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thing they have achieved. They have
defined the issues more clearly than
ever before, and rejection would he an
unmtstakable challenge to the authority
OF the Crown and tie unity OF the EN- :
pire, and no party In the State could
possibly pass that over without notice.
Il am using no language of menace
That would be indeed folly. Where
there are so many existing difficulties,
to use threatening language would be
to aggravate old difficulties and create
new ones.
''If there is rejection, and final re-
lection beyond hope of negotiation
steps will undoubtedly have to be taken
which the executive ought not and
won't wish TO take without first con =
sulting Parliament and giving it full
opportunity of expressing approval OF
disnpproval Of any steps we might pro-
pose to it."
Ready for Emergency
Lloyd George explained that the mo =
ton to adjourn was for the House tc
meet October 1S for formal prorogntiou
If the negotiations were proceeding sat
isfactorily. IL the negotiations broke
down and the position became hopeless
he added the speaker was empowered,
after consultation with the Government
to summon Parliament on forty eight
hours notice.
The executive. said Lloyd George,
would feel authorized to take any
necessary urgency measures, but would
not. therefore. delay the summOning OF
Parliament. In concluding he said:
The Government is sincerely de =
sirous that peace should be secured
and that the long misundcrstandings
sometimes sulky, sometimes savage,
which make so many chapters of British
history painful readlng--misunderst :
ings between these two peoples who
ought to live in peace and harmony
even in affection, together-should be
brought to an end.
I'm spite Of the disquicting facts
hope reason will prevail even over logic
and that the Irish leaders will not re-
ject the largest measures of freedom
ever offered their country and take the
responsibility of renewing conflict
which would be robbed of all glory and
all gratitude by its overshadowing
horror
Dublin, Aug. 19.-By A.. F)-Sinn
Fcin leaders today marked time whilC
statements on the British terms to Ire
land wore being made at London nv
Prime Minister Lloyd George before the
House Of Commons and Lord Curz0n be-
fore the House Of Lords. Meanwhile the
rank and file Of deputies to the Dai
Eireann were engaged in committee
work on Irish internal affairs.
The Dali put off discussion of IT.
reply until Monday, as announced yes
terday, in order to study what Llovr
George would say today and in the hop
that some move would be made to in
duce Ulster to join forces with the
South. These reasons are generally ac
ceptcd here, although Il ere are pessi
mistic rumors that the Dali Eireanr
was taking advantage of the opportun
ity to get rid of its necessary business
in the open before a possible ending OF
the truce.
The danger that exists white nego
tiations were thus being prolonged was
again called to attention today by re.
ports from Cork of happenings las,
night there. Two "Black and Tans,'
out on lark, Communicated an auto
movile belonging to the Irish Republi
can army. Members of this army re
taliated by kidnapping divisional in
spcctor Of police, Ind it took all tn,
dlplon cy of liason officers to smooth
over the affair.