The New York herald., 1921-09-09
SINN FEIN LEADERS
WILL ENTER PARLEY
Conceal Intentions, but
Their Intimates Disclose
Readiness to Confer.
WAITING TO GET REPLY
Believed Lloyd George Is
Willing to Remove All
Difficulties.
ENJOYS ARE DISCUSSED
Michael Collins and Prof. Mac
Neil Mentioned i'm Addition
to Arthur Griffith.
ENJOYS ARE DISCUSSED
BIZ the Associated Press.

Bu the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. Sept. 3.--Arthur Griffith and
other Sim Fein leaders awaited at the
Mansion House this evening with some
impatience the arrival of Robert c.
Barton, who is carrying the British
Cabinets reply back to Ireland. be-
cause. although the terms of the reply
are known, the Sim Feiners are anx-
ious 10 .earn further details.
The forecasts printed in the news
papers prepared the public for much
stiffer note. The Sim F'ein leaders
are still silent respecting their inten-
tions, but in other Irish political cir
cles the opinion Is expressed that Mr.
Lloyd George has shown a disposition
to meet all difficulties.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges letter leaves 70,
further conference all points of OBJ
lection raised by Mr.. de Valera and
goes back to the sole condition under
which the original negotiations at Down.
ing Street are understood to have taken
place.
of the letter by the Dali Eireann Cab
met. to which the conditions Of the ne
gotiations are intrusted.
Although tthe Republican leaders de-
cline to discuss the matter publicly,
those in touch with them regard 1t as
certain that they will accept the invi-
tation 10 meet at Inverness In such
event p.enipctentiaries would be selected.
Arthur Griffith. as Foreign Minister
certainly would be onc or them. whilo
Michael Collins commander of the Irish
Republican army and Finance Minister,
is a possibility. Prof. John MacNeil IS
considered likely selection. as he Is
q distinguished scholar and speaker. He
IS also a native of county Antrim and
a member OF Parliament for Derry, both
within the area OF the Northern Parlia-
ment. Therefore he Is considered the
best exponent OF the attitude of the
Ulster Nationalist minority.
The Sim Fein leaders have been show
ing some irritation at what they call
misrepresentation in the British and
American press of their position in the
negotiations. The elaborate arguments
in their notes and In the Irish Bullettn.
they declare. were not intended to con-
vcy the impression that they had re-
iected Dominion status and insisted on
separation. Their willingness to enter
the British commonwealth on satisfac-
tory terms they say they consider to
have been plainly indicated.
Mr.. de Valera, Arthur Griffith, Sim
Fein Foreign Minister, and Prof John
MacNeill. Speaker Of the Irish Repub-
ican Parliament. arrived at the Mansion
House earlier than usual. Shortly after
ward statement was issued saying:
Neither President de Valera nor the
Cabinet know anything of the American
committee which is stated to be proceed
ing to ireland. We are quite certain all
our American friends. while naturally
anxious. realize that this question. af-
fecting as it does the lives and fortunes
of the people of Ireland. Is one for the
people OF Ireland themselves to deter
mine" No announcement has been
made OF any American committee going
TO Ireland. Harry Boiand. Mr.. de Val
era's secretary. and Frank Walsh. his
American legal adviser. are in Dublin
at PRESENT.