New-York tribune., 1921-06-28
Sees Hope FOR peace

unrepresented.
Sees Hope for Peace
BELFAST, June 81 sRy The Associ-
ated Press).--In q message telegrapl,e ID
here from Paris, where he is acting for
irish republican interests, Sean O'Ceal-
iaigh, member of the Irish republican
parliament. says:
"Mr. Lloyd Georges invitation to ex-
plore the possibilities of settlement,
II Independence is not excluded, will
undoubtedly receive the earnest con-
sideration of President de Valera and
the Irish Cabinet
William Coote, member of Parliament
for South Tyrone and member of the
Ulster delegation which visited the
United States in the winter of 1919-20,
in statement to-day regarding Mr..
Lloyd Georges letter, says:
81 have believed all along that there
was a plot TO subiugate Ulster to the
Dublin Parliament. didn't expect the
plot to ripen so soon or be presented
ready contributed her quota Ito the
pacifcation of Ireland. She has moth
ing further to barter unless she hands
over civil and religious freedom,
Therefore we say to the Premier. siust
let Ulster alone to develop and defend
her place in the empire and you and
De Valera do whatever you wish with
the remainder of the country
Work With All Irishmen
1--WE are willing to work with all
Trishmen for our country's good, but
only as free, self-respecting citizens
of the British Empire. We decline to
associate with murderers, at least until
they have repented of their evil deeds"
Cardinal Lcgue told an interviewer
to-day that he would regard any over
lures from Mr. Lloyd George with ex-
treme caution and reserve. He did not
believe and could not see, he said, how
mere personal meeting between De
Valera and Sir James Craig could do
much. He regarded the situation. he
declared, however, not without gleam
of hope, because the British Ministry
must be directly and completely in
volved by the proposal
The Primate strongly advocated the
attendance at the conference of Arthur
Griffith, whose views, he thought, would
be of great value in the proposed nego-
tiations.
Belfast Editorial Opinion
Valera's absurd claim that he has set
up republic in the country" The
Northern Whig asks.
The News Letter says: "We are dis
closing no secrets when we say that
this invitation for a conference is a
sequel to the bringing into being of
the Northern Parliament. The Sim
Fein has to face that fact and reckon
with it. 1t can only do that in one of
two ways-by abandoning the demand
for a republic and agreeing to the es-
$ah feb of orl;a o,~{
under the government of Ireland act
or by continuing its present insane
campaign to it's own destruction by
force"
The Nationalist Irish News says that
the idea of inviting De Valera and
Premier Craig to a conference at Lon
don did not occur to Lloyd George and
his colleagues until "they had made
King George the agent and instrument
of their policy of destruction in Ire
land
After pointing out that full fiscal
freedom must be the basis of any ne
gotiations for national settlement,
the paper says: "It remains TO be seen
whether Lloyd George is acting because
of spasmodic pang of honesty or is
merely developing another strategic
maneuver for putting five sixths of the
Irish nation in wrong before the eyes
with an expression of the hope that De
Valera and his advisers will utilize the
occa sion to the best advantage of the
country "whose longing for peace is
surpassed only by their unconquerable
passion for national freedom"
Manchester Guardians View
MANCHESTER, Eng, June 27-The
Manchester Guardian, in an editorial
captioned "It Is Business" says Pre-
mier Lloyd George for the first time
has taken definitely practical step
toward settlement of the Irish ques-
ton. The Guardian is of the opinion
that the conference will be largely one
which, it says, makes all the difference,
"for it cannot be too often repeated
that an agreement between Irishmen
is key to an agreement between Ire
land as a whole and this country"
1t points out that both sides must
make concessions, while if the confer
ence is to be tripartite one, "it is
because important concessions will
necessarily be required from the Brit
ish government also.
"Fiscal autonomy or complete lib.
erty--that is, in fixing its own tariff,
such as is enjoyed by every dominion
is unanimously demanded by Irish Ma
tionalist opinion, and there is no OBJ
vious reason why it should be opposed
by Ulster provided that consent of
northern Ireland will be needed for
any changes applying to itself, 1t says
The Guardian considers that there is
golden opportunity for representa-
tivee Of the two great parties in ire
land to come to terms and for Ireland
to take great step forward toward
unity and all the essentials of complete
government
rs there wisdom enough and states
manship enough there, and here, to
prevent the opportunity being lost 2" it
concludes.
Irish Societies Silent