South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-20
- vIsIRI.E CrHANGE.

DUBLIN, Aug. 1s.-No visible
change in the Irish situation has
taken place IN consequence OF the
speech delivered in the house OF
commons Friday by David Lloyd
George, the British prime minister
IN general effect the comment
heard on all sides after the pre-
nter's speech appeared IN the even
fng newspapers was that Mr.. Lloyd
George understood his constituents
ana that Mr.. De Valera understood
his
The subcommittee of the Dali
F'Ireann continued their work Fri
day and Saturday VIII go on with It.
They are not having the assistance
Of Mr.. De Valera, who has gone 70
tho country home Of Speaker Mcneil
where Ii Is said he Will be Joined
by other leaders in the republican
movement
The silence of Arthur Griffith
founder Of the Sim Fein. since the
opening Of the Dali Eireann has
been the subject Of some comment
and there have been rumOrs dealing
with the possibility Of Mr.. Griffith
leading he moderate opposition in
the Sim Fein against Mr. De Valera
Nevertheless. Mr.. Griffith has been
in constant association with Mr.. DE
Valera and the reply OF De Valera
10 Mr.. LIoyd-GeOrge was passed on
by him.
The Irish Dominion league, estab-
lished by Sir Horace Plunkett 10 Sc
cure a dominion settlement for Ire
land. IS watching the negotiations
between Mr.. De Valera and Mr..
IJovd George with the keenest in
terest. This league has put forward
a dominion claim for full and unre-
stricted legislative, executive and
economic independence, but II IS OF
the opinion that all Of Ireland's eX-
ternal relations. such as peace. war
and foreign policy. should depend
upon imperial consent.
Gives Approval.
Cant. Henry Harrison. secretary OF
the league. has given his approval 70
the attitude assumed by Mr.. De Va
lera toward the governments offer.
He said Friday he thought the re-
publicans were right in insisting
that the geographical situation in
Ireland should be covered in express
terms in the treaty. arguing that
Ireland's proximity 10 Great Britain
would enable Great Britain TO coerce
her more easily than would be the
case with New Zealand.
IT. capt. Harrison's view. every
thing depends on the working out
I'm detail the premier's SIX conditions.
He said Friday that ne did not
think ireland should be asked TO
give "A reply 10 the British govern
ments proposals until several of the
points had been made clearer.
Both members of the dominion
league and moderaters generally.
such as the constitutional national
!zts. are asserted to attach much
importance 10 alleged discrepancies
between the letter Of Gen. SHUTS,
the south African premier 10 Mr..
De Valera. and the actual terms set
forth by Mr. LIoyd-George. Sim
Feiners are also declared TO be com
plaining of such discrepancies and
IL IS reported that they expect Mr..
IJovd-Gcorge TO Indicate whether
he accepts the Interpretation of the
proposals contained IN tie communi-
cation OF Gen. SHUTS.
e IS said it would be probable
that the Dominion League would ad-
dress "A communication 20 Mr.. Lloyd
George on the above lines unless
something greater trauspired before
Monday. when the Dial Eireann is
expected 90 take UP the peace nego-
riatious.