VOL. LX NO. 18,919
Entered at Portland Oreon
Poytofficg as SPCond-OlRSB Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DISARMAMENT MOVE
PLEASES ALL BRITAIN
RELIEF FROM TREMEXDOrS
TAX BURDEN IS SEEN'.
HARDING ACTS TO
DISARM WORLD
PLANE HITS AUTOS.
KILLS 5. "HURTS 50
Bomber Falls on Group of
Parked Machines.
J. H. ACKERMAN DIES COAL BUNKERS FIRE
S LEADERS
LONE MAN HOLDS UP
HOTEL, TWO GARAGES
NIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE COM
PELLED TO GIVE UP CASH.
WARFARE BREAKS
OUT IN BELFAST
OF APOPLEXY STROKEi ENDANGERS STEAMER-
WAR DEAD
EXD COMES SUDDENLY TO XOR.
JUL SCHOOL PRESIDENT.
EASTERN MARINER BLAZE IS
PUT UNDER CONTROL.
NAT DN
MOURN
Britain! France, Italy and
Japan Approached.
CONFERENCE IS INTENT
Settlement of Pacific and
Near East Problems Also
Urged by President.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT MADE
Chief Executive Seeks to As
certain Whether or Not
Plan Is Agreeable.
"WASHINGTON, D. C, July 10.
President Harding' has taken defi
nite steps looking- to a conference
in Washington of the principal allied
and associated powers to discuss
limitation of armament. He also
has suggested to the interested na
tions that there be at the same time
a discussion of Pacific and Far East
ern problems with a view of reaching
a common understanding.
This announcement was made to
night by the state department by
direction of the president in the
following statement:
Arms Limitation Suggested.
"The president, in view of the far
reaching importance of the question
of limitation of armaments, has ap
proached in informal, "but- definite
inquiry the group of powers here
tofore known as the principal al
lied and associated powers, that is,
Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan, to ascertain whether it would
be agreeable to them to take part
in a conference on this subject, to be
held in Washington at a time to be
mutually agreed upon. If the pro
posal is found to be acceptable
formal invitations for such a confer
ence will be issued.
Problems Held Related.
"It is manifest that the question
of limitation of armaments has a
close relation to Pacific and Far
Eastern problems, and the president
has suggested that the powers espe
cially interested in these problems
should undertake, in connection with
this conference, the consideration of
all matters bearing upon their solu
tion, with a view to reaching a com
mon understanding with respect to
principles and policy in the Far
East.
"This has been communicated to
the powers concerned and China has .
also been invited to take part in the
discussion relating to Far Eastern
problems."
No Comment Is Made.
The department's statement was
made public without comment and
.the fact that the president has sug
gested' to the interested nations a
joint discussion of the Far Eastern
and Pacific problems came as some
thing of a surprise in Washington.
The department's statement did not
make clear what nations had been
approached on these particular sub
jects, but aside from China, which
was specifically named, it was as
sumed that Great Britain and Japan
were among them.
Renewal of Anglo-Japanese al
liance has been under discussion by
the British and Japanese govern
ments, but whether this was consid
ered by Mr. Harding as within the
6cope of the proposed conference on
Pacific and Far Eastern problems
has not been disclosed.
Premier's Statement Due.
Mr. Lloyd George, British premier,
announced recently in the house of
commons that he expected to have
a statement to make with regard to
the alliance tomorrow, but this was
dependent upon "the replies received
from the United States, Japan and
China."
Proposals for a conference on
world disarmament were made in
congress some months ago and a
resolution by Senator Borah, repub
lican, Idaho, asking the president to
invite Great Britain and Japan to
confer with the United States on the
question of limiting naval construc
' tion has been made a part of the
naval appropriation bill and accepted
both by the senate and house.
The president, however, apparent-
t Concluded sa fwi 8. Column 1.
Press and Public Begin to Real
ize Far East Problem Is
Closely Associated.
