Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-14
FIVE DELEGATES
FOR DALI. EIREANN
APPROVED TODAY
Arthur Griffith Heads the De's-
CATION That VIII Attend
Conference.
yALEREs REPLY APPROVED

ey Associated Press % Every Evering.
Dublin, Sept. Ify--Appoiniment -
pienipOtcntiarios % fhe pr0ppeed con-
ference at Inverness with British
representatives, - discuss the softie-
rnent Of the Irish question. Was ap-
proved by the Dali Eircann at 20
session here today.
The reply 70 the recent proposals
of Mr.. Lloyd George. the British Pf1fno
Minister, was unanimously approved.
The appointments approved follow
Arthur Crifith. founder % the SIM
Fein and foreign minister in thg Dan
Cabinet. chairman
Michael Collins. finance minister
Robert G. Barton, who has been one
Of the leading figures in tho prelimi-
nary negotiations.
EarnOn J. Duegan. Sim Fein mems
Der Of Parliament and a leading figure
/ in the arrangement of the frish truce.
George Gavan Duffy, who has acted
as representative a the Sim Fein
abroad
The Dairs Official bulletin. an
nouncing approval u the Eve Dleni-
potentiaries, gaid this was done in
view Of a possible conference with
i representatives u the British governs
ment."
The Dali plenipotentiaries. y wa-
explained. were not appointed 70 70
to Inverness in resoonge 20 the Prime
Minister'S invitation, but have been
chosen to carry on possible negof' :
tions which may or may not follow
the receipt by Dir. Lloyd George y ths
Dali Cabinets reply.
Comment on the Move.
The appointment of the plenipofen-
tiaries IS considered in political quar-
tors az a move toward throwing re-
sponsibflity for any breach On the
negotiations On Prime Minister Lloyd
George.
Reports circulated in well posted
circles today are that Mr.. Licyd
George indicated to the Sim F'ein
oouriers conditions which it was con-
sidered, might involve such breach.
Dublin. sept. 14.-Meubers of the
Il Irish Republican Parliament gathered
here In response TO a call from Eanon
d.. Valera. were prepared to begin
i secret sessions today. to consider the
situation that has arisen IN the course
Of the exchanges between the Irish
Republican leaders. and the British
government. Mr. de vale-a was ex-
} rected to appear before Parliament
this morning and lay before it the
stipulation Of Prime Minister Lloyd
George that demands for absoIu'e
separation from Great Britain be
abandoned Il negotiations are 70 con-
tinue.
Harry Boland and Joseph Nc
Crath, the couriers who. on Monday.
went to Gairioch. Scotland. to bear
Mr.. de Valera's inquiries regarding the
terms laid down in the Prime Minis
! ter's latest note to the Fiepu5lfcan
leader, were expected to arrive here
during the day.
II appearedScertain that the formal
reply OF Sim Fein Ireland 10 the
British governments proposals would
not be sent today, and that II light
be Friday before they would be ready
for despatch to Gairloch. where tho
Prime Minister is spending his va
cation.
General confidence had rot been
weakened by reports from Gairloch
: OF the arrival and departure Of the
Sim Fein couriers and II was gen
orally believed that delegates would
be appointed to proceed TO Inverness.
where they would meet Prime Minister
Lloyd George mad members Of the
: British government. II was not ex-
7 pected that the Republican leaders
: would take any steps until after
Boland and McGrath returned %
2 Dublin.