Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-30
EFFORTS OF KING
TO SETTLE IRISH
PROBLEM USELESS

London. July 25.-The fact that Il
conference at buckingham palace be-'
tween the leaders of the various polls
tical parties had been rendered abor-
tive by Its failure to agree on the i
OF Ulster to be excluded from the cpnls
troll OF h Dublin parliament was cone
frmed by Premier AsQuith In! the house
OF commons today.
The premier's statement on the ub-
Ject OF today's meeting Of the o
ference was very brief. He said: sThe
possibility of finding an area to be ex-
cluded from the operation OF the Iriph
nome rule bill was considered, but the
conferences, unable to- agree III
principle or In detail on such an area
brought Its meeting to q close.s'
the second reading of the bill to amend
the Irish home rule bill would be taken
up on July rs.
The premier was invited to INFORM
the house as to exact differences o6s
opinion which had prevented the at-
ference and In reply said:
~ an make. no statement on the
subject at the present moment.
Conference 10 0rief.
The, Buckingham palace conferences
today was the shortest OF Its four sea-
sions. The chairman, the Right Hon.
James Lowther. Premier ksquith md
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Lloyd-George, representing the liber-
ais; Audrey Bonar Law and the Mar
quis Of Lansdowne Of the regular con-
servation opposition. Sir, Edward Car
son and Capt. James Craig. Ulster
unionists. John Dillon, Irish nationalist
arrived at the palace at III o'clock, but
h business session did not begin until
1880 as John e. Redmond, through =
Misunderstanding. Was half an hour
late.
Discussion OF the Ulster situation
lasted only 40 minutes and the menu
bers h left the palace.
No statement was given out ~ to
h result Of the meeting. but 1t was
expected that Premier Asquith would
make an announcement In the house
of commons during the day.
The feeling was general In the lob
bies of the house of commons that the
Ulster conference had failed OF It's fm-f
mediate purpose and that no definite
~RgreernsEt had been reached. Members
awaited %anxiously the announcement
as to the actual situation to be made
by Premier Asquith.
Think Good Resulted.
Except among the extreme radicals
and labor members. who are opposed to-
a conference of any kind and think the
matter should nave been fought out on
h floor of the house of commons. IT,
is felt In parliamentary circles that tho
meetings Of the political leaders IN
Buckingham palace have done much
good.
It was pointed out that they had
shown how far the opposing Irish par
ties were prepared to go and that this.
would assist the government In refram-
ing its bill to amend the Irish home
rule bill.
during the conference. had, 1t was un-
derstood, abandoned their demand for
clean cut" elimination Of the province
OF Ulster from the control OF the Dub
lin parliament and were prepared to ac-s
cept the exclusion Of six counties. The
nationalists on the other hand, agreed
to leave the four northeastern counties
of Ulster out OF the control of Dublin!
and to allow the counties OF Tyrone
and Fermanagh to take q vote on tho
cluded or not. Neither party, however.
would consent to go q step further.