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Show NOT BLAMABLE FOR VALERaVSPRESENGE Sinn Feiners Say British 9 Government Insincere DI'BLIN, Feb. II Kamon de Valera's presence In Ireland cannot be attributed to any connivance of tho British government, govern-ment, declares a leading Hinn Felner of the moderate group. He expressed the conviction in an Interview 'that th "peace' moves which hsve been widely discussed the past two months represent nothing hut a desire of the government, for propaganda purposes, to convince foreign opinion of its good Intentions, snd that they have been thwarted by the unreasonableness of Hinn Fein. The man Interviewed said he had been In touch with the returned "president of the Irish republic" since De Valera's return re-turn from America. "Ie Valera's potjtion," he declared. "Is by no means that of a dictator, even that of a plenlimtentlaiV His Is a representative rep-resentative office. Hne must act in accordance ac-cordance with the sentiment of his organisation. or-ganisation. Hfm not authorised to ne-ftotlut ne-ftotlut peace on any such terms ss have been offered, and if he did. he would be repudiated. Sinn Feiners maintain that Jhtil Klreann is the only legitimate gov ernmcnt in Ireland and will only nego-ttatn nego-ttatn as such. The 'permission' of the I British premier for Ini Klreann to meet, with the exception of such men as the government wsni", is ridiculous. As a matter of fact, jkiii Klreann has been meeting secretly all along and Issuing orders through its various ministries." It is known that members of Dall I Kiresnn do not regard the, "cafe conduct" offered by Mr. l.loyd George as of any value or as adding anything to Its existing exist-ing fiicillttes. It is regarded merely as an invitation for the organization to Iwtray certain of Its memliers some of them having been unuecefully sought by crown agenls for many months. This fairly represent the average Sinn Fein view, current among those who cannot be considered extremists. |