LONDON; July 10. r(By the Asso
ciated Press.) The action of the pres
ident of the United States with re
spect to a conference on the limita
tion of armament unquestionably will
be received In all quarters of Eng
land with intense satisfaction, not
only on account of Its promising re
lief from the tremendous burden of
taxation, but also because it will in
directly supply a solution. It is hoped,
to the difficulties surrounding the
problem of the Anglo-Japanese alli
ance. The British press and public lately
have begun to realize that there are
grave difficulties in the way of re
newal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty
and there was a growing nervous ap
prehension that this question, was
tending to endanger the retention of
American friendship. This appre
hension became distinctly observable
in the changing direction of news
paper comment, where new doubts
were arising and questions were be
ing asked as to whether it was worth
while to lose American for the sake
of Japanese friendship.
Furthermore, the government and
people alike earnestly desire re
trenchment, and it has been recog
nized that nothing would be so con
ducive to retrenchment as agreement
among the nations to limit arma
ments. Meetings of the ' premiers of the
overseas dominions revealed little
disposition on the part of the do
minions to provide the necessary
large sums as contributions to im
perial defense measures if they
could by any means be avoided.
The fact that China will -be in
vited to participate in the negotia
tions apparently has given the great
est satisfaction generally.
EARL OF" CRAVEN DROWNS
Body found on Rocks Following
Disappearance From Yacht.
COWES. Isle of ,Wight. July 10.
(By the Associate Press.) The Earl
of Craven was drowned in the Solent
last n i eht cr ca rl v t ndav. T-T rlis-
appeared mysteriously from his yacht?
during1 the night and ft 3 o'clock this
afternoon iiis body.. was. found on the
rocks two miles "from" Cowes.-' ":
The Earl of Craven in 1S93 married
Miss Cornelia Martin, daughter of the
lata Bradley Martin of New .York.
He was an enthusiastic yachtsman
and had taken the Solent lodge, be
longing to the Marchioness of Or
monde, for the Cowes regatta in
August. He arrived yesterday on
his yacht, paid a visit to the royal
yacht squadron and then returned to
the yacht.
STILLMAN DCISI0N DUE
Referee Expected to Rule on Three
' Questions Next AYednesday.
POUGHKEEPSIE, X. T., July 10.
The decision of Referee Daniel J.
Gleason on motion to permitting
James A. Stl.llm.an to .answer three
questions asked him on redirect
examination at the last divorce
hearing will be rendered when the
case is resumed Wednesday, It was
reported today.
Mrs. Stillman's attorneys, with
John E. Mack, guardian ad litem for
baby Guy, will renew conferences
on Monday, preparing Mrs. Stillman's
side of the case.
FIRE IS SEEN FAR AWAY
Warden 15 Miles Off First to
Discover Carlton Blaze.
CARLTON', Or., July 11. (Special.)
The first news to reach the fire
department of this city of a blaze
that broke out here shortly after
midnight was telephoned by Bob
Flggins, -a fire warden on duty in
the mountains 15 miles away.
The fire broke out on the property
just purchased by the city to be
converted into a rest room and auto
mobile camping grounds. The. loss
was estimated at J2500. The origin
of the blaze was not determined.
SEASIDE HAS ROBBERY
Two Highwaymen Get Only $8 in
First Holdup in 'tears.
SEASIDE, Or., Jury 10. (Special.)
J. T. Burtis, while crossing the
Twelfth-avenue bridge, was held up
Saturday night at 10 o'clock by two
men. As Mr. Burtis was told to hold
his hands up he grabbed most of the
money that was in his pocket and
kept it in his right hand while his
arms were up and as a result the rob
bers obtained only IS and an empty
purse.
This was the first hold-up reported
for years in Seaside.
CRASH INJURES WOMAN
Two Others Also Ilurt When Auto
Collides Witb Street Car'
SPOKANE, Wash. July 10. Mrs.
