The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-15
DE VALERA ARGUES
FOR INDEPENDENCE
OF EMERALD ISLAND
While There Is Deadlock on the
Question Negotiations Are
Still Open.
FOREIGN ARBITRATION
REFUSED BY ENGLISH
British Proposals Are Made Pub
lie and Shatter Hopes of
Early Peace.
tey rhe AssoeIated Pressl

C5y Tho Associated Press)
LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE correspon,
dence between the British prime min.
lister, Mr.. Lloyd George, and Hamonr
DeValera, the Irish Republican leader
made public by the British government
this evening shows that, while there
is a deadlock on the question of in
dependence for Ireland, the negotia-
tions still are open.
Great Britain offered Ireland com
plete autonomy in finance and taxa
tion. military forces for home defense
her own police and, among other
things, control Of the Irish postal SER
vices.
In his reply to Mr.. Lloyd George,
Mr.. DeValera argued for Independence
and offered to submit the Ulster ques-
tions to arbitration.
In his final letter, Mr.. Lloyd-George
denied Ireland's right to occasion,
refused foreign arbitration for Irish
questions and expressed the hope that
Ireland would accept the British
terms which, he declared. the best
that could be offered.
The British proposals, which were
dated July 20, said:
"The British government are actuat-
ed by an earnest desire to end the un-
happy divisions between Great Bri-
. tain and Ireland which have produced
so many conflicts in the past and
which have once more shattered the
peace and well being Of Ireland. At
the present time, they long with His
Majesty, the King, in the words of His
gracious speech in Ireland last month,
for a satisfactory solution of those
age-long Irish problems which for gem
erations embarrassed our forefathers
as they now weigh heavily upon us
and wish to do their utmost to secure
that every man Of Irish birth should
work in loyal cooperation with the
free communities on which the British
empire Is based.
"They are convinced that the Irish
people may find as worthy and COM
plete an expression of their political
and spiritual ideals within the empire
as any of the numerous and varied
nations united in allegiance to His
Majestys throne and they desire such
consummation not only for the well
fare of Great Britain and Ireland and
the empire as a whole, but also for
the cause OF peace and harmony
throughout the world.
There Is not a part Of the world
where Irishmen have made their homes
but suffer from our ancient feuds. No
part of 1t but looks to this meeting
between the British government and
the Irish leaders to resolve these feuds
in new understanding, honorable and
satisfactory to all the people involved
The free nations which compose
the British empire are drawn from
many races with different histories,
traditions and ideals. The British peo-
pie cannot believe that where Canada
and South Africa with equal or even
greater differences have so signally
succeeded. Ireland. will fail, and they
are determined that so far as they
themselves can assure 1t nothing shall
hinder Irish statesmen from joining
t4gether to build up an Irish state in
free and willing cooperation with the
other peoples OF the empire.
Moved by these considerations the
British government invite Ireland to
take her place in the, great associa-
tion of free nations over which His
Majesty reigns AS an earnest of their
desire to obliterate old quarrels and
to enable Ireland to face the future
with her own strength and hope, they
propose that Ireland shall assume
forthwith the status of dominion,
with all the powers and privileges set
forth In this document
by the adoption of dominion status,
1t is understood that Ireland shall en-
JOY complete autonomy in taxation and
finance; that she shall maintain her
own military forces for home defense
her own constabulary and her own po-
lice; that she shall take over the Irish
postal services and all matters relat-
ing thereto; education, land, agricul-
ture, mines. and minerals, forestry,
housing, labor, unemployment, trans
port, trade. public health, health in
surance, and liquor traffic, and in sum
that she shall exercise all those pow
ers and privileges upon which the
autonomy OF governing dominionsI
is based. subject to the considerations
set forth in the ensuing paragraphs.
Guaranteed in these liberties which
no foreign people can challenge, with