Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-21
CROWDS GATHER TO WITNESS
ARRIVALS OF coNFEREEs At
KINGS PALACE.
IRISH LEADERS MEET
SOVEREIGN FIRST TIME
Meeting of Conservative and Liberal
Leaders on Intimate Footing 10 Cor
dial, and Asquith and Law Show No
Sign Of Old Enmity-king Hopes
For Peaceful Settlement.

London. July 21.-So deep is the In
terest taken by the public of all classes
in the crisis which has arisen over the
Irish home rule question that great
crowds gathered today outside Buck
ingham palace to witness the arrival OF
the various party leaders who are to
participate in the conference inaugur-
ated by King George with view to
bringing about a peaceable settlement.
The Right Hon. James Lowther,
speaker of the house of commons. who
was chosen to preside over the confer
ence, was the first to put in an appear
ance. He was quickly followed by the
eight men who represent the various
parties-liberal, unionist, nationalist,
and Obstetrics. All came in motor cars
with the exception Of the Marquis Of
LanSdowne. who walked.
King George. with Baron Stamford
ham, his private secretary, received the
state men 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 f.. Redmond and John Dillon the
Irish nationalist leaders. had ever ex-
changed greetings with their sovereign.
as it had been the practice of the ma
tionalist members of parliament to re-
main away from all functions where
members of the house of commons were
likely to be brought into contact with
royalty.
The meeting of the conservatives and
liberal leaders on such intimate footing
was apparently friendly but could not
have been cordial as Premier Asquith
and Andrew Bonar Law have been bare
ly on speaking terms as Mr.. Law prac-
ucaliy accused the premier in the house
OF COMMONS OF lying about recent gov
ernment plans TO suppress the Ulster
Voluhteefs
The Marquis of Lanslowne, lead
er of the unionists in the house of
lords. and David Lloyd George, chan
celor of the exchequer. two OF the other
conferees. represent the most extreme
aristocratic and democratic schools OF
British politics and are generally be-
lieved to be bitter personal enemies
Gathering Chilly and Informal.
at the same time the members of
the Irish nationalist and Ulste union
list factions could not nave felt much
pleasure In finding themselves in such
close association.
Since personal feelings among poll
ticians in the United Kingdom never
ran so high as at present the atmos-
phere of the gathering could not have
been otherwise than extremely chilly
and formal.
After a brief conversation King
George withdrew from the meeting
The conference. after being in session
for only about an hour and half, ad-
journed till tomorrow.
Prepare For General Election.
While the leaders of the liberals
conservatives. nationals and Ulster
un!onists were in conference endeav-
oring to find a solution of the home
rule problem, preparations were being
made by the chief unionist organizer
for a general election. He sent orders
to all the Constituencies to prepare for
an election three weeks after the con-
ference as the leaders are convinced
that no matters what may be done at
Buckingham palace, the house of COM
mons soon must be dissolved
During the time the conferees sat
around the table in Buckingham pail
ace they found an opportunity to dis
cuSs many points of difference, and be-
fore adjourning toched on the uues-
ton of the exclusion of the county of
Tyrone from the operations of the
Irish home rule bill. point which ev-
erybody recognizes as the most thornv
one of the whole subject
The general impression prevails that
the conference will settle this mat
ter, since nobody believes that the
question of the exclusion of one coun-
ty will be allowed by eight politicians
possessing the ability Of the conferees
to turn the scales for civil war.
At the same time it is not though,
parliament viii accept any compromise
going beyond the offers already made
and refused and If the house Of com
mons did do so Ireland itself would
not fall into line