The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-06
tBy Associated Press,

10y ASSOCIATED PreSS1
LONDON, Sept. 6.-Prime Minister
Lloyd George today held conversations
with members of his cabinet and civil
and military authorities in Ireland rel
ative to the situation which mas arisen
as result of the latest note to the
British government from Eamon de
Valera, the Irish republican leader.
The prime minister met his col
leagues at Inverness. near Gairloch.
Scotland, where Mr.. Lloyd George has
been spending a brief vacation II
was believed that the Irish situation
would be talked over preliminary to
the meeting of the cabinet which will
convene at Inverness tomorrow.
Although London newspapers con-
tinued today to counsel patience ana
forebearance in dealing with the Irish
question, there we're certain indica-
tions that the Irish controversy had
virtually reached a crisis and that to-
morrow's meeting of the British min
lstry might prove historic.
There were many who believed that
Mr.. de Valera and his colleagues at
Dublin would be given a certain linn
tied time in which they could either
accept or reject the British govern
ment's offer of dominion status for
Ireland as basis for a settlement of
the ancient controversy.
Voice Appreciation
A party of American tourists has
sent anonymously to the premier and
the cabinet a box of cigars. Accom-
panying the cigars was a note of per-
sonal esteem and appreciation of
Prime Minister Lloyd Georges efforts
to settle the age-long Irish problem
Hope was expressed that ireland and
Great Britain might soon smoke to-
gether the pipe of peace"
PARIS, Sept. 6.--Sinn Fein lreland's
demands upon Great Britain are de-
Tended in an interview with Earron De
Valera, printed here by the newspaper
LGruvre. That journals represent
ative Simons Terry. quotes Mr.. De
Valera as asserting that the Irish re-
publicans are basing their fight on the
principles of Justice
our realism is more practical than
the opportunity we are advised to
adopt" Mr.. De Valera is quoted as
declaring. The British government
declares it desires TO end once and for
all time strife between its country
and ours.
We also wish to end strife but are
we lacking in practical sense because
we know, as everybody in ireland
knows, that lasting peace can be made
only on the principles of justice? II
Ireland is refused rights which for her
are prlmordial and essential, can she
be accused of stubbornness because
she points out that those rights are
denied her? Who then can imagine.
even among those ''realist politicians
that lasting peace can be built on
refusal of these fundamental rights 2"
BELFAST, Ireland, Sept. 6-Union-
lists employed by a large concern near
| the scene of the recent rioting in this
| city held a meeting last night and
were given arms with which to pro-
| tect themselves if attacked
Routes were indicated to the men
with the advice that they should use
them for reaching and leaving their
place Of employment. 1t was declared
that the meeting was a sequel of the
speech of Owen O'Duffy at Armeagh
on Sunday in which Mr. O'Duffy de-
clared the boycott against Ulster
would be tightened by the Sim Fein
[ and if that was unsuccessful in bring
| ing Ulster into a united Ireland, I'VE
will bring lead against them.