SENSATIONAL DENOUEMENT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2018, 27 March 1914, Page 7

SENSATIONAL DENOUEMENT

THE ULSTER FIASCO.

COLONEL SEELY RESIGNS.

THE ClffiRAGB DOCUMENTS.

ARM! V. PARTY MACHIE.

(By Teleeraub—Press Association.) toridon, March 25. Colonel Seely, Secretary of State for War, has resigned his portfolio. . The Prime Minister (Mr. Ae.qu.ith) declined to accept Colonel Seely's resignation. "To da so." ho said," "would bo ungenerous and unjust."' STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE. WHITE PAPER ON THE CURRAGH INCIDENT. (Rec. March 26, 10.13 p.m.) Londo.fr,' March 26. A White Paper has been issued in connection with tho matters boating on tho resignations of Army officers in Irelaud. It states that on' December 16 an interview was held between Colonel Seely and tho general officers command-' ing, when tho possibility of resignations was brought under Colonel Seely's 1 notice. Colonel Secly tlealt theft with the legal question, and laid it down, that a soldier could not shelter himself from civil law, behind his superior's order, if that order was unreasonable arid outrageous. For instance, if the Army was. called upon to massaero a demonstration of Orangemen who were not endangering their neighbours 7 lives, the soldiers would bo justified in refusing to obey. What was required to be faced at present was tho possibility of troops being required to support tb.fi civil power" to protect life and property when, the police were Tin.ab.to to do so. He declared that ho would bold the officers individually responsible for sfceiiig that nothing was done under their eofiimands subversive of discipline.

pfficets Reslgft* _ Tlio Army Council, an March li, believing that Armagh, Ontagh, Carfiehfergus, and Iniiiskil'len were liable to attack, instructed Sir Arthur Paget to take special precautions. ijsir Arthur Paget telegraphed that all. tW officers of tho Fifth Laftcei-'s,. except two, were resigning their eommissisjis, there, was fear of the s'S'liie candition intko Sixteenth Laftcors, and also .the fear that the men woirid refuse- to move. Sir Arthur Paget further telegraphed, on March 20> that- tho Brigadier' and fiftj'-seven officers of the Third Cavalry Brigade would prefer dismissal if ordered to the North of Ireland.

The Army Council replied the suspension of the senior officers, and ordered Brigadier-General Gqngh and the officers commanding tho Fifth and Sixteenth Laiteors to.attend at tha War Office (officers- being sent to relievo them fosrtlnvi-tb), and that the resignations of -all officers should bs refused. ■ . ' '

Brigadier-Genera! Gough tt'on, reported that Lis officers Were iHianimOilsly of opinion that further information was essential before being called upon, on such short notice to form decisions yjfrally affecting tiieir future. Bo especially asked for a clear definition regarding the duty required of thorn in Ulster, If it consisted ifi the preservation of property and the niaintenatico of order, nil woro prepared 1 to carry that duty out, but if it involved military operations against Ulster the officers; ivoitldt prefer dismissal. On March 23, Goner-a-I Cough asked whether, in the event of Bouts Mala becoming law, tho- officers Would .be called upon, under tho e&pressi.on of maintaining law aftd, order, to enforce *Home Rule, fie insisted that this point should bo made clear. Not to Flglit Ulster.

Tho reply by Colonel Seely, Field-Marshal Sir John French, and General Ewart on March 23 authorised General Gough to intern the brigade that the Army Council was -satisfied that thero had been a- mi-sander-standing.. The duty of all soldiers was to obey the. Army Council's ecnftm-a-rid-s for tho protection of property, arid tho support of civil power, in the event of disturbances, in the,protection of lives. This was the only, point tho Council intended Sir Arthur Pgget to put to the officers. The- Govern merit must retain the right to use the troops in support of tho civil power iris the. maintenance of order, and' did not intend to tako_ advantage of the- Army to crush, political opposition- to their policy or tho principles of Home Rule.'' Colonel Seely added that Sir Arthur Paget's officers honestly hei-ioved that a plan' existed to overwhelm Ulster by a surpriso attack. Tfey wftre not aware tiiat they wero only asked to support tho civil power. Sir Arthur Paget denied the accuraoy of the letter purporting to givo as hk phrawi that "the country would be m a blaze by Saturday." Ho said that what he'nieant was a blazo in the Press, Colon*! Seely accepted the responsibility «f granting conditions to General Gowgh, Misled Cabinet.

