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De Va'erd Says Ire|and'S Posi-
ton is Not Appreciated.
TRUCE IN ERIN STILL ON
There is no Indication Either Side
Will Rerume the Guerilla Warfare
That Cost So Many Lives.

Will Rerume the Guerilla Warfare
That Cost So Many Lives.
London. Sept. l1.-Eam"In de Val.
era telegrHphed Lloyd tieorg" ut Gair-
loca, Scotland, expressing surprise that
the prime minister did not see that
Ireland'S cause would be irreparably
preiudiced if she entered the proposed
conference without making her posi-
ton quite clear.
MIR. de Nale;.a'S telegram said
u received Your telegram and am
SURPRISED that you do not see that if
We. on our side, accepted Il confer
eIire on HE basis III your letter of
September I. without making our po-
sitiun quite clear, Ireland'S represen,
tHIiVeS would enter the conference with
their position misunderstood and the
cause Of IrelandS right irreparably
prciilhiced. Throughout the c0rreSpon-
drncp that has taken place YOU have
defined your governments position. We
have defined ours.
If The positions were not So def
no problem IL he discussed 1t should
be obvious that in case like ours
if there Is to he any result the negori-
a1orS must meet without prejudice and
untramlneled by any conditions what
ever except those imposed by the facts
AZ they know them.
Public opinion in England. 50 far as
ii has found expression, is virtually
solid in support of the prime minister
in his contention that all the advances
possible toward peace have heeH made
by Great Britain and that the govern
merit cannot go further to meet the
Irish Republican aspirations.
There was hope that de Valera
would ask his people for a new man.
date and that Il plebiScite in Ireland
would result in favor of the accept
ancn of dominion home rule, but even
the Irish NationaliStS, according to eX-
preSSiunS from them received here in
Dublin. believe now that the result
would he contrary to English eXpecta-
tiUn.
1t is pointed out that Lloyd Georges
reply to de Valera left an opening for
the continuation Of the discussions
after the cabinet had decided what
should be done, but the preponderance
of opinion here is that there can he no
further concessions by England. The
government. il is thought. may there
fore decide upon Il general election TO
obtain an Endorsement of its policy
from the public.
1t was made plain by the prime min
lister that he could not meet the Sim
Fem delegates if the claim of Irish in
dependence and sovereignty We're in
sisted upon.
The British parliament adjourned on
August 10 until October IS, but Prime
Minister Lloyd George announced be-
fore the adjournment that if negotia-
TONS with the Sim Fein broke down
ard ghe position became hopeless, the
speaker of the house of commons
would be- empowered after consultation
with the government, to summon par
Lament on forty-eight hours notice.
There was no indication here that
either the British government or the
Sim Fein would denounce the truce
arranged Two months ago and resume
the guerrilla warfare that cost scores
OF lives and destroyed property valued
high in The millions. Warfare is the
last thing either side desires, and no
effort, apparently, will be spared 10
prevent any overt act that will place
on either the responsibility for resum-
ing hUStilitieS.
Just what the Sim Fein will do was
seemingly a difficult question. Two
points made by de Valera in his note
To LLOYD George We're closely examined
ply those who were trying To determine
what plan the Republicans had in
mind The first was the statement ::
"our nation has formally declared its
Independence and recognizes itself a
sovereign state. and it Is only as rep
rc&cnrativeS of that state and its chOs-
Ell guardians that we have authority
and powers to act in behalf of our
people