Ielle Featherstone, aged 45, suf
fered a fractured skull, a broken jaw
and other Injuries which are expected
to prove fatal, this afternoon when
an automobile In which she was
ridling collided with a streetcar.
George Featherstone, 15, driver of
the car, and Mrs. Alvina R. Williams
auno- received, injuries.
EXPLOSION TRAPS VICTIMS
Spectators in Cars
Burned to Death.
Are
2 FLIERS LOSE CONTROL
Effort Isr Made to Throw Aircraft
Into Ohio River, liut Altitude
Troves to Be Too Low.
MOTJN-DSVII.LE, W. Va., July 10.
Five persons were known to be dead
and approximately 50 were injured at
Langin field here late today when a
Martin bombing plane fell on a gr
of automobiles parked on the grou
An explosion followed, setting fire
to the machines.
The dead were all spectators. Lieu
tenant C. R. Mclve, pilot, and Lieu
tenant T. H. Denton, assistant pilot.
were rescued by Carl Miller, athletic
coach of Bethany college.
Most of the injured were taken to
the Glendale hospital, where it was
reported five were in a serious con
dition. The dead are of Moundsville
with the exception of Edge, whose
home was at Round bottom. "W. Va.
Plane 30 Feet Off proaad.
Lieutenant Mclve and Dunton were
taking off in the government plane
from Langin field. They had risen
about 30 feet, according to the re
port, when the plaie swung sharply
to the left and seemed about to hit
a hangar. An effort was made, it
was said, to throw the plane into
the Ohio river, but it was flying too
low and crashed into automobiles
lined along the river bank.
Sixteen automobile were burned
and the dead, in most instances, were
trapped In the machines.
The pilots arrived t Moundsville
SattUccUijr;jiftemocin from.. lwt- iiartin
factories at Cleveland, and 'were
leaving Langin field for. Langley
field, where the plane was to be put
into service.
Aircraft Tanks Explode.
The known dead: Carl Pettit, Fred
Edge, Ralph Hartzell, Mrs. George
Long, 65 years old, and an unidenti
fied child, aged about 9.
Both tanks of the aircraft exploded,
hurling the burning fuel over the
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Prominent Educator Eats Break
fast, Reads Newspaper and
Succumbs at Monmouth.
MONMOUTH, Or, July 10. (Spe
cial.) J. H. Ackerman, president of
Oregon Normal school of Monmouth
ar4 prominent educator of the state
for the last 35 years, died suddenly at
8 o'clock this morning follqwng a
stroke of apoplexy. He apparently
had been in good health whero he
arose this morning and following
breakfast with the family walked out
on the front porch for the morning
newspaper. He had returned into the
house and Had read for about 20
minutes, when he was stricken and
passed away without warning.
Mr. Ackerman had been president
of the normal for the last 10 years
and previous to that was state su
perintendent of public instruction In
Oregon for 12 years.
He was born in Toronto, Iowa, No
vember 7, 1855. ' While a young man
he taught school in Wisconsin. - He
was a graduate of the state normal
school at Milwaukee, Wis.
Mr. Ackerman began his career as
an Oregon educator in 1889, when he
arrived in Portland, and became prin
cipal of the Holladay school. Later he
was superintendent of the east Port-
II.. I 1
Ttjfrjrincipal of the Harrison-street school.
n ioso air. ACKerm&Q was exectea
superintendent of schools of Multno
mah county and served until 1900. He
was then choseh state superintendent
of public instruction, and held that
office until 1911, when he became
president of the Oregon Normal school
at Monmouth, which was revived after
being idle one year.
Mr. Ackerman was a member of the
Unitarian church and of the Wash
ington Masonic lodge of Portland, of
which- he once served as master. He
is survived by his widow and three
daughters, Mrs. E. F. Carleton of Eu
gene, whose husband is superintendent
of schools there; Mrs. Roy Burton of
Salem, and Mrs. Alfred Lund of Cor
vallis, whose husband is a professor
in Oregon Agricultural college.
