New Britain herald., 1914-07-22
CONFEREES TACKLE
 cRux OF PRoBLE
Area of Ulster to De Excluded tr|
 IFSh Homo RuIt Discussed.
FIGHT PREDICTED OVER TYRO


 Liberals Irritated at Phraee of Kin
 Speech, 'the Cry of Civil War Is
 tho Lips of the Most Responsi
 and Sobcr-Minded of My PeopI|
 London, July 22.--Public inter in the crisis over the Irish home Ii question overshadowed everythi else in the British Isles. today. wh the representatives of the libera conservatives, Irish nationsiists d Ulster unionists arrived at Buckin ham Palace this morning to cd tinue their conference with . v( to pacific settlement of the Uls( problem, for which they had be called together by King George, thI found an enormous crowd assembl in the great open space before | gates of the palace and the vario statesmen as they passed in were spectfully greeted by their symp/ thizers.
 Tackle Crux of Problem.
 Having disposed of the preIir inaries of the conference at yeste days formal neeting, when Ki& George in a brief speech referred
 the fact that talk of civil war was 7 the lips of many of his subjects, tl conferees today were prepared
 tackle the crux of the problem--tI area of Ulster to be excluded froI the operations of the Irish home ruI bill and the means of carrying oJ this exclusion. Openly, of coura the two sides declare that they cal not withdraw from their present p( sitions, but it is understood that Pr( mier Asquith is likely to submit [ the conference a proposal to allow tl1 Protestant counties of Ulster to voI together on the question of exclusio from the home rule parliament, auI that he may also go so far as change the time limit of six veal embodied in the amending bill whid already has been dealt with by tH house of lords.-s-,tr s.. -st ..sss
 Sir Edward Carson. the Uisf@ unionist leader, will make a fight have the county of Tyrone includs| in this agreement and the fate l this proposition will. it is though decide the outcome of the confer ence.
 Continue Their Criticism.
 The liberal newspapers in the proS| tvtf ovaffH Hain KtV1I Georges speech. which most of ther| will not believe the cabinet was re| sponsible for. They appear to b| particularly irritated at the phrae| The cry of civil war Is on the iip| of the most responsible and sober| minded of my people," which the, say might have been taken from th| speeches of the Ulster leaders. Thesd says the Manchester Guardian, leading liberal newspaper, the kim thought fit to summon to his. pres ence without word of rebuk| z. The king has been updul1 alarmed by the reports of certain o his unofficial nnselors and the ifu| pression thus rle on his mind rnay unless he wisely determines to b< guided henceforth by his olficia have conseuuencos morI serious than any that vet have beef produced"
 Speech to Be Published.
 ''The king left it to the discretior| of the conference to determine wheth] CT or not his speech should be pxib1 lished and the conference decided in favor of its publica1 ton"
 His majesty throughout this matted nas followed the strictest constituj tional practice. He has not takcu any step from the beginning until now except in consultation and on the ,dvice of his ministers. was added1
 Premier Asquith on beinH as to the calling ,f the conference said g1th| emphasis that all attendluu he conference did so unconditionally] \ He declined to discuss why it was bel ng held in Buckingham palace fns| 'tead of in the house of commons
 When asked whether there would| De an opportunity for discussion of| he subject in the house Premier As- luith retorted, Time will show"
 Adjourn Until Tomorrow.
 The conferees were again in ses-| ,ion for an hour and a half today| md then adjourned until tomorrow.|
 At today's meeting the claims of| he two opposing Irish parties, led| ,y John E. Redmond and Sir Edward Carson, on the subject of the crucial questions of the boundary of the area o be excluded from the operationn| If the home rule bill, were presented o the conference. As neither tha| nor the Ulster unionin< eader possesses plenipotentiary pow ITS, however. these claims must h> ,ubmitted to the consideration M heir prospective party caucuses pt' each stage. so that the progress of tho