Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-12
PEACE PROPOSALS
NEITHER ACCEPTED
NOR TURNED down
valera's Letter to Lloyd George
Requests More Information,
Dublin Declares.
NO BREAK" is IN SIGHT
Ireland, However. Still Fails
to Find Basis For Further
Conference.


by Associated Press to Every f7sening.
Dublin, August f2.-The letter from
Eanion de Valera. Irish Republican
George yesterday, is neither an acceps
tsnee nor a rejection OF the Irish
peace proposals. Il was learned here
today.
The letter raisns various questions
10 which an answer IL necessary.
The answer may serve TO facilitate
future dealings II was said. and is not
expected I'd lead 20 a break IN nogotia-
tions
There was no excitement in Dublin
today over Mr.. Lloyd Georges return
from Paris, m II was said that no un-
expected development had occurred in
the Irish discussion. When Mr.. de
Valera left London. it was recalled to-
day by Irush leaders. the statement
vas given out that a basis had NOT
hecn found for further conferences,
and It was stated in Irish circles that
the time since Mr.. dc valera's conver-
satIons with the British prime minis
ter merely had been spent In trying
% find this basis.
| II has not yet been found. IL was
added
| IL was pointed out here today that
| Premier Lloyd George and Mr. de
| Valera had agreed that the strictest
secrecy should be maintained Sim
| Fein leaders have observed this agree
ment and it was said none Of the fanci.
| full forecasts has had any Sim Fein
authority.
Leaders today said the British pro-
posais certainly exceeded anything
ever rendered by the constitutional
party. but that they fall short Of a
republic. .
Lord Fitzalan. governor general Of
Ireland and General Mac Ready
British military commander In ireland
have been summoned TO London.
London, August IL Ruuors that
the reply of Eamon de Valera. the
Irish Republican leader, 70 the British
governments Irish peace proposals
which was received here yesterday
rad produced a serious crisis In the
Irish situation were generally dis
credited here today.
Prime Minister Lloyd George in
tended to leave Paris this afternoon
for London, and yesterdays alarming
reports were given credit for a time,
but the attitude taken By the British
capital today was that. although the
terms Of the Irish nissive still were
unknown, negotiations between the
government and the Irish Republicans
would continue under favorable cir
cumstances.
In well informed quarters belief was
expressed that MFR. de Valera's mes
sage reflected the view among MEM
hers OF the Irish Republican parlia-
ment. with whom he had consulted,
that the governments proposals fur
nished the basis for a possible set
clement.
IT was assumed. however, that he
asked for more explicit explanation as
proposals should be submitted to
certain details before the British
Irish Republican parliament next
Tuesday.
It 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 parlia-
ment made il desirable that Mr.. de
Valera have the governments con-
sidered response as long as possible
before the meeting of the Dali
Eireann. Some political correspondents
surmised that Mr.. George welcomed
the opportune arrival Of the Irish
communication as an excuse TO es-
cape from the critical atmosphere of
Paris. possibly hoping that a brief in
terruption might relax the strain 10
which the relations between Great
Britain and France have been sub
jected at the present meeting Of the
supreme Allied Council.