Funeral services will be held at
Monmouth at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. Rev. W. G. Eliot Jr., pastor
of the First Unitarian church of Port
land, officiating. F. L. Campbell,
president of the University of Oregon,
will deliver, the eulogy. Interment
will take place in the Salem ceme
tery, with services at the grave by
the Masonic lodge of Salem. ....
3 DIRIGIBLES ORDERED
Army .and Xavy Buy 38 Observa
tion Balloons, Also.
AKRON, O.. July 10. A large
rubber company yesterday announced
that it . had received a government
order for three large dirigibles and
38 observation balloons for army and
navy use.
Most or 40-0 Tons of Fuel Is Re
moved Before Firefighters
Can Check Blaze.
Fire, thought to have been of spon
taneous origin, broke out about 5:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon In the
coal bunkers of the United States
shipping board steamer Eastern Marl
ner, a freighter of 8800 tons. A crew
of 25 men, assisted by Portland fire
men, fought the fire, which at mid
night was said to be under control.
In checking the blaze it was neces
sary for the firefighters to move a
great part of the 400tons.of coal in
the bunkers, as the fire was at the
bottom of the pile. The "hole" was
hot and stuffy and the men were
forced to. work In relays.
No water could be used, as It was
feared that the gases which would
be formed would fill the close steel
compartment and explode after Ig
nition by the live coals, so that it
was not until the workmen had un
covered the seat of the blaze' and the
'coals had been opened and spread
that measures could be taken to
actually extinguish it.
Between 8 and 9 o'clock, black
smoke poured from the funnels,
arousing fears for the vessel's safety
and attracting crowds of pedestrians.
It was estimated that about 25 tons
of coal burned, and this' comprised
the actual loss. It was said that, on
account - of Its steel construction,
damage to the ship was nominal.
Spontaneous combustion was said
to have ignited the coal. This the
ory was favored because conditions
for It in the bunkers were ideal
coal dust, dampness and a muggy
heat.
The Eastern Mariner was built In
Japan during the war for a Seattle
firm and was later taken over by
the shipping board. Captain Pilz
commands. It has been moored at
the Victoria dolphins, near the Broad
way bridge, for the last two months,
awaiting a cargo.
ENDURANCE HIKE ENDS
Soldier, With Full Pack, Marches
1100 Miles in 40 Days.
WASHINGTON', D. C, July 10. An
endurance test has been completed by
Private John McGregor of the second
division, believed by veteran . infan
trymen here to establish a new rec
ord for distance hiking with full 45-
pour.d pack. . Major-General larbord
made public today the official reports
of McGregor's feat, showlrair that he
covered the last 500 miles of the
march in 14 days, an average of
more than 35 miles a day. The en
tire distance covered was 1100 miles,
from San Antonio, Tex., to Denver,
Colo., and was made in 40 marching
days.
McGregor walked from Winnipeg to
Alberta before he enlisted in the
army.
Memorial Is Held Over
Bodies of 7264 on Pier.
SCENE AT COFFINS PATHETIC
Mothers, Wives, Buddies Min
gle at Giant Tomb.
WAR HATRED' EXPRESSED
First Americans Killed in Battle
Honored; Sacrifice Inspires
New Life Plane, Says General.
HOBOKEX, N. J., July 10. Leaders
of the nation mourned the country's
war dead today at memorial services
on the army piers here, where lay the
bodies of 7264 men who made the su
preme sacrifice on the fields of
France.
Congress sent a Joint committee
headed by Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. The army was represented by
Assistant Secretary of War "Waln-wright-and
General Pershing.
Scores of gold-star mothers and
hundreds of war veterans attended.
Every unit that saw active service in
France was represented among the
dead. Directly in front of the speak
ers were caskets of the first three
United States soldiers to die in bat
tle against Germany Corporal Her
bert James D. Gresham of Evansville.
