New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22


to meet does not cover it.
1t is not expected, however. in the
present circumstances the government
Will interfere with the meeting. The
publicity department has not vet
stated whether the Dali Eireann will
adjourn over Tuesday, or whether the
executive committee will POSTPONE its
meeting.
DE Valera Guest at Festival
1T had been announced that Mr.. de
valera would throw out the ball at the
gaelic festival at St. Enda's College. at
Rathfarnham, this afternoon. but he
was prevented from doing SO bv his
attendance on the Cabinet meeting. He
arrived late in the evening, however.
accompanied by Mr.. Boland and Miss
MARY MacSwlney, who had arrived here
today from the United States, and
FRANK r. Walsh. The party received a
warm welcome. Mr.. de Valera made a
short address. He said he ALREADY had
dellvered number Of speeches and
might have to deliver more. therefore
ne would not refer to politics.
Inc publicity department os The Dali
cream to-day issued reply to the
recent statement of Sir Hamar Green
wood, Chief Secretary for Ireland. con-
corning kidnapped and missing crown
forces. The reply objects to the word
Alunapeo IN case whre, it says, war
had been officially declared to exist.
Inc statement says that since Jan
uary, 1920, $50 officers and men cap
tured by the Irish republican army
were disarmed and released unhurr Il
declared that the British practice had
been to treat prisoners of war as Grim
mails and to infict upon them penalties
OF death or Imprisonment. Against the
British list of Sc crown forces miss
lng' fgures are given by the depart
ment OF lrlshmen captured, of whom it
says "a were executed, 127 killed trv-
ing to escape, 395 placed in penal serv-
'tude and 5,755 others imprisoned.
To-day the people of Ireland. free
from IRON, interference by the military and
PACK eA ana Ians, were enjoying a peace
Iul week end. Near Dublin the fes-
tlval OF st. Enda's College was in full
sway. Enniskerry, few miles ont
from Dublin, was the center Of nv, o"'
nc attended by at least one thousand
persons.
Ihere were music and dancing and
much denunciation in song of "thc in
Vaoer- "Aevin Barry" a song written
on the experience Of scventcen-vear
"'d nov VINO was executed by the crown
lorces, was sung in the faces OF NOM
bers of the Royal Irish Constabularv.
VINO were grevely saluted by youths
Just out of the Irish republican army.
who' according to their own statements,
are wlt!lng to return to the field if Mr..
dc Valera is not satisfied with Tho
terms Of Lloyd George.
ireland has passed through week of
decided contrasts in feeling on the
peace question and still is uncertain as
10 where the peace discussions are lead
ing. This period, which has witnessed
the historic initial open meetings of the
Dai! Eircann, has supplied alternately
explosions Of optimism and intervals
OF something closely akin to helpless
ness. But on the eve of another week
the situation in the peace negotiations
remains on the surface apparently lust
about where it was
Mr. de Valera has announced that The
terms offered by the British govern
ment are unsatisfactory, and Premier
Lloyd George has declared that the
British government can 20 no farther
TO meet the demans of the republicans.
AS to these demands, some close OBJ
servers of the situation pointed out to-
day that the Sim Feiners now seldom
were using the term Republicans" to
describe themselves, while the Irish
Bulletin, their organ, in Saturdays is.
sue confined itself to arguing that the
British terms did not constitute COM
plete dominion status, such as Canada
and other dominions enjoy and that
therefore they were not acceptable.
Smuts's Letter Still Cited
The Freeman's Journal, which is sym
pathetic with the Sim Fein but under
the new ownership of Martin Fitzger-
aid represents large busincss intere sts
IN Dublin, thus far has rcfraincd from
commenting on the terms. dcvoting it.
sell to relterating its request that Mr..
Lloyd George let the public know
whether he accepts the description of
the British offer furnished by General
SHUTS in his letter to Mr. de Valera.
The Irish Times, the Unionist organ,
IS pleading with the Sim Fen to accept
the British governments offer, or at
least submit it to pIebiscite, while
the leaders of the Dominion League,
such as Sir Horace Plunkett, and the
Clericals have remained narticulate.
here, however, that Trey can much
longer keep out of the picture.
The attitude of Ulster is being close
y watched, rs it is strongly believed
IN many quarters here that by conced-
ing something Ulster could do much
toward bringing about an agreement.
The Northerners, however, as evidenced
by their press uttcranccs and in re-
ports reaching here from Belfast, appear
to have grown even sitter in their at
titudc since reading the reports Of the
Dali Eircann ministers on economic
questions and the speeches of the Dali
cabinet and members Of the parliament.
BELFAST, Aug 81 by The Associat-
cd Prcss) 1--WE refuse to consent to
separation from the rest Of Ireland and
pledge ourselves to oppose it stcadfast-
ly and to make the fullest use of our
rights to nullify it," concludes reso-
luton which will be proposed by the
Londonderry City Council next Thurs
day. IT is said the resolution is certain
Of passage.
The resolution also will any: "Wc
protest against this eliminating act of
British policy which hns sought to di-
vide In order to dominate us and which
FOR thn purpose has set up an arhi-
trary, u W tangled 'd unnatural boun-