The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-14
DEVALERA SEES
HOPE OF PEACE
IN CONFERENCE
Effort to Settle Differences
eliminates with Meeing
with Ll0yd-Ge0rge
PRELlMINARIES
Definite Proposals Expected to
be Found for Basis for
Agreement .

Agreement
Dublin, July l4.-(By the
Associated Press.) - Riot
ing broke out again in the
Cork street area here this
morning. A bomb was
thrown and damaged a j
grocery store which also
was looted and another
house was set afire. A mum.
ber of people were slightlN 4
injured by snipers, Il M M
Several windows .wsfe
broken. The police man.
aged to restore order with
out being compelled to use
firearms.
London, July l4.-(By the AS
sociated Press Eamonn De-
Valera and Premier Lloyd
George conferred for more than
two and a half hours today over
the question of an Irish settle
ment. ~ a4,
At the conclusion of the con-
ference Park O'Brein, president
of the Gaelic league in, London,
stated that it had terminated
"amicably:"
One of the men who accompa-
MED Mr.. DeValera to the con-
ference said tonight:
1--WE are satisfied with the re-,
suit Of the initial conference"
A communique regarding the
conference will be issued later.
2 London, July Ia. (By the
Associated Press The outlook
for a lasting peace in Irelandsiis
brighter than. it has ever been,in
history, declared Eamonn De-
Valera, the Irish Republican
leader as he was about to enter
into conference today with Mr..
Lloyd George, the British prime
minister in an attempt to find a
basis for an adjustment of the
Irish problem. ...-.~ 49,.
Asked what he considered was the
prospect OF a settled peace being
brought about by the conference Mr..
DeValera replied:
1.-The outlook is brighter than it ever
was in history"
IL am sure" he added, that the
atmosphere in Engand and Ireand is
right for peace. The only thing that
is necessary now is for us to get down
to rock bottom
His First Utterance
1t was the first time Mr.. DeValera
had spoken for publication since his
arrival in London Tuesday evening.
This Is simply private conference
with Mr.. Lloyd George instead Of
long-range bombardment to see what
can be done at close quarters" said
the Republican leader, who was in a
bright and cheerful mood, in talking
with the correspondents.
II have been told" he said, "that
you have been rather disappointed In
my not talking more freely with you
but am sure you quite understand
the difficulties of the moment I have
come to tell you that it is not that |
DO not wish to say number of things
to the people OF Great Britain but that
the moment is not opportune for it,"
Restraints Views
"As far as | can see from your
press here which have studied very
carefully there is no country in the
world which needs more to under
stand the aspirations of the Irish peo-
pie and the right and logic of their
cause than your own people here.
81 should be very glad indeed to
put the case before your people but
as am putting it before the represen.
tative of your nation think it unwise
to put it before your public
Asked whether he would insist on
the discussion in lvondon being given
full publicity Mr.. DeValera employed
President Wilson's phrase, declaring
he personally was in favor of open
covenants openly arrived at" @
1t was announced from DeValera's
headquarters that this afternoons
conference would take the form Of q
personal interview between the
prime minister and Mr.. DeValera.
MEETING CAREFULLY PLANNED
London, July 14.-Leaders of the
British government and the Sim Fein
met in this city and took the first
step in negotiations which it was
hoped might dissipate the mists of
hostility and prejudice which for de-
cades have separated Albion and Erin.
| Eamonn DeValera, the Irish Republi-
can chieftain, and Prime Minister
Lloyd George had planned carefully
for the meeting which was looked on
+. as possibly the first page of new, =
| brighter epoch in the relations bet
| ween the two people. The meeting
was simply to prepare the way for
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