REJECTED

Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1921, Page 5

REJECTED

NO IRISH PEACE. $ DE VALERA REFUSES TERMS. MANIFESTO TO THE PEOPLE. GREAT TEST HAS COME.” Br Telefrspb-—Fres* A«ra.—€»ryr+gU<. London, Dec. 9. Mr. D« Valera ha* rejected the peace terms. Ur. Dt Viter* t>M th* fallowin' manifesto to the lrt*h ge«,te: “The terms of the agreement are in violent conflict with the wishes of the majority erf the frith f-ogte *» •*- pressed freely at successive elections Curin' the past three years. I feel It my duty to inform you immediately that I cannot recommend the acceptance of this treaty, either to the Dail Eireann or to the country. In ths* attitude I am supported Oy the Ministers for Home Affairs and Defence." “The -pntrttc session ot the Dail Eireann is summoned for Wednesday. I ask the people to maintain during the interval the same discipline as hitherto. Cabinet, though divided, is prepared to carry on the puttie «T--vitts, and the army is net affected by the political situation. The great test «f our people has come. Lot us face it worthily, without recrimination." Mr. De Valera’s manifesto was the sequel to a Cabinet meeting lasting seven hours. The actual puilm ia uncertain. It in possible Jte Vetera and the ojhsr.twp Ministers may resign, leaving the remainder or the. Cabinet to carry mrt the tre»sy.

SINN FEIN CABINET REJECTION NOT JCNANIMOVs. MEMBERS f AVOft ACCEPTANCE. Received Dee. 9, 5.5 4U». . London, Dec. 9. Large ?rnwd.« swd s guard of honor pro ,-idcd by the voTuhleeF AHfi? MrthUilßtfe--•Uy -wriwnto delegares oa arrival at Kingstown from London. A meeting of the Dail Eireann Cabinet follavel. _ S»ir James Craig (Premier of Northern Ireland) met the Ulster Unionist Cabinet today, and be consults Mr. Uoyd Gerege. Lord Birkenhead and Mr. Austen Chamberlain Downing Street to rn arrow. It. is believed in Belfast that the Ulster Cabinet intends to demand power*, dealing with finance and taxation equal to those given to the South. ** The Miidsrtr of Defence in the Dail - Eireann is Mr. Cathal Burgha. and thej Home Minister Mr. Austin Slack. Tt is' r reported that at a Cabinet meeting Messrs. Griffiths; Burton-Curtate -and Coffins far acceptance of the terms. Mr. Griffiths, in a manifesto,. says: “I rigned the treaty between Ireland and Britain in the belief that the treaty would lay the foundation of peace and frienilship between the two nation/. What I signed I shall stand by. I believe that the ofiltt conflict of centimes is aLlu&J.”\

BOMBSHELL. l<sn*d6n f aKen 6Y SCHprise. uf rgWITVft-f irV'ORK Received DP*. ”!£ TT.2O _frflL 4 London* Isee- SThe Australian Prew Association understands there is the gravest reason to suspect Mr. Arthur O’Brim irepr— entrthe of the Dad- Streaaa ih Brittmri is puffing the strings against any settlCTieul 1 which does not mean sfpffatWfi: 'lf BrWßß_kfibhrn that he has strong supporters, including many of the jroupgej Irish CaxhoLp priests, who are directing propaganda ajnong young men. including English Cathakes in their parishes. At the same time there ir twr flotflrt twat; thxv«t fitift df the Iffeh in thU cdxftfry desire peace, and welcSfted f]je terms. Advices from ,Ireland indicate that there is a nmijar atjjtiMie amongst the rank and file of the people. The prompt, release of 5000 prisoners is regarded everywhere as overwhelming evidence 9t Dlili?fi • "gbbd Mr. De Valera’s Konihsfceit "Burst on Lon<Mrt dhnng ffie eirlv houYs of tfi’4 fttffningt Such a dramatic development was net ttgected. _I re la nd and Irish atJairs had faded temporarily from the official picture, Anolo-Frenoh /eUtiMs and the question x>f reparations taking their place. Nobody was present in dfteiri quarters fo desi trtth -the new crisis, the arinodneeiftent of which retchbd the netvspapels direct from Dub£u - &C. g Me. -Arthur <>’Brien, a iMAer id .Che Jvweh SelMXermioafrion League. •ay* the claim of the Irish Was ak tWtf fw tfta fWogWlttoff <W e«nplete independence. He xfafd? the Irish agajji’-t premhtur< rejoicing. and declares that . under tne threat of .yewewed tnieftsifted warfare five Irishmen heeh ebnapeihwi to sign their” fttmCS f» a ckietrtteAt 'WWrt D not, a cause fdr 'rejdibirrtf'. fHRAJR* in fPffiiW t%cefved ihfe rie’Sfs ifi silence. The documenT is "fiilT another mi’p'tijjae on the long road to.lrish freeU>m; it the goal. English people to rejoice, that they have won another round. £——a. JL XL; POSITION etSTEfc ‘ A ffi'.vntw OF FHfr.WW • Re<-ei*.-«l D*c. "5, .Ti "p.m. u - . - koMMf, Dec. 8. JJeoig- arriver in London .vmorrow, anxi is expected to se» Mr. mi (Wtra* iwmwdifireip and- msw <4*n the necessity of Ulster having tht* same PffTWlfe. Mr Mister of Finance, tp-dgy reviewed finance in the Northern Parisi mMI. He ffie Tof fhe etiflßt v**r would be £15,Wb.000. iaetMd

oi £13.000.000 »« estimated, while the expenditure had increased to £14,900,000, compared with the estimate of £13,850,000. Fortunately hg had jirejiared the. Budget to secure a surplus of £3,650,000, which would be available to meet the adverse charge 6f £2,550,000-. THE EFFECT IN INDIA. FUEL TO REBEL titE&Etff, GOOD OUTCOME EVENTUALLY. Received J-5 P'.fib Washington, Dec. 8. . J£r. Saatri (JnriiaL asked to-day what effect an Irish settlement would have on HKWr, he thought nothing but good «®ftl<f-be ffre' dOWbitfe. Britain could hardtffiit granted irtHmd, but he was afraid* tfie immediate effect WmrM- pw«ihly be trouble, due to the prerent rebellious movement, which would k/reerre an additional impetus in the hope i to get intmedTately what otherwise would i be. denied-xit. delayed. When that trouble was over the result of the Anglo-Irish pact would be all to India’s good.