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Success Of Farley Depends on
Ecrihafn ireland.
CR,IG SEES LLOYD GEORGE

1t is UnofficialIy Reported Confer
ences Between Premers Are Barren
cf Results.
London, Nov. storm clouds, il
I'll, form of d threatened hiatus il
tie Irish peace negotiations, are loom
ing on the British political horizon,
and whether they break depends upon
the attitude Ulster adopts toward the
parleys now going on between repre-
sentafiveS of the Sim Fem and the
government.
This is the almost unanimous Opin-
ion of the newspapers, the editorial
ritcrs Uf which devote columns in
attempts to forecast the result.
Sir James Craig, tho Ulster premier,
held Two lengthy conferences with
Prime Minister Lloyd George at the
luttnr'S request, bUt the premiers are
unu.ticially reported to have made no
advance toward an accommodation of
their respective views. The confer
rncr> are supposed IL have dealt with
th2 proposal to enlarge the cOnstitu-
t:on and powers Of the council of Ire
land tielinlitG1iun Of the frontier be-
tween the north and south. protection
Of mnoritieS and other possible bases
for settlement which have been tenta-
lively agreed upon by the British and
SIM Fein representatives.
Net since the end of 1916" says
he Sunday Times. has the political
situation been so interesting. so criti-
cal. so full of hope, and at the same
time so uncertain and liable to fly Off
Ell unexpected tangents.
we may be on the point of settl-
ing the Irish problem. On the other
hand disappointment. which is still
! possible. would not only leave Ireland
III il worse state than Before, but
would have far-rearhing effects on our
own domestic politicS-Split the I'm
i"ni$t party and either take Premier
lloyd George into temporary retire
ment or put linn At the head of a new
coalition.'
The News of the World. which is
credited with enjoying especial favor
in Downing street, says the Irish con-
ference is at the crossroads, and that
ShnuId lloyd George be unable TO
bring about a settlement ION cards.
that is. on the basis of the terms al
ready laid down-he may resign.
The Weekly Dispatch also asks
whether Ulster will take an attitude
which will permit peace in Ireland.
II heraldS as two events "of the high
est interest" the re-entry into the
political arena of A. Bonar Law and
meeting hitherto unmentioned in
the press Of Mr.. Law, Viscount Birk-
enhead and Sir George Younger, Tory
party manager. 8
"We have thus" says the newspa-
per, "a full-dress conference OF the
former leader, prospective leader and
manager of the Conservative party"
Recalling that both Bonar Law and
! viscounf BiTKennend hive pfedgeG
themselves to listers support, the
Weekly Dispatch declares that, If
Ulster refuses what Premier Lloyd
George thinks are reasonable terms,
he may resign and leave the Tories to
face the situation. Should Ulster
prove the stumbling block to prevent
an Irish settlement, and Lloyd George
resign without going to the voters on
the issue, the newspaper says, the
coalition would be in obvious danger
Of breaking up. The sequel, it adds,
would be that Tory premier would
assume the reinS of office, even If only
temporarily.