Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-16
TWO PARLEYS ON
IRISH QUESTION
HELD IN LONDON
Lloyd George Receives de
Valera and Sir James
Craig; Another Meeting
Is Set for Monday.


London, July Is (by the AssO-
ciated Press) Two more import
ant conferences were held today in
the effort by the prime minister,
Mr.. Lloyd George, and the leaders
of southern and northern Ireland
to lay the foundation of meeting
of the leaders of the two countries
to endeavor to reach solution Of
the Irish problem.
The first conference was be-
tween Mr. Lloyd George and
Eamonn de Valera, the Irish re-
publican leader, and the second
between Mr.. Lloyd George and Sir
James Craig, premier Of Ulster.
No official information as to the
results attained by the conference
was issued.
Mr.. de Valera will meet Mr..
Lloyd George again on Monday,
while Sir James has summoned
some members of his cabinet to
London, which would appear to
indicate that some suggestion
worthy of consideration by the
Ulster government has come to
light.
1t is said that there is every
prospect that the proposed con-
ference of Mr.. Lloyd George, Mr..
de Valera and Sir James will ma
terialize early next week.
A Critical Period.
The two days interim in the
Irish peace preliminaries, which
will terminate Monday when the
premier and Mr.. de Valera meet
for the third time, promises to be
critical period in the negotiations,
but in the councils of neither of
the three parties concerned is their
manifestation so far that the diff
ficulties of the situation will not
be abridged.
When the Ulster premier left
Downing street at $3.50 O'Clock this
afternoon, Mr.. Lloyd George had
had four hours discussion with Mr..
de Valera and two hours and half
with Sir James. There is reason
to believe that there was little OF
the viewpoint of the three leaders,
which had not been made perfectly
clear to the others. Each also was
cognizant of what failure would
mean.
MIR. Lloyd George this afternoon
was able to amplify the knowledge
which Sir James already had con-
corning Mr.. de Nalera's attitude.
The next move was the urgent
summoning to London by the
Ulster premier of several members
of the Ulster cabinet.
From this it is inferred that the
storm center had shifted to the
Ulstermen's camp.
While the interval in the nego-
tiations is to be a busy time for
the Obstetrics, the prime minister
will seek the quietude of Chequers
court. While in the country. how
ever, one or two of the ministers,
possibly the whole cabinet, and the
Irish affairs committee, will assist
him in reviewing the situation. But
it is considered extremely unlikely
that Mr.. de Valera or any member
of the nationalist delegation will
see him before Monday.
Lcssening of Tension.
Only at the headquarters of Mr..
de Valera was there perceptible a
lessening of tension tonight. Here
a statement was given to the AS
ISOLATED Press. 1t reads:
"The present discussions are de-
signed to find. If possible. suitable
ground for holding a useful con-
ference-one that might legiti-
mately be termed peace confer
ence.
80 far as the Daily Eireann's
are concerned,
what Sir James Craig says to Pre-
mier Lloyd George is Of not mo-
ment. Mr.. de Valera invited rep
resentatives of the Irish minorities
to confer with him in Dublin. Sir
James failed to appear. although
he previously had talked with the
president. The southern unionists
did appear and expressed their
views.
"Mr. de Valera considers the part
OF Sir James Craig thus was rep
resented, because the southern
consider the southern
and northern unionists of the same
clan and same policy.