The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-18
IRELAND DECLINES PEACE OVERTURES
Nothing Short of Complete Independ- ence Tenable" Is Erin's Reply to Britain's Offer of Full Dominion
 Powers. Save Only Secession.

London, Aug. 15.- Eamonn De Val era, leader of the Irish Republicans, has refused to accept the proposals of the British government, constituting dominion government and having as their basis the bringing about of peace in Ireland. He declares that the con- ditions sought to be imposed consti- ute interference in Irish affairs and control which cannot be permitted
 On the other hand, Mir. Lloyd George has informed MT. DeValera that there can be no compromise on the question of the right of Ireland to secede from her allegiance to the king. The prem fer tells Mir. De Valera that the con ditions of the proposed settlement contain no desire on the part of Great Britain for British aseendancy over Ireland or the impairment of Ireland's national ideals.
 Erin's Greatest Opportunity.
 Our proposals present to the Irish people" asys the premier, "an oppor- tunity such as never has dawned in their history before. We have made them in a sincere desire to achieve peace, but beyond them we cannot go."
 MT. Lloyd George leaves open the door for possible further negotiations with Mir. DeValera by saying that the government will discuss the applica- tion of the principles of its offer when ever acceptance of the principals is communicated to him.
 Simultaneously, with the making public of the correspondence between Mir. Lloyd George and Mir. De Valera note to the premier signed by Sir James Craig, the Ulster leader, was published. This note, after declaring that in the interest of peace they con scented to the establishment of a par lament in Northern Ireland and now are carrying out their part of the com pact while the southern Irishmen "have chosen to press Great Britain join in such measure would be repug- nant to the people of Northern Ire land.
 Ulster Will Confer.
 The note declares that Listers &C., ceptance of an invitation to meet the government in conference holds good, but that no meeting between Mir. De Valera and Sir James is possible until De Valera recognizes that Northern Ireland will not submit to any other authority than the king and parlia- ment and admits "the sanctity of the existing powers and privileges of the parliament and government of North ern Ireland"
 The official records in the Irish peace negotiations were made public unexpectedly today. They show seemingly a deadlock, based on two vital differences between DeValera and the premier-De Valera's re- newed insistence on independence and that Ulster shall be regarded merely as a minority faction of an Irish na- tion.
 A Political Sensation.
 The disclosures constitute the keen est political sensation since the close of the war. The politicians of both England and Ireland tonight were dis cussing the question whether the door had been closed on further nego- tiations. They seemed to find in the conciliatory tone of the correspond ence, however, ground for hope that some bridge might yet be built across the chasm of difference. It was the consensus of opinion that all depends upon the temper of the Dail Eireann when it meets in Dublin Tuesday, but that altogether Ireland stands at pres- ent at the most critical point of her