The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
PEACE DOOR Is Open
Further Negotiations In
The Irish Situation
NEW REPLY OF CABINET
Message To Sim Feins Thought
y To Be invitation For confab
Sept. 2C
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch]
lverness, Scotland, September
s.-officIal confirmation that the
British cabinets reply to She la.
test note from Eamonn o. Val.
era, the Irish leader, which, was
dispatched to Dublin last even.
ing, invites representation OF the
Sinn Fein to q further conferences.
was given here To-Day.
Belfast, September s.-Privat.
Hobson OF the Essex reaiment
cork, Yesterday, and 1t is claimed
was KIDNAPPED at Bandon, County
tne kidnapIng was carried out by
e Sinn reiners, as a reprlsal
easure. it Is explained that two
members OF the Irish republican
army were stopped earlier In IN.
DAY near the 3andon BRIDGE bv
TWO policemen, who brandisbed
revoivers and threatened the two
men. The kidnapping followed.
inverness, Scotland. September 9
-Iens1on over the Irish question is
over for the time being, now that
the British cabinets reply ID
Eamonn De Valera is we'll on ~
way to Dublin. Members OF, the
cabinet who attended yesterdav,s
meeting have split up in different
directions, pending the receipt 4,
the Irish leaders rejoinder.
Lord Birkenhead, Austen chan
oeriam' Thomas J. MacNamara. Stan.
ley Baldwin and Sir Alfred Mond
returned to London last night and
Others went to Brahan castle With
Mr. Lloyd George, expecting TO d,s-
perse today to different Scotch re-.
sorts.
Comments On Latest RenIv.
LONDON, September 8.2Renoyts
~, Inc message sent to Irish re :.
puDiican leaders showing the meat 4.
lug u the British cabinet at Inyer-
~ yesterday, was an invitatio,,
70. Eamonn De Valera to send dee.
Sss5s 70 conference TO be held 81,
nisp,emDer ~. on condition that fre. !.
.anu ..a should remain within the EN-
pls ,,a,s were printed by seyersi news :
',<.,... 4sre TODAY There r1erso6
these rrports & nrsss - i z S! ~ g
open. - =
The government has given =.
smn Fem leader another ebanea s'ts -
relrleve the prospect which his -
oIundeTs, and those of the Dali E;ra
aaad a nad so grayely Compromised !.
Tn1 1sia Lne Chronicle. while the Do1<
aelegraph remarked. "If this ind,
inet,s Iat ol me contents of the. cab.
, .hIe iet.er is accurate the admir-.
c.orap patience with which Mr.. LIoyd
: se s.;,1 mas followed his purpose is
stra.r, @ ,lhatn.alned, despite the daily
I enS @ Vi provocative and injrrious
.bnTua Wnlch appears to be
'ein leaders" oinn
The Dali Mail, considered tbe
,itallon to conference .sbusinass -
IKE J and declared it pointed To %.
lnallty that Ireland is offered she se
reai tnlng and the best thina he
0litish 0sh government has ogyie,,
OIlLisn government has to give,
Signs OF Confidence in Dublin
! Duollh, September S-Sisns OF con.
ldence and good spirits were again
,pparent among the Sim Fein leaders
~ the Mansion House here this mnrn1
ng. they have received knowjedga
~ the contents of Prime Minista,.
lloyd Georges reply to Eamonn rs
alera, which will be made public here
ms evening at the same time thai
ne note is given out by the British
so far as could be judged the irish
eaders were not disturbed or snr.
,Tlsed by Mr.. Lloyd Georges commun.
Favor Verbal Arguments.
me Sim Fein leaders have been
moving some irritation at what thev
All Misrepresentation in the British
no American press of their position
q the negotiations The elaborate
rguments in their notes and in the
rish Bulletin, they declare, were mn
Intended to convey the impression
nat they had rejected dominion
tatus and insisted on senarafjon
heir willingness to enter the British
commonwealth on satisfactory terms
ney say they consider to have been
lainly indicated.
The substitution of direct yerha,
rguments, face to ;ace with British
minister's, for exchanges Of notes
ICnnfin,,AI