Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-27
IRISH CABINET
APPROVES LOAN.
FROM AMERICA
Dali Eireann Reflects
DeValera and Officers
to Serve Another Year.
Republicans Fail to
Change Their Stand
on Peace Plans.

Dublin, Aug. 26.-(By the Asscciat-
ed Press. THE reply of Eamonn de
Valera to Premier Lloyd George sums
up southern Ireland's position on an
Irish settlement. which is and must re-
main unchanged, Mr. de Valera de-
clared in addressing the Dali Eireann
Thursday, after reading. the reply at
the public session Of that body.
The Dali Eireann reelected Mr.. de
Valera and the members of the cabinet.
1t also sanctioned the loans of 10000
pounds sterling in Ireland and $20,O0O,-
600 in America.
Do vaIsra's Letter.
The letter. which bears the date Of
Aug. "a, reads:
"The anticipatory judgment I gave
in my reply Of August 10 has been con-
firmed. Il laid the proposals of your
Government before the Dali Eireann
and by a unanimous vote it has re-
jected them.
From your letter of August Is, it
was clear that the principle we are
asked to accept was that the fGeogra-
phical propinquity' of ireland to
Great Britain impose the condition of
subordination of Ireland's peace to
Great Britain's stragetic interests az
she conserved them and that the very
length and perverservance of efforts
made in the past to compel Ireland's
acquiesence in foreign domination i'm
posed the condition of acceptance Of
that domination now.
we cannot believe that your gov
ernment intended to commit itself to
the people of sheer militarism, destruc-
tive ~ int nj
fatal to the worlds peace If a small
nations right to independence is for
feited when a more powerful neighbors
covets its territory for military or
other advantages, it is supposed to
confer. there is an end to liberty. No
longer can any small nation claim the
right to separate existence. Holland
and Denmark can be made subservient
to Germany, Belgium to Germany or
to France.
Do Not Sock War
IF our refusal to betray our nations
honor and the trust that has been re-
posed in us is to be made an tissue of
war by Great Britain, we deplore, we
are as conscious of our responsibilities
to the living rs we are mindful Of
principle or Of our obligations to the
heroic dead.
"We have not sought war nor 10 we
seek war, but If war be made upon US.
we must defend ourselves and shall do
so, confident that whether our defense
be successful or unsuccessful no duty
Of representative Irish men or Irish
women will ever propose to the nation
The surrender of its birthright.
I'VE long to end the conflict be-
,ween Great Britain and ireland. II
-FOUR government is determine to i'm
pose its will upon us by force and
to negotiations to insist
lpon conditions that involve q surren-
Ter of our whole national position and
make negotiations mockery the
responsibility for the continuance Of
conflict rests upon you.
'On the basis of the broad guiding
principle of government by the consent
# the governed peace can be secured
"a peace that will be just and honor
ble to all.
''To negotiate such a peace the Dali
Cream is ready to appoint Its repre-
entatives and If your government ac
epts the principle proposed to invest
hem with plenary powers to meet and
rrange with you for its application in
etail.
Il am, Sir, faithfully yours,
signed) Eamonn De Valera"
After reading the letter to Mr.. Lloyd
ieorge. Mr.. de Valera said:
THAT reply sums up our position
nd do not think it necessary to deal
18th it, particularly as we haven't got
reply from the British.
Our position is unchanged, We can
OF change our position, because it
fundamentally sound. just the mo-
lent we get off that fundamental rock
right and justice we have no case
'hatever. No fight can be made ex
ept on that rock, and on that rock We
hall stand
JUMPS TO DEATH.
Omaha, Aug. 26.-After carving his
anne and address on his cane which
e placed on bridge railing, c. H.
~~E ~ Al I'm ND