New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-23
Guardsmen in London
Sing "A Nation Once
Again" as He Passes.
CRITICISM OF KING
GOES ON UNDATED
ilnionist Leaders Bank In Adj
vance on Making Interparty
Conference Abortive.
~ cable 20 Th- rribun. ]

fnIc an 7. OSl SlEDlllNdul ttdN IA Z - N-.S
e,cst Development Of the Home Rule
crisis IS the growth Of the agitation
against the King on account Of his
mech 20 the eight members Of the
buckingham Palace conference. Pre-
,,icr Asouith was Intercepted on the
cibiec, OF this speech in the House OF
,,,nmoDs yesterday. and his answer
lad q chilling effect on the Ministerial
SITS
The Prime Minister accepted full re-
.,onsibilitv for the speech. Indeed. he
,oYld not have done otherwise without
-. gning. II was sent to him. he said
:, ,hc ordinary way by his majesty
o. dan before its delivery. HIS MAJ
80, LETT ~ 10 the discretion OF the con
..rsrce 90 determine whether the speech
should be published or not. and there
"a a unanimous decision in favor OF
publication.
Ming Author Of Own Speech.
=, g one Of the constitutional maxlms
- Great Britain that the Prime MIN
=, 90 Is responsible for the sovereign 8
,..eranccs on cons Institutional and point
- srairs II used to be thought that
,Lc Kings words were actually those
~ the Ministers, but this is not so IN
e., n~oscnt case. the King beng the
.n,bor OF his own speech. lie sent IL
g. Premier Asduith in the ordlnar!
,optirc. via Lord Stamtordham.
/. Is almost unthinkablc that tne
PINE Minister could have lndited tne
unfortunate sentence IN the speech "
which such wide exception mas pee"
,sken. namely: "The cry OF clNlI war
a. on the lips OF the most responsloiS
I'D sober minded Of my people al"
:. =. considered astonishing thst no eA-
con.ion VAS taken to this sentence "nSu
80 sneech was first submitted 10 Ine
p-ime Minister. and still more remark
,bls hat no objection was ohered o.!
.nv Of the eight members OF inc con
..-.,co 20 is publication, the more so
49, y. ,,r3s~stood that the whole para
-.,b in the original speech, dealing
vi,b the reactions II the irish CRISIS Oh
British foreign policy. was ehmiha'eu'
Deviation from Old Paths.
IT,, majesty is genuinely anxious 10
80 sbout peace with honor on the
i-,,f question. though the idea OF
eorfersncc did not originate with MN;
80 result Of deviating from the ora
,.,bs has been 70 involve the King III
1,,hsrrsssments not OF his own man
!rg. ,forcnce
9, Buckingham Palace yesterday, was
followed By a scene which could no.
.,,i "a impress itself with great s'S
,searco on all the oulookers who re-
lied The mar the officers Of the army
,-.red IN the Curragh sensation re-
tsr;ly Wellington Barracks, formed
80 BACKGROUND for the incident ana
e, cf,of characters were the two Ma
.,,,sfs. delegates TO the conference
I'D soldiers OF the Irish guards.
A. I,bn Redmond and John DliIon
-,ue6 ewav from the palace thcy
,.,e received with great enthusiasm III
4 ~ large crowd. The demonstration
,,.-s,-ed the attention OF numoeI u
I'm -1erdsmen who we're standlhg
shou. Inc uarade ground al Ellington
psr-sc,-. along the front OF Whlch Wy
10 1-,-- members passed, ana tne
soldier. waving their hats, Jolne9 Iu
..s cheering with such vigor ana eneGV
"a. their comrades within the puliu
~ sxsr-red 20 the windows ana aduSu
loud hvrrshs Then some ono on t"c
rs-emert started TO sing the fchIa"
f,rn. "A Nation once Again ana INC
~ uss taken UP both inside ana OUT
s.de the barracks.
Ors battalion OF the British army at
- rate. hss given pretty clear inuI-
cation % i's views on the dom maui
question Of the day. disposlng Al one
G. all the Ia, rife Al the time OF vi
o-el Seely's r. ignation OF the oeCIe-
'sryship o. State for War OF the arm!
beng Lnionist 20 man.
Prospects Of the Conference.
The conference will meet again al
buckingham Palace this morning, out
4. r. generally expected that IT can
come % 10 agreement, and TO-DAY :
sitting ma therefore be the last
The goyerrment is willing that inc
conference SHOULD continue II there IS
az pro,pec. Of its resulting IN set
f.rrsrt. b.. neither Sir Edward Car
.or nor john Redmond VIII make the
las. concession.
ac-sc acgouatIous arc proceeding
o.u 90 q H4c. CHAN Palace between
'.s psr.- leaders. Premier Asoulth
ise a. interview last night with Lord
Isns1ooae and Andrew Bonar Law
the Orco won leaders, between Two
isps-a.e fittings Of the Cabinet, winch
g is presumed. - engaged IN prepsI
IL rrooossls for submission 20 the
s5jog-ned meeting Of the conference,
Jorr Redmond. the Nationalist iead-
O.. received tonight resolutions adCPl-
o. ;, conference 1t Omagh OF -
forar,. delegate from the coGh'lc'
c. perr-. TYRONE and Fermansgh, al
fr-l.rg uus bsted confidence IN the ir'sh
'ssle- and declaring a. the risE oI
TER i've. the Nationalist OF Olslc,
~og'd -e.cr consent 20 be separa'eu
:ion tre IRISH nation.
Question Of Ulster Areas.
Trs question Of area lu Ulster an"
- 10. .. bilig Of dividing them were
fyp'o-ed in the converzations yestei
d. but only 20 reach . deadIocE' ~
io-ds meeting statement may he
1,.~- ID Of the position attained.
The nionist Leaders have banked IN
,q-sroc or making the conference
ss,-,. - and forcing general election
ss,gt ne second week IN August, pu'
;ts Liberals are still ssnguine OF thei'
sb0ty 70 keep the government ~ o.
-, y1tiI the quinquennial term Of Far
lament expires. .
int me conference IN Buckingham
Palace ~ not thought likely m the
fs.si encourage 20 result IN pescei al