Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-19
TAKES
GLOOMY VIEW
Of SETTLING
ROW IN ERIN
Conference Between Lloyd
George, de Valera and
Ulster Premier Probably
Will Not Be Called.
NEGOTIATIONS TAKE
UNEXPECTED TURN
Northern Leader Seems to
Wash His Hands of Fur
their Participation in Ne
g0tiationS.

London, July Is (by The
Associated Press). - The
Irish negotiations took an
unexpected development
late tonight. Sir James
/ Craig, the Ulster premier,
on leaving for Belfast made
an important statement,
which appears to forbid any
hope of assembling a con-
ference such as Premier
Lloyd George proposed be-
/ tween himself, Mr.. de Va
lera and the Ulster premier.
The Ulster leader maintains that
Sim Feiners, by contesting the
elections for the northern parlia-
ment on a platform of mo parti-
4 tion," in which they were defeated,
have recognized listers claim TO
i self determination, and he seems
/ to wash his hands of further par
| ticipation in peace negotiations.
Slr James statement
Sir James said:
II return home we'll satisfied
| with the efforts being made towards
peace. Mr.. de Valera has broken
his silence ana cleared the ground
by his statement to the press that
he proposes to found his claim on
recognition of the right or self de-
termination.
"He contended that the people of
northern Ireland in the recent cleo
tions determined their own parlia-
ment by an overwhelming majority.
"No Partition" Only Issue.
mo partition" was the only issue
placed before the electorate, said
Sir James, and it was rejected by
the largest majority ever secured
in any general election.
"Such being the true facts" he
continued, "it now only remains for
DIR. de Valera and the British peo-
pie to come to terms regarding the
area outside of that of which / am
premier, The people of northern
Ireland make no claim to 'determ-
inc the terms of settlement which
Great Britain shall make with
southern ireland in any matters
affecting our common interest"
Official Announcement.
The official announcement issued
at the close of a long conference
between the premier and Mr.. de
Valera today says:
1.-THE conversations between Mr..
Lloyd George and Mr.. de Valera
will be resumed Thursday"
This ordinarily would permit the
British public and Ireland still to
indulge in confident hope that a
satisfactory settlement would ul-
timately be reached. But Sir James
Craig's statement has put dam
per on the hopeful spirit.
Secrecy Maintained.
Nothing is allowed to leak 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 question on
the subject in parliament. The ne
gotiations have all the character
istics of diplomatic exchanges be-
tween two foreign diplomats.
Though it has been thought pos
sible from the first that Ulster
might adopt such an attitude, this
sudden dashing of hopes that q
peace conference would be assem-
bled as an outcome of the separ-
ate negotiations of the premier
with de Valera and Craig, comes
as a shock to the public.
Up to Great Britain.
The Ulster premier now declares
that the British government must
reach its own agreement with de
Valera and that Ulster Is deter
mined to maintain its present stat
us, repudiating the whole Sim Fein
argument that Ulster is in the mi
nority and must bow to the ma
jority in Ireland.
Mr.. Lloyd George conferred with
the Ulster premier alone. The
members of their respective cabi-
nets accompanied both Irish rep
resentatives, but so far as Is known
did not participate in the confer
ence with the premier.