The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-21
LLOYD GEORGE
SUBMITS HIS
PEACE POINTS
Communique Conceals Whe-
ther Proposals Met with
Flat Rejection or Considera-
ton by de Valera.
OBJECTIVE UNAT7AINED
tBy Associated Press)

LONDON, July 2l.-The converse
tions between Lloyd George and de-
tions, from which it was hoped the
basis for an Irish peace conference
might emerge have been terminated
for the present without that object
having been obtained
At the final meeting of the British
premier and The Irish Republican lead
er today, Lloyd George submitted defi-
mite proposals which were represented
as the considered judgment of himself
and his cabinet as constituting suit
able ground for a full f1edged peace
parley based on his interviews during
the last week with de Valera and Sir
James Craig.
These proposals, it is learned au-
thoritatively, comprise less than 10
articles.
Whether they met with a fat rejec-
tion by the Irish Republican leader or
were taken by him without comment
for review by himself and colleagues
in Dublin in the hope they might
contain the nucleus for negotiations,
was concealed by the brief joint com
munique issued after the meeting. 1t
read:
Joint Communique
Mr.. Lloyd George and Mr.. de Val
era had a further conversation at
1880 this morning lasting about an
hour. The basis for a further confer
ence has not yet been found. Mr.. de-
Valera has arranged to return to Ire
land tomorrow and to communicate
with Mr.. Lloyd George again after
further discussion with his col
leagues"
1t required considerable time for the
conferees to draw up the communique
issued by agreement after the meet
ing. and this caused considerable COM
ment, being interpreted as indicating
anxiety by both sides to avoid a
breach in the peace attempts, to con-
ceal the fact if an impasse had al
ready occurred
Have Not pespaired
After the previous Downing street
interviews between Lloyd George and
De Valera only few minutes were
required to draft these announce
ments. Mr.. de Valera and his col
leagues after their return to Irish
headquarters expressed their anxiety
for the attainment of peace.
I'VE are genuinely desirous of peace
and have not yet despaired but the
difficulties are such that progress IS
necessarily slow. | believe. person
ally. that definite progress has been
made said one of the members of
the delegation.
This spokesman for the Irish dele
cation said the Irish Republican par
lament probably would be convened
shortly after the return of de Valera
for the receipt of his report.
The delegation has received no
no word, it was said, that the mem
bers of this parliament now in prison
will be released, so as to enable them
to attend. The suggestion that de
Valera might go to Belfast to meet
Sir James Craig, was characterized
as out of the question
Leaves for Dublin.
The Republican leader will leave to-
morrow morning for Dublin.
According to the Evening Standard
today the British premier's proposal
embodied an offer of dominion home
rule for southern Ireland, safeguards
for Ulster, important financial con-
cessions, and machinery for co-ordi.
| mating Irish government.
WhlIe failure has marked all efforts
to penetrate the official secrecy, home
rule is the most favored prediction of
those best qualified to see beyond the
veil that has obscured details of the
negotions since Mr.. de Valera came
| to London.
1t is understood that the proposals
which are said to have been supple
| mented in many respects by sugges-
| tions from Premier ]. c. Smuts of
! South Africa, accord a considerable
measure of fiscal freedom to Ireland
! but avoid extending rights of taxa
ton against England, which the lat
ter might not be able to exercise in
return against Ireland.
| The prime minister presided over
meeting of the cabinet council last
night and gave his ministers a de-
tailed history of recent Irish negotia-
tions as well as his own views of the
situation. Following this he submit
] ted the proposals which will be given
! to Mr.. de Valera today, and accord
ing to this mornings newspapers the
ministers were almost unanimous in
support of the premier
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