IRISH PEACE OFFER.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17226, 17 August 1921, Page 7

IRISH PEACE OFFER.

■4 . • • I | HOPE OF SETTLEMENT. t £ fSBBS COMMENT IN IRELAND. I /9» C»M»—P r *>* Association—Copyright.) I ttutf nj * r Z ' Association.) I t . LONDON, August 15. 5 ' "Irish Independent" (Dublin), iuuimenting on the settlement propo- . Kjyg;—"lt will be tragic if the I iegotifttions are broken off. We still t' Wrongly hopo there may be a satisfacV ' V fory settlement. There are militarists *he m« anxious to prevent a neaceablc jßttlement, but they should not bo allowed to have their way. The prospect for Ireland is appalling if intensified warfare is resumed." lie "Irish News" (Belfast) says:— '. - "The British Government planned the mblication of General Smuts's letter as B prelude to the publication of all the c&tfespohdence, so that the Irishmen ' ' gammoned to Dublin Mansion House rtjis week will be confronted with a Ijoblem of enormous difficulty, and will | fe compelled immediately to take on | 'their shoulders the tremendous respon- > Ability « f determining the question of | \ or war without further negotia- j tions." \!te "Belfast Evening Telegraph" j jLg._-"The Government has been v oißgnaninious to the point of foJJy, and Ireland will be intone to the point of crimina'ity if she the terms. The binn Fein projfaalsi if carried out, would mean imjjpalftte civil war." The paper de£sbes the suggestion of foreign arbi- " trfttion as an outrageous insult. / "The "Northern Whig" (Belfast) says: **fbe term's offered to the Sinn Feiners tsilld bring about the disintegration of Great Britain's bitterest tijemv could not ask for easier methods of bringing about her destruction than that iir Lloyd George has offered. The f'ajtltfr do Valera writes about peace is • Perhaps he imagines. that if - hßtfturder* a few hundred more pohce"ipri'and soldiers Mr Lloyd George will [' • jttyit him the right to secede, but the 'fptisb Government that agreed to secession would have a short life. "The ' - $Mb may take what is offered or com--5 jSel'ttte' Government to undertake the of the west and south. The i/,\ 'Government will undertake the duty re- & Jujrtaisy, but will discharge it com- «» d nnallly, or make way for a which will give more ade- %■< gkfeie expression to the will of the Bri,>*,'Jllsi people." , ' rVjvpfThe "Cork Examiner'* says:—"lt {jpjjjiust be borne in. mind that the terms for Southern Ireland are infln-1 better than what Ulster obtained the Partition Act, and \ there i f'i'»6sAß ft possibility of making an even than that outlined." |f:' •mm ENOLIBH VIEWS. I W r . -S -* »-» %y < (UhiW B«tii*,} §' LONDON, August 15. ¥ / Th* "Manchester Guardian? says the Ireland. All her best |>st resolute opponents rill not close the door to leys',' refuses to believe ' "will allow the present , aityto he lost, (Labour) says ' it has been driven by r public opinion to con* big- portion of what she 'intends-to stand by. ion -is arrived at, it is [responsibility alone to ! UNITED STATES. PEBSB COMMENT. N.2. CfeWe Artocteton.) Vf TORE, AugUßt 15. 6rk* <3lobe'» and the ' ' agree', that. Mr Lloyd | to Ireland ia generous, responsibility devolves lera if he recklessly pretty* it i» within the to win legally and aable aa to' satisfy -the of the Irish peoplei To to frus4be an *et ,of wanton line offer the Mr Lloyd js% attempted to solve. It the Republicans re>t my »»muck for themCF EXTREMISTS. f-fo sETiiißMsarr. ignsi 16th, B.SO pfjo.) LONDON, August 16. ot the "Daily Ejprew" r de jValsra. is credited on of, up to the mista and pressing for a the British / GovernEireann atiod, the Qoverapient is re all facilities without if to acceptance of the It wHb. dnh Fein opinion ugh Mr de Valera wrote jectioa io please the emitter must not be taken net's kstiword. mists attempt to make tions impossible, a seriunmediateiy derelop in nomneat. . i eorreapondent, of the )h*»- says theantir© pub, tghast at I 'Sinn Fein'a Ig ofjelieved'that Blr de Valbui it wUI not be suraijona continue for some Snai rupture,i» made, ue, when ress ap opinion at this Nationalist* favour the Government's offer, narticulateV So far, as file of the Sinn Feiners there is a hopeful feel-MS-towards « (settlement lacked* x

The Dublin correspondent of the "Daily reports, that the extremists are daily bombarding members of the Dail Eireann with messages demanding "do surrender." These are supported by a section of the younger priesthood and they commit three errors—firstly, they badlv underestimate British military strength; secondly, they fail to appreciate the strength and sincerity of the new spirit regarding Irish affairs that is pervading Great Britain; thirdly, they make insufficient allowance for effect of tne British offer on world opinion. LIMIT OF CONCESSION. PROBABLE EEFEBENDUM AND AGREEMENT. ("Th« Time*.") (Received August. 16th, 10.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 16. The Parliamentary correspondent of "The Times" says members are unanimous that the Government has gone to the limit of concession. Well-informed persons in close touch with Sinn Fein and South Ireland interpret Mr de Valera's statement that "the Dail Eireann could not, and the Irish people would not," accept Mr Llovd George's proposals as an indication that the ultimate recommendation cf the Sinn Fein Cabinet to the Dail Eireann will bo a referendum of the people and not a rejection of the terms. j Any rejection of the terms with a possible renewal of hostilities, would undoubtedly lead to a general election in England in which the Government would appeal to the electors for unchallengeable authority to resist a separatist movement in Ireland. The Dublin, correspondent of "The Time-," says the general feeling in Dublin is that agreement will eventually be reached. CLAIMS TOE COMPENSATION. (Received August 16th, 8.20 p.m.) , LONDON, August 16. Lord Castlemaine. is claiming £200,000 as compensation for tne destruction of Movdmm Castle, and Mrs Lambert £30,000 for the murder of her husband, General Lambert. fLord Castlemaine's seat, Movdmm Castle, near Athlone. was' burned on July Brd by a party of sixtv armed men, who informed Ladv Castlemaine that it was a reprisal tor recent burnings of houses in the neighbourhood.] NO GENERAL .AMNESTY. V (Atutwliad aad N.Z. CaMo AowolntSon.) (Received August 16th &.10 p.m.) LONDON, August 15. Mr Lloyd George replying to questions in the House of Commons, raid an amnesty had not been granted to any person in Ireland. The release of members Of the Dail Eireann was no preoet dent for other releases. j!