Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-01
OMPLETEEY COMPATIBLE
WITH HONOR OF IRELAND
'roject Contains M ak um
Concessions by Imperial
Government. =
VEN STATUS AS DOMINION
overs OF Home Raic Greater Than
'h"sc "f Canm'ia-Contr0l Lcgis-
I've and Fiscal Policies.
By \. g.. .Johns"p.

'li"d News stan Correspondent.
hpNppN. July ~ lloyd Georges
Tor Of peace for ireland. under terms
or" liberal than tho most arden, of
ish Republicans had actually cx.
''t"d has been FOUND acceptable by
nm Fem. II Is learned on uuuGcstion-
ole authority
''amonn d" Valera and leaders Of his
'ttE' after examining tn. PROPOSALS
The British Premier for more than
week, have. decided that tho Eng.
|Sh project contains the maNImum
'ncessions THAI can 10 obtained from
/ 'e Imperial government. aud tia, il
cpmp'"t"!S compatible with Irish
onbr, aGpr'ling a measure of self.
|"Ncrnment that can. be accepted
',h"ht loss of tn" nations pr"Atigc.
thder. tn" Hri'ish proposal. it IL
ow declared. ireland will bc given IA
aius as dominion" with even
reat"r powers of nome rul" than
S'Ss possessed hy Canada This im.
lies practically complete control over
'h Legislative aud fiscal policies.
'e latter heirp "a point for which
ne i':ch delegation mas consistently
ought;
Accomplish niuicui; TASKS.
% Nalcra's acceptance of Lloyd
-orGc's terms means ulut the hard
III tasl faced by The British Premier.
nd perhaps tho hardest task ever
ac.d ay amy British government. has
L las, been accnmplished--th n"
las evolved "a compromise which sue
,cssni'y answers the. Irish ex;rem
- demand Tor "a republic, w!thou,
umpIetely scverlug tho bonds be-
wean Ireland and England.
u is believed. as consequence,
hat regardless OF what action Ulster
iay tax. or attempt 10 take. the
rvcrrm"nt program VIII 80 through
|lsl--r. however loud her objections.
tho minority of<ircIand. ana but
stHaIl s"oEraphical portion of The
'ieUd II shcf proves r.caicitrant
MI. be - Gar easter tdsk To cucrt"
~ INTO acceptance of thu situutiuu
han i, would eySr hc to conquer and
ccr conquered the country's great
|outhcru area
As a consequence. therefore. II rs
shiy possible thni the LLOYD George
evcrsal OF policy which, from mill
ary coercion OF Southern ireland AMI
faVoritism' of Clstcr. has under
one a rapid change towards "co-
|rcion" Of the north and favored
treatment" uf the south. viii have to
. continued indefinitely until tho
|lstcritcs have been driven by forSc
otherwise TO accept the situation
The present system or home rule,
nder which Ulster finds herself 81
apply situated, VIII go into the dis.
ard. 20 be supplanted by the broad
- act under which any dominion of
Inc empire holds it's political cx-
slcncc.
Held ont olive Branch.
+. will be rcncm bered however.
ha, slim Fcin itself held out the olive
ranch TO Ulster in - semionicIal.
mt inspired statement recently whic:.
'cclared that Ireland would not at
emp, TO cocrcc Ulster, having oncr
cen the impossihility of such II pol
tv NJ the same time Sim Fen
pleaded for Il united ireland, and de-
lared that any solution that would
ONE must he based upon the primo e.
.,I, tina, Ulster. as "a part Of ireland.
must come under the working OF any
iew measure agreed to by the rcco"-
lizcd representatives of the whole
irish people.
on the other hand, Ulster herself