The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-22
SECRET SESSION
 OF IRISH CABINET
 TO BE HELD TODAY
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country, which had been denied them
 until the truce was declared. Enniskerry, a few miles out of Dublin, was the scene of one of the biggest gatherings, boys of the Irish republican army with girls from
 the surrounding country and their
 elders enjoying picnic. The picnic
 was attended by at least 1000 per sons.
 There was music and dancing and
 denunciation in song of the in-
 vader." "Kevin Berry a song writ
 ton on the experience of l7-year- old boy, who was executed by the crown forces, was sung in the faces Of members of the royal Irish re- publican army, who, according to their own statements, are willing to return to the field If Mir. Devalera Is not satisfied with the terms of
 Mir. Lloyd George.
 Week of Contrasts
 Ireland has passed through week of decided contrasts in feeling on the peace question and still Is uncer- tain as to where. the peace discuss
 sion are leading. This period, which has witnessed the historic initial open meetings of the Dail Eirearn
 has supplied alternately expressions of optimism and intervals of some
 thing closely akin to hopelessness.
 But on the eve of another week the situation in the peace negotiations , remains on the surface apparently just about where 1t was.
 MT. Devalera has announced that the terms offered by the British gov ernment are unsatisfactory and Pre- mier Lloyd George has declared that
 the British government can go no farther to meet the demands of the republicans. As to these demands some close observers of the situation pointed out today that the Sim Fein- CTS now seldom were using the term ''republicans," to describe themselves, while the Irish Bulletin. their organ, in Saturdays issue confined itself to arguing that the British terms did not constitute complete domininion status such as Canada and other 'lo- minions enjoy and that therefore they
 were not acceptable.
 The Freemans Journal, which is sympathetic with the Sim F'ein but
 under the new ownership of Martin Fitzgerald, represents large business interests in Dublin. thus far has re-
 trained from commenting on the
 terms, devoting itself to reiterating it's request that Mir. Lloyd George let the public know whether he accepts
 the description of the British offer furnished by General Shuts in his letter to MT. DeValera.
 The Irish Times, the Unionst or gan, is pleading with the Sim Feln to accept the British governments offer, or at least submit to plebis- cite, while the leaders of the Domir- ion league, such as Sir Horace Plum kett, and the clericals have remained
 silent It is not believed in political
 quarters here. however, that they can much longer keep out of the picture. The attitude of Ulster is being closely watched, it being strongly
 believed in many quarters here, that by conceding something. Ulster could
 do much toward the bringing about
 of an agreement. The Northerners, however. as evidenced by their press utterances. and In reports reaching here from Belfast, appear to have grown even stiffer in their attitude
 since reading the reports of the Dail,
 Eireann ministers reports to the Dail cabinet.