Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-06
CARRIES TO ERIN MESSAGE
DECLARED FULL OF HOPE
London Hears Erin Is to Be
Offered Dominion Home
Rule" by Britain.
TRUCE TO BE FIRST STEP
DC Valera Expected to Seek to
Have London Conference Called
10y King George.
IT,. \. e.. Johnson.

Is! y. T.. Johnson,
United News StaT Correspondent
LONDON. July 5.-Endowcd with
almost limitIesS powers of m.cIjatio,
ana authorized to offer conccssio,.s
which the British government has
never in it's previous history accorded
ireland. General Jan SHUTS holds tho
key to Irish peace.
And as result Of the s.ns,,io,,
events Of the past thrc. days. culmi-
""''hs IN the historic conference he
tween North and South Ireland In IN,
Dublin Mansion House yesterday. and
IN" dispatch Of the South African
'eader to ireland practically as a
mediator, Irish and British hopes for
pcac" have risen almost TO n cor
tainty that an end OF the aue-lonr
strife is a, hand
1T Is generally believed now thar
i'c valera eventually Will accent
i.'"Fh Icorgc's invitation to partici-
| pat: in II conference at London And
II he docs so. it is felt that neither
ne nor Lloyd George could afford Ia
go back TO their people and tell them
that. with peace in sight. they had
4 L.
From an authoritative source
learn that General SHUTS status in
'hc negotiations now going on is that
practically Of minister plenipotcn-
tiary He viii visit both Eamonn do
Valera and Sir James Craig. asccr-
| taininG from each exactly what these
leaders desire and what are the min =
iinnm requirements demanded before
they viii cooperate in the intcrests
ol settlement
General SHUTS will seek to obtain
"a truce between the irish republican
arm! and the crown forces the mo-
mcnt Il Sim Fcin- Ulster British con-
ference begins.
1t was rumorcd today-and the
rumor was generally crcditcd-that
| Lloyd George has authorized Smuts
u ofcr ireland dominion home rule"
u status which the British govern
mcnt has never before been willing
ITO conc"dr. This. OF course. would
-" basrd Gpon an expressed willing
r"ss of both Ulster and the South OF
ireland To cooperate to make il cf-
Iinctivc.
The Earl OF Middleton. who confer
red yesterday with he Valera at Dub
IN. has arrive! in London and was
closctcd with the Premier for an ex-
crptlon4lly long conference during the
afternoon. He is said to have dis
cusscd tho Developments OF tho
Fourth Of July meeting at length,
ana viii return to ireland to par
tcipatc in IL n"Nt session at Dub
lin on Friday.
want l<inE to Gail Conference.
| LONDON, July 5.--Thc parliament
AIRY CORES pondcnt OF the London
| Times says that well-informed quar-
tors expect lcamonn dc Valera TO re-
| ply To Premier Lloyd George with II
rountcrproposal. While declaring that
| II is impossible to state the exact
Sim Fem opinion on the subject. ne
! says il "as bccn suggested ,r some
quarters that the Sim Fciners would
prefer. ii they enter a London con-
| ference. tC nav" IT called by the King
aO, Lave u cN' N'irman who is not a
direct representative of the British
government. rather than Lloyd George.
The correspondent cites the Buck
! inGham Palace conference in 1914 as
| a precedent. It was called by tho
King, and tho Speaker OF Parliament
was in the chair. He adds that 1t is
also suggested that the overseas do
mnions hc represented. Il dominion
Premier occupying the chair.
Regarding the cessation Of lighting,
he observes that an unofficial truce.
Fan understanding binding on the
leaders and enforced far as poss-
bile on the scattered units" is thought
more advisa bic than forma, cessation
OF hostilitics. For some days past
the correspondent asserts, there have
been no rcprisals. official or unofficial,
10y the forces of the crown
CrniG to Visit London.
Sir James Craig. the Ulster Pre-
micr. left Belfast for England to-
Night. II is und - stood his visit will
concern private Business. and is not
IN connection with the proposed con
terence with Premier Lloyd George.
tic intends To return to Belfast Mon
day,
The Daily Malt quotes Sir James as
saying lie is not aware OF any re-
rcwed invitation by Eamonn de Va
icra 10 attend the conference in Dub
lin OF Dc Valera ;.ld the Southern
CnicnistS.
The Ulster Premier declared. ac
cordnS to the Mail. that he and h!s
colleagues were willing to explore
any avenue OF peace at the London
conference. but that the Ulster gov
crnmcnt was q WINGED the cause
of peace in ireland was bound up
with the maintenance OF the imperial
connection aud recognition OF tho
existence of the Northern Parha-
mcnt