Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-07

 the eve of a meeting of the British cab inet at Inverness to take action on the Irish problem, Eamon De Valera, the Irish republican leader, today quite un- expectedly issued a statement to the press. in which. after reiterating Ire lands earnest desire for peace. declared that peace could never be founded on | make believe.
 Let us lay aside the camoufage and | put away the hypocrisy" said MT. De | Valera. If England is issuing ulti- | matum, let it be an ultimatum.' War. not peace. would be the outcome ! of the imposition of England's proposals | | by force, according to Mir. DeValera who went on tn assert that England had no l basis in righs for a single demand she was making on Ireland, and would not dare to make such demand upon "a DOW | CT even nearly as strong as herself"
 The text of MT. De Valera's state | ment follows:
 "It seems that it is a grievous political sin these days to keep ones eyes open Plain common sense is sneered at as rhetoric and logic. The British imperial statesmen are trying to sell Ireland second rate political margarine and are . very angry because we -Io not accept the butter label :hey put on and believe all the advertising stuff they have had printed abount it. If it were real but ter it would not need all this advertise ment.
 The Irish people know that the arti- cle pointed out in the shop as the arti-
 cle being sold ls very unlikely to be
 the article that will finally reach them.
 Ireland wants butter and the Irish peo-
 pie will not be deceived into thinking , they have got it until they see if actually - ] delivered. The English press asks have
 We a will to peace. Yes. We have-and
 an ardent desire. IL is for that very l. reason that we refuse to see things as h b founded on make-believe- Let us tear n aside the camoufase and pu. away the
 hyprocisy"
 If England Is issuing an ultimatum ,e let it be an ultlmstum Brute force If naked and unabashed. has been used l. against small nations before. Our na ,e ton has known it for long. Even ou'
 little children have experienced it. anf
 no pretense will hide the threat o st force 1t is best recognized for what I al is e
 r. England has no basis In right fo ed a single one of the demands she is mak Il ing on Ireland She would not dar
 make them to a power even near'y a
 strong enough to enforce them. and Ire NY land too weak to resist successfully H. That IS the naked truth. and it is use of less attempting to hide IL e- "For peace. secured in these circuTr h. stances no one would have the slightes
 respect: certainly no RIrishulan woul
 feel bound by any arrangement thus ar re rived at.
 he with this background of inpositio to hy force. war. not peace. would sure' en bA the outcome. Ireland and Grea ,y- Britain are neishbors. The natur7
 forces of mutual interests and commo
 purposes would have brought inc tw T. peoples together long ago as real friend ter Tn voluntary cooperation had not II ,b- rulers and statesmen with their curse nc meddlinC and artificial contrivances IT of terposed insunerable barriers. whic
 the British governments proposals SCI
 to continue and nerHetuste. zL Had the representatives Of the Sri to ish dominions at their recent conferen' fo- sought to bind hy formula and centra ,d. iza by machinery the union that no ,.-1 exists between these states and Grr'
 Britain they would have disru-ted the
 empire. Wisely for the empire they ) ,r. very well he.
 ~ ar 'Tt Pitt had been as wise there won 9.. he no Irish problem today and Tr of land wouV have been saved eentu ot and a quarter of misery and Great Br
 ain a century and a quarter of shame
 Pitts work must be srranned a'
 Inc debris cleared away 10 ATaN #A AAfAl ,ra .aation for a real and natural union } n,e, tween Ireland and Great Britain. V .;.t are struggling to get to that found " " tion we know exactly what we are q ing and all who desire to see Gre
 Britain and Ireland friends and
 peace will lend helping hand" heu Ii was announced earlier in the d ' by the Sim Fein leaders that there N ana nothing to communicate. then suddei llp- .s-rnauH~ffsnu His' was given out. Though bitterness is
 be observed in the pronouncement it
 noted that it does not amount to a n yh. ture of the negotiations nevertheless es- issuance at this critical moment is -ew. lieved here to add to the gravity Of City situation.
 o-+. A communication was received by " ces- today from Robert C. Barton the :
 Fein courier, who carried the Dali Ei
 anns reply 10 Premier Lloyd Geor
 and is still in Scotland. forcastinE | o' possible result of the cabinet meeti "a and 1t is suggested that Mr. De Vaiei oner statement was made in consequence pear informs tion contained in Mir. Bartc Rlne message The newspapers suggestion oy the imposition by the premier of a t
 limit has been badly received. Art
 Griffith and others resent any atter In a to force the peace. There is no s il of however, that the Sim Fein leaders mla gard the position as critical; they in as fl they had months of argument c of fore them and as though there was had possibility of the termination of
 truce.
 The British reply is expected 10 he unit livered tomorrow night 10 Mir Bartor nted Inverness. ana. m that event, it is lii pro- to be made public before the end of the week.
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