Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-09-29
PREMIER CANCELS
IRISH FARLEY
Lloyd GEORGE Again Declares
That Separation From Britain
Cannot Be Considered.
DOOR 70 PEACE is OPEN
Rshutss Sim Fsln for Failure to Aid
Asked Them to Reconsider.
Says Thslr Terms AEe
impossible.

London. The arrangements for the
proposed Irish peace conference are
cancelled. but the negotiations still
are not rupturod. That In brief Ii
the story az unexpected and suFpris
iig Developments
Eamon De Valera. the Irish Repnb
lean leader having realArned his
claim TO enter the conferences hs the
representative of an independent soy.
ereign state, Premier Lloyd George
declares TINT such admission II
3nrussibIe He announces the cancel
iation of the arrangements for con
ference and the Necessity Of hH con.
sulilng his colleagues on the subject.
The Premier il careful not 10 close
the door 70 possible resumption " lie
Negotiations on the consrary, be giseA
Ar. ~ vaiera and hts supporters
The asepleat time ard opportunity 70
reconsider their position.
Declaring that there was bnl one
aiiswer "a d elalm which would hs
equivalent 10 tireas ItnlnIns arknowl-
eslrlng IresHnfs right 10 negotiate
treaty ~ closer association With
.stsIlig ether foreign power hc utility
-rffnaclies ti,e Irssh isenplp fcr taking
10 single step 70 ineei th~ gerefops
advances ~ the nrifsah Eosernmens
The whole tone II The letter. 10 fact.
reveals that the Premier siill fetalns
hope q aoine mure favorable develop.
mens.
The prospect ~ gi1af there viii be
no move now from either side for
few sieyS Il IA noteworthy that N
the nnal exchanges tho Traditional
dlrlpmsiic neihods Of sending notes
b. courier we're dropped 10 favor ~
the more expeditions telegraph Hnes.
The text o. Air. Lloyd Georges RE-
pif sayss
Informed Your eaiaAarlcs who cnme
70 fs0 here Tuesday that resterasion
Of our claim 10 negotiate With His
Maiestts Goyernnenf ~ tho repee-
sentative u m independent and
sovereign state would make d confer
enre between ns Impossible
They brought me letter from you
IN which yuE specifically reaiIirm tiiat
claim. stating that onr nation has
formally declared is Independence md
recognizes itself a. sovereign stale.
and u Il oaly. Yen added, a. repre-
senfntIves 81 thai state and as lsa
chosen guardians that We have ans
authority IN powers ID nrf lin hehpif
81 ouF pcorle.
I asked iii9as to wBfn you 81 tie
very serious effect ~ aucia para.
graph and Inferred "a rvaari the letter
is not delivered 10 me n order tisat
ynn might have time Il reconsider H.
Despite this inglsuatlun. sou have Buw
published tho letter 10 rs nrlRlnaI
form. I must accordingly cancel tie
arrangements s0r Tie conference next
week At Inverness and must consult
ms colleagues on the course 81 action
this new situation neeessl,stes | Viii
communicates this to you rs soon ~
possible. but ~ nm Tor The moment
laid w here few days delay ii In.
eyltahie Meanwhile | must make II
absolutely clear that Ills Maiesfy's
Government cannot reconsider Us 20.
sitIon. which ! have stated 10 you.
II We accepted conference With
your delegates On the farnal state.
ment 81 The elalm which you haxe
feaillrmed Il would constitute On
official recognition BY Hls Mafpsts's
Government Of she severance 81 Ire
land from the empire and Of rs eS-
lsfence rs M independent republic
Il would, moreover, enllile you 70
declare, AZ o. i right Acknowledged ~
IN, that In preference 70 association
With the British Enspafe yon would
pursue closer pAsoclntion ~ d treaty
with sosne other foreign power There
Is only ono answer possible to such
d claim as that.
On your pnrt you have not come
to meet Us by a single step, but have
merely reiterated II phrases Of em-
phAne challenge the letter and tile
| spirit of yVur original clnIin.
J.