The Washington times., 1921-08-12
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Republicans Do Not Insist On
Amnesty for
Prisoners.
BY DANIEL O'CONNELL.
International News Service.


DUBLIN, Aug. 12.-Eamon de
Valera's letter to Premier Lloyd
George informed the premier that
the Sim Fein parliament (Dail
Eireann) is ready to negotiate for
peace upon the English terms, ac-
cording to the best of authority
here today. g -
Dali Eireann will meet next
Tuesday.
Prisoners Release Not Demanded.
The communication, SO far as could
be learned here, does not request the
release of all the Sim Feiners now de-
tanned in prison or detention camps
The Republican leaders are conscious
q. the fact that such demand prob
ably would precipitats q breakdown of
the nominations.
Frank P. Walsh, Of New York and
Kansas City. who arrived here yester-
day. has become a man of mystery.
Cornelius Sullivan, a New York lawyer,
who accompanied Mr.. Walsh occupied
Walsh's hotel room as a 'decoy" while
the latter dined with Sim Fein leaders
and afterward attended a secret confer
ence Of Republican chieftains.
The. Sim Fein leaders were optimis-
tic today over the peace situation.
Arthur Griffith. president of the
Sim Fein, called at Mansion House,
accompanied by w. p. Cosgrove, a
Sim Fein member of Parliament.
Griffith refused to divuige the contents
OF the Sim Fein communication, but
declared that everything is going
very WELL"
Cabinet Meeting Called.
LONDON. Aug. IL. - A cabinet
meeting has been summoned for IL
o'clock tomorrow morning to con-
slider the Sim Fein reply to the
English peace offer.
Premier Lloyd George will reach
London at 10 o'clock tonight from
Paris.
Denies Amnesty Plea.
Art Obrien, head of the Irish
Self-Determination League and So
called Sim Fein ambassador to Lon
don, formally denied reports cur
rent here that Eamonn de Valera's
reply includes a demand for amnesty.
procedure would improve conditions
under which the negotiations are be-
ing carried on" added Obrien.
The Irish office states that there
are about 1000 Sim Feiners impris-
oned or intern edN Naud that the gov
ernment has taken no action regard
ing their release.
In Irish office circles belief was
expressed tha tthe recent trip OF
De Valera to Cork was TO make an
effort to pacify the extremist ele-
ment In that district, which has been
growing restive. The Cork repub-
leans have been grumbling over
the delay and threatening to renew
hostilities, thus endangering the ne
gotiations now proceeding between
Dublin and Downing street.
Miss MacSwiney Recalled.
Miss Mary MacSwIney. sister OF
the late Lord Mayor Terence Mac
Swiney, Of Cork, Ireland, who has
been lecturing in this country In the
interest Of Irish freedom for the last
eight months. has been recalled by
cable to attend the meeting OF Dali
Eireann fthe Irish ParliamenD in Dub
lin which will consider terms of peace
with England This announcement
was made today at the headquarters
OF the Irish diplomatic mission In the
Munsey Building.
Miss MacSwiney represents Cork
constituency in Dali f1ireann and II
is expected the report of her obser-
vations during the eight months
she toured the United States from
coast to coast will carry great weight
In the deliberations of the Irish body.
Miss MacSwiney was born In England
and before her entrance into active
work with the Irish government was
an instructor in advanced courses of
English literature in England and
Ireland.
Miss MacSwiney probably will sail
for ireland tomorrow on the Olympic.
on which vessel Harry Bolsnd. secre-
tarf to President Eamon De Valera
and also member OF the Dali, is lesv-
ing in accordance with a similar cable
gram. Boland has been In the United
States during the last two years and
was in active charge of the Irish dip
lomatic affairs here