Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-16
The British Offer

ssa NhS ixSrsniadeeb Lloyd George to
nom a NSssyRterAssiS aid to, be even
1EaSgenercus sthanSSwas guessed by
Observation-Disclosures complete
Sof8theS offer. &c made by him on
~ 4Ese0ss Hpll0Hs:
SSsysThe Britain government iss actn-
1&Sasby an earnest desire to end the
AA81Appy divisions between Great
BE4fain and%IrelAnd. which have pro-
30 many conflicts In the past
s which have one more shattered
6&lpeace and well tbeing OF Ireland
Nk1Nxhe present time.
They long, with his majesty the
expressed in the words OF
Af1SA gracious speech in ireland last
6S6fth, for a. satisfactory solution OF
SAhpse age long Irish problems which
REPRESENTATIONS have embarrassed
soHK forefathers az they now weigh
ssNeAyilyS%upop us, and they wish to do
fIiair iutrlost to secure that. Every
III o Irish birth. whatever be his
ySfeSdsNand wherever be his home,
should work in loyal evaporation
With the, free communities on which
the British empire is based.
Britain seeks Peace.
.AsThey are convinced that the Irish
people may find as worthy and as
complete an expression of their
political and spiritual ideals within
the empire as any of the numerous
varied nations united in allegiance to
his Smajesty's throne and they desire
such contamination not only for the
Weifare of Great Britain-Ireland ems
pire as q whole, but also for the
cause OF peace and harmony through
out the world.
sThere, is no part Of the world
where lrishmen have made their
home, but what suffers from our an
scier.t feuds. no part Of it but looks
tosthis meeting between British gov.
ernment and Irish leaders to re-
solve these feuds in a new Under.
standing Of honorable satisfaction to
all peoples involved.
1.-THE free nations which compose
the British empire are drawn IRON,
many races with different histories.
minion Of Canada, British and
French have long forgotten their Bit
ter conflicts which divided their an
cestors. South Africa, the Transvaal
$ republic and Orange Free State Joined
with two British ~colonies~to make q
great selfgoverning union under his
~1najesty.s sway. The British people
can not believe that were Canada and
South Africa with equal or even
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succeeded ireland will fail, and they
are determined. insofar as they them
selves a assure 1t, that nothing shali
kinder Irish statesmen from Joining
fcketfler to build up an Irish state in
the free and willing cooperation with
other peoples Of the empire.
Home Rule offered.
Moved by these considerations, ths
British government invites Ireland to
take It's place in the great association
of free nations over which his ma
jesty reigns as an earnest Of their de
sire to obliterate old Quarrels and en-
able Ireland to face the future with
her own strength and hope. they pro.
pose that Ireland shall assume forth
with the status of-dominion. with all
powers and privileges set forth in thtl
document.
By adoption OF the dominion Str.
Aus 1t is understood that Ireland shall
~ OF complete autonomy Of taxation
6 1(1$ssAnAnce; that she will maintain
courts of law and judges;
& will maintain her own mill.
forces for home defense, rhel
constabularly and her own
Il e%S5Ntca that she will take Sver thu
EsSE E9dA postal services and all matter
8& ftatinE ito education. land, agricuI.
6fSay f&rnines and minerals, forestry
- nnJGiss1hsse1abor, unemployment, trans.
sSfl0TtsSatrade public health. health in.
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