The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-19
IT IS last WORD
Offer Made Ireland Best Pos
.sible, Is Declaration.
Rejection by Sim Fein Means
Session of Parliament.
SAFETY OF REALM PARAMOUNT
Final Adjournment of Commons
Has Been Deferred.
Irish Body Taking Its Time
Start Debate Saturday.
SAFETY OF REALM PARAMOUNT

London, Aug. 19.-England's peace
offer to Ireland which Eamonn de
Valera has announced that the Sim
Fein will reject. is the governments
final word and no further concessions
arranging details, Lloyd George told
the house of commons today on NOV
ing adjournment.
I'm the event of rejection" said the
premier, "the house of commons will
be summoned into session but the gov
ernment reserves the right to take
any emergency measures"
THE British government has Of
fered to Ireland all it can give without
compromising the safety of the realm,
the sovereignty of the crown and the
dignity of the empire" declared Mar
quis Curzon, the foreign secretary in
| moving adjournment in the house OF
| lords today.
This was considered a virtual reply
of the English government to Eamonn
de Valera 1t was generally accepted
IS the viewpoint OF the British gov
ton of the English peace offer.
Up to Parliament.
Settlement of the Irish problem or
measures to be taken in case the Irish
republican leaders break off negotia-
tions with the British government may
possibly be laid before parliament
prior to a final decision by Prime Min
/ This, apparently, was indicated by
, the sudden change in the plan to pro-
! rogue parliament today. and the an
4 nouncement that it had been decided
| merely to call recess of two months
before ending the present session.
! Members of parliament were in
; structed to hold themselves in readi-
ness to answer a. call to London at any
| time before October IS, should de-
velopments in Ireland require the call
! ing of a cession. There has been evil
dent a desire on the part of the prime
minister to submit Irish affairs to the
! consideration of parliament, and the
/ fact that final adjournment was de-
! ferred for two months was considered
| in some quarters as reflecting a posi-
biIity that the representatives of the
| people would be consulted before def
mite steps were taken.
Premier Ready to Explain.
/ Prime Minister Lloyd George was
I prepared to appear before parliament
during today's sitting and make a
statement regarding the Irish con-
troversy. Mr.. Lloyd George has, dur
/ ing the past week, made two impor-
I tant speeches before commons. One
! detailed the controversy over Upper
Silesia and the reference of that prob
: lem 10 the league OIL nations at the
same time outlining measures being
taken for the relief of Russian famine
sufferers.
The other, delivered yesterday was
devoted to discussion of the Anglo
Japan treaty and voiced. the prime
| minister's hope that Great Britain and
| the United States and Japan could
reach an understanding by which they
would face the future in accord, and
would, together, maintain the peace of
Mr.. Lloyd George talked on these sub
jects seemed to give observers reason
to believe he would follow the same
course in discussing the Irish question
and that something of the attitude of
the government relative to the future
might be indicated.
Dali Is in No Hurry.
The Irish republican parliament
which has been in session in Dublin
and has laid the ground for considera-
/ ton of the British offer of dominion
status, did not plan to meet today.
Announcement was made yesterday
at Dublin, that today would be de-
voted to committee meetings and that
it was believed formal debate on the
British peace proposals might begin
tomorrow.
The fact that the republican parlia- =
ment deferred its reply to the British
| terms encouraged the hopeful in be-
lieving that the Dublin answer to
Great Britain would not summarily
break OFF negotiations and that set
tlement of the vexing Irish question
I within a reasonably brief period was
still possible.