The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
RAPS BRITISH TERMS
De Valera Denounces Pro-
posaIs In Strong Terms
CAN'T FOOL ERIN AGAIN
No ireland, But Two Broken
Pieces Are Offered; Anxious
Waiting

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl
Dublin, August 1.-THE public
meeting of the Dali Eireann was
adjourned this afternoon to an
indefinite date. Private sessions
will be held in the meantime, be-
ginning tomorrow.
Dublin, August II. Eamonn
De Valera, Irish republican lead
er, declared today that the Dali
Eireann would not accept the
terms offered by the British gov
eminent, extending to ireland an
offer of dominion status.
Belfast, Ireland, August 17.-Al
royal Irish constapiIity leaves have
been cancelled, dating from TO-DAY
it was announced today.
Dublin, August 17.-Hope for an
early settlement of the Irish problem
by acceptance of the British govern
ment's offer of dominion status fol
Ireland seemed to be dim when the
irish republican parliament began
the second day OF its session here
today. Yesterdays events, the pied
&c OF fealty to the Irish republic U!
members OF the parliament and the
address of Eamonn De Valera, chief
tain of Sim Fcin, appeared TO have
removed into the definite future an
agreement that would end the con-
troversy that for generations has
embittered relations between Eng
land and Ireland. There were, how :
ever, indications that the situation
was not hopeless, and that out or the
present meeting of the parliament
there might come some plan by
which negotiations with England
might continue. 1t was pointed out
iterated Ireland's claim for separa
ton from Gerat Britain and had
virtually bid defiance to the British
government, he had not closed every
avenue for. resuming conversations
with Premier Lloyd George:
Find Hopeful Passages
In the text of his address there
were found by the hopeful numerous
passages which were construed as
meaning that, under their present
mandate the men who constitute the
Irish republican government could not
accept the British offer looking to q
settlement. These passages were
considered rs possibly fprecaSting the
calling OF pletiscite by which tho
Irish people might express their de-
sires, and themselves, accept or re-
ject their terms laid down by Mr.
Lloyd George. ...,
Ioday's session, like that of yes
terday,' was expected to be OF a
routine nature, and it seemed pro-
bable that formal discussion of the
British offer would not begin unit
tomorrow when the parliament in
tends to hold executive session.
Mr.. De Valera was to speak to-
day, but it was believed his address
yesterday during which he laid be-
lore the parliament the notes ex-
changed with the prime minister
had sufficiently detailed the progress
CT the peace negotiations, and that
further statements on his part re-
garding them would be reserved
until the secret sessions began.
Precautionary Measure
London, August 17.-Measures
taken to recall British troops or
leave TO their units in Ireland, an
nounced yesterday; were stated in
official circles here today to be pure
ly of a precautionary nature.
1t was claimed that the move was
not aggressively precautionary be-
cause the last thing the British
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