Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
world IS WEARY
OF RIFLES CRACK, =
IRISH PEACE CRY
80
"Cease Firing" Is Tone Of
Speeches at Meeting to
Frame Course.
ny WILLIAM H. BRAYDEN.

ny WILLIAM H. BRAYDEN.
DUBLIN, Ireland. August 2a.-The
Irish peace conference held here yes
terday represented everybody in Ire
land but the Sim" Feiners. II it could
have been held ten years ago there
would now be no Sim Fein. 1t had
a large proportion Of tho old union
lists, now recruited to Irish self-gov-
|ernmenf, and 1t had men of every Irish
party And. creed. Priests. parsons.
peers and peasants spoke from Its
platform.
Its chief contribution to an improve
ment in the Irish situation was
speech from the Earl OF Shaftesbury.
He is great parsonage who owns
good deal Of the city of Belfast. His
m essage to the .rest. of Ireland was
not to despair Of ReRast, but to have
patience with it in the confidence that
Ireland.
Another note of the meeting was the
passionate appeal of~the speakers to
men on all sides--government. Sim
Feiners and oransemen-to cease in
it was said. is tired of the crack OF
the rife, whoever fires lit, and the
cry is "eease bring" Universal am
| nesty is now in the air and it was re-
markable that an assembly of all the
| leading moderate men in Ireland
| ing the release Of the lord mayor OF
| Cork. now at the point Of death from
hunger strike" after conviction for
political offense. $50
Truce Resolution Adopted.
| DUBLIN. August "a lby the Asso-
| ciated Press) .-Resofutions suggesting
a truce between opposing Irish factions
| and declaring it was possible for the
British government to secure peace in
| Ireland by an immediate and binding
| offer of full national self-government.
to be accepted or rejected by specially
elected representatives of the people of
! Ireland were adopted late today at the
conference of Irish modefates which
convened here this morning. The meet
! ing was marked by oratory on the part
of several speakers, but there was no
| disorder.
The only speech from the Ulstermen
was made by the Earl of Shaftesbury,
| who did much toward quoting the con-
| ference before the noon recess, when
feeling wis shown by many present. The
| afternoon session was opened by Sir
Horace Pfunkett, chairman of the Dub
lin convention. who plainly stated he
had no definite plan for dominion HON
rule. but sought to organize a move
ment to bring together extremists on
both sides. He paid tribute to the Sim
Fein for having done much for govern
ment in ireland, but said that, while
circumstances compelled the Sim
Feiners to exercise authority, they must
eventually accept a compromise.
| Urged Republic Resolution.
| W. H. Judge. a former republican
| volunteer. urged an amendment to
the resolution by which the conven-
ton would go on record as favoring
republic. He also denounced the
MacSweney of Cork and other poiit-
ical prisoners. With other members
| of the convention he had not been
| present at a meeting previous to the
| formal session this morning, which
PASSED r. resolution asking the gov
| other persons now IN British jai1s.
His amendment was ruled out of
| order. but. during the rest of the
| meeting he kept insisting on his point
Of view, but was finalty qnieted by.
volnnteers, chiefly former soldiers.
James Brandy, an old .Parnellite
and a former member of the house of
commons, brought new note into the
proceedings with a speech, the key
note of Which was cease fire" Other
speakers supported the resolution. but
the climax came when High Sheriff
McWalter of Dublin declared in an
impassioned speech that the military
was virtually responsible for the lack
of order in Dublin.
II have letter in my pocket from
Lord French he said, giving me
charge of Dublin. l am ready to take
that responsibility and will maintain
order if every soldier and policeman
is withdrawn from the streets. u
could keep good order and good will
with volunteers and former soldiers,
and am ready to give that guarantee
if they leave the situation to me-"