Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24
Dali Eireann to Send Counter
Proposals to Premier.
REPUBLIC is PROCLAIMED
De Valera's Announcement In Sim
Fein Parliament That Eneland's
Offer Could Not Be Accepted
Causes Sensation.


sOlute collapse on Wednesday when
Eamonn DE Valera speaking in the
Sim Fem parliament, announced that
the English peace offer would be re
jected.
Dali Eireann will draw up counter
proposals which will be forwarded 70
Premier Lloyd George.
De Valera's announcement that th'
English offer could not be accepted
and that England never had offered
Ireland dominion status caused ire
mendous sensation.
Republic Is Proclaimed.
Next In importance To De Nalera's
Disappointing speech was a general
order 10 the officers and men of the
Irish republican army, saying:
"a republic exists in Ireland now
and always WILL"
Sim Fein soldiers were told TO be
In readiness TO make greater sacri-
fees than they had in the past If war
is resumed.
Plans counter-Proposals.
De Valera's announcement that the
peace negotiations with England were
OF came like thunderclap and the
spectators sat silent and gasping for
moment.
Then nandclapping and cheering
rang through the chamber. Parlia-
mentary officers tried vainly TO re-
store order.
At the beginning of his speech DE
Valera was plainly agitated. AS ne
proceeded he grew calmer. At the
latter end of his speech he Indicated
that Dali Eireann is going TO make
counter-prOposals at the secret ses-
sion.
There was another burst of APP
plause when Michael Collins, com
mander-in-chlef of the Irish repub-
lican army, arose to make his army
report"
Refuse English Terms.
"NNe cannot aud will not accept the
English peace terms" De Valera said.
"The Irish people are not going 70 be
fooled this time. Ireland has not been
offered Dominion status.
"The Almighty placed Ireland as
the neighbor of Britain and the Irish
desire To be neighborly, and If Britain
were wise she would be friendly. We
do not desire TO close up Engand's
routes 10 the sea.
IF this question Is settled there
will be no enmity toward England.
The only enmity is toward British
rule In Ireland. The Irish hate TO the
marrow OF the bones the so-called
Irish problem.
"a powerful and selfish person
wishing 20 encroach upon the rights,
property and freedom Of his neighbOr
that typlfes the fundamental prob
lem at issue.
"The separation of Ireland from
the rest OF the United Kingdom dates
from January ~, 1919.
"The Irish people, know. win not
finch now because the British in Ire
land have sent for more arms"
Order Issued TO Army.
The following order was read to all
officers and men of the ranks of the
Irish republican army.
Communications between the Irish
republican government and the Brit
Ish government have been made pub
lie and serve 10 emphasize toward
the officers and men of the Irish re-
publican army the paramount impOr-
lance Of being prepared for every
contingency that may arise from a
military viewpoint.
"Now as always In safeguarding the
rights and liberties Of the Irish people
they depenN on the Irish republican
army.
cit Is our business 10 be efficient
and highly trained as possible ana
ready for every emergency.
"No opportunity should be neglected
In improving our drill and training
and IN making ourselves truly eff
fective soldiers OF the Irish republican
army.
"The republic exists now, and al
WAYS will. II remains for us 10 do
our best IN its service, realizing that
sacrifices we have already made may
he less than those we shall be called
upon 10 make I'm the future.
THE future lies with us IL we DO
chr utmost"