The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-12
Valera Tells British Sim FeiI
Will Negotiate.
Lloyd Georges Terms To B.
Made Basis for Farley.
RUMORS OF CRISIS DENIED
Premier Hurries Home From
Paris Council Session.
Cabinet Meeting at London to
Consider Valera Note.

London, Aug. ia cabinet meet
ing has been summoned for IL o'clock
tomorrow morning to consider the
Sim Fein reply to the English peace
offer.
Premier Lloyd George will reach
London at 10 o'clock tonight from
Paris.
No Demand for Amnesty.
Art O'Brien, head of the Irish Self
Determination league and so-called
Sim Fein ambassador to London, for
maly denied reports current here that
Eamonn de Valera's reply included
demand for amnesty.
''It is obvious, however, that sucn
procedure would improve conoltohs
under which the negotiations are being
carried on" added O'Brien.
The Irish office states that there are
about 1000 Sim Feiners imprisoned
or interned. The government has
taken no action regarding their re-
lease.
Irish Are Ready.
Dublin, Aug 12.-Eamonn de VAL
era's letter to Premier Lloyd George
informed the premier that the Sim
Fein parliament (Dail Eireann) is
ready to negotiate for peace upon the
English terms, according to the best
of authority mere To-Day
The letter is neither an acceptance
nor a rejection of the Irish peace pro-
posals it was learned here today.
The letter raises various questions
to which an answer is necessary Inc
answer may serve to facilitate future
dealings. it was said and is not ex-
pected to lead to a break in negotla-
tions.
The Sim Fein has been unimpressed
by the British proposals and has been
disinclined to jump at them. Leaders
today said the proposals certainly eA-
ceeded anything ever rendered oy 1I tn1
constitutional party, but that they IdII
short of a republic. 1t is generally
understood that the South African
constitution was studied as an exam
pie in making the offer. Frank WaIsh'
legal adviser to de Valera. visited the
mansion house this morning ana sa"
a number of Irish leaders.
Crisis Is Discredited.
Rumors that the reply of Eamonn
de Valera, the Irish republican lead
er. to the British governments irish
Deace proposals, which was received
here Yesterday. had produced ser1-
Gus crisis in the Irish situation, were
generally discredited here today
The attitude taken by tha British
capital today was that altho the terms
of the Irish missive still were un-
known, negotiations between the gov
ernment and the Irish republicans
would continue under favorable con-
ditions.
Reply Is welcomed.
In well informed quarters belief was
expressed that Mr.. de Valera's mes
sag reflected the view among meln-
bers of the Irish republican parlla-
ment with whom he had consulted,
that the governments proposals FUR
nished the basis for a possible settle
ment 1t was assumed. however, that
he asked for more explicit explana-
ton as to certain details before the
British proposals should be submitted d
to the Irish republican parliam.sat
next Tuesday.
1t was suggested that the hurried
return of the prime minister from
Paris was prompted by a recognition
of the fact that the short interval be-
fore the meeting of the Irish repub-
lican parliament made it desirable
that Mr.. de Valera have the govern
ments considered response as long as
possible before the meeting Of the
Dali Eireann. Some political CORE
spondents surmised that Mr.. Lloyd
George welcomed the opportune arri-
val of the Irish communication.
Dali to Meet Tuesday.
Dali Eireann will meet next Tues
day. The communication. SO far as
could be learned here, does not re-
quest the release of all Sim Feiners
now detained in prison and intern
ment camps. The republican leaders
are conscious of the fact that such a
demand probably would precipitate a
breakdown of the negotiations.
Frank P. Walsh of New York and
Kansas City. who arrived here yester-
day. has become a man of mystery
Cornelius Sullivan, New York lawyer.
who accompanied Mr.. Walsh. occupied
Walsh's hotel room as q "decoy' while
tho latter dinnd with EfnT1 TafY Ian
ers and afterwards attended a secret
conference of Republican chieftains.
The Sim F'ein leaders were optimis-
tic today over the neace situation