New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-20
DE Valera Hears Lloysa
Georges PIans'arbugll
South African Premier.
Who May Visit Dublin
Craig Is Expected
To Resume Place
Negotiations Not Broken,
Says Aid; Republican
Chief to Confer Again
in London Tomorrow
By Arthur S. Draper
rom The Tri6uno's European Bureau


From The Tribu1o's European Bureau
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, July 19.-The Irish
peace negotiations, apparently rup-
tured yesterday, seemed to have been
retrieved from ruin to-day, when
General Jan C. SHUTS, the South
African Premier, swung his moder-
ating influence into the breach
caused by the sudden departure for
Belfast last night of Sir James
/ Craig, the Ulster Premier. Dis
patches from Belfast reported that
although Sir James stood by his in
sisJence upon self-determination for
! Ulster, he did not regard the peace
parleys as interrupted.
General SHUTS discussed this point
of view with Premier Lloyd George
and the British Cabinet, and then
carried the negotiations to Eamon
de Valera, the Irish republican lead
er, with whom he had an extended
conference. 1t is now regarded as
probable that General SHUTS will go
to Dublin soon after De Valeras re-
turn there the last of this week.
In place of last nights fears that
the parleys had completely broken
down has come renewed conviction in
authoritative circles here that settle
ment of the entire question may be
reached this summer
Satisfied With Preliminaries
/ Speculation has begun as TO the city
where the tripartite peace conference
will be held. The preliminary regoria-
tions of the past are regarded now as
entirely satisfactory, in that they per-
nlitted a free Interchange of views
among the negotiators. It is suggested
that nothing more could be accom-
plished until the formal peace confer
ence is arranged and to this the
British are now looking forward.
1t is possible that the general meet
ing may be in Belfast or Dublin, but
the feeling now is that London would
be more satisfactory debating ground
for both Irish factions. The belief pre-
walls also that there win not be any
long delay before the formal confer
ence is called.
one of the three principal figures at
the peace table, is keenly anxious to
go to the disarmament conference that
is to be held in Washington in Novem-
Der, but he cannot leave London until
he strikes bargain in Ireland Many
weeks of discussions would be REQUIRED
to reach solution at the conference :
table, and hence, even if It should NEST.
early IN August, it might still be IN
session when the Premier is due to.
sail for the United States In this sit
uation Lloyd George is Interested in
pushing the parleys as rapidly as pos
sible.
The reports circulated after Sir
James Craig's departure that the nego-
tlatlons were at an end as far as Ulster
was concerned, found no support hera.
Certainly the prevailing opinion right
along has been that they are proceed
ing satisfactorily. The Premier had
the problem much or his mind to-day,
despite several Office engagements and
the annual parliamentary garden party,
but he took time to call in his minis
ters and talk over with them the sue-
gestions that ne is going to make to
De Valera, who has an appointment
in Downing Street on Thursday. After
that conference, De Valera will return
/ to Dublin to consult not only with his
own advisers but possibly also with Sir
James Craig
Londonderry Sees King
Lord Londonderry, the Ulster Min
lister of Education, went to Buckingham
Palace, where he was received by King
GEORGE. 1t was reported that they dis
cussed the attitude Of the Ustermen
in general, and particularly the results
of the conference which Sir James
Craig had with Premier Lloyd George
last week.
Premier Lloyd George is confident
ly carrying his Cabinet and his other
colleagues with him IN his efforts
toward Irish peace. but some of his
enemies who are opposed to the gen.
eral plan of settlement which he pro-
poses, are attacking him violently.
The press is almost solidly behind him.
The Conservative. as well as the
Liberal newspapers express satisfac-
ton with the direction which the nego-
tiations have taken. The trend OF
opinion in the newspapers evidences
the satisfactory progress which has
been made.