Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-07-20
ULSTER REVIEWS
Hope OF PEACE
Premier Craig ard Colleagues
Expect to Return to Lon
don Conference.
CABINET SPLIT IS RuM0RED
Belief in London, However, Is That
There Is Still a Good Chance for :
the Settlement of Irish
Trouble,

Belfast, July 20.-The return to Bel.
fast of Sir James Craig, the Ulster pre-
mier, and the members of his cabinet
who have been with him in London in
connection with the Irish peace move,
must not be taken as a rupture of the
negotiations, it was declared by
Colonel Spender, secretary of the dele
cation, on its arrival here. 1t is
thought, indeed, that the delegation
will be recalled to London next week.
None of the cabinet members would
have anything to say for publication.
Eamonn de Valera is regarded by
the Ulster unionists as a visionary, and
the feeling in unionist CIRCLES here Is
that no discussions among all the par
ties concerned IN the Irish settlement
will be possible until he considerably
modifies his position.
Belfast Approves Stand.
The attitude Of the Ulster premier
and his colleagues as expressed by Sir
James in his statement made in Lon
don at night in which he declared u
ster was determined to maintain her
present status, with her own parlia-
nlent, is cordially approved by the Bel
fast unionists in general as is indi-
Gated by their newspaper organs.
There was never any other outcome
of the negotiations possible says the
Belfast News Letter, except in the
minds Of those who would have sacri-
feed us on the altar of false peace. We
shall have nothing to do with any set
Element terms that infringe upon or d.
minish the status of our parliament,
and we base this attitude on the same
grounds as De Valera makes his claim
TO Standardization"
On the other hand, the Irish News,
which voices the views of Joseph Dew
lin, nationalist, says:
If the six specially chosen Ulster
counties are to self-determine them.
selves into ruinous conflict with the
rest Of Ireland, why deny the claim of
any county to self-determine itself
out of association with secessionists?
The claim insisted on by Sir James
Craig is on all tours with that put for
ward by the southern states of the
American republic GO years ago. That
is true and exact parallel. The for
mula that Ireland is like unto the Sc
cessionist states has been abandoned"
Split in Cabinet Rumored.
London, July 20.-There are runors
that cabinet dissension has arisen re-
garding rival Irish interests. 1t is
stated officially, however, that post
ponement until Thursday Of conversa-
lions between Premier Lloyd George
and Eamonn de Valera, Irish republic
an leader, have no connection with any
perplexity of the Irish situation, but
are due to the necessity of the prime
minister giving his sole attention to
the remaining work of the imperial
conference.
Irish negotiations, however, appear
to have reached deadlock in so far
as they concern tripartite confer
ence between Mr.. Lloyd George, Mr..
De Valera and Sir James Craig, pre-
mier of Ulster This developed when
Sir James, as he departed for Belfast,
issued a statement on the subject of
"self-determination," which is inter-
preted to mean that he will not COM
promise on any matters pertaining to
listers political rights.
While the statement has made a
deep impression upon political circles,
in many quarters it is not accepted as
final, and hope is expressed that the
negotiations for such conference are
not vet ended.
Macready Removes Restrictions.
Dublin, July 20. - Commandment
parry, chief republican liason officer in
the martial law area, announced that
Gen. Sir NeviI Macready, British mill