Evening star., 1921-08-15
NEXT STEP OF IRISH
Up TO DALI E|REANN
Delegates at Meeting Tomor-
row Expected to Indorse
VaIera's Stand.
FEAR RETURN TO CHAOS
Formal Notice Will Be Given to
Each Side of Renewal of
Hostilities in Island.
BY WILLIAM H. BRAYDEN.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
DUBLIN, August lathe dali
eireann at it's meeting tomorrow Is
expected to indorse unanimously the
attitude of Eamon de Valera and his
cabinet toward Prime Minister Lloyd
Georges proposals Had de Valera
shown a compromising spirit it might
have required some eloquence to per-
suade all the members to agree, but
since he and his cabinet. constituting
the most experienced and most mod
crate elements of the SinE Fem, have.
without actually mentioning the w2ro
republic, reasserted the fuil repup-
lican claim unanimity seems cortain.
As de Valera puts it the question IS
not one of the adequacy of any par .
ticular offer, but the fundamental
principle that Ireland is a separate ma
ton with right to negotlate as
such. He repudiated allegiance TO
the king, which the British pre-
lnier regards as Indispensable.
Plebiscite Only Hope.
The puzzle here is how, with this
basic difference, on which neither side
will yield any peace talk should have
been considered possible. The only
prospect of a settlement now seems
to lie in a plebiscite OF the whoie
people. The government terms are
sweeping and exceed anything hoped
for by the constitutional nationahsts.
Moderate opinion here views them IN
the same light as does Gen. Smuts,
believing them to serve all practlcai
purposes and likely to work out in
the future in the unity of Ireland
which is now unattainable.
Nevertheless the terms are lncon,
sistent with the principles submitted
by de Valera to the electors and the
mandate obtained from them. he Pc
lieveS that they cannot be accepted Dy
him without bad faith toward his peo-
pie. He will not recommend them, but
he may advise the dali eireann to give
the electors an opportunity of pro-
nouncing on the new situation.
Path Of Peace still Open.
Nothing in the correspondence pub
lished here bars this possibility, SO the
path of peace is not yet finally closed.
All delays which will secure the mainte-
nance OF the truce will be welcome. AS
things stand, guns may be fired before
the end of this week and ingenuity will
be needed to stave off return to chaos.
Notice will be given formally to each
it is given all hope of settlement will
not be abandoned.
The dali eireann Is now new body.
The previous dali consisted Of seventy
members returned in 1918 to the i'm
perial parliament. This dali numbers
ern and southern parliaments this year.
Only Sim Feiners constitute the new
dali. Many were elected while still in
prison or ION the rum and have never
had an opportunity to attend joint
meeting. Most of them are young men.
the average age being hardly more than
thirty, though many Of the young men
have had successful experience in the
management of local affairs. Not more
than a score have more than a local
reputation. The cabinet members have
among them no apparent rivals.
Language Will BE Irish.
The meeting will be held in the
ground room of the Mansion House,
the scene of many historic gatherings.
1t has been decided to admit the pub
lie at the beginning of the proceed
ings. The demand for tickets far ex-
ceeds the 5000 places available. Each
dali memter has been allowed five
tickets for distribution among his
Irish, and every speaker will make
part of his address in the national
tongue. Nearly all the members
know it, but many are not fluent in it,
and English will be allowed.
The reply of the cabinet to Mr..
Lloyd Georges last letter has been
drafted and will be submitted to the
dali eireann for approval. There is
still hope that it will leave some loop
hole making peace possible. Though
the choice offered is between accept
ing practically complete power over
twenty-six counties of Ireland and
going to Jail, I am bound to say that
the leaders I have seen seem to prefer
the alternative of going to Jail.