Evening star., 1921-10-27
LLOYD GE0RGEM
BEFORCED TO DROP
TRIP TO THE j. S.
Irish Peace Negotiations
Crisis Likely to Compel
+: Premier to Stay Home.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October @7.-Prime
Minister Lloyd George today pro-
posed to the House of Commons
that it set aside next Monday for
n discussion ON the motion OF
unionist members Of parliament
condemning the present neEotia-
tions with representatives OF Slim
Fein ireland. He said he hopea
there would be a vote on the ques,
Non.
LONDON. October 27.-Prime " n
lister Lloyd George probably VIII
have to abandon his visit to Wasn-
ington, or at least postpone 1t until
the closing sessions of the confer
ence there, because of the critical
situation of negotiations with Ire
land, it was asserted by several well
informed newspapers here today. Ihe
premier had made no public statement
to this effect, but his political and
personal friends were quoted as COM
municating the report to inquirers as
if publicity were desired
EVERYWHERE il was admitted TO-DAY
that the Irish negotiations had maze
little progress, and although nope
had not been relinquished there was
a tendency to regard the outiook a.
being less favorable than IT was q
dsy or two ago. Political writers
remarked that if the negotiation.
broke down. the premier's trip Wouie
be obviously impossible. while II
break in the conference was aVoldet
it was difficult to see how a settle
ment could be reached for consid
cradle time.
other Pressfns Bnsiness.
The accumulation OF other pressing
business was also urged In som'
probability that the prime minister
would be able to carry out his de-
sire to go to the Washington con
ference.
Various reports concerning the lrisf
negotiations were current mere tooay
but they carried little weight. owing
to the secrecy observed on both sides
The Daily Graphic printed rumol
that the negotiations had been sus
pended, and that an important com
munication was expected from Dublin
Elsewhere 1t was stated attempts tt
find a desired formula by which tht
conference could be continued hae
failed, and that the Irish delegates
were holding out for concessions thai
would counterbalance any lessenine
of their demand for independence.
Irish Unity stumbling Block.
1t was said the dali eireann repre-
sentatiyes were insistently urging tht
claim of the Catholic populations Of
the counties of Tyrone and Fermanagf
for inclusion in southern Ireland, II
being added that the Irish delegates
were maintaining stiff attitude IL
this particular Another report de
clared the question of Irish unity was
the main stumbling block.
In the meantime the restiveness o.
the England unionists was manifest.
increasing. and, although man!
unionist members of the parliamen
still refused to subscribe to the pro
posed vote of censure of the gov
ernment, their suspicious toward thu
ing. Newspapers which at first mini
mized the importance Of this unionis
revolt" were treating it more seri
ously today.
"Revolt'' Ii Embarrassing.
The London Times asserted it wa
| considerable enough to cause SOM
Embarrassment to the governmen
and cannot be ignored" The news
paper. nevertheless, expressed be
| lief that the revolt would rapid.
disappear if there were signs tn
; Irish conference was progressini
smoothly on it's main business. !
added that if the Sim Feiners pa.
attention to the state of politica
opinion here, they will recognize tn
importance Of imposing no unneces
sary delay"
Austen Chamberlain. unionist mem
| ber of the coalition government, yes
terday received a number of unionis
| agents from all parts of the country
! These reported the difficulty the.
| were experiencing throughout thei
constituencies in reconciling unionis
| opinions to many acts of the Lloy,
George administration. They urge
! the formation of a new coalition part,
in which the unionists would pre-
| dominate.
Greenwood Still Hopeful.
Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secre
tary for Ireland. addressing gather
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