New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-21
Lloyd George Lays Irish
Plan, Which Is Called
Generous, Before King
After Cabinet Approves
Dali Eireann Will
Hear Terms Soon
smuts Expected to Meet
Sinn Fein Chiefs and
Ulsiermen Next Week

LONDON, July 20 (By The Asso-
eisted Press 1.-The British Cabinet
sat for two hours and half this even
ing, considering the Irish plans, after
which Premier Lloyd George went to
Buckingham Palace and laid before
the King, whose interest in an Irish
settlement is the keenest, the proposals
for submission to Eamon de Valera,
the Irish Republican leader, at to-mor-
rows conference.
The Prime Minister presided at the
Cabinet council, which was held in the
House Of Commons, and outlined for
the benefit of those ministers who had
rot been closely concerned in the
Irish negotiations the history of re-
cent events and the Premiers new of
fer 10 Ireland, which is described as
being drawn on generous lines.
Financial Details Settled
1t is understood that the financial
arrangements in the new offer have
given considerable trouble to the min
isters, but eventually after consulta-
ton with Sir Robert Stevenson Horne,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and tn :
treasury officials, the various provi-
sons were agreed to. 1t is also un-
dsrstood that the general lines of the
Premier's offer have the approval of
Austen Chamberlain, the gvernment
leader in the House of Commons; Sir
Robert Stevenson Horne, Sir Laming
Northington Evans, Secretary of War,
aad other ministers, and that probably.
with some notifications, the entire
eabInet will assent to the proposals.
which will be reduced to writing for
presentation to Mr.. De Valera.
Whether Mr. Lloyd George has sue
.eeded in overcoming the reluctance of
Sir James Craig, the Ulster Premier.
10 join a tripartite conference is not
snown, but an announcement that Sir
lanes is coming to London again,
rrobably next week. is considered
INT of breakdown in the negotia-
t.oEs is apparent. These, however,
may be more protracted than had been
generally expected.
Mr.. De Valera gave a reception to-
light. which was attended by members
nd executives of the various Irish
.ganizations in Great Britain.
De Valera to Consult at Home
To-morrow's meeting between De Va
IRA and Lloyd George will probably be
heir last before the return of the
south Ireland delegates to Dublin.
Following their arrival in Ireland a
meeting of the Irish republican Parlia-
ment will, in all likelihood, be convened
to give the republican leader an oppor-
tunity to report and take fresh counsel
on the new compilations which the
Downing Street parleys may have
placed upon the old questions and to
formulate a policy respecting such is
sues as may have originated during
.hese talks.
Valera will then go to Belfast for
meeting with Sir James Craig, which
was forecast this morning in some
charters as a probability; whether he
will resume what he has termed his
'long-range bombardment" with Lloyd
George, with the one in Dublin and
the other in London, or whether the
southern Irish leaders will signify their
belief that the continuation of the par
ley would be unlikely to produce the
desired results.
The last contingency, however, is
still considered at Irish headquarters
as the least probable of the three al
.ernatives.
OHe point upon Whlcn Mr. De valera
viii be urged by his colleagues to
make representations TO Mr.. Lloyd
George before the return of the South
Ireland delegation to London from
Dublin will be what the Republican
leaders, advisers regard as the un-
favorable background created by the
British Premier's maintenance of the
"'two-nation idea' by seeing Mr.. De
Valera and Sir James Craig separately.
Some members of our party see in
TINS desire on the part of the Pre-
mier to hold before the world the
.lamiliar picture of two separate enti-
tes within Ireland, which contradicts
'ne very essence of our case" said d
man who enjoys the confidence of the
southern delegation.
In view of our refusal to sit at the
conference table with Mr.. Lloyd
Ieorge and the Ulsterites," he contin-
ued, 1T would seem that our objections
on this point were unjustifable, but
~hat we desire to have made clear is
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