The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-23
Meeting Forbidden by british but
Assembly Called Without Inter.
ference; Catholic Message
Guarded.
CABINET HAS AGREED
ON ANSWER IS BELIEF
Reply to Proposition OF Lloyd George
Ready and Effort Being Made
TO Get Irish Parllsments
Approval.


Dublin. Aug. 23.-The Sim rcIn
council. which is the gathering OF
leaders throughout Ireland and
which meeting was forbidden by
the British government. met this
morning without Interference.
A secret message which was re-
ceived from the highest authority OF
the Catholic church was jealously
guarded
II is tho belief Of many of the Of
flclals here hat the Sim Fein cab.
met hrs already agreed on the an.
swer io no proposal Of the British
government sent by Lloyd George.
rremler with reference to peace be-
tween ireland and England
There we're rmors about the
Mansion House today that the Irish
par'iament ls being asked by the
Fein leaders to give It's approval to
the answer. which leaders plan to
send 20 the British authorities
prom ly after II is approved.
The presence OF Harry J. Boland.
who represented Mr.. Devalera In
the United States after the Sim
Fein chiefts/ had returned to Ire
land. was considered important. as
II was believed he would submit to
the parliament a report outlining
the state OF public opinion on the
other side Of the Atlantic. II had
been understood since the initial
meeting of the parliament that a de.
cislon might be delayed until Mr..
Boland reached this city. and his
arrival yesterday was looked upon
as significant.
There have been indications that
a certain amount OF dlssension exist
ed in the rank and file OF the parlia.
ment over the attitude to be taken
toward the British offer OF dominion
status for Ireland, and 1t appeared
probable today that many members
would speak on the question before
final decision was reached.
Press comments by Dublin news
papers would seem to reflect de-
sire on the part Of the Sim Fein
not to reject utterly tho British
offer, but rather to obtain from
Premier Minister Lloyd George
statement giving details OF the gov
ernment's offer. Objections have
been made that Ireland, because of
her geographical position, would not
be given the same sort of dominion
government that is enjoyed by Can
ada or Australia, and 1t has been
held that the prime minister should
define his exact position in this re-
spect. Organs of the unionists have
been urging acceptance of the gov
ernments proposals, or at least the
1
submission Of them to plebsclte
| in southern Ireland
The attitude Of Ulster up to today
had apparently been unrelenting SO
far as making common cause with
the Sim Fein in attempting to reach
a settlement with Great Britain was
ccncerned. 1t seemed the decision
of Sir James Craig to stand aloof
during negotiations between Dublin
land London had not been reconsider.
ed
The weekend passed quietly in
this city. but 1t was marred in Bel
fast by the explosion of bomb.
Long before II o'clock, when the
parliament was to meet. crowds
|gathered outside the Mansion House
to cheer the republican leaders par.
lticularly Mr.. Boland and Miss Mary
MacSwiney, both OF whom arrived
from the United States yesterday.