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THE peace negotiations. gOPE NOT VET ABANDONED. Mr C»b , ®-'J? res * AM.^iatum— I Copyright) and N.Z. Cable Ascociation.) LONDON, July 22. J£r B. de Valera, interviewed on t)he ere of his departure for Ireland, said: •Though the immediate future is uncertain we have perfect confidence in the ultimate success of our cause. _ Addressing an enthusiastic crowd of supporters at Euston Station, in Irish -nd English, ho said: Only a just cause cOnld inspire such enthusiasm. Our , «uuie is iust. lam perfe-tly certain {■ will win in the end. It may take to but success will correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian'' states _ that, though the situation generally is contemplated hopefully, the optimists are fmnklv disappointed that the prolonged Stations did not yield a basis for Tflr Lloyd George's original proposal for a triangular conference. A completo breakdown was regarded as almost includible. The truce has immensely stimulated tihe desire for peace, and a deliberate renewal of the state of war it regarded as unthinkable. Sir James Craig Premier of Ulster, gtjbmitted to a meeting of the Northern Cabinet the proposals made by Mil jjoyd George to Mr de Valera. The receipt of the proposals is regarded ©erefy as an act of courtesy. * TBtrCB TO CONTINUE. (MM TelegT*™.) ■ LONDON, July 22. Mr O'Brien explained to an interviewer that he was remaining in London as a possible vehicle of communication between Mr de Valera and the Premier. General Smuts will probably be visiting Dublin on Saturday. He had a consultation with tihe Premier, Mr Churchill, and Cabinet Ministers last ( Mr O'Brien is of the opinion that it may be a fortnight before any definite (progress ia made one way or the other, but the truce on the Sinn Fean part will be faithfully kept in the interim. AN ORANGE PROTEST. , (Auftrtiisn and N.Z. Cabl© Association.) LONDON, July 22. . 'The Grand Master of tihe Loyal Orariie Lodge Institution of England iiiis written to Mr Lloyd George as follows:—The Orange Order looks upon the negotiations between the Prime Minister of this jgreat Protestant, peaceloving State with .the head of. an organised, unrelenting mnrdor gang, havmg for its object the disruption of the Umpire, as a negation of British 1 policy. jOrangemen 1 fear tlhat the unpatnotio attitude towards Sinn Fein of such men «s Mr Asquith, Lord Buckmaster, the Archbishop. of Canterbury, and some nonconformist leaders, while prolonging ■fihA campaign of murder in Ireland,_is ■ jdso weakening the Government in its nsolvei to stamp olit crime and protect law-abidhwt' 'We realise that difficmt pbsitioii waft created largely v hy . yowr predecessors,. wflio deserve snort, snrift . at. the bands of the British people fflP their tnisgbvernmeht of Irei&Sia prior to and during the war. \ MANY CONCESSIONS MADE. v . (Received July. 24th, 5.5 p.m.) irv. i i ; LONDON, July 23. • The "Evening Standard" says the •Southern Unionists approve of the terms -tjkfede Vftlejra i»> submitting' to the Tjijrtmjin. fiir .James Craig and the; .Ulster' Cabi&et regard th© general safe\goarde as- adequate. . Mr de '.Valera, ,-«axly in the {conversations, dropped the demand for an Irish republic, and plain -sailing followed, Mr Lloyd George mak- / itig many concessions. The imperial ''Parliament will maintain jjftequate .• Jnilitary safeguards. The new Irish " control taxation, - vSxoise and Oostoms. The' Royal Irish I uO«»fcabulArywill disappear, and the x cogent police will be recast. Powers , vaoll.be givra to raise 06nr Territorial, V -jr.\ . is reportea ihat General Smuts is going to Dublin. - The G&binet rj|fen*nlted* Em specially prior thereto. ftewspapera declare that optim%|pa .regarding the ultimate result oonin bom Government and . Sinn circles. KORTSOLirra'S VIEWS. " . ■■: Ji,ssi?(Reoeived July 35th, MMS a.m.) VfMt'Lt new YORK. July S3. Hb -told.the reporters that »e if ibd American people knew had been offered a form JMMt'aot«rnment thereby it could' tax He said'ihe believed the paxout.