The New York herald., 1921-09-07
Issues Bitter Statement, Ac-
cusing Lloyd George OF Of
fering Margarine as !.
Real Butter.
PEOPLE RESENT HASTE
Talk of Imposing Time
Limit Badly Received and
Reflected i'm Leaders Il
Words.
HE HARKS BACK TO UNION
Says Ireland Seeks Foundation
for Real and Natural Union
With England; Knows
What He's Doing. Z
HE HARKS BACK TO UNION
BIZ the Assoctatcd Pre6s.

DUBLIN, Sept. 6.--On the eve OF
meeting OF the British Cabinet at
Inverness to take action on the Irish
problem Eamon de Valera, the Irish
republican leader, to-day quite unex-
pectedly issued a statement to the
press in which, after reiteratin2
lreland's earnest desire for peace.
he declared that peace could never
he founded on makebelieve.
Let us lay aside the camouflage
and put away the hypocrisy" said
Mr.. de Valera IF England is issu-
ing an ultimatum let 1t be an
ultimatum.'
War. not peace, would be the out
come Of the imposition of England's
proposals by force, according to Mr..
de Valera. who went on to assert that
England had no basis in right for
single demand she was making on
Ireland. and would not dare to make
such demands upon "a Power even
nearly as strong as herself"
Unexpected Statement.
1t was announced earlier in the
day by the Sim Fein leaders that
there was nothing to communicate.
Then suddenly came a call and a
typewriter statement was given out.
Though bitterness Is to be observed
in the pronouncement. It is notod
that II does not amount to a rupture
Of the negotiations. Nevertheless its
issuance at this critical moment is
believed here to add to the gravity
kof the situation.
A communication was received by
wire to-day from Robert c. Barton.
the Sim Fein courier, who carried
the Dali Eireann's reply to Premier
Lloyd George, and is still in Scot
land. forecasting the possible result
of the Cabinet meeting. and 1t is
suggested that Mr.. de valera's state
ment was made in consequence OF
information contained in Mr.. Bar.
tons message.
The newspapers suggestion OF the
imposition by the Premier OF a time
limit has been badly received.
Arthur Griffith and others resent
any attempt to force the pace.
There is no sign, however, that the
Sim Fein leaders regard the posi-.
ton as critical. They talk as IL they
had months OF argument before thsm
and as though there was no posi-.
bility OF the termination OF the truce.
The British reply is expected TO be
delivered tomorrow night to Mr.. Bar
ton at Inverness. and In that event II
Is likely to be made public before tho
end OF the week.
Trying to Deceive Irish.
The text Of Mr. de valera's state-
mont follows:
1T seems that It Is a grievous po-
litical sin these days to keep ones
eyes open Plain common sense IL
snecred at az rhetoric and logic. The
British imperial statesmen are trying
to sell Ireland second rate political
margarine and are very angry because
we do not accept the butter label they
put on and believe all the advertising
stuff they have had printed about II.
Tf IL were real butter II would not.
need all this advertisement.
"The Irish people know that thu
article pointed out in the shop as tho
article being sold is very unlikely 70 bs
the article that will finally reach them.
Ireland wants butter and the Irish pco-
pie will not be deceived into thinking
they have got 81 until they see II actu.
ally delivered The English press aeks
Have we q viii TO peace? Yes. we havA
and an ardent desire. 1t Is for that
very reason that we refuse TO see things
as other than they are. Peace Will
never be founded on make-believe
hypocrisy.
'rf England Is issuing an ultlmatum
let II be an uitimatum. Brute force.
naked and unabashed. has been used
against small nations before. our ua-
tion has known il for long. Even our
little children have experienced Il. md
no pretencc VIII hide the threat OF force
II Is best recognized for what II Is.
England has no basis in right FOR
a single ono OF the demands she is
making on Ireland She would not dare
make them to power even nearly as
strong as herself. They are made 10 Us
simply because II Is FELT Great Britain
is strong enough TO enforce them and
ireland too weak TO resist successfully.
That IL the naked truth. and II Is useless
attempting TO hide H.
"For peace secured In these circum-
stances no one would have the slightest
respect. Certainly no Irishman would
feel bound by any arrangement thus ar
rived at.
with this background of imposition
by force. war. not peace. would surely
be the outcome. Ireland and Great Brit