The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-08
IRISH PARLEY
|. is RESUMED in
DUBLIN TODAY
Conference Between Repub-
licans and Unionists Called
by De Valera in Session
Hope to End Bloodshed.
PRESIDENT IS CHEERED
(By Associated Press)

DUBLIN, July 8.-The conference
between Irish Republicans and South
ern Unionists called by Eamonn De
Valera, the republican leader. begun
in Dublin, July 4, was resumed here
today.
The personnel of the conferees was
the same as that of Monday-Mr. De
Valera, Arthur Griffith, founder of the
Sim Fein, and four of the southern
unionists, Earl Middleton, Sir Maurice
Dockrell, Sir Robert Henry Woods and
Andrew Jameson.
Mr. De Valera was the first to ar
rive. He was loudly cheered as were
all the other conferees upon their ar.
rival by the large crowd which had
gathered about the Mansion House,
where the conference was held.
Lord Mayor O'Neill welcomed the
delegates, who began their delibera-
tions Immediately.
LONDON, July Representatives
of the Sim Fein and the Unionists of
South Ireland met at Dublin today to
continue conversations which, it was
hoped, would develop some basis for
peace negotiations which would end
the era of bloodshed that has pre-
vailed in Ireland for many months.
Everybody interested in the settle
ment of the Irish situation was
anxiously watching for news from
Dublin, but English political writers
in this mornings newspapers seemed
to believe the prospect of an agree.
ment should be regarded more with
hope than with faith. In many quar-.
terS, indeed, the situation was viewed
as giving little occasion for optimism
This view was based largely on the
belief that Eamonn de Valera, leader
of the Sim Fein, adhered unaltera bly,
to his demand for the establishment
of an Irish republic, and that the
French government, as we'll as Ulster
took its stand upon the Irish act re
Gently passed by the British parlia
ment.
Action Must Agree
| It was stated that Earl Middleton
a South Irish Unionist leader, who
was in London to confer with Prime
Minister Lloyd George and others whC
returned to Dublin last night, haC
! taken with him an intimation tha
any settlement must be in harmon!
with the Irish act, in accordan nee Will
which the Belfast parliament was ere
ated.
Whether, in the face of such an al
| titude, Mr.. De Valera would accep
the prime minister's invitation to Lon
don was regarded in many quarter!
as extremely doubtful. Where th'
more hopeful view was taken, how
! ever, it was believed that Mr.. De Val
era might reply with a counter pro
! posal. This, according to information
received by The Associated Pres
from Belfast, might take the form o
Mr.. De Valera insisting that the gov
| ernment put its cards on the table
before disclosing his own hand.
was said he might maintain that, a
Mr.. Lloyd George had proposed
conference between Ulster, South Ire
land and the British government, tn
onus of the situation was upon him
Say Strain Telling
Another view held in Ulster wa
that the Sim Fein could not stand tn
! financial strain of prolonging the cor
flict and, therefore, was disposed t
come to terms. In such event, how
ever, it was contended a serious di1
fculty might arise with the Catholi
church in Ulster, which might resis
any partition that would place tn
power to legislate upon educationa
subjects in the hands of the Mort
Irish parliament.
In view of the great diversity of IT
ports, it might be significant that tn
Sim Fein parliament last night issue
an announcement warning the publ
against unauthorized and speculativ
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