The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-17
Breaking OF Truce With Eng
land Now Expected.
Leaders of Sim Fein CIamOr for
Renewal of War.
MAKE OVERTURES TO ULSTER
Valera Wants to Avoid Any
Partition of Ireland.
Dali Eireann Holds Secret Ses-
sion to Hear Reports.

London, Aug Il--SO QencaIe Is lne
new Irish peace situation created by
Eamonn de Valera's reply to the
English offer that the plan of the
British cabinet to have Premier Lloyd
George make a public statement in
the house of commons this afternoon
was Cancelled at the last minute.
A statement has already been
drawn up at meeting of the cabinet
Just before noon. When commons as
sembled, Austin Chamberlain. spokes-
man for the government, arose and
said:
1T is not desirable that any state
ment of Ireland should be made here
today We must be guided by the
daily course of events. I do not know
what may happen between the pres
ent time and the prorogation of par
lament"
All Debate Blocked.
1t was indicated that the house of
commons will have to sit Saturday
despite plans for a vacation. Govern
ment officials had great difficulty in
pacifying angry members of commons
who spoke their minds freely in criti-
c.sing the cabinet for making the
Irish peace terms in the newspapers
before communicating them to the
house of commons. Angry protests
came from several quarters.
Mr.. Chamberlain blocked an attempt
TO bring about debate on the Irish
situation. He appealed to the mem
hers mot to jeopardize the govern
ments position so long as there is any
hope Of securing peace" This state
ment brought forth cheers
Can Not Believe Negotiations Ended.
The probability that de ~valera's
verbal rejection of the English peace
terms would be followed by a formal
message to London was indicated by
Sir William Sutherland, who gave out
the following statement:
THE cabinet met just before noon
and I can state that, as the result of
new intimations from Dublin, the pre-
mier is in a position to announce the
ministrys attitude to the house of
commons late this afternoon or this
evening"
Officials of the Irish office are loath
TO believe that the door to future peace
negotiations has been closed. They
admit the situation is most critical but
they say that regardless of the Sim
Fein rejection, the British government
will ont adopt an aggressive attitude
in Ireland.
Valera Rejects Terms.
Dublin, Aug 1.-THE Irish peace
negotiations were brought to the point
of absolute collapse today when
Eamonn de Valera, speaking in the
Sim Fein parliament, announced that
the English peace offer would be re-
iected. Dali Eireann will draw up
counter proposals which will be for
warded to Premier Lloyd George De
Valera's announcement that the Eng
lish offer could not be accepted and
that England never had offered Ire
land dominion status, caused a tre-
mendous sensation.
There is every indication that the
armistice will be broken off and hos
tilities will reopen in Ireland before
another week has ended.
Leaders of the Republican army de-
that they would not attack the Eng
lish unless they '5ere attacked -rst,
but it is understood that radicals in
the Cork area have been cIamoring for
reopening of wa: -are against the
British and the Sim Fein chieftains
them.
The following order was read to all
officers and men Cf the ~--' he
Irish republican a. ";
Orders TO rish Army.
Communication between the -:5h
republican government and the .,. .tish
government have cen made n-'fc
and serve to emphasize towards the
officers and men of the Irish rt pub
hcan army the paramount importG .ce
of being prepared for every contin-
gency that may arise from a military
viewpoint Now q: always in safe
guarding the righ and liberties of
the Irish people, they depend On the
Irish republican army. 1t is our bust
ness to be efficient and highly -~. lined
as possible and ready for every ler-
gency. No opport- nifty should BE- neg
1ected in improving our drill and train
ing and in making ourselves truly ef-
fective soldiers of the Irish republican
army. The repub-'c exists no.. and
always will. 1t re rs . do
our best in its service. -alizing that
sacrifices we have already may be
less than those We Shail - ~ llet' ,on
to make in the .ure. The future
lies with us if we do our utmost"
Expect End of Truce.
When the truce went into effect the
Irish and the English gave pledges
that a reasonable time would be given