Ind. : Private Thomas F. Enright of
Pittsburg and Private M. D. Hay of
Glidden, Iowa all members of the
16th infantry, first division, and all
killed in November. 1917. in the Lune
ville sector of Lorraine.
PerMhlnir Eulojcizes Dead. .
"They fought for eternal right and
justice, as did the founders of this
great republic." said General Persh
ing. "The freedom of mankind was
their battlecry.
"I saw them go forward, wearied of
body, yet intrepid, resolute and cheer
ful, .of. spirit Scornful, of., danger,,
they advanced with undaunted cour
age to save a well-night lost cause.
Only those who fought with them can
ever know the heights of religious
devotion and patriotism to which
they arose."
Senator Lodge said that "to a few
of us, there is a peculiar poignancy
in this silent array of dead, because
we were among those upon whom
fell the grievous responsibility of de
claring the war in which these pre
cious lives were lost."
Hatred of War Aanertnl,
"Be assured," he continued, "that
tthere are no men in this country who
so dread, so hate war as the senators
and representatives in congress, upon
whom Is imposed the duty of declar
ing war, if war must come."
Funeral hymns and the national
anthem were sung at the service and
prayers were said by a Protestant
clergyman, a Catholic priest and a
Jewish rabbi. General Pershing and
Maurice Casenave, French high com
missioner, laid wreaths upon the cof
fins of Corporal Gresham and Pri
vates Enright and Hay.
When the solemn speeches and the
songs of mourning had ceased, a bu
gler played i"Taps." As the last note
sounded, relatives and friends began
looking for the coffins that bore the
bodies of their loved ones. Each
casket was numbered and attendants
directed kin and friends to the sec
tion of the pier which was the tem
porary tomb of their dead.
Visits to Dead Pathetic
. Always when the sought-for coffin
was found there would be a scene of
pathetic tenderness. A gray-haired
mother dressed In black would look
along the floor for the number which
identified the coffin of her loved one
among the thousands, and finding it,
sometimes eho would break down, and
sometimes she would bear up In si
lence. Many veterans were heard to
say as they found the box they
sought:
"He was my buddy."
"Today," said General Pershing, "we
see these thousands of caskets, each
testifying to the sacrifice of life it
self by some young friend to give us
peace and happiness. These were no
common souls. Under each flag there
lies one who was nurtured at the
altar of an American home. And to
day his patriotic mother or wife
mourns her gallant soldier. In this
hour no human heart could remain
unmoved. We are lifted from the
petty and sordid things of dally life
to the higher place of devotion to
great and unselfish Ideals.
Living Example Given.
"No words from human lips can do
fitting honor to the memory of ttiese
men. Their story will live to inspire
future generations of Americans down
through the ages. They gave all, and
in the beginning left us the fine ex
ample not only of how Americans can
die, but how they should live. There
only remains for us to place them
tenderly In their last resting place
and cover them with our gifts of
flowers and our tribute of tears.. We
shall leave them in some beautiful
Bpot where littla children may come
and learn what their fathers have
done for their country and for the
world.
"Before us lie the bodies of the first
three Americans to lose their lives on
iCoacludea ua. Pajse 3. Cuituna Sl
Unmasked Robber, Wearing Khaki, '
Flashes Army Revolver and Es
capes as Police Investigate.
A lone and unmasked automobile
robber held up and robbed two
garages and one hotel In Portland
and Mllwaukle late Saturday night
and early yesterday and effected a
successful escape following his last
holdup while police were investi
gating the others.
At Milwaukie he held up the Jones
garage, where he procured $20. He
compelled the attendant to open the
safe at the point of a gun. where
he got what money the strong-box
contained. He then Jumped Into his
machine and fled before the alarm
could be sounded.
Coming into Portland, the same
robber held up the night man at the
City Hall garage. Fourth and Jef
ferson streets, where he obtained J15
in s'lver from the cash drawer. Driv
ing up to the entrance he pulled hs
gun on the attendant just as he en
tered the door and compelled the at
tendant to turn over what money was
at hand.
