Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
TO DETERMINE AREA OF ULSTER
TO HE EXCLUDED FROM oP.
GRAFTON OF BILL.
CARSON TO FIGHT FOR
INCLUSION OF TYRONE
Both Sides Still Declare They Will Not
Withdraw From Present Petitions
Premier May Propose That Protest.
ant Counties Vote Together on Cues
tion Of Exclusion From Parliament.

London, July 22-Public interest in
question overshadowed everything else
in the British Isles today When the
representatives of the liberals, con-
servatives. Irish nationalists and
Ulster unionists arrived at Bucking-
ham palace this morning to continue
their conference with view to a pa
cihc settlement of the Ulster prob
lem, they found an enormous crowd
assembled in the great open space be-
fore the gates Of the palace. The va
rious statesmen as they passed in were
respectfully greeted by their SYM
pathizers.
Having disposed of the preliminaries
of the conference at yesterdays formal
meeting, when King George addressed
the assembled statesmen, the conferees
arrived today prepared to tackle the
cruX of the problem-the area or
Ulster to be excluded from the oper-
alton of the Irish home rule bill ana
the means of carrying out this eXclu-
sion. Some clearing of the ground
had also been effected during infor-
NAL conferences yesterday afternoon
and evening.
Both Sides Are Obdurate.
& Openly, of course, the two sides de-
clared that they can not withdraw
from their present positions but 1t
is understood that Premier Asquith Is
likely to submit to the conference
proposal to allow the protestant coun-
ties of Ulster to vote together on the
question of exclusion from the home
rule parliament and that he may also
go so far as to change the time limit
Of six years embodied in the amending
bill.
, Sir Edward Carson. the Ulster un-
, ionistSleader will make fight to have
the county, of Tyrone included in this
agreement and this proposition will, II
is thought, provoke conflict which
will decide the fate of the conference.
Asquith Takes sponsibility.
Premier Asquith today assumed IN
the house OF commons full responsible
ity for the speech made by the king
yesterday to the political leaders who
have met at Buckingham palace to
confer on the Irish home rule prob
. lem. He thus set at rest various re-
ports in circulation since the Ulster
controversy has become acute and
since the first announcement of the
conference. The premier said:
1.-The speech was sent to me in the
ordinary way by his majesty the day
before 1t was delivered. and 7 take the
ertire responsibility for 1t. The king
left 1t to the discretion of the confer
ence to determine whether or not his
speech should be public. and the con-
ference decided unanimously in favor
of it's publication.
His majesty thruout this matter.
has followed the strictest constitution
al practice. He has not taken any
step from the beginning until now. ex-
cept in consultation with, and on the
advice Of his ministers"
Premier Asquith on being questioned
az to the calling OF the conference. said
with emphasis that all attending did
so Internationally. He declined to
discuss why 1t was being held in
buckingham palace instead of in the
house of commons.
When> asked whether there should be
an opportunity for discussion of the
subject in the house. Premier Asquith
retorted: Thine will show"