Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-07-19
NORTH IRELAND REFUSES
TO GIVE UP ITS RIGHT OF
"SELF DETERMINATION
Sim Feiners and Eng
land Can Leave Us
Out, Declares Craig.

DAYS OoutnernerS Have
Recognized Sole Issue;
| Keep Present Status.
London, July 18.-(By The
Associated ss)-The Irish
negotiations took an unex-
pected development late Mon
day night. Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier, on leaving
for Belfast, made an impor-
tant statement, which appears
to forbid any hope of assemb-
ling a conference such as Pre-
mier Lloyd George proposed
between himself, Mr.. de
Valera and the Ulster premier.
The Ulster leader maintains tha.
the Sim Feiners themselves, by con-
testing the elections for the Northern
parliament on platform of mo par
tltlon" in which they were roundlv de-
feated, have recognized listers claim
to self-determination, and, 50 far a,
ms words have been interpreted for
the present, he seems to wash his hands
OF any further participation in the
peace negotiations.
Sir James said:
L return home well satisfied with
.ne efforts being made towards nesce
-Ar; dc alera has broken his silence
ana cleared the ground by his state
ment to the press that he proposes to
Iouna ms claim on recognition of the
right of determination"
"Settled' Says craja.
The Ulster premier contended that
lne people of northern Ireland in the
recent elections determined their
o"n parhament by an overwhelming
majority and that Mr.. deValera and
MS friends admitted the right of such
seh eh-tueterminatlon on the part of
northern Ireland by the fact that they
themselves stood as candidates for the
northern parliament and submitted to
their policy of mo partition" This in
iaeE' was the only issue placed before
the electorate. said Sir Jam.s ard
no partition" was rejected by ne ,na-
Jorty ever secured in any general ..lec-
ton. CIV
Such being the true facts" he eon.
tlnned. 1T now only remains for Mr.
ue'aiera and the British peon]a ia
come to terms regarding the area ont-
side OF hat of which l am prime min.
ls1er' Ihe people of northern Ireland
make no claim whatever to determine
,he terms of settlement which Great
I, brlsiah shall make with southern ~.
Promises "Co-operation.-
When this is ACCOMPLISHED -,
promise cordial cooperation on aon.I
terms with southern ireland in snv
matters affecting our common inta,.
ests. 'n 'nter-
Having reached the present stare
return to Ireland to carry on a.
practical work of the government
eel that our interests are ava;l.h,.
At any moment" "ia"e
The official announcement iss,sa =.
ne CLOSE of long conference hetw.an
ne premier and Mr. de Valera Monas,
The conversations between NJ
lloyd George and Mr.. de Valera ~;Ii
20 resumed Thursday"
Inns ordinarily would permit IN.
,riesn ,, public and Ireland still 10 IN
lulse IN confident hope that a salts
actory settlement would ultimately h.
eacned. But Sir James Craix's state.
lent, which was given out in the form
= h an AntervieW. has put rather 4
super on the hopeful spirit.
Nooh'ng IS allowed to leak a. 70 what
axes Marc hnhSrI
be cabinet room, and the sacrscv s,en "a
xtends to tacit agreement r. NM
20 questions on the subject in nari;..
1ent AZ psrhs-
Public is Shocked.
Though it had been thought nos,;h,.
rom the first that Ulster mieht sJnns
uch an attitude. this sudden dashHr
hopes that peace Conference S,o,,,S
assembled as an outcome Of the sen-
rate negotiations of the prime minis
er with de Valera and Crair. comas
n, as shock to the public
Inc Ulster premier now deelsres
iun1ly that the British government
lusf reach its own agreement with de-
alera and that Ulster 10 determined
maintain its present status th,,s
epudiating the whole Sinn Fein aren-
lent that Ulster is in the minority
nd must bow to the majority in Ire.
md
There 10 some hope. however, that
hen Mr.. Lloyd George meets Mr.. do
alera again on Thursday, he may be
bic by some means to rescue the neso-
ations from the apparent deadlock.
De Valera MEETS Premlsr.
Eamonn De Valera, the Irish repuh-
can leader, in responss to an invita-
on by the prime minister, Mr.. LLOYD
gorge, called at No. 10 Downing
rect, the prime minister's official
Monday afternoon.
In view of the secretiveness Of all
lcse principally concerned in the
.ish negotiations, editorial comment
snerally is cautious in referring to
10 outlook, but some writer's venture
e belief that any definite outcome ID
It to be expected for some time vet.
ID intimate Tat Sinn Fein leaders