Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-08
Sim Fein
Invited TO
Inverness
De Valera Asked to Send
Delegates to Meet British
Cabinet i'm Scotland on
September 20.
One Condition Imposed

by Tho Nssocinted frrss,
London. Sept. 6-The British cab
met has invited Mr.. De Valera TO
send delegates to a conference with
tie cabinet ministers at Inverness OH
September 20. according 10 tie Daily
Mails Inverness correspondent, who
adds:
Only one condition is imposed,
ramcly. the understanding that Ire
land must remain within :hc cm-
pire."
Decision Reached.
Inverness. Scotland, Sept. T.
4 decision which may mean peace or
war with Ireland was taken by the
British cabinet at all all-important
meeting today. The governments
reply to Eamonn De Valera. Irish
republican leader. unanimously. ap-
proved by the ministers, is being car
ried to Dublin by Robert c. Barton,
the Sim Fein courier who brought
the Dali Eireann's message 10 Pre-
mier Lloyd George and who was
brought into the council chamber
while the council was i'll session.
The natuSe OF the governments
decision has not been made known,
but it is not necessary to await its
publication tomorrow to realize an
important step forward has been.
taken.
Committee Appointed.
Directly after the ministers had
reached their decision came the an
nouncement that "a committee con-
sisting OF the ministers now in Scot
land has been appointed with full
powers to deal with the situation
tic moment Mr.. De Valera's answer
arrives"
The committee comprises the
premier, Austen Chamberlain, Earl
Curzon, Sir Laming Worthington-
Evans. Winston Spencer Churchill,
Edward Shortt. Robert Munroe,
Lord Birkenhead, Sir Hamar Green
wood and Sir Robert Stevenson
Horne.
This is taken to mean that the
government has appointed the COM
mittee of ministers to meet the Iris
plenipotentiaries, should Mr.. De-
Valera be ready to proceed. 1t is
contended that ii, in the opinion oi
the cabinet, a rupture was likely to
follows today'sr decision, it would
hardly be necessary to appoint a
cabinet committee.
Hope to Avoid Break.
Dublin, Sept. ACTIVITY is ap-
parent in moderate lrisl, circles to
prevent rupture of negotiations
and the rejection OF the terms until
the significance OF Premier Lloyd
Georges offer is definitely ascer-
tained. Sir Horace Plunkett, who
was chairman of the Dublin conven-
ton, and Captain Harrison, chair
man OF the dominion league, ad-
dressed a joint letter to Eamonn De
Valera and his cabinet, saying:
Ireland would be well advised to
accept dominion status. if it implies,
as we believe it must, iull legislative
and executive economic independ-
ence and imperial relationship, func-
tioning as to policy and action by
cooperation founded OH mutual
agreement arrived at by consent and
with it direct representa-
ton in the imperial conference and
the league of nations.
1T would reasonably follow that !
true acceptance by solemn treaty OF I
dominion status by Ireland would
be accompanied by extension of !
concurrent agreements to regulate
cooperation between Ireland and |
other units OF the empire in all
necessary matters"
They argue that the premier Of
fered dominion status in express
terms, subject to six conditions,
which appeared to indicate there
were questions that might be adj !
Justed by agreement.
They voice the belief that Mr.. De
Valera must have some special in
derived from his confer
ences with Mr.. Lloyd George and
they invite him to take the public
into his confidence.
They show they believe that Oil
he documents made public dominion
status for Ireland can be obtained
and are anxious to know the grounds
,or Mr.. De Valera's contrary opin.
ion.