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Show UNIONISTS DISCUSS IRISH SETTLEMENT LONDON, July 7, 2 p. m. The meeting meet-ing of the unionists to consider the I terms of the proposed Irish settlement was held today at the Carlton club. A Bonar Law. secretary for the colonies, presided. The meeting also was attended at-tended by the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Robert Cecil, who presented his resignation as a result of dissatisfaction dissatisfac-tion with the government's attitude, but subsequently reconsidered his action; ac-tion; Sir Edward Carson and other lead- I ers. The Exchange Telegraph company-says company-says the meeting decided to await developments de-velopments before taking any decisive action. A second meeting of the unionists was held this afternoon. Some of those nresent opposed the Irish agreement, but it is understood that the party as a whole will accept it. |