Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-18
DE VALERA DEMANDS
COMPLETEFREEDOM
FOR IRISH NATION
Members of Irish Parliament
Sign Oath of Allegiance to
"a Free State"- British
Soldiers Called to Posts

DUBLIN, Aug. 17.-(By the As.
ISOLATED Press. )-Eamonn DeValera,
Irish republican leader, declared to-
day that the Dali Eireann would not
accept the terms offered by the Brit
1sh government extending to Ireland
an offer of dominion status.
Mr.. DeValera made this declara
ton at the second session of the Dali
Eireann, held in the Mansion house.
to take up the question of the nego-
t1ations with Premier Lloyd George
with regard to a possible Irish set.
tlement.
From the reports this morning in
the British and foreign press" said
Mr.. DeValera, there seems to bs
doubt as to what our attitude is to.
wards the British proposals. There
seems to be doubt as to whether
what 1 have said or whether our
letter means acceptance or rejection.
There ought to be no doubt in
anybody's mind. We cannot and will
not, on behalf of this nation, accept
these terms.
Quotes Old Proverb
There is an Indian proverb read,
ing:
Fool me once, shame on you; fool
me twice, shame on me- The Irish
people will not be fooled this time.
ut is said we are offered the status
Of dominion home rule for Ireland
the status of the British dominions.
Ireland is offered no such thing.
The statement that Ireland was of.
fered a dominion status contained
two falsehoods. Where is Ireland?
There is no Ireland in the terms. but
two broken pieces of Ireland.
What was offered was not even
dominion status. 1t Is admitted the
dominions had the right to secede
and could get out if they desired. We =
are told we must stay in whether we
like it or not.
I'VE are not claiming the right to
secede. There cannot be a question
of secession. because there has never
been union.
Northern Ireland has regarded it.
self from it's own viewpoint and in
entering negotiations they need nor
give up that point of view. L would
be willing to suggest to the Irish
people that they give up good deal
in order to have Ireland able to look
into the future without anticipating
distracting internal problems.'
Claim Unreasonable
"All the time these negotiations
have meant an attempt to get into
touch with the people of The North
and tell them we have no enmltv
and would make sacrifices for them
which we would never think OF max
ing for Britain. We will be ready
to give them every safeguard any
reasonable person could say they
were entitled to, and we are ready
to leave the question of the Norta
to external arbitration, or leave the
whole question to external aroltra'
ton.
"England's claim is unreasonable.
The claims of the minority In Ire
land are unrea sonable. But even un"
reasonable claims we would be ready
to consider, and l, for one,. would
be ready to go long way to give
way. to them particularly to thetr
come with us and consider the in
terests of their own country ana
not be allying themselves with for-
eigners."
Mr.. DeValerd sale the lrlSn ndtlon
did not stand between England and
the seas between the two islands.
Irish Won't Finch
1--WE have no enmity to England,
he hen declared seed believe tnS aheTe
would be none. The only enmity is
to that rule to which Irish people
hate to the marrow of their bones.
1t was said, remarked the Repub-
lican leader, that the Irish question
was problem. 1t was a problem,
he declared-a problem of power
full, selfish person wishing to en-
croach upon the rights, the property
and the freedom of his neighbors.
That was the fundamental problem
be taken into consideration, he point
ed out, and they who were working
for a complete and final settlement
were to see to it that relations
must be adjusted on the basis of
right. Therefore, in considering the
problem they who had right on their
side, he said, must count.
1.-THE Irish people won't finch now,
because more arms are being sent
for he declared.
The public meeting of the Dali
Eireann was adjourned this after
noon to an indefinite date. Private
will be held in the mean
time, beginning tomorrow.
ALL LEAVES TO IRISH
CONSTABULARY CANCELLED
BELFAST, Aug. 17.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press. ALI royal Irish con-
stabulary leaves have been cancelled,
dating from today, it was announced
here this afternoon.
OF SOLDIERS
PURELY A PROBATION
LONDON, Aug. 17.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. )-Measures taken to
'ecall British troops on leave to their
lnits in Ireland, announced yester-
lay, were stated in official circles
lere today to be purely of a precau-
ionary nature.
1t was claimed that the move was
lot aggressively precautionary, be-
ause the last thing the British gov
rnment would do would be to taka
ny steps to break the Irish truce.
t was declared it was realized in
ficial quarters that the firing of the
rst shot on either side was likely
o mean the resumption of sporadic
utbursts of fighting tnroug hodt
outnern ireland.
LLOYD GEORGE DEFERS
STATEMENT IN COMMONS
LONDON, Aug. 17.-After
engthy discussion of the Irish sit
ation today, the British cabinet de-
ided that the statement which