The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
Lloyd George Proposed Peace
Farley Start All New.
Reported Valera Has Accepted
Conference Invitation.
ONLY ULSTER UNFAVORABLE
Meeting of Irish Cabinet Called
"Only FOrmality."
Writing of Reply Left in Hands
of 'Irish President"

Dublin's Sept. sO.-Eamonn de
Valera this afternoon accepted Pre-
mier Lloyd Georges invitation to A.
peace conference in London on Octo-
Der II. Announcement of de Valera.s
acceptance was made following the
action of the Sim Fein cabinet which
had discussed de vaIera's reply to Pre-
mier Lloyd George.
Dublin, Sept. SO.-The Sim Feipn
CABINET met at o'clock this afternoon
TO discuss Eamonn de VaIera's repIv
TO Premler Lloyd Georges peace note.
Ihe last member to arrive was
Harry Boland. former secretary TO de
Valera, and American envoy OF the
Sim Fem
Boland is under immediate orders 10
return to the United States. He will
sail on the liner Celtic tomorrow.
- London. Sept sO.-An exchanges
re egraph statement this evening saS-z
tnat Eamonn Ge Valera has accepted
the invitation Of Lloyd George TO a
conference on the Irish settlement.
Premier Lloyd Georges peace note
to the Sim Fein was favorabfx- -
ceIved by the public and the news
papers today commented upon IL in
1ne t,l most friendly and optimistc c vein
ne general opinion was that Eamonn
Ee Naiera would accept the premier's
invitation to an Irish peace DarIev 10
open IN this city on October II.
~ Is believed that de Valera's an
S"er VIII pc on its way to Gairloch
helore night. as advices from Dublir
ihdicated the Sim Fein cabinet mem
.,s, Uers were IN accord and de VaIera
would lose no time in replying.
British Papers Cautions.
The proposals of the british c,bs
net will find general approval 80
the Daily Express. Great sr,r.s.-s,,,
makes no, condition which stsn5s j.,
the way of a Conference
we must wait and see what ham.
pens, was the cautious comment -
tl the Daily Herald, organ of the Brit
ish labor party. There is s.on5
ground for hope but IL Is foolish A.
thls stage to convert hope in to blind
confidence" -AN
Dc Valera Writes RcpIy.
Dublin. Sept. 80. - Eamon1. de
VaIera spent the entire morning az
ms seaside nome drafting his reply
10 Premier Lloyd Georges peace. .nete .
he is expected to have it completed
IN IN time for presentation to the Sim
noon.
Belief was expressed in Sim Fefp
cIrcies that the cabinet would approve
the reply without suggesting any
The cabinet rnestfT7e,
was formality, it was explained. as
De Valera had been given a free han(s
TO write the answer himself
Public Opinion Favorable.
Public opinion here is undonbtedIy
IN full favor of acceptance OF Premier
Lloyd Georges offer. Leaders Of nod
crate opinion pointed out that should
de Valera hedge upon any small and
unimportant detail. IT would be bad
tactics ana might play into the hands
OF Premier Lloyd George.
The premier took the attitude that
al previous negotiations In the cor
should be disregarded
and that the two sides should. begin
from the present with a clean slate.
With the exception Of the two
Unionist newspapers in Belfast EN-
phatically the whole Irish press halls
the premier's invitation as one that de
Valera can freely accept.