The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-25
CONFERENCE ON
 HOME RULE FAILS
ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE FROM BUCKINGHAM THAT FACTIONS
 CANNOT AGREE.
King Edward Fails Completely 10 Bring About Peace Among Eng lands Warning Factions.

London, July 24.-T'ormal announce ament that the Buckingham palace oonferees on home rue could not bridge the narrow difficulties which separated the Ulsterites and the na' tionalists on the Irish home rule blii was made to King George today by the speaker of the house of commons the Right Hon. James Lowtheer, ana to the house itself by Premier As quith.
 While the failure of the kings at tempt to bring about a compromise was well known Wednesday, the fact that the party leaders continued to discuss the question at issue hndled faint hope throughout the country that the dead ock might yet Dc broken. The definite fall of the eur tain on the monarch's plan to bring face to face the men who are most responsible for the present sensa- tioaal crisis leaves the country in a mood of deepest pessimism.
 No one attempts to predict what the next step may be. No one sees possibility of a settlement of the dis pute unless it be by the government appealing to a verdict of the country through a general election, and sucn step would be considered genera " not compromise but a surrender by Premier Asquiths' cabinet.
 The information made public by the premier was brief and unsatisly- ing as to details. He only said: Il conference summoned by his majesty conference summoned by his majesty the king, held four meetings, on the 21st. 22d, 2Sd and 24th of July, re spectively. The possibility of defin- ing an area to be excluded from the operation of the government of Ire land bill was considered. The confer ence being unable to agree, either in principle or in detail upon such an area, brought it's proceedings to a conclusion. A report was drawn up by the speaker. the chairman of the conference, and presented to his majesty the king"
 MT. Asquith added only that the amending bill, which the house ol lords recently returned to the house of commons, would be taken up next Wednesday.
 The breyity of the conference ildi cates now firm the deadlock was The usual official secrecy was main tained, but apparently the se-rets have been learned.
 Seemingly, Sir Edward Carson anC Captain Craig insisted on their con stantly proclaimed "cean cut of tho whole of Ulster from the proposed Dublin government. The national alists, represented by John Redmond and John Dillon, were wiling, it Ii believed, to concede the exclusion o Ulster counties by popular vote, pro vided any of the counties excluded were given the opportunity of votint for inclusion at a later date Tyrone has been the bone of contention which neither side was willing to sur render The house of lords amend ing bill. which embodied the conces sions the government is prepared t offer, vii come before the house o commons Tuesday. The talk in ta lobby of the house tonight was tha the premier will say that the govern ment is prepared to proceed with tn amending bill in it's original form he believes the house of lords Is pro pared to receive it as a peace meas ure. If not, he will withdraw 1t al, the home rule bil unamended will be come law and be presented to tn king for his signature. The premie may then advise the king to dissolv parliament and a general electiol would fol ow The passage of tn home rule bill without amendment excluding any part of Ireland iron it's provision would be the signal fo Ulster to start it's provisional govern ment.
 Failure of the conference to settl the controversy has rekind ed the ho debate over whether it ever shouh have been called. The principal ot jection advanced against the confer ence is with regard to its secrecy The labor party is angry because i had no part in the conference whereas in parliament it would hay been given the opportunity to regis ter it's position on the disputed ques tions. ll