IRISH PEACE PROBLEM.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17318, 2 December 1921, Page 7

IRISH PEACE PROBLEM.

* 1 > THE NEW PROPOSALS. r ___ f ULSTER ATTITUDE CRITICISED. b 5 (By Cable—Press Association —Copyright.) ! (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) 1 LONDON, November 30. r It is understood that the alternative Irish scheme gives Dominion powers to . the south in a form implying the unity i of Ireland, with Ulster temporarily i standing out. I The "Manchester Guardian" joints out that, though Ulster killed the GoL vernment's plan, all the die-hards in ' the country could not convince it that , any case had Ijeen made out for a » military or economic war against Ire- ' land. : (Received December Ist, 10.30 p.m.) 1 LONDON, December 1. - Since Sir James Craig's statement in fch-f> Ulster Parliament t,ho newspapers have been busy speculating and fore- " casting the nature of Mr Lloyd George's new proposals. The rigid * secrecy is, however, unbroken, the only > certainty being that the newspaper forecasts are wide of the mark. It is not safe to regard the situation as im- , proved, though the more peaceful Sinn t Feiners in Dublin profess to see a ray ' of hope in Sir. James Craig's assurance I that Ulster is willing to freely consider fresh proposals. 1 The "Irish Bulletin" Bayß: —"Sir ' James Craig's attitude belongs to the days of Feudalism. This leader of a t minority numbering barely one-fifth of t the Irish people, assumes the right to dictate that people's- destiny, takes into his own hands the decision of peace or war, and rejects as utterly impos- . sible the suggestions th.© ' British Goj vernment has made for the sake of \ Ireland and the peace of the Empire. i Sir James Craig and Mr Lloyd George ' do not mean Ulster when they say Ulster. .They mean the four predomi-. nant Unionist Counties in the Northeastern corner of the Province. What t rights have these counties? This " eighth part of the nation cannot claim > national rights. This less than half a 3 province cannot claim provincial rights. Mr Lloyd George would not permit four t English counties similarly to vote 1 themselves out of England." > Mr de Valera, speaking at Cork, b said: —"Terrorism will not conquer jj Ireland. We have gone as far as we I can consistently with our principles. > We cannot and will not go further." \ I THE BELFAST FEUD. i J LONDON. November 30. 1 Isolated disturbances occurred in Bel- , fast last night. A woman was killed and two men injured by a bomb which was thrown over a wall. A mob attacked two grocery stores to-day. .A man was shot dead while going to . work.