Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-08-18
PEACE DEADLOCK
STILL HANGS ON
Correspondence Between Lloyd
George and De Valera Show
Both Remain Firm.
IRISH DEMAND INDEPENDENCE
Exchange in Peace Negotiations to Be
Laid Before Dali Eireann and
Members of Parliament Will
lndorse Leader.

London, England, Aug. 16.-Great
Britain faces crucial period in the
negotiations looking to the establish
ment of peace in Ireland. The action
of the British government in making
public letters exchanged between
Prime Minister Lloyd George and
EamOnn De Valera, Irish leader,
showed the people that virtual dead
lock existed, and, although the door
was declared to have been left open
for further parleys, it was apparent
that the situation was one of consid-
cradle gravity.
| Reports from Dublin, which might
indicate what the Irish leaders would
do to counter the unexpected move of
the government in giving the CORE
spondence to the press, were anxious
ly awaited. 1t appeared the next
step would be made in that city, as
Mr.. Lloyd George literally "laid his
cards on the table, and it seemed
that Mr.. De Valera and his colleagues
must meet the situation thus created.
The purpose of the precipitate ac
ton of the government in making pub
lie the British proposals and the de-
mands of the Irish leaders mad not
been disclosed, but it would appear
that the prime minister sought to lay
the Irish problem before the country
on the eve of the meeting of the Dali
Eireann.
Terms Offered to Irish.
The government terms were, in
brief, as follows:
Dominion status for Ireland, with
complete autonomy in financial mat
tiers but without tariff or trade re-
strictions between the islands; Ire
land would maintain defense forces
and police, but her territorial forces
would be kept within reasonable
limits"
ireland would maintain her own pos
tai system, but would grant England
air defense and communication facili-
ties. Ireland would have control of
her own educational and industrial af
fairs, but the British navy would
maintain its hold on the seas around
/ the island A share of the united king
| dom's debt would be assumed by Ire
land, the exact amount to be fixed by
/ arbitration.
/ Mr.. De Valera, in reply. demanded
full independence for Ireland and sug
| geSted a treaty of association with
the British commonwealth group.
] Treaties regarding trade and limita
/ ton of ornaments were urged by the
Irish chieftain, with mutual agree
ments as to air, railway and other
communications. The Ulster problem
would be left to the Irish themselves
| for solution, Mr.. De Valera declaring
that the employment of force was
not contemplated
Ulster Attitude Shown.
! The attitude of the Ulster govern.
ment was made plain by the making
public at Belfast of letter to Mr..
Lloyd George from Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier. Sir James ex-
pressed the loyalty of his government
to the empire and reiterated his read
mess to confer with Mr.. Lloyd George
and the Sim Fein as to some means
of settling the Irish controversy, but
declared he would not support the
| Sim Fein in what he described was
"move to coerce the government to
repudiate the Irish act'' and ito press
for wider powers" Sir James said
he would not interfere in any negoti-
| atoms between the British government
and the Irish leaders, but would stand
ready to cooperate on equal terms
with southern Ireland in carrying out
any agreement they reached.
! Most of London's newspapers, in
| their comment on the new develop
ments in the irish situation, reflected
the belief that the governments pro-
posals offered generous settlement
Of the controversy.