Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-09
SUGGESTS GUARANTEES
MATTERS BE CLARIFIED
Declares Sclf-Covcrnmcnt
Principle Fundamental of
British Constitution.
Dali CABINET TO M CALLED
'nhiin Hrnrs Meeting Mny Bc Held
Friday tn Nnmc Pi~ni-
Potrntinries.
lEy Associated pre.e !

''-N''D.'' sept h.-I'rcmi"r LLOYD
Georges ste'ter TO Eanonn II. Valera.
the IrIsh republican leader. whcn
was forwarded to Dublin af,cr Tho
meeting 81 tho British Cabin, a;
Inverness yesterday ec.ms a, lcas,
I" insure that siam Fcin plcnlpo,.n-
'aF'es VIII meet The spcclal COM
m'ttce of Cabinet ministers at Inycr-
ness on September 30 for the purrosc
- clearing up aay m!sconccption the
H!"h rem leaders may entertain
h'"u, the siN conditions OF tho Brit
'sh So'ernmcnt stipulated as Ieser-
'atora in granting ireland do
'niniou status.
IN No Senhe nm IItlmntum
Ihe Premier. letter. like all h;s
communications since the Irish nc.
sotations began. is characterized bv
ruactiiious consideration for IN.
Sinn Fen. While IT suGEee,s a date
:or the proposed conference, /, is in
no sense an ui;imatum. and set. no
tnc l.mit To the negotiations; in
i"ct' Il tends TO prove what has been
maintained throughout by those clos.
- the rrcnier-that he earncsu.
desires a settlement
We have invited YOU to diecu,s
cur PROPOSALS on their ncri;s.' SAYS
the Premier and he adds thai il viii
De open 10 the irish leaders 10 raise
'hc subject OF guarantees on any
particular point
Ihc belief is almost universal to-
night that De Valera VIII accept
mat what the Premier offers : what
De - Valera desires namely. an un-
'rammclcd conference. with the sim
gle condition that ireland remain in
the Rrit!eh empire. The guarantee.
which De Valera is supposed 10 have
IN mind are MEMBERSHIPS in the
league OF nations and the dominion
conference. and these il is believed
the government would be willing TO
grant.
Ulster Vet Open Question.
Assuming that the conference will
meet as suggested. there is still the
question OF Ulster. which is not
touched upon in the Prcmier's letter.
Lloyd GEORGES original proposal was
Cor tripa.titc conference, including
Ulster bat mp To the present there
is no sign that Ulster has Welded in
the slightest in it's detcpminat.on to
base itself on the. home rule act and
the Northern Parliament.
\ representative of the govern
mcnt. in an interview at Inverness
today. said that in the event OF the
conference failing. the government,
would proceed with the home rule
act, which by inference may be in
tcrpreted To mean that the govern
mcnt regards the act in partial abey-
ancc.
Even should the proposed confer
cncc at inverness surmount the initial
difficulties. there would etill remain
Ulster, on which De Valera holds
strong views. The question of the
desire OF Fcrmanagh and Tyrone to
lc separated from the Northern Par
lament also is likely TO be raised in
the conference. and this would bring
bitter conflict with Ulster. II Will
thus he seen that there are yet many
difficulties ahead.
Text of prcmirr's Ectter.
The text of the letter OF Premier
Lloyd George. which was dispatched
10 Dublin from Inverness. Scotland.
yesterday in answer to the latest note
'i'oHi Eahohh dc valera, me irish
leader, follows:
tl!s Maicsty's government has con-
sidcred your letter Of August 30 and
nave To make the following observa-
tons upon IL:
The principle OF government by
thc consent OF the governed Is the
foundation Of the British cOnstitu-
tionai development. but we caunot
accept as basis OF practical con-
terence any Interpretation OF that
principle which would commit us to
any demand you might.prcsent. even
10 inc extent Of setting up 4 republic
ana repudiatins the crown.
Such Basis Ina mpossiblc,
You must be aware that a con fer.
ence on such Il basis is impossible.
So applied. the principle of yovcrn-
ment by consent OF the governed
would undermine the fabric of every
democratic state and drive the ciyi.
lized world back into tribalism.
'On the other hand, we have in
vited you to discuss our proposals
on their merits. in order that You
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