IRISH PEACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1921, Page 5

IRISH PEACE.

ATTITUDE OF ULSTER

NO CHANGE IN POLICY.

QUESTION OF AUTONOMY.

By Telegraph.—Press Asan.—Copyright.

Received August 5, 5.5 p.m.

London, August 4.

The Daily Telegraph’s Belfast correspondent says Sir James Craig (Premier of Northern Ireland) has hitherto not received any invitation to confer with De Valera, hough such an invitation is expected, shortly, in view of the Sinn Reiners* known anxiety for another meeting before replying to Mr.- Lloyd I George. The efforts to prejudice Ulster by a I report of her rejection of the Goyern- | ment’s proposals has aroused, consider- [ able resentment. Ulster’s position is unchanged. and will remain so until De Valera replies'. Though Ulster dislikes autonomy in any part of Ireland this will not be a stumbling block to final peace if the South accepts autonomy. Ulster will have the right to demand re-consideration of the financial position. Her share of Imperial liabilities—-forty-four per cent of £18,000,000 for each of the first two years—was fixed, during the inflated war-time prosperity, and n'he is now feeling the world-wide trade depression. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.