The New York herald., 1921-08-27

| CopJrtghts 1921, bD LIE NEW YORK hERALp'
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Aug. 20.
"On the basis of the broad, guiding
principle OF government by consen.
of the governed peace can be 50
cured. To negotiate such a
peace. the Dali Eireann is prepared
to appoint its representatives" DE
Valera.
II thought l had made It clear,
both in conversations with you and
in two subsequent communications
that we can discuss no settlement
which involves refusal on the part
of Ireland to accept our invitation 70
a free, equal and loyal partnership
in the British Commonwealth under
one sovereign. II you are
prepared to examine how far these
considerations can be reconciled with
the aspirations you represent, | will
be happy to meet you or your col.
leagues Lloyd George.
These two clauses, plucked from
the strong verbiagc in the exchange
of notes between the British Prime
Minister and the Irish Republican
leader, made public today. represent
the hope and the lack of hope for
peace in Ireland.
still Hopeful of Truce.
Can Irish independence be recon
ciled with the British Crown? Both
in Dublin and in London those per-
sons in closest touch with the nego-
tiations still seem to think il can.
Mr.. Lloyd George cites his authori.
ties from Daniel O'Connell, Parnell
and Redmond, and harks back hun
dred years to the condition that oh.
tained before the union. Mr.. De
Valera goes from Woodrow Wilson's
fourteen points to the Irish kings,
From Dublin came word tonight
that the Irish Republican Cabinet is
again deeply incensed because Mr..
Lloyd Georges answer was published
to-day, when the understanding was
that il would not be given out until
noon tomorrow.
Although there is still hope that
the De Valera Cabinet may come for
ward with some terms that the Brit
ish Government can consider, it is an
open secret that the moderates
among the Sim Fein are deeply dis
appointed over the failure at this
moment to put forward some con-
structive suggestion.
However. the hopeful ones in both
Dublin and London cling to the fact
that the two letters touch one point
ireland Is free From this they
run off into tangents one asserting
Ireland's independent national SOW
ereignty; the other that she is part
ner in the British Empire, like the
states in the American Union.
The analogy with the American
States is ono that gals the Sim
Feiners deepest. and one which Mr.
Lloyd George is fondest OF using, OBJ
vlously for transatlantic effect. il
is only one of the many verbal belli-
cosities in either letter but they dis .
appear when it comes to that one
point OF agreement-Treland is free
Urged by Slim Tein ModerRtes. Z
The Sim Fein moderates already
have urged Prof dc Valera to assume
this and 10 proceed with q detailed
offer Of settlement, carrying out his
admission Of the stratogical and eco.
nomic. II not political independence
Of the two islands. There is known
TO be a considerable section or Irish
opinion. even in the Dali Eireaun IT,
self. which would not balk at Ec.
cepting a King il some form OF inter.
national or imperial guaranty, In
stead OF a strictly British guaranty,
could be devised against further az.
gression by the British Grown
through "his Majestys Government.
Although PROT de Valera does not
explicitly mention Ulster. his offer
to appoint pienipotentiaries reads
like plain bid TO speak again for
all Ireland.
The Irish BH'letiH, the official or.
gan Of ,he Dali Eireann. explains
this to-day in pregnant paragraph
Let England cease 60 throw hsr
armed forces into the scale on the
side OF one party to a domestic df
ference ireland will not bring
force 10 bear upon ths no~thern III ~