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OFFER FROM GEORGE
Will Be Considered BY the
Irish Leaders
C0NFABS ARE HALTED
Proposals Made BY the English
Premier Comprise In All
Ten Articles
Associated Press Dispatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
London, July 21.-The converse
ton between Mr.. Lloyd George
and Eamonn De Valera, from
which It was hoped the basis TOR
an Irish peace conference mIent
emerge, have been terminated TOR
the present without that object
I've having been attained.
At the final meeting of the Brit
ish prime minister and the irish
republican leader today, Lloyd
George submitted definite propo-
sails which were represented as
the considered Judgment OF him
self and his cabinet as contrlbut-
Inc suitable ground for full fledg-
ed peace par!ey,. based upon MS m :
terviews of the past week with Mr..
De Valera and Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier.
The proposals, it is learneS au-
thoritativeIys comprised less than
ten articles. Whether they met
with flat rejection by the Irish
republican leader or were taken
by him without comment for re-
view by himself and his collea-
uues in Dublin, in the hope they
rniuht contain the neucleus for
negotiations, was concealed by
the brief joint communique issued
after the meeting.
London. July 21.-The basis for
a conference to attempt set
Element of the Irish question has
not vet been found, il was an
nounced in the official communi-
que issued after a conference to-
day between Eamonn De Valera
and Premier Lloyd George, who
have been comforting with the
object of finding such a basis.
London, July 21.-Esmonn De
Valera arrived at No. 10 Downing
street, official residence of Mr..
Lloyd George at 1880 this morn
ing. A large crowd of Sim Fein
sympathizers were on hand to
cheer their leader. While a large
number recited the rosary, others
waved Sim Fstn flags and sang
Irish songs. s
London, July 21.-When De Valer
-eturns to Dublin after today's con
erence with Premier Lloyd George
he prevailing opinion here is tina
le will carry a bulky document i
which Ireland will be offered domin
on home rule within the British EN-
oire, similar to the government G
South Africa. While failure ha
marked all efforts to penetrate tn
official secrecy home rule is the mos
favored prediction OF those best quail
fed to see beyond the veil that ha
obscured details of the negotiation
since Mr.. De Valera came to Londol
It is understood that the proposals
which are said to have been supple
nented in many respects by sugges
ions from Premier ]. c. SHUTS
South Africa, accord a considerabl
measure Of fiscal freedom to lrelan
but avoid extending rights OF taXatlo
against England. which the latte
might not be able to exercise In re
turn against Ireland
George Presided Last Night.
The prime minister presided over
meeting of the cabiner council las
night and gave his ministers de
tailed history of recent Irish nego
tiations, as well as his own view {
the situation. Following this, he sub
mitted the proposals which will b
given to Mr.. De Valera today, and &C
cording to this mornings newspaper
the ministers were almost unanimou
in support of the premier.
While it is not known definitely JUS
how the cabinet stood, it is certai
that the majority in favor of tn
program. was large, not
recent rH-Iors OF a di
vergence in the ministry. This REP
unanimity increased con
siderably the anxiety Of some OF tn
more extreme conservative unionis'
who are particularly DESTROYS of In
surfing the position Of Ulster full
in whatever arrange
ments are made
Deputation For Chamberlain.
Austen Chamberlain, governme1
leader in the house of commons, Wi
receive a deputation Of these unionlst
today at the same hour Premier Llov
George is in consultation with M
De Valera and it is stated their fu
ture attitude will depend upon whs
thew are told at this time, the gov
eminent suggestion being that If tn
ieputation is dissatisfied there ma
be many cessions from the coalition
Two unionist members of the nous
~ commons. Colonel Martin Archer
Shee and Colonel John Gretton, al
ready have formally withdrawn the
support from the coalition as they dis
approved the governments -positio
toward De Valera and the Irish repuh
Leans.
Mr.. De Valera and his colleague, ad
dressed the communique, will retur
to Dublin tomorrow and will commu
nicate with Mr.. Lloyd George afte
further discussions with his follow
ers there There was some argu
ment between the Irish delegate
and Lloyd George as to the text Of til
issued to the press:
The Irish delegation submitted tn
first draft of the communique,
which Mr.. Lloyd George withheld hi
assent. His substitute failed to NEE
of the Irish representative
and a lengthy exchange ensued be
fore a draft mutually satisfactory wa
drawn.
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