New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-18
Last Informal
Irish Parlev
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Set for To-day
Lloyd George and Valera
to Plan for Tripartite
Conference With CRAIG
to Settle Differences
From The Tribune's European Bureau

Nopyrlght l92l, New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, July 17.-Eamon De Valera,
leader of the Sim Fein, will meet Pre-
mler Lloyd George tomorrow after
noon for their third conference on Irish
peace. Their conversation, if all goe.
we'll, may be the last informal prelim-
mary before tripartite peace confer
ence assemblies, with Lloyd George and
DE Valera at the parley table with Sir
James Craig, Ulster Premier.
The developments to date are that De
Valera has made proposal to Lloyd
George that was submitted by the Pre-
mier to Sir James Craig, and in return
to the leading members of the Ulster
Cabinet. That proposal is understood
to be for dominion home rule in Ireland
with dominant control in Dublin, while
reserving to Ulster her present prerog-
ative of autonomy.
Certainly that proposal did not in
vclve Irish independence, for the Ul-
ster Premier would not consider that
for moment, and surely would not
tify summoning his Cabinet from Bel
fast for consultation. Nor would the
British Premier have considered it Sc
riously. Hence, when the Sim Fein
headquarters here continues to talk
about independence while planning for
to-morrow's conference between De Va
lera and Lloyd George, it can be con-
cluded that independence" is only a
relative term in the mind of the re-
publicans. De Valera issued this state
ment to-day:
"The press gives the impression
that l have been making certain COM
promise demands. | have made no
demands but one--the only one that
I am entitled to make-that the right
OF the Irish people to self-determi-
nation be recognized"
independence" Elastic Term
Members of the republican delegation
refused to amplify this statement, al
though they left the impression that by
self lfdetermination" De Valera meant
independence. But as the Irish ne
gotiators refuse to deny that there has
been some discussion of the reserva-
tion of certain rights of government
sumo that this independence" is an
elastic term.
Both the Irish delegations passed
to-day resting. De Valera attended
services at Southwark Cathedral and
later drove to Oxford. Lloyd George
was at his country home, Chequers
Court, where he went last night.
LONDON, July II (By The Associ-
ated Press)-Newspaper statements
that triangular conference would be-
gin tomorrow among Lloyd George, Sir
James Craig and Eamon de Valera were
characterized to-day by the spokesman
for the De Valera party as ''all moon
shine" He added that such reports
might be completely disregarded.
Sim Fein Not Dealing With Craig
Asked whether this statement meant
that the time was not ripe for such
three-party discussions he said:
II don't wish to say that, for it would
imply that the time might become ripe,
and we don't know that it will We do
net know what Sir James Craig is do
ing or what he may do. The British
government is dealing with him"
The Protestant members of the Sim
Fein party, including Erskine Childers,
Mr.. Robinson and Robert Barton, at
tended morning services to-day in St.
Paups Cathedral, and then the entire
party went to Nazereth House, where
Mannix, of Australia,
stayed during his visit to England.
They were shown around by the prin-
cipal.
"We are expecting word from Down.
ing Street tonight announcing the
time for tomorrow's meeting between
Mr.. de Valera and Mr.. Lloyd George"
said one member of the de Valera party.
What will happen afterward is entire
ly problematical."
This has been the quietest weekend
in Irish annals since January, 1919,
when the extremist Sim Fein cam
palgn began. There was no hint of dis
order even in Belfast, where, accord
ing to The Associated Press correspond
ent, Colonel Duffy, republican liaison
officer for Ulster, has put a stop to
Sim Feinn activities. Troops, how
ever, are still patroling the streets and
the police are carrying revolvers.