Evening star., 1921-12-02
NEW IRISH OFFER
MAY AVERT BREAK
Sim Feiners Agree to Take
Latest British Proposals
Before Dali Cabinet.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated ffess.
LONDON. December 2.-Thd, British
governments latest proposals for set
tlement Of the Irish question will be
considered by the cabinet CT the dali
eireann in Dublin tomorrow. The new
terms, which were handed to the Sim
Fein delegates in written form. show
some advances over the governments
previous proposals. ana the delegates
felt the necessity of giving them full
est consideration at cabinet ses-
sion.
The terms, it is said. 's,oncede from
the beginning the Sim Fein's claim
for the unity Of Ireland Ulster must
be included within the scheme from
the start. according to.1he plan as 1t
now appears to have been framed,
and must remain in for six months.
After that period. and before the end
of a year, Ulster is to be given the
option to withdraw, and IL she goes
there must be a boundary commits
sion to determine the exact area
which is fairly entitled to go with
her.
II Ulster goes under this plan she
would preserve only her present pow
ers and not obtain the fiscal freedom
that would be left with south Ire
land.
Final Action Tomorrow.
The Sim Fein has neither accepted
nor rejected these proposals. but has
promised to consider them finally to-
morrow.
~ oil T.
the crux of the situation. but efforts
are being made to devise some form
of declaring allegiance which, it is
hoped by the government, the Sim
Fein will accept
The Sim Fein's reluctance to ac-
cept the governments plan to draft
the terms offered in treaty form and
place the treaty before the house of
commons, as advanced early this
week, has been caused, it is explain
ed, by the general belief that the ne
gotiations must end il that plan is
followed. 1t had been suggested this
treaty should embOdy an all-Ireland
parliament, but give northeast Ulster,
the right to withdraw at stipulated
time.
The Sinn Fein delegates. who are
still in London, indicated little hop,
today that the new version of tie
plan would be accepted. but SO far ylo
one among them has declared for b.
solute rejection or has cared to mIke
a prediction as to what would be the
decision of the dali eireann cabiY.et.
Arthur Griffith and George )iayan
Duffy Of the Sim Fein delegati on left
for Dublin this morning and Michael
Collins and Eamon ]. Duggan will go
tonight. Mr.. Griffith will return Sun
day morning, probably with the def
mite decision Of the dali cabf let, which
will be communicated to Trime Min
lister Lloyd George at rhe earliest
possible moment.
Great Care in Pre- parntion.
The governments l. test proposals
were the result of meetings of the
cabinet members hich lasted the
greater part of the day yesterday and
and until after midnight, the written
version reaching Mr. Griffith at. 1880
o'clock this morn ing. During the cab
met discussiony ar Griffith and his
colleagues were Consulted
AS first prSs1nted the terms were
Fein. but after some of the Sinn Fein
suggestionS. lad been adopted the plan
reached sith a stage that the dele
gates thou Eht 1t had assumed form
which vyruld make 1t worth while
presenting the dail cabinet for con-
Ulst ef will not be officially informed
of tlA nature of the proposals until
the sSinn Fein has signified its accept
apice. IL such be Forthcoming. In the
eSj <nt Of total rejection on the part OF
the dail the terms will only be made
lis published.