The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-24
HOPE OF PEACE IN
ULSTER is FADING
Conference at Buckingham Pal
acc Adjourned Until To-day,
but Leaders Hold Out.
CHURCHILL TO RESIGN .
"Daily Mail" Prints Report and
Then Denies Tt-J'lster
May Mobilize.
eprciai cable Dsspatch N Tnr srx

NpT''t 'nofe Dfspnfch 70 THE SrN.
LONDON. July 9i.--There IL universal
surprise that the conference of party
leaders ut buckingham Palace on the
! Irish question did not come to a close
yesterday
The announcement that there would he
another conference to-day. and the prl-
vate conferences held by the leaders. hegat
hope that settlement was impending
This hope, however. never reached the
point " confidence. and It gradually fadcl
until it vanished completely except IN the
minds of few optimirs
1t is true that there is n somewhat
less unanimous conviction that the con-
ference will he failure man existed
! twentyfour hours ago, but the bulk Of
opinion liz that the deadlock ls irremov-
able and that Fridays session will he
followed by a formal announcement that
an agreement could not he reached Ray
mond Asquth, son Of the Premier IN q
speech at Derby yesterday afternoon said
he entertained the greatest possible
| hopes from the results Of the conference"
This cannot hc regarded as In any way
/ official. although II seems 10 have been so
received IN some quarters
Neither the Premier nor any NJ the
conrcrees have given hint Of the out
come ~ their deliberations, and among
the innunerablc rumors in the Hobbies OF
both houses none seems more worthy Of
belief than another. The Daily MAI
I thinks It worth while to print and to deny
at the same time a report that Winston
Churchill. First Lord OF the Admiralty.
"ontemplates resigning from the Cabinet
because his colleagues will not go as far
as he wishes in making concessions to
Ulster.
The Radicals are still chahng over the
King speech A. the opening of the CON
ference. Sir James Dalz'ol, Liberal, asked
Premier Asquth IN the House Of Com
mons what Interpretation he put on the
civil war phrase when the Kings speech
was submitted to him The Premier
answered:
in my understanding the sentence was
not intended and should not be construed
to convey more than what was obviously
true, that apprehension of civil strife was
entertained and expressed by sober minded
persons. among whom I may, perhaps.
include myself"
The tnipnists cheered and laughed at
this reply and the Radicals we're crest
fallen until later. when they realized that
the Premier had used the term civil
strife" instead OF "civll war
The Radical morning papers gravely
point out theEignfcant difference between
strife and war" and ;ako shelter in
the comfort they derive therefrom
II is said that Col. Morris OF the Irish
/ Guards paraded his regiment at yelling
! ton barracks yesterday and referring TO
/ the che, ring OF John Redmond AZ he left
the Irish conference ON Wednesday cx-
pressed regret that although they were en-
titled to their opinions equally with any
body else soldiers In uniform had INDUCED
. in political demonstrations.
Dispatches from Belfast predict that
/ the failure Of the conference will be fol-
! lowed by a general mobilization OF the
/ Ulster Volunteers. One statement is that
orders % that effect will be issued to-day
| friday.
A Dublin despatch to the Daily Teie-
| Drdph says infantry Is being sent to u
! ster and the troops already there are
| being mobilized with a view OF coping
with any contingency.
/ \ militant sufrragette tried to throw a
stone through a window OF Buckingham
! Palace this morning Just as the Ulster
J conferees were entering the palace. Tho
stone fell short OF the window and the
woman was arrested.
The militant was one OF tho crowd out
side the palace gates waiting 20 see Pre-
mier Asquith and the other conferees
enter the palace, She lodged quickly out
of the crowd and through the gates, maxi
ing for the visitors entrance After she
had thrown the. stone she started to run.
but stumbled and the police grabbed her.