THE IRISH PROBLEM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17038, 23 June 1917, Page 10

THE IRISH PROBLEM

UNIONIST DELEGATES TO CONVENTION. Preaa Aasooi&ticm—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, June 21. The Irish. Unionists have selected thnir five representatives for the convention. OTHER DELEGATES. THE CHURCH'S RESPONSIBILITY. LONDON, June 21. Seventy Sinn Fein Clubs have been formed in Ireland in the past fortnight. Freeman's Journal states that the nominations of four bishops to represent the Catholics at tho convention are practically assured' at the assembly of the convention, and the nation will accept any agreement at the convention in which the bishops share. Mr William O'Brien, M.P., on behalf of the All for Ireland party, declines to participate in the convention, declaring that it will only inflame Irish discontent. A small round-table conference, he says, would have been more helpful. VIOLENT SINN FEINERS. MORE RIOTS AND ARRESTS. Router's Telegrams. LONDON, June 21. Early t'his morning 500 persons carrying Sum Fein flags attacked the houses of exsoldiers in Dublin, whence Union Jacks were flying. They smashed the windows with stones, and stoned the police, who arrested eight men and five women. PROBABLE DATE OF CONVENTION. SOME DELEGATES APPOINTED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, LONDON, June 22. (Received June 23, at 1.5 a.m.) The Irish Convention may possibly meet at the beginning of July. The absence of Sinn Feiners and O'Brienites reduces the number of delegates to 94. The Ulster representatives are: Lord Londonderry, Sir George Clark, Colonel Robert Wallace, and Mr H. T. Barrie, M.P. The Nationalist representatives are : Messrs J. E. Redmond. John Dillon, J. Devlin, J. J. Clancy, and S- L. Gwynn, M.P.'s. ' The_ Roman Catholic representatives are the Bishops of Down, GaLwaYi Ross, and Kfllala. . The \ Church of Ireland representatives will be the Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin. The Presbyterian Moderator will alsc* be a member.