IRISH PEACE PROPOSALS
long- deliberations IS THERE fl HITCH? ■ ■ MISGIVINGS EXPRESSED. (Australan and K.Z. Cable Assn.XReceived August 3, 12.25 p.m. LONDON, August 2. " i There arc some misgivings over the • prolonged deliberations by De ~, Valera’s Cabinet, on Mr Lloyd George’sj proposals. It was hoped the. Dari «| Eircann would be summoned this weefeiii to deal with the scheme, but it now - appears liint this is unlikely. The utin os i secrecy prevails over the event' in Dublin. Undoubtedly the British proposals entailed some communication between De Valera and the Ulster peli Ucal forces before a basis for.the Irish federal constitution could be drafted, and possibly the absence of such conversations is accountable for the delay: or, on the other hand, De Valera finds a difficulty in composing the divergencies between the moderates and the extremists within the Sinn Fein’s : movement, especially in regard to dropping the Republican’s aspirations for allegiance to the Crown. TERMINATION OF TRUCE. AMPLE NOTICE PROMISED. Received August 3, 12.40 p.m. LONDON, August 2. Mr Chamberlain said it had been agreed between the Premier and de Valera that if negotiations failed, rea-IM. sonable notice of the termination ol- -V the truce would be given. The Premier was not prepared to make a statement relative to the terms offered the Sinn Fein, but he hoped to make a public statement before the prorogation. -
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Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14715, 3 August 1921, Page 5
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