GRAND ORANGE LODGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 78, 2 April 1923, Page 3

GRAND ORANGE LODGE.

ULSTER AND THE FREE STATE. X I.MI'S VIM I" in IKiMI-b illy Telegraph. -Prc-s AnKo.-iail.ui , Dl XI.DIN. this day. At tin- l'ran',l (Irnngc l.,„l- eetin.' th- grau.lm.ist., i.Mr. I". ,:. i „,„„,,„A reported linn 40 visit- 1,„,| |„.,.„ ,„;,,',. ~, lodges, mostly outside tin- large inure*. After reference t,. prium.v lodges, and the K lTiil present „.-.-,I ' lor „ .-1,-,,,,. Christian brotherly until. Mi. ( umming referred at length to the .lilli.-uh and dangerous l„t „i Protestants in Ireland, concluding:— -\\ hut a trage.lv. and tinend is noi in sight. ( nn the object of these unspeakable crimes and persecution In- to cni.-h I'l'otc-tniii ism iii Ireland. Was it any wonder that loyal Pro lestniit rioter should In-c no" time in extrcising tin- statutory light t.. exclude herself from the Southern Free Slate. Ulster was tlie only place at present in Ireland where there wns security lor life and property. The Ulst.-r ('overnnient is now iv full working order, and with Ihe passing of time it becomes in,infirmly established. I.aw and order are observed, and the people are happy ami contented. They ale prepared 1,, cooperate on eipinl terms with those in the south in nil ma tiers that affect the welfare of Ireland. They hope ihe Free State Government may establish law ami order and bring peace, happiness, and prosperity for its own community, but under no circumstances will the loyalists of Ulster ever cons, nt io give up their own Parliament. Tlie report was ri iv.-d and adopt--.!. It wns decided to adopt the suggestion agreed to by ihe executive with the lady delegates for a ladies" conference to precede the usual Faster gathering. (■rami Lodge correspondence from the City of London Lodge No. II intimated that it. hud been unanimously decided to request every grand lode,, to take steps to frustrate the apparent attempt by some to once again bring Kngland under the heel of Koine as indicated by reports which had appeared iv various newspapers that King <'corgi- V. would, during a visit to Italy, have an audience with the Pope. The letl-i* was referred to a special committee set up to consider and report to the lodge. The Cratul Orange Lodge of Ireland wrote with reference to a draft of £!)">7 forwarded in February. 11120. intimating that when that money reached t InGrand Lodge the Home Rule Rill was likely to pass, nnd the sum was not therefore passed over to the (arson Defence Fund. The ('rand tlrange f.odg* of Ireland now- asked I hal the money might be retained for grand lodge purposes. It was decided that .\s the money was subscribed for a specific purpose, to which it could not now be devoted, the Grand Lodge of Ireland be asked to return the money so that it could be h.-U in trust nnd made available Tor defence purposes in lister should necessity arise. Five hundred members attended the church parade yesterday