Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
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AlNANSN'ER TO /
De VALERA NOTE.
Cabinet Ministers Give Ap
proval at Inverness
Meeting.
LETTER HANDED TO
| SINN FEM COURIER
Message Acquaints King
George With Decision
of the Cabinet. Il

Inverness. Scotland, Sept. Icy
the Associated Press. )-The British
cabinet at its meeting here today un-
animously approved the reply OF the
government to the last note from
Eamonn de Valera, the Irish repub-s
lican leader. The reply was handed
to Robert G. Barton, the Sim Fein
courier, who's started for Dublin at
o'clock this afternoon with 1t. N
committee Of the cabinet, with
full powers to deal with Mr. de
Valera's answer to the communicn-
tion sent this afternoon. and with the
Irish situation generally, was. ap-
pointed. Another committee was ap-
pointed to deal with unemployment.
King Notifcd.
Prime Minister Lloyd George sent
a courier to Moyhall. near here
where King George is staying, to ac-
quaint the king with the cabinets de-
cisfon. which will be made public
Thursday night.
Mr.. de Valera had apparently
served notice in a statement -fssued
to the press in Dublin yesterday that
such an ultinatum would be tanta-
mount to denuneiation Of the truce.
which has been in force in ireland
for the last two months He stated
position of force and would mean
war. not peace" Prime Minister
Lloyd George was represented as be-
ing opposed to breaking off negotia-
tions with the Sim Fein.
Great E:Kcitement. st
Excitement in Inverness over thu
cabinetm Getting was intense. Crowds
packed the streets OF the Capital OF
the Highlands to catch a glimpse Of
the cabinet members, while men and
women climbed on roofs. n
The square in front OF the town
hall was packed long before the min
listers began to arrive but the crowd
was quiet. Mr.. Lloyd George WAS
Text or Statement
Mr.. Devalera's statement follows:
1T seems that it is grievous po-
litical sin these days to keep ones
eyes open. Plain common sense is
sneered at as rhetoric and logic. The
British imperial statesmen are trying
to sell Ireland second-rate political
margarine anc are very angry be-
cause we do not accept the butter
! label they put on and believe all the
/ advertising stuff they have had print
! ed about it. If 1t were real butter
! it would not need all this advertise
ment.
1.-THE Irish people know that the
article pointed out in the shop was the
article being sold is very unlikely to
be the article that will finally reach
| them. Ireland wants butter and the
f; Irish people will not be deceived into
| thinking they have got it until they
see it actually delivered. The English
| press asks, have we will to peace? ?
/ Yes we have-and an ardent desire.
1t is for that reason that we refuse
/ to see things as other than they are.
! Peace will never be founded on make
! believe. Let us tear aside the camou-
flage and put away the hypocrisy.
UItimatum Invited.
! "If England is issuing an ultima
| tum, let it be an ultimatum. Brute
! force naked and unabashed. has
been used against small nations be-
FORE Our nation has known, It Tor
long. Even our little children have
experienced it. and no pretense Viii
/ hide the threat OF force; it ID best rec
ognized for what tt is.
England has no basis in right for
a single of the demands she Is max
ing on Ireland. She would not dare
make them to q power even nearly a.
strong as herself. They are made tn
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