The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-19
Dali CABINET
CONvENES FOR
HOURS TALK
Communication to Press Ex-
pected Tonight on Lloyd
George Note Refusing to
Recognize Sovereign State.
FIRM AS TO STATUS
(Bv Associated Pressl

DUBLIN, Sept 19.-The Dali cabi-
net held a full meeting this afternoon
lasting an hour.
Michael Collins, minister of finance,
and Charles Burgess, minister of de-
Tense, left the meeting early.
A communication to the press re-
garding the session is expected to-
night
The Dali Eiremann was called into
session to deliberate on the situation
brought about by the latest note sent
to Dublin by Prime Minister Lloyd
George This communication was re-
ceived yesterday at an hour that pre-
vented the Irish Republican cabinet
from considering it before today
Readiness to meet Mr.. De Valera or
other delegates from the Sim Fein
in the capacity of the chosen spokes-
men for southern Ireland" was ex-
pressed by the prime minister. but
he refused to confer with them as
representatives of sovereign and
Independent state''
Mr.. Lloyd George declared that the
section of the Sim Fein note dis
patched on Sept u, which was con-
strued as placing the Irish delegates
on par with ENJOYS from a separate
power must be withdrawn before a
conference was possible
Insists on Status
He pointed out that when Mr.. de
Valera went to London to begin con-
versations as to basis for settlement
of the Irish problem he was received
as the chosen leader of the great ma
jority in southern Ireland, and that
Mr.. de Valera accepted this designa.
ton.
After Mr.. de Valera on Saturday dis.
patched telegram to Mr. Lloyd
George stating that the Sim Fein had
accepted the Prime minister's invita-
tion to the Inverness conference. but
had merely detailed the position he
and his colleagues were maintaining
it was believed the way had been pre-
pared for a continuation of the nego
tiations with the British government
Yesterdays note from the prime
that Mr. Lloyd George was insistent
in demanding a clear declaration tha,
Ireland had not renounced her alleg
lance to the British crown.
Approved by Dali
/ uS HOlt VI ocpl. IL 10 a section o.
! which the prime minister took excep
| ton, was approved by unanimou.
/ vote taken by the Dali Eireann. I
would appear. therefore, that anothe,
! session of that body must be called
| for the purpose of maintaining tht
position assumed in that note, or draft
! ing new communication which would
in some way, meet the views Of the
prime minister.
The only cabinet member at tn
mansion house during the forenoon
was Arthur Griffith, foreign minister
who later was joined by George Gaval
Duffy. Mr.. De Valera telephoned tha
he would not reach the mansion hous
until 3 o'clock this afternoon.
i Desmond Fitzgerald, minister o
propaganda, when asked today as t
when a reply probably would be sen
to Mr., Lloyd George said he coul
give no information on that point.
1t was suggested in some quarter
that Mr.. De Valera may be conten
to leave the situation as it stands an
discontinue the correspondence. Their
seems to be general agreement tha
the paragraph in the Sept II note, I
which Mr.. Lloyd George objects, coul
not be withdrawn without the consen
Of the Dali Eireann, which approve
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