Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-27
BRITAIN REJECTS
IRISH DEMANDS.
FOR SEPARATION
Lloyd George Warns Pro
longation OF Discussion
lSrcjulicial to Truce.
PREMIER RELUCTANT
TO PRECIPlTATE CRISIS
a sscrls Ireland Is Offered
Everything Slior, Of Com
plctc independence.
WOULD MEET DE VALERA AGAIN
""' onI! ON Basis or ..E.uunI rnrt-
ncrAhip In british Cn,nmonurnr,h
PREMIER RELUCTANT
TO PRECIPlTATE CRISIS
."'Ip MEET DE VALERA AGAIN
h"' oni! ON Basis or "I:uunI rnrt-
hcrship In British Cnnmonurnl,b
'ndrr One So,Grrign.''
H. prrr, Sari.

hlt"d News Siam COrrcspDndcni.
LONDON. Aug. 2G-Thc door to
riSh peace 1" s,iil open. Lloyd George.
friendly but siGnincj reply To-
r-hm"hn de Valera's note conveying
|Sihn Fcin's rejection OF IN. govern
Ihehts peace terms declares that IN.
British government canno, c0n,luDc
|fHchanSinr notes. points on; III.
imhs TO which hc mag already gone.
"d again offers 10 moe, the lr.si
reader In ncw negotiations.
Lloyd Gcorre's answer 10 10 vnl.
i' ~ IN erect, "a plea to ubiSlloI.
|accidence phrascnlogy and get down
to practical s,atcEmauship.
Il am reluctant To prccipi,ar. -
crisis Che British Pre'uicr declares
oui must point out that proIonga.
t!on of tho affair - dangernus A.
ton is being hakcn IN various dir.c.
ions which. II continued. will pre-
ludicc the truce and mus, ultimately
cad 10 it's termination. This would
indeed be depiorable.
Profonndi, Disappointed.
Lloyd George declares his "profourl
disappointment" n, the terms OF the
Irish leaders letter.
You write of conditions OF mcc, j..
ing between MS as though no meeting
had ever taken place. hc says. II
must remind you therefore that when
! asked you 10 meet me six week.
ago. made no preliminary condi-
tons. You came to London ana cx-
changed views with me in three
meetings OF considerable length
The proposals made YOU were
based upon fn!l and sympathetic con
sidcration OF the views YOU expressed
and were not made In haggling
spirit ON the contrary, my col
leagues and went TO the VERY l!,ni,
of our powers in .nhcavorins 10 re-
concilc British and irish interests
our proposals have gone far beyond
all precedent, and have been APP
proved as liberal by the whole
civilized world. Your letter shows no
recognition of this"
Is Real ScIf-Govcrnmcnt.
The Premier denied that the Brit
ish proposals involve the surrender
OF 1reland's entire natioua! position.
reducing her to subscrviencc. con
tending that Ireland is offered con-
troll Of every nerve and fiber Of her
national existence" subject only TO
an agreement which would/keep ne.
trade and transport between herself
and Great Britain-her best market
The states Of the American Union.
sovereign though they may be. enjoy
no such range of rights" Lloyd
George tells the Irish PRESIDENT
I'VE consider that our proposals
completely fulhil your wish that the
principle of government by consent
OF the governed be the broad guiding
principle of the settlement" the Pre-
mier continues
THAT principle was first developed
by England. and.is the handspring
Of all representative institutions. We
fret created it and spread il through
out the world. II is now the very
life OF the British commonwealth
when you argue that the relations
Of Ireland to the British empire are
comparable in principle to those of
Holland and Belgium 10 Germany, !
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