The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-11
IRISH PARLEY
is ADJOURNED
TILL THURSDAY
Conference Between Repre-
sentatives of Sim Fem and
British Government Meets
at Premier's S Residence.
NOTHING IS GIVEN OUT
(By Associated Press)

III TTlHle minister LlOyQ GeOTSe ol-
ficial residence in No. 10 Downing be-
tween the representatives of the Sim
Fein and the British government, in
an effort to solve the Irish problem
was adjourned this evening until IL
O'Clock Thursday mornin.
The conference met at HOO
o'clock this morning in the cabinet
room at 10 Downing street, prime
minister Lloyd Georges official resi-
dent. After a session which lasted
until one o'clock the conference was
adjourned until later in the after
noon
A communique issued after adjourn
ment merely said that the first session
of the conference on Ireland" was
held at eleven o'clock. 1t gave the
names of those present and announced
that the conference was adjourned
until four o'clock this afternoon.
The Irish delegates were cheered as
they drove away from number 10
Downing street in motor cars. They
refused to answer questions put by
newspaper correspondents.
Seek Ulster Participation
There seemed to be disposition to
consider the sending of an invitation
TO Belfast, asking that the Ulster gov
ernment send representatives to the
meeting, and it was possible that such
a step would be taken.
Ulster has thus far stood aloof in
the negotiations between the British
government and the Sim Fein, but
there seemed today to be some senti-
ment in favor of calling both north
ern and southern Irishmen together
in an effort to reach, once and for all.
a definite understa nding.
1t is doubtful if there was ever an
opening day of an important confer
ence in London marked by SO little
newspaper comment as today's meet
ing. Several of this mornings jour-
nails refrained altogether from dis
cussing the conference, while others
| assumed an attitude of restraint, mani
testify balancing between hope and
| fear.
The proclamation issued at Dublin
| last night by Eamon De Valera. in
which he called for unity of Ireland
was issued too late to be reviewed
editorially, some papers finding room
only for a summary of the proclama-
! tion in their news columns.
N6IS no TeIdLlNe
| to the outcome of the deliberations of
! the conferees and it was recognized
that the result of the negotiations was
| as uncertain as they have been at any
time since early last June, when they
were initiated.
Times Optimistic.
| The London Times, anxious for
! good results, said that recent events
should have lied both England and
! Ireland to learn the blessedness of
concord through the bitter experience
of strife" and that such progress as
actually had been made should in
spire confidence in the ultimate sue
cess of the negotiations
| The public was advised by the Daily
! Chronicle to blend prudent caution
with optimism" The newspaper re-
marked that the negotiations leading
up to today's meeting had done moth
ing material to narrow the wide guilt
between the views taken on each side
of the question.
"Of the many conferences held re-
garding Ireland" declared the Daily
Mail, there has never been one with
such sharply contrasted possibilities
for good or evil
The Dali Eireann representatives
were models of punctuality this morn.
ing. They stepped out of their auto
mobiles in front of the prime minis
ter's residence at exactly IL O'Clock
the hour arranged for the opening oi
the conference.
i Avoids Photographers.
Prime Minister Lloyd George and
the members of the British cabine,
forming the government delegation
were in the cabinet room, where the
conference is being held when the
Irish representatives arrived. Arthur
Grlnlth was the first to enter. beine
followed closely by Michael Collins
who slipped quickly into the room tc
avoid photographers.
They were accompanied by Rober'
{. Barton, Eamon j. Duggan and Ga
van Duffy. the other members OF the
Dublin delegation, while Frank Child
ers and John Charters, who, although
not members of the Irish mission
were expected to play an important
part in negotiations as advisors, fol
lowed.
A crowd of several hundred person:
had gathered in Whitehall, at the enc
of historic Downing street, which was
4
r and newspaper men, of which there
! were a large number, representing
! | journals in many parts of the world
: The crowd gave the Sim Feiners
/ cheer as they passed through the higl
/ timbered gates which were erecte,
some time ago at the entrance O
Downing street, when there was an
9 prehension that an attack might b,
4 made on the government officers.
A number of Sim Fein flags wer
displayed by those who cheered tn
0 delegates Sim Fein emblems, sol
2 by Englishmen. were worn by many
One young Irishman held aloft a plae
s card reading Peace and Justice Mos
n of the delegates sat impassively q
n they passed, but some acknowledge
e the cheers by lifting their hats.
5, The members of the Dair Eirean
s. had become used to demonstrations i
r Dublin, but Mr.. Chartres, whose wor
d in the intelligence service of the Bri
y ish government had kept him much /
n the public eye, seemed a little daze
4. by it all. He rode on the front ses
d with the driver, looking wonderinel
r through his monocle at the demo]
strators. z