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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1921
Page
7
Lloyd George met the King as Irish and British leaders held prayers at Downing Street. The Archbishop of Canterbury urged silent prayer during the conference opening. Both sides stressed the preliminary nature of the talks and expressed hope for progress.
London July 14 Mr. Lloyd George spent the evening in conference with cabinet colleagues over negotiations with Mr De Valera. He also had an audience with the King tonight.
Reports describe the July conference between Eamon De Valera and Prime Minister Lloyd George as cordial with hopeful hints of a settlement. Crowds cheered the Irish leader in Downing Street as talks began and centered on Irish self governance and fiscal autonomy within Britain.
Premier Lloyd George spoke at a Liberal Coalitionists dinner praising the three hour meeting with Mr De Valera and the British prime minister. He called the Irish leaders’ talks a serious effort to end the long bitter feud and expressed hope the peace effort would not be lost. He said both sides did their best to secure peace.
Mr De Valera exited No 10 Downing Street with O Brien and Robert C Barton posing for photographers. Sinn Fein supporters cheered outside Irish headquarters as the conference drew to a close. Barton and Secretary Childers returned to help prepare the joint communique.
Dublin reports that Eamon De Valera will press Ireland’s demand for a republic based on the election verdict. Britain’s Lloyd George is seen offering the maximum concessions possible, with formal talks possible if the offer is substantial enough. De Valera’s acceptance appears likely per Irish observers.
Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of the hold up and murder of Parmenter and Berardelli, paymaster and yard boss for Slater Morrill Shoe Co., in South Braintree on April 15, 1920. As the court adjourned, Sacco proclaimed his innocence and accused the jury, shouting that they killed two innocent men.
In a tense courtroom scene Mrs Sacco clung to her husband Nick Sacco as he proclaimed innocence. She wailed that they would kill him while court attendants struggled to separate them. The jury, after hours of deliberation, requested a magnifying glass to reexamine the fatal Berardelli bullet.
The Norfolk county case saw 150 witnesses testify over seven weeks. The jury found Sacco shot and killed guard Alessandro Berardell during the Paymaster Parmenter murder, with Vanzetti alleged to have accompanied him. The defense argued the pair were elsewhere, identity remaining the key issue.
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