Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-18
IRELAND WON 7
/. ACCEPT BRITISH
!. PEACE PROPOSAL
Offer of a Dominion Status Is
Not Satisfactory, De, Va
lera Says in Address to
the Dali Eireann.
tBy The Associated Press,)

Dublin, Aug. II (by the Asso-
ciated Press) .-Eamonn de Valera
Irish republican leader declared
today that the Dali Eireann would
not accept the terms offered by
The British government, extending
to Ireland an offer Of dominion
status.
Mr., de Valera made this decla-
ration at the second session OF the
Dali Eireann held in the Mansion
house. to take up the question of
the negotiations with Premier
Tloyd George with regard to a pos
sible Irish settlement.
oFrom the reports this morning
in the British and foreign press,
said Mr.. de Valera. there seems
to be no doubt as to what our at
titude Is towards the British pro-
posals. There seems to be no
doubt as to whether what ] nave
said or whether our letter means
acceptance or rejection.
VIII Not Accept Terms.
There ought to be no doubt in
anybody's mind. We cannot and
will not, on behalf of this nation,
accept these terms.
"There is an Indian proverb
reading: Fool me once. shame on
You; fool me twice, shame on me.
The Irish people will not be fooled
this time.
at is said we are Offered the
status of dominion home rule for
Ireland-the status of the British
dominions. Ireland is Offered no
such thing.N The statement that
Ireland was offered a dominion
status contained two falsehoods
where is ireland? There is no
Ireland in the terms but two
broken pieces OF Ireland.
'What was offered was not even
dominion status. 1t was admitted
the dominions had the right to
secede and could get out II they
desired. We are told we must stay
in whether we like 1t or not.
No Question of Secession.
1--WE are not claiming the right
to secede. There cannot be
question Of secession, because there
has never been union.
Northern Ireland has regard
ed itself from its own viewpoint
and in entering negotiations they
need not give up that point OF
view. / would be willing to sug-
rest to the Irish people that they
give up a good deal in order TO
have ireland able to look into the
future without anticipating dis
tracing internal problems.
"All the time these negotiations
have made an attempt to get INTO
touch with the people OF the north
and tell them we have no enmlty
and would make sacrifices Tor
them which we would never think
of making for Britain. we VIII pc
ready to give them every safe-
guard any reasonable person could
saw they were entitled to, ana we
are ready to leave the question OF
the north to external arbitration
or leave the whole question to ex-
ternal arbitration.
Claim is Unreasonable.
"Tngland's claim is unreasona-
I,le The claims of the minority
in ireland are unreasonable. But
ayen unreasonable claims we
would be ready to consider and I
for one would be ready to go
long way to give way to them, par
ticularly to their sentiment II we
could get them to come with US
and consider the interests of their
own country and not be allying
themselves with foreigners"
MIR. de Valera said the Irish ma
ton did not stand between Eng
land and the world and was not
shutting up the seas between the
two islands.
ave have no enmity to Eng
land" he declared. "At least, il
this question were settled be-