The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-09
De VALERA TO
GIVE GRIFFITH
JOB AS ENVOY
Rumor Current in Sim Fem
Circles that Irish President
Does Not Desire to be Rep
resentatlve.
WILL RUSH ANSWER
tBy Associated Press)

current in Sim Fein circles here to-
day that if plenipotentiaries are ap-
pointed to proceed to Inverness to con-
fer with the committee of the British
cabinet named to deal with the Irish
question Eamon DeValera, the Repub
lican leader, does not desire to be one
of them, being willing to leave the
conduct of negotiations with Arthur
Griffith, the Sim Fein foreign minis
ter.
In any case, Mr. Griffith will be the
chief figure in the negotiations, once
actual business is approached.
Mr. DeValera did not appear at the
Mansion House this morning and was
not expected until the afternoon, but
Mr.. Griffith and Charles Burgess,
Sim Fein minister of defense were
early on the scene. 1t was stated that
no special meeting of the Sim Fein
cabinet had been summoned to consid
er Prime Minister Lloyd Georges re
ply, but as the cabinet TNmbers only
six members who see each other daily,
no particular significance is seen III
this.
Expect NO Delay.
Desmond Fitzgerald, Sim Fein min
/ lister of propaganda, said today he ex-
! pected no unnecessary delay in the re-
ply TO Mr.. Lloyd George, and that Rob
! ert C. Barton, the Sim Fein courier,
| was in readiness to return to lnver-
ness at any moment
| Irish newspapers received the lat
est note from Prime Minister Lloyd
I
but it must be remembered there are
no Sim Fein papers. The Fresman's
| Journal said today that the note open
ed the door wider than before, and
that the form of the invitation gets
rid of embarrassing conditions and
limitations which would have fettered
discussion"
Conditions Removed.
/, The Irish Independent remarked
that the original six conditions i'm
posed by Lloyd George had been eth
er waived or left open for discussion
and voluntary arrangement and ii ex
pressed hope that the Inverness con-
ference will be held The Irish Times
declared: I'VE assume and hope that
the governments six reservations
have been abandoned but the reply
shows they may be discussed"
Roger Sweetman, formerly Sim
Fein member of the British parliament
for Wicklow. who resigned his seat as
a protest against physical force being
brought against Ireland writes to the
Irish Independent declaring the gov
ernments offer cannot be finally re-
fused and war renewed without con-
ference.
LONDON, Sept 9.-Sinn Fein Ire
, land is called upon to state whether
its demands upon the British govern
ment contemplate separation from
Great Britain. according to the view
of newspapers here.
The text of the reply of the British
cabinet to Emmon De Valera's latest
, note made public last night was con-
sidered as a demand for a definite re-
ply from the Irish republican leader
and a plain declaration that the writ
ling of notes between Dublin and
London cannot be continued.
1t was believed that Prime Minister
Lloyd George had smoothed the way
, for an acceptance by Mr.. De Valera
and his colleagues of the invitation to
, confer with members, of the British
government at Inverness on Septem-
Der 20.
The text of the cabinets reply 10
Mr.. De Valera was prominently dis
played in the papers here today and
the opinion was generally expressed
= that the government had gone as far
a as possible. There was considerable
= speculation as to the nature OF De
Valera's reply TO the note and much
r advice was given him by the various
/ journals.
S See Certain Basis.
e "It is impossible to say said the
Daily News, that the present note
/ asks anything whatever of Ireland that
D is not freely conceded by Australia
4 Canada and the ruling majority Of
n South Africa. This may not be the
y basis for an agreement but it appears
: monstrous to any it is not the basis
J. for a discussion
j. The Daily Chronicle says that in the
e answer they sent to London, Mr. De
Valera and his friends must decide
whether they are for or against :
y settlement"
| They will do WE'LL" the newspaper
continued, "to clear their minds O
J any idea that because the goyernmen
has preferred the soft answer tha
: turns away wrath, it will yield in an
5. degree on the fundamental issue o
ri unity within the empire"
IL Voices Doubt.
Doubt whether Mr.. De Valera vii
reply that the only guarantee that h
s can accept will be a guarantee OF com
y plete separation is voiced by the Dali.
n Express which adds I'VE believe
o way will yet be found to secure to Ire
land the liberty and freedom within
the empire that will ensure her ever.
4 measure of prosperity and develop
= ment to which she aspires as a sell
governing dominion.
SOL IF the earnest desire of all but
D. fraction of southern Ireland could DE-
n terrnine the matter" remarked tn
ii Daily Telegraph. "the British govern
IS ment's invitation unquestionabi
W would be accepted without delay, wit
es the purpose and resolve to attain I
le the proposed conference that settls
rd ment the country is craving "
d. shall see how far Mr.. De Valera an
n his colleagues are prepared to recos
a nize their responsibility in this r,
r. gard to the nation for which the
claim to speak