Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-12
DE VALERA'S REPLY
CALLS PREMIER TO
Do " MING STREET
Lloyd George Quits Supreme
Council, Returning to Lon
don Today.
DOCUMENT is DELIVERED
IN PARIS BY AIRPLANE
Contents of Message From Irish
Leader Is Kept Pro-
found Secre..
PARLEIS NOT JEOpARDIZED
Sim Fcin Agents Declare No Crisis
Threatens in BritiSh-Irisl
Negotiations.
DOCUMENT is DELIVERED
IN PARIS BY AIRPLANE
rARLErs NOT JEorARDIzED
Sim Fcin Agents Declare No Crisis
Threatens i'm BritiSh-Irish
Negotiations.
tEv Associated rrcss.,

LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE IRISH sit
uation underwent an uncxpec;.d 10
Ne'opmcnt today, when Eamonn de
Naiera'S answer 20 the Eovcrnmcnt
proposals was delivered to Austen
Chamberlain. leader o. the govern
n;ent. at London and Immediately
forwarded by airplane to the British
Prime Minister in Paris.
u" Valera had been expected to de-.
lay his reply until after the meetin-
"f the paiA> >l:ircann at Dublin Tues
''!' h"hce the hutter OF surprise in
London has hccn followed bv an an
parent double crisis in Paris. oc-
""sioning the sudden decision ~
Lloyd George to return to LONDON ard
convene Cabinet council Saturday
~ consider the Irish reply.
y" imm-dintc Crisis.
IL is difficult TO disentang!e ,he cr.
feet Of the evident inabiIi,v "a h,-
monizc the opposing views oc Pro.
'hIerS Lloyd George and BRAND over
H''cS'a from the possibility that he
>''er'S reply portcnds an Irisn
'riSiS' or To decide which o. those
Two has led to the sudden change +,
tue fremlcrs plans. Ii is notcwor,b,-
'hat MIR. Chamberlain who must h,,o
read the Irish reply. informed ,hc
itouse Of Commons that the Premier
was returning Sunday, thus ,n,imat.
ing there was no Immediate gravity
Neither ftnN'sDublin nor i'm Irish
quarters in London was a grave yIew
taken OF the reply. Up to "A late bol,-
u" authentic report as to Its nature
could be obtained: the same sccrcc..
was observed as has characterized the
NEGOTIATIONS from the beginning Bu.
tue general impression is that d,
''cahS continuation OF the ncyotin
irons ana some OF De Valcra's co..,
eas"cs have taken up quarters IN
london ready for such a deycIon.
mcnt
i'"cS Not Je0pn nrIizc parIcys
The understanding is thar IN. ro
ply is not calculated to leonardo.
the negotiations. but is rather of ~,
INFORMAL character. inviting 4, re.
sponSe from the Premier Rohrr. a.
burton ana Joseph McGrath. both
pI lnc' irish RcDNnl i,.., =,
army. with Art O'Brien. have reo,-
c"p'ed their quarters at the Grosy.-
nor hotel, where they have lat.i,
peeh staying and, according TO Nc.
rrath' their stay there will be in
"chhiie. This IS supposed TO Imp,y.
't"t"ai OF negotiations rcuuirin:
'hcir presence in London.
Mr., Chamberlain called a cabin.,
council TINS afternoon. but IL is nor
hhoWn whether the meeting was IA
consider the Irish situation. or NOR.
probably the friction which has arise,
between France and England over
'he French protest against the efrcc,
on French trade of the bill, relating
10 'hc safeguarding OF industries nov
"cihH debated i'll the Commons
Reply Not Menncinr.
Art . Bricn. president of the t;,e,ic
.casu" IN an Interview tonight said
'hht so far as he knew there was
n"th'nE in De Valcra's reply to c,ll
Tor such rrecipitate action on the
Part Of Lloyd George. There was no
suggestion that the reply meant the
breaking OFF OF negotiations.