The New York herald., 1921-08-22
DE VALERA'S CABINET
HOLDS LONG SESSION
Final Plans Made for Dali
Eireann Meeting.
BIZ the Associnted Preas.

DUBIrN, Aug. 2f-Nearly all the
members Of the Dali Eireann Cabinet
met In session to-day for the purpose of
making final arrangements for to-mor
rows secret session of the Parliament.
The meeting was a prolonged one. and
this fact caused much speculation. as at
to-morrow's meeting reply to Pre-
mier Lloyd Georges offer will be con-
sidered 10 is not known how long
the debate in the private session will
last. since 1t Is not known how many or
the 100 members Of the Dali Eireann
desire TO be heard.
Tuesday was fixed some time ago for
q meeting Of the executive committee OF
the Sim Fein organization. representing
the Sim Fein clubs throughout the coun-
try Many leading deputies of the Dali
Eireann also are members Of the execu-
tive. This organization Is illegal, and
the Governments permission for the Dali
Eireann to meet does not cover H.
II IL not expected, however, IN the
present circumstances the Cove grifnent
will interfere with the meeting. The
publicity department has not YET stated
whether the Dali Eireann will adjourn
over Tuesday or whether the executive
committee will postpone it's meeting.
Mr.. de Valera this evening attended
the Gaelic festival at 81. Enda's College
at Rathfarnham. accompanied by Mr..
Boland and Miss Mary Macswincy, who
had arrived here to-day from the United
States. and Frank p. Walsh. De Valera
made a short address. He said he al
ready had delivered a number Of speeches
and might have to deliver more. there
fore he would not refer TO politics.
Ireland has passed through a week
OF decided contrasts in feeling on the
peace question and still is uncertain as
20 where the peace discussions are lead
ing. This period, which has Witnessed
the historic initial open meetings OF the
Dali Eireann, has supplied alternately
explosions Of optimism and intervals of
some thing closely akin to helplessness
BIT on the eve OF another week the sit
uation in the peace negotiations remains
on the surface apparently just about
where IL was.
Mr.. de Valera has announced that the
terms offered by the British Government
are unsatisfactory, and Premier Lloyd
George has declared that the British
Government can go no further to meet
the demands of the republicans. As to
these demands some close observers OF
the situation pointed out to-day that
Sim Feiners now seldom were using the
term republicans" to describe them
selves, while the irish Bulietin, their
organ, in Saturdays issue. confined itself
10 arguing that the British terms did not
constitute complete dominion status such
as Canada and other domulons enjoy.
ana that therefore they were not ac-
ccptable.
The Freemdn's Journal. which IL SYM
pathetic with the Sim Fein but under
the new ownership OF Martin Fitzgerald
represents large business interests in
Dublin, thus far has refrained from
commenting on the terms. devoting IT.
self to reiterating its request that MIR.
Lloyd George let the public know
whether he accepts the description OF
the British offer furnished by Cen.
Smuts in his letter 70 Mr.. dc Valera
The irish Times the Unlonist organ
IL pleading with Slim Fcin to accept the
British Governments offer. or at least
submit Il TO a piebiscite, while the lead
ers Of the Dominion League, such as Sir