Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-28
'S|NN FEN WILL ACCEPT OFFER | |S OPINION IN ! PRESS CIRCLES Extreme Supporters of Erin's
 Claims Believe Time For Peace Has Arrived DE VALERA IS A PUZZLE
 British Unable to Understand 1 Altitude President is Taking in Discussion
DE VALERA IS A PUZZLE

LONDON, Aug. 27.-(By the Asso- ciated ess)-The Irish negotia- tions now have reached the critical stage, in the British view, as mirror ed by the great majority of newspa- pers, including those previously sup porters of home rule and those ad- vanced liberal newspapers such as the Daily News, and the Manchester Guardian. which, in the past, have gone almost as far as the Sim Fein.
 They think the Sim Fein declara- tions of general principles have gone far enough and that the time has come for dropping declarations of principles and getting down to the business of arranging the terms, if the Sim Fein proposes to negotiate the proposals which the government offered as set forth in detail in Prime Minister Lloyd Georges first letter. The general belief expressed is that Eamonn de Valera, the Irish republi- can leader, having said all that is ne- cessary to assure Irishmen of the Sim Feins theoretical standpoint. will do this.
 The British find it difficult to anal yze de Valera's position from what ever light his latest notes throw upon it. There is the belief, or at least the hope, that the policy of the Irish republican cabinet will be, while con- stantly affirming Ireland's claim to independence, accept terms for do- mioion status under the new watch word, consent of the governed'-in other words, that while clinging to the assertion of the inherent right to independence, the cabinet will ''con- sent" to accept dominion status. bar gaining to the last ditch for the near
 est possible approach to independ- l ence.
 May Call Referendum It is hoped here that the final solu- | tion may rest upon referendum Of | the Irish people. The New States man, which is the most solid organ of the labor movement and consist ent and well informed friend of Ire 1 land, asserts that four-fifths of the ! Irish people would vote for accept
 ance of the British terms. Every ob- server in Ireland, it says, agrees that
 the people are tired to death of guer- | fila fighting and are finding rare en- | joyment of the freedom to live their normal lives which the truce has giv- en them. If the Irish republican cab l inet eventually refuses the British I tci ilSr Ol ehS A'A AsAS'h
 people probably will follow in the
 form of the British government re-
 sorting to a general election to give the country chance to reject or con firm the governments policy
 Judging from the newspapers again there is d distinct hardening of Brit ish sentiment in the direction of CO.,
 ercing the Irish with more force than hitherto has been used. British sen l-timent, they declare. would approve this. based on the feeling that the gov
 ernment has offered very generous concessions and that the secession of Ireland could not possibly be permit ted
 Ulster apparently is giving no help to a compromise aRd de Valera, it is
 believed here, must drop any hope ! of making an arrangement with the
 northern province, whereby they will
 present a united front with southern Ireland to Great Britain.
 Prime Minister Lloyd George to-
 morrow is going for vacation in the