The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
Cabinet Apparently Is
Expecting Reply by
Saturday. r.
MEMBERS SHOW
NEW CONFIDENCE
Talk on Business Lines,
And Time Limit Sug-
gested.
Especial Cable to The Washington HsrsN
and Chicago Tribune.)


INVERNESS, Sept 7.-Great Brit
aims farthest north cabinet met
today at the Inverness town hall
and came 20 an unanimous de-.s.Sn
on a reply TO Eamonn de valera's
latest refusal to accept terms for a
conference as put forward by Prime
Minister Lloyd George. The reply
is now on its way 10 Ireland and
will be made public tomorrow after
noon at Inverness.
In the meantime the secret a, 70
the contents is being carefully
guarded, but there are many indi-
cations that the door to peace is
still open. One Of the leading Dub
lin Castle officials who was dis
tincty pessimistic before the cabi-
net met, said after the meeting that
the outlook was much improved and
the door was still open.
Depart With Smiles.
Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief sec
retary for ireland. after the neetinr,
sald that he lis still hoping for the
best, and he went off smiling To
Join the prime minister. Eyerr
member of the cabinet was smiling
when he left, their appearance. be-
ing quite unlike what would be ex-
pected from men who had taken q
decision meaning civil war.
II is also evident that further pro-
Teulhgs at inverness are expected.
Lloyd George in thanking the lord
provost and the burgesses for their
hospitality, said the cabinet nliLSt
nave TO trespass again in a tow
days and most OF the ministers are
remaining in the neighborhood, syi-
IDENTIFY waiting for Sim Fein re-
ply.
Time Limit Intimated.
From a source well Informed Il
was learned that the note SEM TO-
Gay Is in the nature of a time limit
and also an invitation TO dro5
dialectics on the meaning OF free
dom and to come over and talk
about il on business lines.
This has been a day Of thrills for
the inha bitants OF Inverness who.
since Bonnie Prince Charlie made
IL his headquarters IN lT45. have
not seen so many distinguished
persons at one time. The first
thrill was at a. m. when the
prime minister dashed through IN
a Fats automobile TO breakfast with
the King at Moy Hall. Then there
was the arrival Of the cabinet train
carrying eight ministers and many
stafr officials at 10 a. m. The min
listers had Travelled all night. put
ting up with the discomforts Of n
| Highland railway train. one ~
which meant breakfast in the
sleeping hunks.
In Session Four Hour..
Lord Birkenhead looked distinctly
unhappy when he arrived. and Sir
Alfred Mond was heard cursinE al
who had made him take the jour
ney. Before IL a. m. apparent q
every man. woman and baby in In
verness had assembled in front II
the town hall, and apparently al
| hut the babies had cameras.
The next generation will he "a
miliar with the features Of the
Georgian cabinet. Most Of the
members walked TO the hail fror,
their hotels and a few came in au-
| tomobiles. Lloyd George arrived
Mt 1880 a. m. from Moy Hall. when
| the session began. 1t lasted, with
a twentyminute lunch interval
until nearly 4 o'clock. when a few
members. who had to return 20 Lon
\ don, left 10 catch a train.
barton Receives McsSaEe.
About $50. Commandant Robert
! Barton, of the Irish Republican
army, and Commandant Joseph
Z O'Sheehan drove up in a car. and
| Barton received the message from
Lloyd George and he immediately
started his trip back TO ireland.
I He was accompanied by 4. W Cope,
assistant undersecretary OF the
Irish government. who has much 10
do with the initiation and progress
Of the negotiations. CommandanI
Barton will arrive in Dublin to-
morrow morning and Dali Eireann
has been summoned to meet on
| Friday. II is expected here that
the Irish reply may arrive at Inver-
ness on Saturday.
The cabinet also appointed a com
mittee with full power to deal with
any Irish emergency which may
arise. 1t is composed Of Prime
Minister Lloyd George. J. Austen
Chamberlain. the government 8
| spokesman in the house Of COM
mons: Lord Curzon. the foreign
minister; Lord Birkenhead. the lord
chancellor: Winston Churchill. sec
retary for the colonies; Gen. Wood,
worthington Evans. secretary Of
war. and r. Monroe. secretary for
Scotland.
The cabinet ais appointed a COM
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