The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-07
NOTE is SENT TO DUBLIN
BY SINN FEIN COURIER;
TEXT is NOT DISCLOSED
Answer Is Unanimously
Approved by British
Cabinet.
BULLETIN.

Inverness, Scotland. Sept. Z.
-(By the Associated PresS.)-
The British cabinet, at its
meeting here today, unani-
mouSly approved the reply OF
the government to the last note
OF Eamonn de Valera, the Irish
republican leader. Ihe reply
was handed 10 Robert c. Bar
ton, Sim Fein courier, who
started for Dublin ut O'Clock
this afternoon with it
A committee of the cabinet
with full powers to deal with
Mr.. de Valera's answer TO the
communication sent this after
noon, and with the Irish eitua-
tiOn generally, was appointed.
Another committee Was ap-
pointed to deal with unempiOy-
ment-
Inverness, Scotland. Sept T.
Omitted Press. "A peremptory note
to Sim Fein breaking on nego-
tiations was considered by the
British cabinet. which met with the
prime minister here today.
Nine members of the government
arrived here early today for the
conference which is to determine
the reply to De Valera's "un-
equivocal rejection" of the British
offer.
Although the cabinet was known
to have recognized the possibility
of putting an end to the almost
fruitless argument, there was said
to be hope that Premier Lloyd
! Georges reported desire to give
Sim Fein another chance would
| prevail.
The cabinets note to De Valera
| might set a time limit, possibly OF
month. it is said. to give IH3dar-
ate opinion in Ireland an opportu-
nifty to force acceptance OF the
British proposals.
Inverness, Scotland, Sept. 7--(By
The Associated Press.) )-Settle-
ment of the Irish question appeared
to hang in the balance when mem
bers of the British ministry met
Prime Minister Lloyd George here
today. 1t was said the ministers
were not at all in agreement as TO
the best method of procedure to be
adopted, some favoring further OK
change of notes with the Sim F'ein.
Others were said to be propoains
that a virtual ultimatum be sent
Eamonn de Valera, giving him and
his colleagues a fixed time in which
to accept or reject the British offer
of dominion status for Ireland.
UItimatum May Mean War.
Mr.. de Valera had apparently
served notice in a statement issued
to the press in Dublin yesterday
that such an ultimatum would be
tantamount to denunciation of the
truce which has been in force in
ireland for the last two months. He
stated that an ultimatum would be
1.-The imposition of force, and mean
war, not peace.
This statement did not tend TO
make easier the task of the minis
ters fho arrived here today from
London, but Premier Lloyd George
was represented as being opposed
to breaking off negotiations with
the Sim Fem.
King George is staying at Moy
Hall, near here, and his presence in
the immediate neighborhood is look
ed on as most opportune, as he has
in the last few months, played a
PARTICULARLY 4LbuSIlldi lOlc IL NAAV
/ work Of handling the Irish ques-
tions. Lloyd George and the king
have been in close touch during the
Irish negotiations and II was report
ed that the prime minister would
/ confer with the sovereign today,
possibly before a note to the Irish
republicans was finally drafted.
Corrects American Press.
Dublin, Ireland, Sept. THE
Sim Fein publicity department to-
day pointed out that some head
lines and headings OF paragraphs in
American newspapers referred &c
EIamou de Valera, the Irish repub-
hcan leader, as refusing dominion
status, and holding out for separa
ton, whereas his actual position, II
is maintained, is that a dominion
status has not been offered anc
therefore could not be refused