Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16
PREMIER DEMANDS
FULL ALLEGIANCE
TO BRITISH CROWN
Negotiations Have Not
Reached Stage of Break,
View in London.
NEITHER ERIN HEAD NOR
MINISTER TO RECEDE
If Parlcys End, Present Home
Rule Act Probably Will
Be Invoked.
DOOR is NOT ENTIRELY CLOSED
Suppression OF Dali Eirennn Would.
In All Likelihood, Follow
breach.
tBy Associated Press. I

LONDON, Sept l5.-The arrange
ments for the proposed Irish peace
conference are cancelled, hut the
negotiations stiIl- are not ruptnrrd.
That, In brief. is the story of today's
unexpected developments.
Eamonn de Valera. the Irish Re-
publican leader, having re-aflirmed
his claim To enter the conference a.
the representative of an independents
sovereign state. Premier Lloyd
George declares that such admission
Is impossible. He announces the can
collation. OF the arrangements for a
conference and the necessity of his
consulting his colleagues on the sub.
jcct. -
The Premier is careful not to close
the door to possible resumption OF
the negotiations. On the contrary. ha
gives De Valera and his supporters
the amplest time and opportunity to
reconsider their position: he describes
himself even as laid up" at Gairloch,
hecessitating u few days delay. al
though. up 10 the present. nothing
has been heard In London OF any in
disposition on the part of Lloyd
George.
Declaring that there was but one
answer to claim which would l..
equivalent to Great Britain's ac-
knowIedging Ireland's right to ne
s.otiatc treaty OF closer association
with some other foreign power" he
mildly reproaches the Irish people
Tor taking no single step to meet the
generous advances of the British gov
crnment.
Lloyd George SIN Hopeful.
The whole tone of the letter, in
;"ct. reveals that the Premier still
retains hope OF some more favorable
Gcvelopment. incidentally, the Pre-
Wicrs letter clears up the mystifyinE
events OF the last few days, showin:
thai De Nalera's reply was taken by
Aic,irath and Boland to Gairloch, but
that the Premier tried unsuccessfully
10 persuade modification OF it's tenor
and offered to regard it as not hay-
ing been delivered
The fact that Do Valera and his
colleagues failed to take advantage
OF this offer is considered an adverse
factor and lends a sc.ious aspect 10
the situation.
no move from either side for a few
days. 1t is noteworthy that in the
final exchanges the traditional dipIo-
matte methods of sending notes by
courier were dropped in favor OF
the more eSpcnditious telegraph
lines.
Text Of Premicr's Reply.
The text of Lloyd Georges reply.
which was telcsraphed tonight. says:
informed your emissarics who
came to me here Tuesday that reiter-
alton OF your claim to negotiate with
His Majcsty's government as the rep
rcsentativc OF an independent and
sovereign state would make a con
ference between us impossible"
They brought me a letter from
you, in which you specifically reahirni
that claim. stating that your nation
has formally declared Its independ-
cncc, and recognizes itself as SOW
ereign state, and il Is, you added,
as representatives OF that state and
as its chosen guardians that we haye
and authority or power to act
on behalf OF our people"
Il asked them to warn you OF the
very serious effect OF such a para
graph and offered to regard tho let
ter rs not delivered to me In order
that you might have time to recon
slider IL. Despite this intimation, you
have now published tho letter In It's
original form. ] must accordingly
cancel tho arrangements for tho con
ference next week at Inverness AMI
must consult my colleagues on tho
course of action this new. situation
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