Evening star., 1921-10-28
WILL ASK MANDATE
ON IRISH PARLEY

I
ton of Continuing Negotia-
tions Before Commons.
BY the Associated Press
LONDON. October 2S.-Prime Min
lister Lloyd George will confront the
house of commons next Monday and
ask for mandate relative to the
continuance of the negotiations be-
Tween delegates of the< government
land the dali eireann. Announcement
to this effect by the prime minister
brought to a head the seemingly seri,
Gus situation which has developed
during the past fortnight by the al
LEGGED detection of unionist leaders
and constituencies from support of
the coalition government
| Belief was expressed by newspapers
here today that the government would
receive big majority in support Of
the policies 1t has followed relative
to Ireland. and that the ministrys
hands would be strengthened in deal
ing with the Sim Fein representa-
itives.
Premier Is Congratulated.
| Mr.. Lloyd George received congrat-
4 lTOHl tue pICSS ioi
"grasping the nettle of the hard shell
lunionist opposition" 1t was said the
prime minister had "by calling their
bluff knocked the wind out of the
!unioniStS, who We're sponsors of the
vote of censure to the government.
which was read in the house on
"Wednesday.
| 1t was remarked by the London Times
and some other journals. however. that
the hostility toward the government
tn hn ,,,,I s,, if,tar r,fta.
rather than in parliament and assertion
was made for this reason unionist alb
;tentions from the voting next Monday
would be almost as significan; as hos
tile ballots. 1t was not expected that
he vote adverse to the government
would total more than fifty. and that all
he coalition liberals and laborites GER
tainly would rally to the support of the
! cabinet.
The Times, while recognizing this fact,
nlaced emphasis upon the declaration
that Eamonn De Naleras population
of loyalty to the king had so stirred
unionists throughout the country that
members of parlia ment belonging to that
party who. were favorable to continu-
,tion of the Irish conference We're being
pressed to dissociate from the govern
ment's policy.
Embarrassed by Situation.
| Tnionist ministers were declared to
nave been given great embarrassment
by this situation. and the Times as
| serted Irresponsible member of the
government said yesterday it was be-
| oming impossible to carry on 1t was
out of Difference to the insurgent sec
tion of the unionist party, the Times
| remarked, that Lord Birkenhead re-
| placed Austen Chamberlain as one Of
he governments representatives at the
meeting Of the joint committee of the
Irish conference yesterday. In addition
the presence of Lord Birkenhead was
I 80 ri tn ha int IoI
those anxious regarding Ulster, as he
has in the past been prominently iden-
titled with listers resistance to home
.ue
nreditt important developments at
he annual conference of the unionist
,arty tc be held in Liverpool next
eek. They assert the party may
:9lit and that thsr re may be formed
/ n independent conservative party, of
hich it is hinted A. Bonar Law.
"rmer government leader in the
ouse of commons. may become the
'"ad. He will return to active poll
ties at the next session of parlia-
ncnt. The Times said today that,
| ten in the event of split in the
'arty. the majority OF unionists
wnuld still follow Mr.. Lloyd George.
who retaining the loyalty of the
alition liberals. would thus become
he chief of a center party.
feHs1mlSt1c lew Augmented.
The passage of another day with
Jut further advance toward an Irish
settlement seemed to have deepened
Il II pessIaisi ic views held by many
political writers of London newspa-
f"rS. Even some of those cOntribut-
ng to journals which have most
.arnestly advocated peace through a
conference said today the possibility
of success had almost wholly vanished
and that the next meeting of the
British and Sim Fein delegates might
be the last.
The Daily Mail. however refused to
Ibandon hope. 1t said if the present
conference collapsed it was Tbeleved an
,ther soon wou d be arranged. Several
papers contended the government had
used its utmost efforts to attain peace
ind had gone to the utmost limit to
piacate the Sinn Fein. They implied
that whatever obstacles existed We're
attributable TO the dali eireann dele
gates. 1t was said the Sim Fein rep
resentatives. although not pressing hos
tility to allegiance 20 the king, We're,
in effect. demanding that the govern
year in order that Ulster might be de-
prived of part of the area allotted to
!. It under that legislation. Hope was ex-
pressed that the Sim Fein would real
ize from yesterdays proceedings in the
house of commons how formidable
were the difficulties against which the
government had to contend.
Conference Goes Over to Monday.
The Irish conference has been sus-
pended until after next Monday, the
day set for discussion in the house
OF commons of the governments pol
icy in dealing with representatives of
the rail eir.ann. Even the meetings
of the committee representing the
government and Irish delegations
have be. suspended for to-day and
tomorrow.
According to information obtained
at Sim Fein headquarters today
however. Prime Minister Lloyd George
and Lord Chancellor Birkenhead may
meet Arthur Griffith and Michael
Collins. the Irish members of the
committee, on Monday.
PROMOTED IN HEALTH WORK.