PLACATING ULSTER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15407, 16 September 1913, Page 7

PLACATING ULSTER.

KING MAY TAKE ACTION.

POLITICAL CONFERENCE.

NATIONALIST SUPPORT.

MR. LAW FOR BALMORAL.

SPEECH BY SIR E. CARSON.

COMPROMISE IMPOSSIBLE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.

London, September 14. Informal suggestions have been made that the King should initiate a Home Rule Conference if the political parties are agreeable. Mr. William O'Brien (Nationalist M.P. for Cork City) states that, neither Liberals, nor Unionists nor Redmondites can, or will, refuse to participate if the King invites them.

After visiting Lord Lansdowne (the Unionist Leader in the House of Lords), Mr. Bonar Law (Leader of the Opposition in the Commons), has gone to Balmoral, at the King's invitation.

Sir Edward Carson, speaking at Durham on Saturday, said that Lord Loreburn had underrated the probable disturbances in Ulster. There was not going to be spasmodic rioting if the Bill was persisted with, but Ulster (was going to make government under Home Rule impossible. It was the Premier's duty to save the King from the vortex and place him on sure ground by advising an appeal to the people. Sir Edward added that Lord Loreburn's letter showed that seriousthinking men were at last realising the gravity of the situation. There was, however, no possibility of reconciling Nationalists and Ulstermen, and the conference suggested must prove abortive.

Ulster would never abandon the principle of government by the Imperial Parliament, but outside that would make many sacrifices to come to an agreement.

POSITION OF THE KING.

IRISH LEADER'S ADVICE. Times-Sydney Sun Special Cable. (Received September 15, 6.55 p.m.)

London, September 14. During his speech at Durham, Sir Edward Carson opposed the suggestion that the King should take the initiative in calling for a Home Rule Conference, and deprecated the idea of His Majesty being drawn into politics. The only sure ground, Sir Edward held, was an appeal to the people.

LOOT) AND MENACING.

A special cablegram, dated September 9, says:— Discussing the epeech on Home Rule delivered by Mr. Balfour at Haddington, the Times, in a. leading article, says: "The voice of Ulster is loud and menacing. Whether it has reached the ears of Mr. Birrell is doubtful, but it is possible that the more responsible Ministers axe beginning to realise that the voice is inspired by a definite intention of action. The Government appears to be heedless of the consequences of its policy of coercion, which, carried out to its logical conclusion, will postpone a settlement for another generation.' "