Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-19
BRITAIN MUST REACH OWN
AGREEMENT WITH DE VALERA
Sir James Says Bluntly Ulster
Is Determined to Maintain
It's Existing Status.
STILL HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT
conversations Bctw wccn LIo,d
'""rgc and Head of "RcpubIic"
Will BE Resumed Thursday.
Ihy Associated Prcs..l'

'oNboN. July IS.-Thc Irish nc-
S"iinti"ns have taken an uncxpectcd
development late tonight. Sir ,Jnmcs
frhiS. the Ulster Premier. IN Icnxi,
Tor Belfast. made an important
Statement, which appears In forb;,
amy hope of assembling conference
>"'h ms Premier Lloyd George pro-
posed hctwccn himself. Eamoun de
valera and the Ulster Premier.
The Ulster leader maintains that
the Sim Feinors themselves, by con-
testing the elections for the Northern
Parliament on a platform of mo mar
u'ion' III which they were roundlv
defeated. have recognized listers
claim to self determination, and. so
lar as his words have been inter-
pretcd. for tae present. he seems TO
wash his hands of any further par
ticipation in the peace negotiations.
Well Satisfied with Efforts
Sir James said: II return home we'll
satisfied with the efforts being made
towards peace. De Valera has broken
his silence and cleared the ground bv
his statement to the press shat he
proposes to found his claim on recoc-
milton OF the right of self-determina-
ton"
The Ulster Premier contended thar
the people OF Northern Ireland In
tho recent elections "dctermincd.
tHeir own Parliament by an over
whelming majority. mo PARTITION.
in fact, was the only issue placed be-
tore the electorate said Sir James,
ana 1t was rejected by the largest
majority ever secured in any general
election.
such being the true facts" he
continued, lit now only remains for
DE Valera and the British people
to come TO terms regarding the area
outside of that of which 1 am Prime
Minister The people OF Northern
ireland make no claim whatever To
determine the terms of settlement
which Great Britain shall make with
Southern ireland.
when this is accomplished. con
promise cordial cooperation on equal
terms with Southern Ireland I'm anv
matters affecting our common inter-
est.
interests Ably Represented.
Having reached the present stage
| return to Ireland TO carry on the
practical work OF the government.
feel that our interests are ably rem
resented in the imperial Parliament.
and. of course. our services are avail
able at any moment"
The official announcement, issued at
the close OF long conference be-
tween the Premier and De Valera to-
day. says:
The conversations between LLOYD
George and De Valera will be re-
sumed Thursday"
This ordinarily would permit the
British public and Ireland still to in
dulge in confident hope that satisfac-
tory settlement would ultimately be
reached. But Sir James Craig's state
ment. which was given out in the
form OF an interview. has put rather
IL dampcr on the hopeful spirit.
Nothing Allowed To Leak Ont.
Nothing Is allowed to leak out as
to what takes place behind the
closed doors OF the Cabinet room, and
the secrecy even extends to a tacit
agreement to put no questions on the
subject in Parliament. The neGo-
tiations. in fact. have all the char
actcr OF diplomatic exchanges be-
tween TWO foreign diplomats.
Though II had been thought possible
from the first that Ulster might adop,
such an attitude. this sudden dash
ing OF hopes that a peace conference
would be assembled as an outcome
OF the separate negotiations of the
Prime Minister with De Valera and
Craig comes somewhat as n shock TO
the public.
The Ulster Premier declares blunt
ly that the British government must
reach its own agreement with DE
Valera aud that Ulster is determined
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