Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-22
IS SENT
TO LLOYD GEORGE
De Valera Answers the British
Premier's Sharp ,RejoInder.
DECLARES POSITIONS DEFINED
Irish Leader Expresses Surprise That
mo Farley Can Be Held on Basis
OF Secession-Prime Minister
Still AiIing.

London, Sept. 17.-Eamonn De VAL
era Ieiegraphed Premier Lloyd George
at Ga1rloch, Scotland, expressing sur
prise that the premier did not see that
lreland's cause would be irreparably
pre]udiced If she entered the proposed
conference without making her posi-
ton quite clear.
Text Of the Telegram.
Mr.. De Valera's telegram said:
Il received your telegram and. am
surprised that you do not see that If
we on our side accept conference
on the basis of your letter of Septem-
Der Z without making our position
quite clear Ireland's representatives.
would enter the conference with their
position misunderstood and the ccuse
OF Ireland's right irreparably pref
udiced. Throughout the correspnd-
ence that has taken place you have
defined your governments position.
We have defined ours.
IF the position were not 80 def
n1tely opposed there would indeed be
no problem to be discussed 1t should
be obvious that in case like ours If
there Is to be any result the negotia-
tors must meet without prejudice and
untrammeled by any conditions what
ever except those imposed by the facts
as they know them"
Prime Minister Lloyd George, from
whom the next move in the Irish ne
gotiations is looked for, Is still aillng
at his vacatiOn-time home at GairlOch,
Scotland. He Is reported to be con-
temp1ating q return to London earlier
than he had expected to consult his
colleagues on the situation arising
from the statement Of EamOnn De
Valera, president of the Irish repub-
lic." In his letter, made public, that
only as representing Ireland as SOW
ereign state did Dali Eireann have
power to act and from Mr.. Lloyd
Georges own cancellation of the ar
rangements for a conference On the
Irish question at Inverness Septem-
Der 20.
Hope for a PIebiscite
There has been hope that Mr.. De
Valera would ask his people for a
new mandate and that plebiscite in
Ireland would result in favor of the
acceptance of dominion home rule as
offered by Downing street, but even
the Irish nationalists, according to ex-
pressions from them received here
from Dublin, believe now that the re-
suit would be contrary to British ex-
pectation. .s:
1t is pointed out that Mr.. Lloyd
Georges reply to Mr.. De Valera left
an opening for the continuation Of the
discussions after the cabinet had de-
cided what should be done, but the
preponderance Of opinion here Is that
there can be no further concessions
by Great Britain.
The government, 1t is thought, may
therefore decide upon general cleo
ton to obtain Endorsement Of it's pol
icy from the public.
There is no indication here that
either the British government or the
Sim Fem will denounce the truce ar
ranged 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 TO
prevent any overt act that will place
on either the responsibility for resum-
ipO hocti1itioc