IRISH PEACE

Evening Star, Issue 17700, 29 June 1921, Page 6

IRISH PEACE

Slim FEIN ATTITUDE. PRELIMINARY CONDITIONS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Juno 27. Mr Barry Egan, Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, interviewed, ■ expressed the opinion that an Irish peace was immediately possible provided the British Government's latest move was sincere; but Ireland was not likely to accept any less proof of sincerity than the immeditae withdrawal of tho Auxiliaries and Black-and-Tans. As soon as this was effected tbo Irish. Republican army's lighting would, cease. Sinn Fein would enter the conference with the most sincere desire to seek a mutually acceptable settlement, which ho was confident would bo discovered once Britain sacrificed 'her pride and withdrew her Auxiliaries—not the Regular Army, with which they had no quarrel. Permanent peace would give Great Britain a valuable neighbor and ally capable of producing five times its present output of foodstuffs and buying correspondingly more manufactures from Great Britain. Mr Egan said, ho did not think that Dominion self-government was Sufficient, owing to the fear of subsequent intriguing on the part of the British Government, of which Ireland had bitter past experience. He thought that international guarantees of Ireland's integrity similar to tho case of Belgium should be demanded. 110 believed that Archbishop Chine, came within an arc of reaching a settlement, but between tho meetings and conferences various leading Irish clergy appealed for a, I nice of God which Cabinet misinterpreted as a sign of weakness, and as a division between the clergy and Sinn Fein, as whereupon they broke off' negotiations. After that the Cork lire occurred, stiffening the Irish people’s resistance. — A, and N Z. Cable. THE TWO LEADERS. LONDON. Juno 28. It is understood that the Dail Eireann will meet at Dublin to-morrow to consider the invitation to Mr Do A circles in Dublin display hopr-lul icclntg, and (ho belief is growing that Mr Be 'Valera, will accept. The ‘ Morning Post’s’ Belfast, correspondent states that it is now known that Mr Llovd George and Air Dc Valera have hem corresponding for some time past. The rebel leader must have been prepared for an invitation to the conference-; hut on tbs other hand Sir James Craig was taken by surprise. He will not give more away or discuss the scrapping of the Homo Rule Art. He raino to Ulster in response to tho Loyalists’ call, and he will not betray them.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE SOUTHERN PARLIAMENT. LONDON, June, 27. Workmen are erecting a. dais at tho Dublin Board of Agriculture, building and preparing scats for tho meeting mi the Southern Parlinmont to-morrow. Tho rniliI larv aro in charcjo of the hnll. J.h-o Lord Justices will attend at- 3 o'clock. Xo individual not ires have boon issued to members.—A. and X.Z. (’able.