Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-14 | Page 5 | O'brien Asks That King Participate

O'BRIEN ASKS THAT KING PARTICIPATE LONDON, Sept. 13. William O'Brien, Nationalist member for Cork City, suggests sug-gests that King George participate in Hie scheme of Earl Loreburn, ex-lord high chancellor, who recently appealed to the great political parties to confer, with a view to reaching a settlement of the Irish question by consent, on tho ground that tho present homo rulo bill could not provide a permanent solution. "Neither the Liberal, the Unionist nor the Redmondlto party can or will refuse to Join in tho conference If Invited by the king." is Mr. O'Brien's comment on the widespread opposition to the proposal. pro-posal. Tho Earl of Aberdeen, whoso resignation resigna-tion as lord lieutenant of Ireland was rumored yesterday, declared today that the rumor was without foundation.