Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-07-09
CREDIT GIVEN
To SHUTS AND
ENGLISH KING.
Both Have Been Active
in Recent Negotiations
Leading Up to Truce.
Lloyd George $ Letter
Swings Dublin Confer
ence Into His Belief.

London, July 8.-(By The
Associated Press).-A truce
has been declared between
England and Ireland. It will
take effect at noon on Monday
next. Preparations are already
under way to end the hostlli-
ties between the crown forcas
and those actively engaged in
the Irish cause.
Developments leading to the truce
! mere meIe divided between London and
Ir;lh aglih. IN dublin, Eamonn de Valera.
tia tlish republican leader, and his ma
ference with the southern unionists
| harl middleton, unionist who regent.
| ~ conferred with the British prime
mlnlnlster, read a letter from Mr.. Lloyd
ueorge to the effect that hostil;ties
must cease If negotiations looking to
peace We're to succeed.
General Sir Newell MacReady, British
Ihihtary commander in Ireland an
peared at the De Valera conference
an ana lt was not many hours later that
tne announcement was made at the
prime minister's office in London thar
as a result of the premier's offer and
nr. de Valera's reply, arrangements
"ele gong forward for the cessation
ot nostllitles Monday noon.
King Leading Figure.
The king of England has been q load
ing figure in the Developments mn r.
the present. while General Smuts. the
soh1h African premier, has acted as
Ihe pivot upon which the peace Move
ment has turned. There is hone in
LONDON. and in Dublin too, that peace
must come out of the force which are
now engaged in seeking a settlement
Events moved swiftly Friday hoth ;r
London and Dublin. Not only has Mr.
de valera. contrary to the general ex-
peeta'lon. consented to come to Lon
don to discuss with Mr.. Loyd Georca
the basis upon which settlement of tho
irish question might be reached bv the
prime minister's proposed London con-
terence. but truce has been arranged
TO begin at noon Monday. This has
gwen reasonable assurance that the
orislnal conference. to which the prime
minister invited the Irish republic
leader and Sir James Craig the us
ter premier. will be held.
Day Starts Hopefully.
The day started hopefully with the
klng snmmoning the Ulster premier 70
a confeSenc> at Buckingham palace
This, fo,iowing upon the kings confer
ence Thursday with General Jan
Christian Smuts. the South African
premier is an indication of the intense
interest the king is taking in the irish
question and. although under tha ira
ditions of the British constitution. the
KING has no real part in the direction
or the government affairs. that does
not prevent his exercising great influ-
ence in the policy of the country.
General Smuts is going to Cheouers
court to spend the weekend together
with the other premiers of the over
seas dominions with Mr.. Lloyd George.
General Smuts evidently is the chief
influence in the negotiations. perhaps
more than mere influence,
for lacking his active aid. it is hardly
that events could have pro-
gressed as rapidly as they did Friday,
and the fact that the prime minister
has not stood upon the dignity of his
office but seemingly is willing to dis
cuss with Mr.. de Valera the basis for
a general conference, is considered full
of hopefulness.
Dublin Center Of Interest,
nc pAiHSiPal events OF THIS 1mpOr-
tant day, however. occurred not in
London, but in Dublin. and the most
striking was the sensational appear
ance of General Sir Nevil MacReady,
the military commander in Ireland. at
the conference of Eamonn de Valera
and leading southern unionists after
his aide de camp had been sent in
advance, presumably to ascertain
whether his participation would be
agreeable.
General MacReady's appearance and
ong stay at the conference clearly
iad to do with Mr.. Lloyd Georges
etter to Earl Middleton, one of the
'onferees. in which the prime minister
declared that it would be impossible to
'onduct negotiations with any hope OF
satisfactory results il vio-
ence in Ireland continued, and also
hat the British government would give