The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-04
URGE
IRISH TO. END
DIFFICULTIES
Peaceful Settlement of Dis
pute Over Home Rule is
Asked -Disapprove Labor
Attitude, Toward Russia.
B R|TISH HOSPITABLE
BY MARY HENkE.

LONDON, Aug. 21-Ireland, the
Labor party and the League of Nations
occupied the attention of the world
conference of Friends at the closing
session last Friday.
A resolution urging the Irish peo-
pie to peaceble settlement of internal
disorder was adopted after UnionistS,
Sim Fien sympathizers and Irish pat.
fists had heatedly argued all sides
of the question. Leaders among
the Irish contingent of Friends were
agreed that the people of Ireland were
heartily sick of the present state I'll
riot and unrest, and would welcome
a solution Of the question.
Irish people generally blamed the
government and not the Englishman
himself. it was declared.
Hold Both Factions Guilty.
Both Unionists and Sim Feiners
were held responsible for the contin.
ued disorder and the speaker, while
acknowledging the condition of affairs.
declared that the heart of Ireland"
was sound, and would ultimately come
to the rescue of the country.
A resolution approving the action OF
the council of action of the British
Labor party, in opposing war with
Russia, was adopted after an equal
amount of discussion. The resolution
qualified its approval by expressing
opposition to any kind Of food block
ade to be imposed by the labor party
to enforce its demands.
Several Americans opposed the reso-
luton as interfering with the internal
delegates from the States supported
the action as bearing on international
rather than national affairs.
Oppose League Resolution.
Radical members of the British So
ciety of Friends opposed the adoption
Of a resolution thanking the league OF
nations for any steps it has taken
toward disarmament and general
peace.
The league of nations was attacked
as "militaristic" and ineffective, but
was defended by prominent members
among the conservative element of the
society. The resolution was adopted.
Internationalism is to be the topic
before the Young Friends conference
which follows the general conference.
The Young Friends meet at Jordans,
especially interesting to Americans as
the burial place Of William Penn.
Young Friends of Socialistic tenden-
cies have looked forward to Jordans
as place where they could expound
their theories without opposition from
the consecutive and staider members
OF the society.
To Attend Oxford Meeting.
Many Friends are also to attend the
social order conference at Oxford La.
Dor questions and the cooperative
lawn ideas come up before the con-
ference. Persons attending are TO
live at colleges of Oxford university
Most of the American delegates
have stayed over for the after coa
ferences. DR.. Walter Woodward has
gone on to Switzerland, where he will
attend the general conference of Pro-
testant churches to be held near Lu-
cerne.
All the visitors from the United
States have made good use of their
time and have had glimpse OF
France. Scotland and England before
the conference.
The English delegates have demon
strated the hospitality on which the
British people pride themselves. They
have entertained the Americans in
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