anc a few Of
them five minutes. The very fact that
| this went on for two long sessions
| without developing any situation fatal
to continued negotiations. and the fact
that It will go on for three or four
more days. according to leaders plans.
Is considered "all to the good" by both
sides here tonight. Not only has
nothing developed in the course Of the
analysis Of the Lloyd George docu-
ment TO upset the proceedings. but
what IS perhaps more important still
no new member Of the Dali Eireann
has developed evidences Of irreconcila-
bility.
So far as can be learned. the Dali
\ Eireann itaelf has not yet assumed the
task OF framing a reply 10 Mr.. Lloyd
| George. although X Is reported that Mr..
| De Valera and his close advisers are
| already busy with a pretty complete
| tentative draft which they will submit
| to the Dali on Friday or earlier. X they
can satisfy the questioning members In
the meantime that the negotiations so
| far has been satisfactory. The real peril
confronting the Dali Eireann will develop
when the actual framing OF reply Ia
1 taken up.
There has "a yet been no hint OF any
really constructive offer from De
| Valera's followers. The demand for
sheer independence Is always uttered
bare OF any suggestion OF 'ails OF what
future relations with England would be
| under the circumstances.
Good VIII Alleged.
The Trsh BuIietu, to-day contains
more criticism OF Mr.. Lloyd Georges
position, but little In defence OF that OF
ireland except to repeat the admirable
generality:
EFF there is to be an end OF the con-
fict between Great Britain and Ire
land, II win arrive by mutual good will.
| friendly accommodation and mutual In
terest The Iris people do not desire a
renewal Of the war. but they will face
renewal OF war without hesitation in
| order 70 preserve their national honor"
| The Bulletin says Il declines TO be-
lieve that the speeches IN Parliament Of
Premier Lloyd George and Lord Curzon
constituted the Governments last word
Contrastin gthe British Governments
dealings with Northeast Ulster and the
remainder OF Ireland. IL says:
"Compulsory free trade Is imposed be-
tween ireland and Great Britain. There
r. no such obligation between Ulster
and ireland. but there are proposals in
voivlng customs barrier between them.
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