New-York tribune., 1921-11-02
Decides to Remain Home
in Order to Look After
Progress of the Irish
P e a &c Negotiations
.Balfour and Large
Staff Depart To-day
Premier Gets Suggestion
From Valera ON Ulster
Bounda1yRe yReadjustment
From The Trioune's European Bureau

Copyright. 1921, New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Nov. lit was stated in
authoritative quarters to-day that Pre-
nier Lloyd George will not go to Wash
ington for the opening of the Interna-
iional Conference for the Limitation of
Armament and Far Eastern Questions.
The Prime Minister, who had made res
crvations on the Aquitania, which sails
next Saturday, is detained at home be-
cause Of the crisis in the Irish peace
negotiations.
A. ]. Balfour intimated in his speech
nt the Pilgrims dinner last night that
me press of the government business
on Lloyd George was going to keep
Kim from carrying out all his plans.
Mr.. Balfour sails for America to-
morrow on the Empress of France.
going to Washington on the eve of
Atmistice Day by way of Quebec. With
him goes large staff, including the
Carl of Cavan and Sir Maurice Hankey.
Leadership Endangered
Although Lloyd George won a signal
Tictory in the vote Of confidence he
obtained in Commons yesterday, dam
ger to his leadership may arise if the
irish negotiations should fail. In that
event Lloyd George would have to 20
to the House of Commons for authority
70 resume his policy of repression in
reland or he would have to call gen.
cral election. If he chose the former
eourse the opposition would pile up the
argest number Of votes ever cast
-gainst Lloyd George, in the opinion
II parliamentarians, although he prob
;5ly would come of victor by small
.aargin.
The Premier's sweeping victory in
he House has left him with virtually
free hand in the peace negotiations
,ut the Cabinet itself is not wholly in
ympathy with some of the Premiers
aolicies. This fact makes Lloyd George
PARTICULARLY ready to call an election
m small provocation, because he feels
ure he can win the country. Although
nost authorities concede that he would
vim, they doubt whether he could form
Cabinet without experiencing con-
siderable difficulty.
Two Hours Meeting Held
In a half-hour's meeting TODAY be.
ween two Irish peace delegates and
nree members of the British govern
lent. Michael Collins, head Of the re-
'aolican commission, handed to Pre-
iier Lloyd George note from Eamon
9 Valera, president of "the Irish Re-
aublic." This communication is under.
GOOD to have contained a suggestion
Or a readjustment of the boundaries OF
lister.
What action was taken on the sug-
.estion could not be learned, but it was
.Dparent that both sides were highly
optimistic after the meeting and it was
said that full conference of the peace
delegations would be held soon. Ulster
unquestionably the chief stumbling
Lock now before the negotiators and
lloyd George is having a rather diff
;ult time in meeting the situation. He
allied q meeting of his Cabinet imme-
lately after the discussion with the
Sinn Fein leaders. 1t is believed that
e is trying to decide whether to yield
any suggestion for the readjustmen,
I listers frentier IN counties Tyrone
md Fermanagh or to advise the Sim
seiners to give up all thought of such
a change.
The Sim Feiners who took part in
so-day's conference were Michael Col
ans and Arthur Griffith, founder and
vice-president of Sim Fein. The gov
ernment was represented by Austen
chamberlain, government leader in the
House of Commons; Lord Birkenhead
Lord High Chancellor, and Lloyd
George
Irish Leaders Pleased
After the meeting 1t was said in
Irish quarters that the Sim Feiners
were we'll pleased with Lloyd Georges
presentation Of the situation in the
House of Commons yesterday. This
was taken to mean that they would
yield on certain points rather thar
see breakdown in the negotiations
but there was nothing positive to af-
5rm this Interpretation.
The Premier was we'll supported in
The London press, all the newspapers
except "The Morning Post" indorsinl
mis- speech in the House. One paper
pointed out that yesterday was the
arst time in the history Of the present
government that it's support on ques.
ion of confidence came from five par
sies-Conservative. Liberal
Liberal, Labor and Irish Nationalist.