Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-11
BRITISH CABINET TO MEET
 S|NN FEN DELEGATES TODAY
Will Open With Discussion of Procedure Arrive at Some Definite Basis-Lloyd George Has Been Asked to Bring Before the Conference the Sim Fen Boycott English Goods-De Valera is Said to Have Plan of Local Self
 Government For Ulster Within An Irish State.

London, Oct 10 (By the A. P).-The i prime minister and other representatives of the British government and the dele gates of the Dali Eireann will face each other across the conference table in the cabinet room at 10 Downing street, the premier's official residence, at II o'clock tomorrow morning. The program for the first day takes the form of oyen conver- sation with view to cr,ivin2 at some definite basis upon which negotiations looking to an Irish settlement can pro- ceed.
 Either side may, nowcve. raise some controversial subject. Ore oi the dele gates said today that Il was rot the in- tention to mention reiSlse Ut .n.erned men for the present. Nevertheless. the government is preparing .. reply 70 such request and has sunH,cne,l ,ier-.4l Sir NevIl MacReady and General T5j"-, of the forces in Ireland, and lha head Cf the police from Dublin to advise the gc, ern- ment should the proposal be made The services of these generals VIII also be useful when arrangements are sug- gested for stricter observance of the truce which both the government and the Sim Feiners desire.
 Another matter which Mir. Lloyd i George has been publicly asked to bring l before the conference is the Sim Fein boycott on English goods. It is hot like l ly that the conference will concern itself {, with this at this stage OF that the Sim Fein will agree to remove the boycott except as part of trade policy following upon a settlement.
 The cabinet is said to have discussed today the possibility of extending the scope of the conference and inviting Ul- ster to send delegates. This is a matter | 10 the prime mini51sr l.. decide as the Sim Fein delegate, a:N here only as the spokesmen of those til " represent and the premier might invite Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, and even Lord Middleton, representative of the south ot Ireland unionists and Sir Horace Punk. cit, dominion home ruler, and theil
 friends
 But the Sim Fein has not assented tc
 any joint conference and it is -declareC
 would object strongly to forming one o
 a three or four party conference Tn,
 Irish delegates would, however they say
 make great concessions to secure unite,
 Ireland. Mir. De Valera is believed t
 have a plan of local self-government fo
 Ulster within an Irish state more at
 tractive financially and otherwise to tn
 northeast than it's present status, and
 is probable that this will be put forward The real crux, as stated by an officia 
 Listers local powers but necessary sc,-
 erance of Ulster from the imperial par
 liament, where it now has representation
 it desires to maintain.
 , The Sim Fein, on the other hand. 1e . sires no representation in the imperia parliament. They declare they ar bound to set forth Ireland's claim to complete separation, which, they hay pointed out, is their mandate from thci constituencies. Any recession from tna position will be made at price bringi7
 |. Ulster,
 The British delegation includes thre liberals, David Lloyd George. W nsto s Spencer Churchill and Sir Hamar Green
 wood; all of whom took part in tramin = MT. Asquiths home rule bill which Aus a ten Chamberlain. Lord Birkenhead an Sir Laming Worthington-Evahs il, = other three British representatives, a e unionists, fought so bitterly against o g Listers behaJK Since that time. how g ever, MT. Lloyd George has said that tn - government must safegGa-1 Listers 1T r terests.