New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
KING CRITICISED BY
 ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS
Conference on Irish Question Lasts
 About an -Four and a Half.

London, July 21.-While the leac- CTS of the liberals, Conservatives, na- tionalists and Ulster unionists were in conference today at Buckingham Palace endeavoring to find a solution Of the home rule problem prepara tions were being made by the chief unionist organizer for a general elec- tion. He sent orders to all the cor- stituencies to prepare for an election three weeks after the conference as the leaders are convinced that no matter what may be done at Bucking- ham Palace the house of commons soon must be dissolved.
 During the time the conferees sat around the table in Buckingham Pal ace they faund an opportunity to dis cuss many points of difference and before adjourning touched on the question of the exclusion of county of Tyrone from the operations ef the Irish nome rule bill, point which everybody recognized as the most thorny one of the whole subject.
 Will Settle Matter.
 The general impression ils that the conference will settle this matter, since nobody believes that tire question of exclusion of one county will be allowed by eight politicia ns possessing the ability of the conferees to turn the scale for civil war.
 At the same time it is not thought that parliament will accept any com promise going beyond the offers al $. ready made and refused.
 The Rt. Hon. James. Lowther. speaker of the house of commons, who was chosen to preside over the confes-@ ence, was the first to put in an ap- pearance. He was quickly followed by the eight representatives of the various parties-liberal, unionist, na- 1. tiona1ist and Ulsterite. All came in motor. cars with the exception of the marquis of s;Eansdowne; who walked. King Receives Statesmen.
 King George with Baron Stamford ham, his private, secretary, received the statesmen in the chamber where the privy council always meets, and he shook hands cordially with all of them. Probably this was the first time that John E. Redmond and John Dillon, the Irish nationalist leaders, had exchanged greetings with their sovereign, as it had been the practice of nationalist members of parliament to remain away from all functions where members of the house of com mons were likely to be brought Into contact with royalty. M
 The meeting of the conservative and liberal leaders on such an inti- mate footing was apparently friendly, but could not have been cordial, as Premier Asquith and Andrew Bonar Law have been barely on speaking terms, as MT. Law practically accused the premier in the house of commo ons of lying about recent government plans to suppress the Ulster volun- teers.
 Represent Extreme Schools.
 The marquis of Lansdowne, leader of the unionists in the house of lords, and David Lloyd George. chancellor of the exchequer, two of the other conferees, represent respectively the most extreme aristocratic and demo- cratic schools of British politics and are generally believed to be bitter personal enemies.
 At the same time the members of the Irish nationalist and Ulster union- ist factions could not have felt much pleasure in finding themselves in such close association.
 Chilly and Formal.
 Since personal feelings among poli- ticians in the United Kingdom never ran so high as at present, the att mosphere of the gathering could not have been otherwise than extremely chilly and formal.
 After a brief conversation King George withdrew from the meeting at about noon, leaving the conferees to their deliberations.
 Adjourn Till Tomorrow.
 The conference after being in ses- half adjourned for the day but will meet again tomorrow.
 For the first time in his reign King George is criticised strongly. though respectfully, by some of the leading liberal newspapers, which express the belief today that if his majesty forced the holding of a conference on the home rule question he overstepped the constitutional duty of "a limited monarch and interfered with the rights of parliament and the respon- sibility of the cabinet. The Man chester Guardian says: se
 Any such transfer of the sub- stance of responsibility and Initiative, if it has actually taken place, is, of course, to be deprecated"
 Takes Stronger Attitude.
 The Daily News takes a stronger attitude, saying: -
 There are profound misgivings on the liberal benches, where impatience at the obstacles put in the path oc the government is reaching breaking point. It is asked with growing in dignation whether the story of the past two years is to be the experience