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OFFERS TO MEET
HCHIEFSACAIN
British Premier Replies to Lei
Ter From de Valera.
He WARNS LEADERS
Lloyd George is Not Willing to Pro.
long Negotiations by "Mere Elk.
change of Notes."

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London, Aug. 2I.-Iht premier, D&'
| vid Lloyd George, replying to Il letter
from Eamnnn de Valera, suggesting .
| join peace council, said he would
/ meet the Irish Republican leader anG
| his colleagues again.
Mr.. de Naler+s letter Wi'i'h was IL
answer to the peace proposals Oh Inc
British government, sad the "lief nae
been placed before the D;lll f-iFeanli' "i
| parliament, winch rejected 'lehl imam
m"u>iI, but 1t Is willing I" heS"tla1e
on tn" prinrlFi" ol government ny con
sent of the governed
Nj. Lloyd Georges letter referred Il
the demand 81 Nr. tie valera ZOE fecoS
milton of ireland as Il foreign power
III" prime minister says Mt. dc Val
era Is playing With phrases |" SuS'
@r<j That the rrihrlllr al government
ny IL" consent OF the governed com
le!> recognition OF That demand on "ni
part, or that III repndlallh% 1t we arc
Stra hih@ geographical ana hlSl"Ftfl'
r"nSidrfat IONS I" JUSTIFY Il cIalhl I" rs
iac"H""nrH oyer III" IRISH race.
lii" prime minister warns Mr.. dt
Nal"ra that owing I" the action being
ink"h IN certain quarters II Is da'l
= r"uS To- Pr"i"hS me negotiations
h"T"i'tIr, while Wiling l" make every
allowance, he cannot ne declares. nf"
l"i!@ ihe mere eNcIlan@" OF notes, but
AIDES he will he happy +" meet Mr. dc
Valera ana his colleagues gam.
Mr.. Lloyd George argues the states
OF the American mon ENJOY Ii" Sucii
range OF rights as Is offered lfelano
in the government proposals, Whlrh,
h" says. we consider /" tuthli your
wish that the prlnri'le "i government
by tn" consent of the governed Should
be the guiding principle.
Alr. dc Naiera'S letter. under date OF
August - fellows:
The anticif atOrN judgment | gave
in INV re,,Iv of August 10 has been
confirmed laid the nrnpoSaIs OF
yorr government before the Dali
Eireann. and bv :; unanimouS vote II
has rejected them.
"From Your letter of august 13 it
WIS clear that the principle we are
asked To accept was that the geo
elY,phical prnpinuuity of Ireland to
Crr:.l 1ritJip imnosed The condition of
Tia. Standardization of Irrland'S right to
Great Britain'S strategic interests, as
she conceived them, and thar the very
Ien.ih and persistence of the efforts
made in the past to compel Ireland's
acgljirS,pnce in 4 foreign domination
im00Srd fine condition of accpptanrr
of th;It domination now"
WE r,nno+ hpIiova that vu,r GOV
p,.n,ncnt intended tn commit itself 10
thr rrincinle nt' shpar miliforism do
st,uctive of international morality and
f,t.I to tho v-,rld.s na,ca IF q small
nation's RIGHT to independe ICE * fors
felt when a more nowerful neighbor
coyets its territory for r,1ilttary or
othe4,.4.l 4z...e+rsras 1t is spn-ansoeI tfsaoS !.
fer, there is an end TO liberty. Nox
longer an any small nation claim the
right TO IL separate existence. Holland
and Denmark can be made subserVient
to Germany, Belgium 10 Germany or |
to France. Portugal TO Spain.
If nations that have been fOrcibly |
to an empire lose thereby |
their title to independence there can be |
for them no rebirth TO freedom.
In Ireland'S case, to speak OF her
seeding from partnership she has /
not accepted, or from an allegiance |
which she has not undertaken to rem
der. is fundamentally false, just as the !
claim 10 subordinate her independence
to British strategy * fundamentally
unjust. 10 neither can e, as repre- |
Sehlat!NeS OF the hitlloh' iehd couhte-
nance.
II our refusal TO peiFaE our nation
h"n"f ana the trust tilal mas Deeh re-
posed III us Is I" De hlade ah ISSUE OF
war by Great Brltaln, we deplore II.
we are as conscious OF our reSpoiislpli-
tiles to the living as we are mindlui
OF principe OF OF our ooliga'i"hs To
the heroic dedd.
We nave not sought war; nor 90
we 'eek war; hut II war De made upon
us, we must ue1end ourselves ana
si'al q" So colilluen' 'ilal whether our