South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-22
DAHL EIREANN
IN PROLONGED
CABINET MEET
Discuss Final Arrangements
for Secret Session Today
Causes Speculation.
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Frank p. Walsh. The party receiv-
ed a warm welcome. Mr.. De Valera
made "a short address. He said he
already had delivered a number Of
speeches and might have to deliver
more: therefore he would not refer
10 politics
Peaceful Week End.
Sunday. while the Dali Eireann
cabinet was busily considering the
peace negotiations in Dublin, inc
people Of the country We're enjoying
peaceful weekend A short trip
through the country near Dublin
found the festival al St Enda's col
iege in fun sway ana many eNcur-
sion parties enjoying visits 10 tho
country which had been denied them
until the truce was declared.
Enniskerry, q few miles out Of
Dublin, was the center OF one OF the
biggest gatherings. boys OF the Irish
republican army with colleens from
the surrounding country and their
elders enjoying a picnic. The picnic
was attended by a thousand persons.
Ireland has passed through a week
OF decided contrasts. but consider
able anxiety is evidenced on every
hand as TO where peace discussions
are leading TO.
This period has witnessed the his
toric initial open meetings of the
Dali Eireann, has supIli alternate
~ expressions Of optimism and ir-
tervals Of something closely akin 20
hopelessness. But on the eve Of an
other break. the situation i'm the
peace negotiations remains on the
surface apparently just about Wher-
il was
Mr. De Valera has announced thai
the terms offered by the British gov
eminent are unsatisfactory and Pre-
merier Lloyd George has declared
that the British government can go
no further to meet the demands Of
the republicans. AS TO these dc
rnands. some close Observers of the
situation pointed out Sunday that the
Sim Feiners now seldom were using
the term republicans" 10 describa
themselves, while the Irish Bulletjn,
IntlE 0iEd MIA AAhll INV AfAtfNAF as
Saturdays issue confined itself in
arguing that the British terms aid
not constitute complete dominion
status such as Canada and other do
minions enjoy and that therefore
they We're not acceptable.
Reiterates Request.
The Freeman's Journal. which IS
sympathetic with the Sim Fem, un-
der the new ownership of Martin
Fitzgerald represents large business
interests IN Dublin. and thus far has
RETAINED from comm enting on the
terms. devoting itself in reiteratins
us request that Mr.. Lloyd-GeOrge let
the public know whether he accepts
the description of the British offer
furnished by Gen. SHUTS in his let
ter 20 Mr.. De Valera.
The Irish Times Union. the Union
.st organ is pleading with the Sim
Fein 20 accept the British govern
meut's offer. or az least submit il TO
plobiscite, while the leaders OF the
Dominion league. such as Sir Hor-
ace Plunkett. and the Clericals.
have remained silent II is not be-
Iieved IN political quarters here.
however. that they can much longer
keep out OF the picture
The attitude of Ulster is being
closely watched, * bein gsJr0ngly be-
lieved In many quarters here that
by co0ceding something Ulster could
Do much toward the bringing about
% an agreement.
The northerners. however. as evi-
denced by their press utverances and
IN reports reaching here from Bel
fast appear 20 have grown even
stiffcr m their attitude since reading
the reports OF the Dali Eireann min
listers on economic situations and the
speeches OF the Dali cabinet and
members OF the parliament