New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-05
Conference in Dublin
Mansion House Results
in Agreement ON Pro-
gram Of Negotiations
Irish Chief to Meet
British in Council.
Ireland Quiet While Dele
gates Confer; ;Sinn Fein
Leader to Greet Smuts
special cabzs to The Tribuus

Copyright, 1871, New York Tribune Inal
DUBLIN, July 4.-Eamon de
Valera, president of "the Irish Re-
public" held conference to-day at
the Dublin Mansion House with four
representatives of Ulster which may
prove to be epochal in Irish history.
At the close Of the conference the
Tribune correspondent was given to
understand that complete accord was
reached by the Ulster and Sim Fein
leaders and that De Valera will meet
Premier Lloyd George in the discus
sion the latter requested to solve the
Irish difficulties.
This conference, however, prob
ably will not be held until after De
Valera has first consulted with Sir
James Craig, the Ulster Premier.
Although the Sim Fein leader has
deferred his reply to Lloyd Georges
invitation, his final acceptance is
virtually certain. To-day, it ap~
pears, good work was done for the
ideal of peace in Ireland.
An official report of the mornings
conference, issued this afternoon,
stated only that Lloyd Georges invi-
tation to a peace parley had been dis
cussed and certain agreements had
been reached, after which the confer
ence adjourned until Friday
Draped With American Flags
The Mansion House, in which the,
! representatives OF North and South
Ireland met, was draped with the Stars
| and Stripes in accordance with the
Sim Fein proclamation directing that
official honors be paid the American
! flag throughout Ireland on lndepend-
ence Day.
There was lull in the guerrilla war
fare which has brought rergn of ter
enjoyed unusual peace to-day. The ac-
| tivities of the crown forces and the
republican army both had been sus-
pended by tacit agreement and British
troops were not in evidence around tho
Mansion House, where Metropolitan
police kept order. The crowd was not
! large, considering the fact that this
was De Valera's first public appear
arce since his return from America.
The Sim Fein leader showed little
trace of his months as fugitive when
he arrived, and he was enthusiastically
cheered as his taxicab drew up at the
| Mansion House His only colleague in
the conference was Arthur Griffith,
founder of the Sim Fein movement.
The four unionist members of the con-
ference were Earl Middleton, Sir Mau-
| rice Dockrell Sir Robert Woods and
Arthur Jameson. Among them they
represented the land-owning class, the
university and the commercial inter
ests of Northern Ireland,
So paradoxical is the Irish situation
now that conservative gentlemen list
ened in patience while the crowd
plentifully sprinkled with tiny Ameri-
can flags, sang the SOLDIERS Song"
rebel air. 1t had not been sung openly
in Dublin for year.
Agree Partition Is Dangerous
DUBLIN, July (By The Associated
Press).-The members of the confer
ence were reticent regarding what took
place at the meeting, but points OF
agreement were reached On the finan-
cial question and the disadvantages OF
partition.
Popular sentiment is hopeful Of
peace. This was voted by the Lord
! Mayor in a speech at a meeting OF the
Dublin Corporation after the confer
ence, in which he said he was breaking
no confidence in declaring that much
goodwill would come of it.
In statement to The Associated
| Press to-day an important official, in
! touch with all sides of the situation,
asserted that the government was pre-
pared to make large concessions, the
! far-reaching effect of which Mr.. De
/ Valera would appreciate. He added
! that fears that Mr.. De Valera would be
! hampered by physical forces were
baseless.
The view is entertained here that
/ Sir James Craig's absence from ths
| conference may be even advantageous
to the present negotiations. since any
concessions necessary from Ulster
might be made by the Ulster Premier
in London esier than in Dublin. This
| view. however, is not shared by the
members OF the conference, who would
have preferred that all Ireland should
be represented.
An exciting incident occurred after
the conference. A large republican
flag decorated with American emblems
hanging from a window in Dominick
Street was removed by soldiers. A
girl secured the flag and escaped.
Later the flag was hung from & rope
across the street Auxiliary police
climbed to the roof and cut the rope
Wien the flag fell it was seized by
watchers, but was recaptured by the
auxiliaries. A shot was fred during
the confusion and the girl was severely
wounded.