The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Cabinet Invites the Irish
] Confer With II at
Inverness.
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on the front pnge of the worlds
As was predicted. DE valera's
TO Premier Lloyd George merely
1nued the controversy. acceptance
Die British dominion offer being
b refused and the Sim fein argn.
It's repeated. Adherence to the
hciple Of government by the consent
fhe governed was insisted upon,
once more Il was made clear that
this Ireland means that she must
treated as an entirely independent
Non.
4sioyti -George-was' in- IByer,ess.~
Dtland. when the note reached him.
n the British cabinet was called up
IRE to formulate a reply. The min
lers were In had humor at being
Fced to make the trip and the pros
ct for a conciliatOry answer to the
Ish was gloomy. De Valera fore
allied an adverse decision by the
{ntement that II England issued an
'|fimatum war would result. or
Dnbahly mor effect was a message
: the premier from the parliamentary
l4mmIuee Of the Tradcg Cnion con.
lfpss and the national executive board
4 the Labor patty, urging the govern
nent TO invite representatives Of the
|fjsh people to meet them face 10 face
q conference. and declaring that ut
itould be a disaster II the deep and
|1,ontaneous feeling for peace now
5ervadlng the two peoples was allowed
|n evapnrate while their representa-
ives engaged In n controversy by eX-
mango Of notes"
Several hours Of debate put the
cabinet members In more cheerful
lrame Of mind, and new note was
dispatched that invited De Valera to
Dend delegates TO conference with
fhe cabinet at Inverness on September
~ for renewed consideration Of the
peace proposals. This sounded fine.
Du. there was ny IN the ointment.
The condition was imposed that 1t
must he understood that Ireland WAS
10 remain In the empire. No doubt
De Valera will send delegates to Scot
and. hut whether the discussion will
he fruitful 80 long as they are asked
10 accept this compulsory stipulation
g questionable.
In a speech at Armagh commandant
oDuffey Of the Irish republican army
declared that south Ireland would
compel Ulster to unite with II by use
II the boycott. and that II that failed,
ead would he used. Belfast Unien-
ats have accepted this as direct
challenge and are ar1ning themselves
for the conflict. Steps are also being
aiken to revive the Ulster volunteer
forces. The Ulster press Is exultlng
over the prospect Of renewal OF
hostilities between the British and
Sim FeIn.
Sir Horace Plunkett. one Of the
wisest Of Irishmen. sees nothing but
two Incompatible contentions--no
whatsoever towards recon-
cilia lion. He wants ybte Of the
whole Irish people on the matter.
The assembly Of the League Of Ma
lions. now holding Its second meeting
in Geneva. has been put up against
difficult proposition by the delegates
from Bolivia. They demanded that the
old dispute over the provinces Of
Tacna and Arica. now under Chilean
be placed on the
aeepda of the assembly, and that the
treaty of 1904 between Bolivia and
chile be taken under consideration for
possIble revision. The Chilean dele
ratlon. led by Augustln Edwards,
argued passlonately against the pro-
oosal urging that the league is not