The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-05
Lloyd George Will Pub.
lish All the Letters and
Documents Relating To
t h e Negotiations
Truce Still In Effect and
May Not Be Broken At
Once

d O1lOC
London. Dec 5.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. THE Irish peace negotia-
tons have broken down, according TO
statements in responsible quarters to-
day and the Dali Eireann delegates
are expected to return finally to Ire
land tomorrow or Wednesday.
Make Letters Public
London, Dec. 5.-The correspon-
iCeace in connection with the nego-
tiations will be made public by the
government it was stated, and Mr..
Lloyd George is expected to make an
explanatory statement. %.
On the governments side, it was
explained, the argument will be that
the refusal of the Sim Fein to accept
allegiance to the king made an agree
ment impossible. since the condition
was insisted upon by the British and
was. in addition. an essential prelim-
mary to securing any assent from
Ulster
The truce still remains in effect and
70 immediate resumption of hostilities
is looked for.
Refused Recognition
The Sim Fein. it is declared re-
fused even "A recognition of the king
contingent upon an agreement, the
most it offered being to recognize
the king as the head of the common
wealth OF free nations.
The closest examination of the gov
ernmcnts latest terms satisfied the
Sim Fein delegates and the Dali
Eireann cabinet, it is asserted that
they contained no advance on the
terms of Premier Lloyd Georges orig
inal letter, which was formally reject
cd in July by Eamon de Valera in
mis- speech to the Dali
Two months OF negotiations with
Downing street had not got the Irish
any further. it was argued, and ac
cording to we'll informed circles some
Of the delegates We're opposed to con
sideration even of the new proposals
Ly the Dali cabinet last Saturday,
these delegates being satisfied that
acceptance by the negotiators Won
not be accepted by the Sim Fein.
1t did not take the Dali long to de-
eide the issue, it was said. After a
short discussion in which all the cab
met members entered on the govern
ment's proposals, Mr.. de Valera,
turned to the delegates and said:
These are your instructions; they
are the instructions of the people of
Ireland"
Truce Continues
The truce continues to exist until
formal notice of its abrOgation is
given and both government and the
Sim Fein say they have no intention
of giving that notice. Nevertheless
10th sides feel. it is declared that
the course of events will be bound to
involve renewal of hostilities
Negotiations Started in June
Negotiations between the leaders of
the Sim Fein and Ulster elements in
ireland and the British government
were started on June 25, 192l-three
| days after King Georges appeal for
peace at the opening of the Ulster
parliament in Belfast-when Premier
Lloyd George invited Eamon de Va
| lera and Sir James Craig, the Ulster
| Premier to confer with him in Lon
| don. De Valera accepted the invita-
| ton on July and thereupon truce
was agreed to. taking effect July IL.
| Members of the Dali Eireann. or
| Irish Parliament, who were impris-
| oned were set free to enable them to,
vote on the proposals for settlement
| of the long conflict. Others who were
| in hiding were offered immunity from
! arrest or prosecution so that they al
1 so could attend the meeting of the
! Dali.
| The Irish republican leader, howev-
| ar, expressed an unwillingness to at
end parley until he first had OBJ
aimed the views of Craig and other
IRISH minority spokesman, meanwhile
declaring he could see no avenue for
! peace while Irish unity and self-de-
termination were denied. Craig de-
clined to attend the Dublin confer
ence, arranged for July but it was
nevertheless held with De Valera, Ar
thur Griffith, founder of Sim Fem.
General Jan Christian SHUTS, South
African premier and four Southern
Unionists present. "a.
The London conference began July
IA and continued almost daily until
July 81, when De Valera left to pre-
sent the British proposals to the Dali
Eireann, or Irish parliament, in Dub
J lin.
British Proposals
Briefly, the British proposals. offered
dominion home rule for Ireland but
} denied the right of the Irish people
} to secede from their allegiance to the
British crown. They were dated July
20 and Tin addition) offered Ireland
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