A few minutes later the outlaw ran
Into the office of the Ohio hotel, 266
Front street, and held up Joe Blake,
night clerk. He obtained $16.25 of
the hotel's money from the clerk.
In all three holdups the same de
scription was- givjn to the police,
making it certain, to their minds, that
the same man staged all three hold
ups. He was described as being from
21 to 25 years old, weighing about 175
pounds and wearing a khaki uniform
with puttees. He was of light com
plexion. The robber flourished an' army re
volver on all three of his victims! He
showed rare coolness throughout all
three holdups and appeared to be
familiar with the two. garages he vis
Ited.
AUTO URIVER IN CRASH
Chehalis Resident Has Narrow Es
cape When 2 Machines Meet.
CHEHALIS, Wash., July 10. (Spe
cial.) Gordon Brown, a Chehalis
resident, narrowly escaped death last
midnight In an automobile accident at
McElroy creek bridge, midway be
tween Chehalis and Centralia. Brown
was driving to Centralia to bring
home some friends from a dancing
party when an unlighted automobile
hit his machine, forcing it over the
north -end ' of the 'bridge. . When
Brown was rescued his car was
standing on end 20 feet below.
clump of ash trees having broken the
Impact and prevented its turning
turtle.
Brown had four ribs fractured and
was badly bruised and cut about the
face and head. He did not recover
consciousness until noon today.
Brown is a sort of W. E. Brown, su
perintendent of the Chehalis & Cow
11 tz railroad line.
MAN FISHING FALLS DEAD
Matt Hyytiaine Succumbs Suddenly
Near Oregon City.
OREGON CITY, Or, July 10. (Spe
cial.) Matt Hyytiaine, a native of
Finland, succumbed suddenly to a
heart attack today while fishing in
the Clackamas river below the rail
road! bridge here. He was overcome
while standing in shallow water.
The body was seen by a. passer-by
who notified the coroner, who re
covered the body.
Hyytiaine with his wife and baby
and two women friends of the family
had been camping on the banks of
the Clackamas river. Hyytiaine's
I home was In Portland, where he had
come recently from Montana.
iNDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 78
degrees; minimum. 54 degrees.
TODAY'S -Fair and warmer; moderate
northwesterly winds. .
Foreign.
British public receives disarmament more
favorably. Page 1.
France wants league with United 8tatea
reservations. Page 2.
England expected to agree to disarmament
conference. Page 3.
America's reply on open door welcomed by
China. Page 10.
President hesitates to dictate to congress.
Page 2.
Harden pleads for nations to aid one an
other. Page 4. .
Warfare breaks out again In Belfast.
Page 1.
National.
Step to disarm world la taken by Harding
Page 1.
Domestic.
Plane hits group of autos, killing 5 persons
and injuring 50. Page 1.
Nation's leaders mourn war dead. 'Page 1.
Hole made by Iceberg in steamer patched
with cement. Page 4.
New York cuta down number of state Jobs.
Page 5.
Pacific Northwest.
J. H. Ackerman. president of Oregon
Normal school, dies suddenly at Mon
mouth. Page 1.
Sports.
United States may yet get Olympics.
Page 9.
State tennis meet opens today. Page 8.
Kast skeptical of timers of Pacific coast.
Page a.
Pacific coast league results: At Sacra
mento 7-7. Portland 1-2: at Salt Uka
13-6. Seattle 5-7; at Los Angeles 10-e.
Vernon 9-1; at San Francisco 3-5, Oak
land 2-8. Page 8.
Casters show well at. Oswego lage. Page &
Portland and Vicinity.
Square deal held Americanism teat. Page
16.
Portland's first business show to display
economy practice. Page 15.
Benefits of wool tariff doubted. Page It.
Lone robber holds up hotel and two ga.
rages. Page 1.
Portland bankers to leave this week for
national convention. Page 15.
Portland slighted in coast harbors bulle
tin. Page 10.
