The Irish Crisis

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 55, 25 July 1914, Page 5

The Irish Crisis

PREMIER'S MVK KEVEITruN BY THE CROWD. THE Tni'VDLRER PRAISES Ul3 MAJESTY'S ACTION. Times and Sidney Sun Services. Received 24, 5.15 p.m. London, July "24. Crowds gathered at Buckingham Palace to watch the arrival and departure of the member.- of the confer, nee, who ■were greeted with a mixture of groaus and cheers.

Mr. Asquith, accompanied by his daughter, enthusiastically received. The police were compelled to force a passage for the motor-car through th( cheering crowd. The Times, in a leader, says that the King made a plain, common-sense, and entirely accurate statement. There was no partisan spirit in this simple definition of an extremely manifest fact, and the Times trusts that there will be no reprehensible criticism of the Sovereign, who has done, and is manfully and anxiously trying to do the duties devolving upon him as the ruler not of these islands, but also of a world-wide Empire, which watched anxiously his attitude in a moment of extreme crisis.

CONFERENCE BULLETINS MORE HOPEFUL. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, July 23. The conference has adjourned till tomorrow. Mr. Keir Hardie made a violent attack on the King for associating himself with reactionary peers aiid rebellious Ulstermen. The conference had a lengthy sitting and renewed the hopes of a successful termination. Replying to Mr. Dalziell, Mr. Asquith said the sentence in the King's speech was never intended to convey more than was obviously true, that apprehensions of civil strife had been widely entertained and expressed by responsible and sober-minded persons "amongst whom I may perhaps include myself." SLENDER HOPES OF SUCCESS. IRISH GUARDS REBUKED. Received 34, 9.35 p.m. London, July 24. There are only the slenderest hopes of the success of the conference. The King gave an audience to Mr. Asquith after yesterday's sitting. It is expected that a decisive statement will be issued to-day. It is understood that the delegates declined to accept the Speaker's suggestion to exclude Tyrone for two years and afterwards ballot for or against exclusion.

The Irish Guards were paraded at Wellington Barracks. Colonel Morris stated that he vas sorry that ■ oldiers in uniform should give way to ;'. olitkal demonstration. -Mr. Horace plunki-tt. in a pamphlet, appeals to Ulst-r to giv Hon.- Rule a chance. '"I <in say." lie sa>*, "with absolute certainty that J I"!-It will throw in her lot with .-veland she will find herself received with generous enthusiasm, which will last because it is founded on respect." THE WRANGLE CONTINUES. Received 24, <UO p.m. London. July 24. The Chronicle c.iys Mr. Asquith is perfectly aware of the reason why the inexcusable words were published. It was not because they were innocent, but because he was careless. This sort of was inadequate. It was not the first time that Ministerial carelessness had allowed an inexcusable phrase to appear. Mr. Asnuith's own presence at the War Office might remind him of thai

A CATASTROPHE IMMINENT. SOLDIERS MUST NOT BE CONTAMINATED. Received 24. !■) p.m. London, Julv 24. The War Office lias aii order prohibiting suldicrs from ,i--(xiating with the Ul-tr and Nationalist volun- « tecrg. Writing to the Wo<ilston Women Unionist Association in Hampshire. Sir Edward Carson savs tin position is so critical that any day may see a catas- • trophe. The Government is apparently content to drift until civil war breaks out. The Lord Mayor of Dublin said the people recognised the possibility of the failure of Heme Rule, owing to the arrogance of Ulster, ''[f we must have civil war, in God's name let it come!"