The New York herald., 1921-12-06
UNIFIED IRELAND WITH
ALLEGIANCE SOUGHT
Long Negotiations InUolUed
Issue Of Sovereignty.

The long negotiations between Mr..
Lloyd George and the representatives OF
Dali Eireann which brought forth an
agreement announced early this morn
ing had their real beginning when Mr.
Lloyd George in his private office in the
House Of Commons early in May told
Mr.. Martin II. Clynn of Albany that he
was willing to meet dc Valera aad the
other srokesmen for Ireland without
conditions ard without exactipg prom
ises from them
THE NEW YORK HEEALp's London
correspondent carried that message to
Mr.. dc Valera in Dublin and received
from Mr.. dc Valera the reply that
When Mr.. Lloyd George made that
statement In public be would make a
public reply"
But Mr.. Lloyd George in conversation
with Mr. Glynn and Mr.. De Valera In
conversation with THE NEW York HER
AID correspondent at that time outlined
the difficulty all along over which the
conferences have threatened TO break
down---the difficulty OF accommodating
the pledged policy OF Sim Fein for an
independent Ireland with Mr.. Lloyd
Georges inability to listen to any sug-
gestion Of severance OF Ireland from the
Crown.
Following the Kings appeal for peace
in Ireland al the opening OF the Belfast
Parliament. Mr.. Lloyd George did
make this statement publicly" Mr..
DE Valera accepted. truce IN Ireland
was arranged on July s. Dali Eireann
was allowed 10 meet publicly in Dublin
and plenipotentlaries were appointed.
De Nalcra's preliminary conference in
London with Lloyd George broke down
wien he returned TO the Dali with a form
of Dominion Government which the Dali
refused 10 accept. Sovereignty was
again proving the difficulty.
The question was finally left IN abey-
ance by Lloyd Georges Inverness
formula" for the conference TO ascer-
tain how the association OF ireland with
the community Of nations known as the
British Empire may best be reconciied
with Irish national aspirations" Eng
land interpreted this as Irelands "stay-
Ing" In the empire. Ireland Interpreted
:. as her coming into" the empire, and
* has been an open secret for long in
both Dublin and London that details of
finance and military and naval control
could be easily arranged. once the SOW
eroignty question was settled.
But the use OF the term Ireland" in
dvced Sim Fein to demand a definition
OF the statue of Ulster. Immediately Ul-
ster was brought into the situation the
conference was again in difficulties Mr.
De Valera had claimed before and dur
ing the conference 20 speak for all Of
Ireland by virtue OF his office OF Presi-
dent conferred by the Dali Eireann.
which was an assembly of members
elected under tho British electoral d.
visions OF ireland and showing so per
cent. in favor Of an Independent repub-
Iic. Ulster claimed. under the Pariia-
rnent representing six domlnantly Prot
cstant counties IN the northeast, which
she had elected IN pursuance OF the home
rule act OF 1920, TO be considered sep.
eratefy.
no official description OF the agree
fnent reached this morning has yet been
issued. but the statement that Il is 20
- submitted to sir James Craig IN
Ulster and 20 the British Parliament
and Dali Eireann IL taken 70 indicate
hat II coni6irs concessions which all
three sides can accept. II has long been
suggested that Ulster and the south OF
ireland could agree X allegiance TO the
Crown couia be combined with a unified
ffeiand.