Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-18

The Dali Eireann will go into secret
session tomorrow to discuss the gov
ernments plans for peace, with the
reiterated words of canon de Valera
still fresh in the minds of it's men,
hers: The Dali Eireann can not and
! will lnot on behalf of Ireland accept
| the terms offered"
! At the second session of the parila-
ment, held today in the Mansion
House Mr.. De Valera again dealt with
the British offer. Again he insisted
that nothing less than independence
for Ireland was in the minds of the
Irish leaders. He emphasized his
viewpoint that the status of domin-
ion government had not been offered
to Ireland. The statement that such
a government had been offered con-
tanned two falsehoods. There was no
Ireland mentioned in the terms, only
two broken pieces of Ireland, Domin-
ions had the right to secede but the
Irish republic must stay within the
empire whether it desired to do so
; or not, he said.
| During his address Mr.. De Valera
! held out the olive branch to Ulster
: by declaring that in entering into
negotiations for a settlement of the
controversy northern Ireland need
not give up it's own point of view.
He said he would be willing to sug-
gest that the Irish people give up
: good deal in order that Ireland might
be able to view the future without
anticipation of distracting internal
problems.
I Mr.. De Valera declared again that
! the claims of the minority in Ireland
as represented by the Obstetrics, were
wrong but added that he for one
would be ready to go a long way to
give in to Ulster 'if we could get
them to come with us and consider
the interest of their own country and
not be allying themselves with for
eiGners."
! Everywhere these words of Mr. De
! Valera with regard to Ulster were
! received as an indication that events
were being shaped behind the scenes
to bring Sir. James Craig, the Ulster
premier, into touch with the Sim
Fein leaders in the hope of evolving
some compromise.
! Significance attaches to the words
of Mr.. De Valera that the Republic
ans were ready to make to north Ire
land sacrifices we never would think
of making to England"
! Another way out of the deadlock
gotiations. aside from the possible
! submission of the terms of Premier
) Lloyd George to a referendum is
| said to have been suggested today
| to members of the Dali Eireann. In
effect this suggestion is declared to
have been that the Dali Eireann.
which is considered the governing
body of the Irish republic, should
go to Great Britain. saying:
I'VE as a republic are DESTROYS of
becoming a member of the British
| commonwealth. We are willing to
grant you the concessions which Mr..
| Lloyd George has demanded in his
letter. such as naval and air bases"
This. it was said in high quarters
| tonight. would involve Ulster COM
ing into a single dominion with
south ireland. High authorities to-
| night expressed the view that they
did not believe Ulster would do this
at the present time. but that they
were convinced she would do so
when a new Irish parliament was
elected made up of men the people
of Ulster felt they could trust to leg
islate with respect to their property.
Mr.. De Valera is considered to
| have intimated some such scheme
in his sreech today when he said:
'An associate that would be con-
sistent with our right to see that
we were to be the judges of what
are our own interests, and that we
were not compelled to leave judy
ment of what are our own interests
| or not toothers-a combination of
that sort would, I believe, commend
itself to majority of my colleagues
But 1t should really be a COM
; binatiop that is in accordance with
the description the British them
selves gave of this offered associa-
ton. Speaking of dominion they
described it in terms at any rate
which amount to free and friendly
cooperation. tree and friendly CO.
operation is one thing and forced
| cooperation another"
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