Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-08-19
DECL ARES GOVERNMENT
MEANS EXACTLY What
IT SAID IN LETTER
British Premier Says Only
Irish Seem to Doubt Mean
ing of the Terms ]
DUBLIN IS WAITlNGa
ss
Expecting Lloyd George to-
Make Reply to De Valera
or to Hear From Ulster
IBy The Associated Press.1

LONDON, Aug. 19.-The British
government in it's Irish peace offer
has conceded everything possible to |
concede, Lloyd George said to the
House of Commons today.
1T embodied the largest measure
of freedom ever offered ireland and
hoped it would not be rejected, and
by SO doing take the responsibility o4
renewing the conflict"
He disclaimed any menace by hfl
words. He declared that the gov~
ernment in making the terms had
done everything to secure peace and
the good will Of the people of Tres
land.
Therefore, he said, provision had
been made for the summoning OF
parliament on forty-eight hours nos
tice If prospects of peace broke /
down. He hoped reason would bel
taken and peace restored.
Lloyd Georges speech was made
| after a motion had been made that /
| the house adjourn until October. He
began by saying that q great deal
could not be said at this time mas
much as words might interfere Win
the chances of peace. M
The British government, declareo|
Lloyd George. in making settlemen4]
proposals to Ireland had decided O.
putting the whole of the terms tnt4
the letter to Eamon de Va era WITH
out keeping anything acK and the
sequel has proven 1t was right III,
adopting that course.
He had hear no suggestion from
any part of the world except Ire-l
land, the premier remarked. and
that the proposals have gone the
limit of possible concessions n
Il want to make it clear that the
| government did not put forth hagr
Cling terms, but put forward every-sl
thing they could possibly concede to
purchase peace and the good will of
the Irish people. In Ireland itself.
as far as I could see, the doubt is
not so much to the terms. but as
to whether the government really
means them.
THAT is a question Of WORKING
out the terms-of elucidation and
elaboration and not changing OF
the terms. The outline cannot be
altered nor the bases changed"
'In view of the fact that the houss j
is about to separate and the fact
that very disquieting statements
have been made and even of few q
disquieting facts we are bound as q
government to take thought of all
possible contingencies. however un-z]
pleasant they may be.
The first is the possibility OF an
agreement in which case the details
will have to be thrashed out which
will take time. There is always apt
to be an atmosphere of suspicion
surrounding relations between two 4
countries-a suggestion of bad faith
If there is misunderstanding on the
slightest particular"
1t would thus be the duty Of the
exc tive, he said, to place a bill
embodying the details and principles
before the parliament for immediate
action because delay is disastroun
once an agreement was reached.
II wish it was not necessary to-
deal with the other contingencies
but we are bound to take notice OF
certain things which have been said
This contingency is that our terms
arc rejected.
"Were that misfortune to befaH
the relations between these two ISL
ands, whose history have been so
full of such unfortunate incidents. Z
we would be faced with a graver
situation than that which we have
ever been confronted. Whatever
these terms have accomplished and
may have done there is one thing
they have achieved. They have de-
fined the issues more clearly than
ever before and the rejection would
be an unmistakable challenge and
the unity of the empire and no party
could possibly pass that over with
out notice.
II am using no language of inen-
ace, that would be folly. f-Where
there as so many existing difficul~
ties, to use pressing language would
be to aggravate old difficulties and
create new ones. IL there is any
rejection and final rejection beyonds
the hope of negotiations, steps will
undoubtedly have to be taken whichs5
the executive ought not and will not
want to take without first consulting
parliarmen and giving full oppor-s
tunity of expressing approval or dis-e1
approval of any steps we might wish 4
to take" "a
He explained the motion to adj
journ for the house to meet Octoberss|
s, for formal prorogations, II tha:x
negotiations were proceeding satis-1
factory. If the negotiations brokasN
down and the position became hope ~
less, he added, the speaker was ems1a
powered after consultation with the
government TO summon parliamentS
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