Neighbors of Woodeyaft to open session
today. Page 7.
Battle with evil Is declared real fight of
life. Page 16.
' steamer endangered by fire in- bunkers.
15 Killed, 100 Wounded
in Street Rioting.
REPUBLICANS ARE BLAMED
New Clash Is Attributed to
Firing on Patrols.
ORANGEMEN JOIN FIGHT
Police Drive to Scene in Armored
Cars, Fall Flat on Pavement
and Engage Forces.
BELFAST, July 10. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Fifteen persons had
been killed and nearly 100 wounded
up to 10 o'clock tonight In rioting
which began last night and continued
throughout the day.
The fighting became so serious this
afternoon that the military had to be
summoned.
According to police accounts, the
firing at patrols by republicans pre
cipitated the outbreak. After that the
shooting was almost continuous in the
Falls district. ,
Bullets Wilis In Streets.
The Carrlck Hill and Millfield areas,
nationalist strongholds, next became
affected.
As a group of Orangemen marched
four deep along Royal avenue from
a service In Ulster hall today, there
.were scenes of excitement. the
Orangemen shouting defiance as they
passed streets down which bullets
whizzed.
Police rifles began to come Into
action and brought down a man
with a gun.
This afternoon armored cars thun
dered along the avenue, cheered by
the unionists.
Republicans Between Klres.
At North street the occupants
tumbled out and, .lying flat on the
pavement, opened fire. Orangemen
lined up with' the "police and began
shooting on the republican forces in
Millfield, who found themselves be
tween two fires.
In one street In this area, five
houses were in flames.
All over Ulster church parades
were held today preliminary to the
July 13 demonstrations.
DATE IS PUT UP TO VALERA
Lloyd George Ready to Confer on
Any ay This Week.
LONDON, July 10. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The British prime
minister, Lloyd George, and the Irish
republican leader, Eamonn de Valera.
will probably meet this week to dis
cuss a basis for a general conference
on an Irish settlement. Mr. Lloyd
George has asked Mr. de Valera to
name the day and has added a further
invitation to "any colleagues whom
you wish to bring with you."
Ireland's struggle for freedom has
been a long history of baffled hopes,
otherwise the present situation would
be full of promise for a final peace
settlement. But while past history
does not afford food for overconfi
dence a point emphasized In the way
of warning by Mr. de Valera himself
in a manifesto to the Irish people
there are some aspects which differ
entirely from any previous peace
effort.
First, the whole British nation now
is particularly willing to grant Ire
land dominion status. If Ireland is
willing to drop the demand for a re
public Second, the dominion pre
miers now in London, are ready to
support, according to all indications,
Ireland's claim for dominion status
with fiscal autonomy and a voice in
foreign affairs, the latter being an
important aspiration of the domin
ions themselves. Such help from the
outside as that afforded by a states
man of the caliber of General Smuts,
the South African premier, who ad-
4-mittedly has such influence over the
government policy, is an asset which
Ireland has never before enjoyed.
Third, this is the first time that
Lloyd George, in any peace negotia
tions, has Imposed no conditions
whatever.
His telegram to Mr. de Valera to
day, characterized as conceived in the
happiest terms, permits the Irish re
publican leader to bring any col
leagues he chooses.
Finally, a truce has been arranged
for an indefinite period. No date has
been fixed or hint of any notice re
quired to discontinue It. The whole
surrounding circumstances in this
latest peace effort would seem to
prove that both sides are deeply in
earnest.
On the other side of the picture Is
the attitude of the extremists among
both Sinn Feiners and Orangemet,
and doubts have been expressed as to
how far they can be controlled by
the leaders. There is also what has
up to the present been the irrecon-1
cilable attitude of Mr. de Valera antf
his colleagues against the partition
of Ireland and the apparently equal
determination of Ulster that the
present status of the six counties
under the home rule shall not be
disturbed.
Ulster was smarting under the se
rious trade boycott exercised by soutli