The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-21
ANGRY AT KINGS ACT
AS IRISH PEACEMAKER
All Parties Jealous Of Each
Othcr-Laborites, Snubbed.
Make Threats.
MEETING AT 1880 TO-DAY
George V. VIII Receive Political
Leaders at Palace. hut
Won't Preside.
MEETING AT 1880 TODAY
spee'o, cobre Despatch n rps srr

LONDON. July 2i.-At half past ~
O'Clock this morning King George will
welcome at buckingham Palace the dele
gates To the horne rule conference which
has been summoned In his name.
u IL possible that the King will open
tho conference. hut he will In no way
participate In the proceedings. over which
James Lowther. Speaker OF the House Of
Commons, will preside. Tho delegates 20
the conference are now known 10 be: For
the Government. Premier AHquith and
Chancellor NJ the ESchequer Lloyd George !;
for tho Opposition the Marquis Of Ians-
downe and A. Bonar Law: for the irish
Nationalists. John Redmond and John
Dillon, and for the Ulster I-nionists, Sir
Edward Carson and Capt James CRAIG.
Incidentally II may be noted that It will
he the first time that the King has r..
ceived the head Of the Irish party in the
capacity OF a party leader
The summoning Of the conference has
caused an immense sensation II Is uni
versally regarded as an occurrence OF the
most profound Importance n Is. how.
ever. by no means welcomed with univer-
sal enthusiasm. or indeed. with any en-
thusiasm. While II * accepted with
decent acuuiescence ny the marty leaders
and off,clal Liberals and I'nlonis,s II IL
generally unpaatable There Is reason
10 believe that sir Edward Carson and
John Redmond will participate in tho nro-
ceedlugs reluctantly, while II ia certain
that their respective followers and tho
moro extreme supporters Of all parties
heartily dIsapprove OF the conference.
All Psrtic. Arc Jealous.
The rnionlsts extremists believe II is
deep strategic move nv the Covernnen Z
TO gain time The radical extremists fear
among other things that the Governmen II
Is going TO be forced 10 appeal N the
country. Moreover In all parties there is
an undorcurrent Of jealousy because tho
matter has been removed from Parl'a.
ment.
This view found outspoken expression
IN tho Hobbies Immediately after Premier
Asquith's announcement IN the House of
Commons that the Kipg had summoned
tho conference and there was much unre-
strained criticism Of the Kings alleged IN -
. reference. Laurence GInnell, Nationalist
| member FOR North Westmcath. asked II
there was any precedent for the Prime
Minister'S action IN advising tho King "a
place himself at the head Of n conspiracy
10 defeat the wishes Of the House" No
one answered this question.
The brevity OF the Premicrs announce.
ment that IN view o. m" gravity of m.
situation the King had considered &c RICH,
10 summon \ conference Of the representa-
tivcs Of the parties concerned 70 discuss
tho Irish question. and tho absence Of
| any assumption therein OF Ministerial re-
/ sponsihility, encouraged the view that the
step was unconstitutional. Later on Lord
Courtney of Per~ith raised this quest OIL
| In the House OF Lords. Had the Govern
ment ahrogsted It's responsibility in the
matter lie asked, and was not the con-
| ference a slur on Parliament?
The Marquis Of CreWe. the Government
leader In the Lords. assured Lord Court.
! ney tNat the Government had not abN-
gated lts responsibility and the constitu-
tional practice had not been departed
from. There was no Intention he said, to
| supcrscde the authority az Parliament