Conference Fails.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 56, 27 July 1914, Page 5

Conference Fails.

Home Rule Gtisis. NO POSSIBILITY UP AiiHEKMKXT. NO STATEMENT MADE. Sy Cable—Press Association—Coryvigiii. London, July 24. . After a meeting lasting forty minutes the conference ended. The Cabinet immediately met, and subsequently Mr, Asquith stated in the House of Commons that the conference had considered the possibility of defining the area to be excluded, but had failed, to fc\ iv ,-., either as regards principles or details of sucli area. Replying to Sir J. 11. Dalziell, Mr. Asquith declined to state the. exact difference of opinion between the members of the conference.

The Amending Bill will be discussed on Tuesday.

As a result of the failure of the conference the Stock Exchange is depressed, and Consols are quoted at £75. After Mr. Asquith's statement to a crowded and expectant House, Mr. Bonar Law said he proposed to follow Mr. Asquith's example and make no comment on the conference report. Regarding the amending Bill he thought it ought to be taken as soon as possible. He readily agreed to taking it on Tuesday.

The Times, in a loader, after traversing the negotiations, say?: "The grim fact remains that the collapse of the conference leaves the country and the Kmpire face to face with the greatest danger known in the memory of living man. The British Empire numbers over four hundred millions of people, and the whole cf this vast and delicate structure is to he imperilled—and for what reason? Because Mr. Redmond wants to get control of two counties in the North of Ireland, with a population of 200,000. The whole Empire is to be stricken to its foundations because of this."

The Manchester Guardian states that the Nationalist volunteers possess 2000 rifles, all sent to Ulster in motor cars last week. Reports from Paris and Berlin state that the Bourses are verv weak. The Western Daily News, the Liverpool Post, and several other Liberal provincial papers censure the London Radical press fo r attacking the King respecting the conference and the phrase '"civil war.'' TYRONE THE STUMBLING BLOCK. DETAILS, NOT PRINCIPLES. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT WILL ASSUME «)XTROL. PREPARING VOH A BLOCKADE. Received 20, 5.5 p.m. London, July 25. Tyrone was the stumbling block at the conference. The Nationalists refused to agree to its exclusion, and the points at issue at the end of the conference were narrow.

Ulster asked the exclusion of nine counties. The Nationalists freely offered four, and both sides converged towards tlie exclusion of six, but the Unionists refused to accept the Nationalists' conditions ami limitations. Tile conference virtually broke down on the first day. Strict orders have ben issued to the stalls of the chief electoral organisations to keep within touch. Many Radical papers express disapproval of a general diction. A meeting of the Supply Board of the Provisional Government at Belfast voted 50,000 tons of provisions, sullicent to meet the wants of the people within an area of twenty mil- of Belfast for six weeks. The belief exists that the Provisional Government will assume control next week. Preparations are Lung mK \ v tor a blockade. COVEIIXMiOT WILT, no FORWARD. -VII!. BIURKLL SAYS -KO CIVIL WAR.Receivd 2<i, 5.5 ~.„,. London, July 25. Mr. A. Bin-ell. Secretary for Ireland, speaking at Meldnim regarding the conference, said that though it had been a failure it was well worth holding. The Government will go forward with the proposals already made, which will enable every one- of the nine counties of Ulster to vote its.-lf out. J| t . M t sur( , there would l-e no ,-ivil war. Uord [faldane. addressing the Citv

■'•'•n'l <"lui>. paid the: conference failed with regard to d.tails. , lot principles. The Liberal part; realised the gravity of the situation, I \it !>y their principle's tnev must stand or fall.

PROTEST AC'AlNn'!' THE PER-SOXNI-L. •■Td.VCIKs WT-UK FLAMINC! SWORDS.'' ]Wived -in. r>.r, p. m . r.ondon, July 25. Kail JVacliairir vid he resetted the failure of the eminence. ft seemed unthinhanle that a solution had not heen found yet, r,.c! ;t seemed that those who for months , :; ,d years had hecn preaching civil «•„-•. l;!; ,l whose tongues were flaming swoids. were not the men to deal with (lie situation. Mr. Redmond h;.s summoned a meeting of the Irish party at the House of Commons on Monday.