The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-22
IRISH ALERT FOR
STRIFE AS PEACE
OUTLOOK WAVES
Army Ready to Renew Fighting.
De Valera in Dublin to Give
Terms to Colleagues.
BY NEWTON c. PARKE,
international News Service.

International News service.
LONDON. July 22.-Eamon de
Valera. President of the Irish republic,
returned to Ireland TO-DAY to put the
English governments peace offer di.
rectly up to the Sim Fein Parliament
CDail Eireann).
Though the immediate future is
uncertain, we have perfect confidence
in the ultimate success OF our cause" "
said de Valera before departing for
Dublin.
Lloyd George communicated TO the
Ulster government the proposals re-
garding Irish peace submitted TO him
by de Valera and the Ulster premier,
Sir James Craig, read them TO his
'abinet at Belfast. No action was
aiken on them however, according 10
a dispatch from that city.
The Irish President got an onthu-
siastic send-off at the railway station.
There was large crowl of friends and
sympathizers, as well as many VINO
were present out of curiosity. Some
II the Irishmen In the = OVID carried
Sim Fein flags.
Armistice Continues.
The while republican peace delega-
ION returned. with the exception of Art
'O'Brien, head of the Irish Self-Deter.
mination League. whose duties as
Sim Feln ambassador 10 London"
aade his presence here necessary.
DE Valera made short speech from
he train, asking the crowd for their
sympathy toward the Irish cause.
Despite the temporary suspension
- I,.fa l.
ice continues in effect 1t Is report
ID, however, that the general staff OF
he Irish Republican army is taking
steps to renew guerilla warfare If the
Gptiations collapse entirely.
80 far. so good was the COM
lent of the Daily News This was
ypical of most of the press COM
lent upon the Irish situation.
The Chronicle says that the gov
'rnment insists that the military
orces in Ireland shall be imperial
mt the policemen will be Irish.
THE government made no offer to
De Valera" continued the Chronicle
Premier Lloyd George stated what
he government would do If Gerth
and south Ireland both made the
same request and made IL "onstitu-
.ionally under the existing home
'Ulc act. mere is no TtdSOil ~ DC
.ieve that financial considerations
,lay. a great part in the presen, con-
versations. The government. made
'mown year ago it was willing
to make g,nerous concessions.
Has Press Guessing.
rhe' Daily Mail said, on the other
II. that tho governments conces'
ms include a much wider measure
fiscal autonomy than that hitherto
opposed" The Daily Mail added:
There were various other generous
occasions raising south of Ireland to
- position of dominion self-guvern'
emit"
The Daily Telegraph declared that
re government is rigidly assisting
non maintenance Of imperial suprem'
Cy safeguarding listers rights. Two
Their points upon which the GOV srn'
lent is insisting are:
There shall be no Irish -''pLblic.
There shall be no coercion.
The imperial Parliam ent, according
tte Daily Telegraph, would retain
ontrol of the Irish ports and Iro''trG 8
,reign policy under the Lloyd George
pan.
SHUTS to Dublin.
The Exchange Telegraph says that
he government will not publish the
ext Of the Irish proposals until de
'alera has had an opportunity to
onsult with his colleagues and send
reply TO London. Then Premier
lloyd George will make detailed
tatement in Commons. The Exchange
telegraph learns that formal nego-
lations may start next week.
Late this afternoon 1t was stated
hat General SHUTS had postponed his
proposed Irish visit until next week.