Evening star., 1921-10-13
IRISH PARLEY LASTS
BUIH0UR AND HALF
British and Sim Feiners
Quickly Adjourn Until II
O'Clock Tomorrow.
CABINET MEETS FIRST
Breaches of Truce in Ireland Dis
cussed-Visiting ENJOYS
Again Cheered.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. October 13.-The MEM
bers of the British cabinet and the
Sim Fein leaders comforting here to-
day adjourned at 80 o'clock this aft
ernoon, after having been in session
only an hour and a half.
Arthur Griffith, Sim Fein foreign
minister and head of the Irish delega-
ton, was asked. When are you COM
ing back?"
Michael Collins. Sim Fein financial
minister and commander-in-ch -chief OF
the Irish republican army. INTERCEPT
ed, I'VE are not coming back.
Mr.. Griffith then answered, we are s,
coming back at IL o'clock tomorrow.
Cabinet Meets First.
The conferees convened in the cabi-
net room Of Premier Lloyd George
official residence on Downing street at
noon. an hour later than the time
An early official statement. given
George, said the opening had been de:
layed an hour to enable members OF
the cabinet to have a preliminary
conversation.
1t was understood, however, that
the proposed march of unemployed
into Downing street to interview Mr.
Lloyd George had something TO 90
with the delay, as the commissioner
of police was with the cabinet mem.
for the conference.
Sinn Feiners Again Cheered.
Irish sympathizers gave the Sim
Fein delegates a noisy welcome as
they entered Downing street promptly
on the stroke of noon, and proceeded
to recite the rosary, kneeling IN the
street.
The first subject for discussion was
breaches of the truce in Ireland, in
cluding instances of kidnapping by
the Sim Fein. Although the British
government since the truce has not
arrested any one in Ireland for po-
litical offenseS, there have been sew
cral alleged cases of kidnapping by
the Sim Fein, those kidnapped in
cluding legal official 1t is expected
here that the kidnapped men will be
released, although the Sinn Fein
claims most of them were offenders
against the ordinary law.
Ask Better Care of Prisoners.
On their part, the Sim Feiners are
endeavoring to secure better treat
ment for $500 of their number in in
ternment.
They do not demand the release Of the
internees, the Sim Fein publicity depart
ment saying their claim Is only for
r,risoners-of-war treatment Of those In
termed, improved medical assistance for
the sick and for paroles in cases of ILL
ness in the mems families. A w. Cope.
assistant undersecretary for Ireland.
who came here from Dublin to advise
the Irish cabinet members. was con-
suited by them regarding this at the
previous conference.
In reply to the Sim Fein protest
against publication of the proceedings
of the conference beyond what is con-
tained in the agreed communique, the
government has promised to institute an
inquiry. 1t is not expected, however,
that secrecy can be maintained when the
house of commons goes into sessionInext
week.
adjourned until IL o'clock Friday morn
ing.
The appointment yesterday of Lionel
Curtis as one of the chief secretaries on
the government side. having a position
similar to that Of John Chartres on the
Irish side, was taken to indicate that the
government approach toward a settle
ment will follow the lines indicated by