Colonel Sccly adml ttect that ho misled Cabinet, inadvertently, though ho was honestiu Lis intent. Therefore, ho tendered his resignation. The suggestion that the Ki-ijg took, any. initiative was absolutely juifqiittded. In the broadest sense His Majesty took no initiative of any kind. Colonel SeeJy repeated this/ amid loud Opposition cheers, and continued.! "ft appeared to tho Government and Sir Artlnu' Paget that a movement to protect the depots might result in OJWI lam-motion, pircT thereforo took stops to secure the support of tho troops, hut I was anxious to avoid provocative action.. The' resignations of the officers Wei's due to a completo and. holiest misajiprrhension of' Sir Arthur Paget's Statement. The- officers believed that this was ;l plan to overwhelm Ulster by a surprise. attack." Explaining the two paragraphs which ho had added to the dactilncnt, Cohutol Scely said that during Ms interview with tho officers, ho asked BrigadierCcn'oral 'Gough hoxt tho difficulty had arisen. General Cough replied that it was hecauso ho thought he was going to bo asked to co.ei'cc Ulster, and this seemed to got outside 3ns Isuvfrtl m'-dors. "I said that tho Government must retain its right to use the- forces- of the Crown, but it is yi'olm' te t<? " J' 01 ' clearly that the Government has no intention of taking advantage of its right to protect tho civil potfef, in order to crush political opposition. General Gough said: 'Yo-tt had better put this in a clear statement in writing.' I assented, and the Adjutaiit-GoJleral propared to draft the first th.reo clauses. Cabinet discussed the doenment and my conversation with the- oflkore. B'wrinkr tho Cabinot moetiii-ig I went to Buckingham Palace and re-turned, as Cabinet was bieaking up, unci addled .Ufa two paragraphs w oxatt that the document.

msght qotifir-n tho statement mado to officers in the morning. I did not know that Cabinet had seriously considered the- document, and regarded it as final." A HOT DEBATE,

Mr. Boiiar Law (the Unionist Leader) esmd that there were many gaps in the White Paper which required filling in before adequate discussion was possible. Colonel Seely had said he- would conceal nothing., and that the White Paper included all tho instructions given Sir Arthur Paget; but where worts oral instructions respecting the niovtmrcnis of troops and also numerous consultations of which thero worts no memoranda? Mr. Asquith (tho Prima Minister) regretted that a most unfair, inconsiderate, and .improper attempt had been, made to hrihg the King's name into political events. .Fre-m first to last His Majesty had observed in every way his pisitwn as a constitutional monarch, "I am not going to accept Gokmcl Seely's resignation, because- that would bo nngoaorous and unjust, when an error was committed at a time of great stress and anxiety.' 1 Mr. A. J, Bsif-olw pointed out thai Colonel Seely still adhered to tho two paragraphs. Ho presumed that the SJcverfimont agreed to them as Colonel Seely remained in the Cabinet. -Certainly the paragraphs represented thefacts. Colonel Seely had iolsl the country the truth in words which were un» ■mistakaMe—wo-rde which tho whole Army would take as a charter. It Was iimy hopeless to force disruptive legislation at the point of tho hayonefc Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald'said that if tho position revealed by the White, Papc-rted been tho Soveririuout's position, it could not have lived twenty* four hours. Ho was delighted that it was not the Government's position. Sir Edward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) said that ivbon Ua&iflot authorised the com.m-unicst-ioiis-to Brigadier-General GoHgli, General Gottgh's letter of March §3" was- not-be-fore them. -The paragraphs, -Colonel Seely added, were harmless iii themselves, lut -Cabinet was, -unable to endorse them because they appeared as an answer to General (Sough. Tho Giovcrnmfcnt still 'maintalafed' that- General Gotigh returned nneahtlMoiiaHy. The Government stood by tho first "portion, of its coi«m«ni.ca.fe'n, and was responsible fer nothing else. Bj was never coiitorhplatQd to force o.r coorao Ulster, »nt tlio ■Go-rernmejit was prepared: to use force to any extent m id make the \vifl of the couiitryv-prevail .That eontuigencj', liQwever, #bnld not arise far a long te-me- He lo#ed with the greats .est loathing and relnc'tajiee'■&■ any p'raspect of cofl-rcjon, and still hopefd it would be avtiided, but-the one Toad to- a <?er- . tain revolution was fijr iho'Gd-v'eWirti'eiit to allow its policy to be dictated or inflnenoed by tile politics of tho offiwrs. Ansteii Chamberlain (liivioivret) repudiated the suggestion that it was Witended'to use thpArmy for party poses, and said that- the emnitrv now -know that Lord Mtirley assisted 'in the drafting of the paragraphs of the documents that lad been given to Brigadier*. Genera! Gough., Jf the pledge Colonel fceely au.d Lord Motley gave was a.pndiatefl, then, as men" nf honour, they emild not stay in the Oahinet any longer.

Mr, .L. C, Amerv (Unionist) asked: "Will Mr; Churchill $tg.U whether ho hoped thai the parely iirocantionarv measures lead to - fighting. afrit bloodshed P" .

"A Hellish insinuation." , Mr. Churchill, repudiated this, and Said it was "a hellish insiauatioii." This caused an ii.proair. The-Speaker ordered the- Withdrawal of the epithet, "and Mr. -Ofarchill reI luctantly withdrew it,.' ' Mr. CltUre'hill, c-lasi-ng tho debate,' said that Lord Mprl-ey ii-atl neither re- !■ vised w examined the. additional para--graphs. "Bie.two great issues- that Emerge front these proceedings,"' said the speakor, "arer PariiamertvOrsusthe Army, aiid the Arrny versus the i'eople, ■ Tliq. Opposition has laid down the principle that it is always right £ctr .a soldier to shoot a Radical or a- Lnboiirlte." This remark was greeted'by shouts of protest from the Opposition, members shouting., "Liar!"' ■EXPLANATIONS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. (Reo. Marci 27, 0.45 a.m.) London, March 26. Lord Morley, speaking in the- Eoiisa pf Lords, repeated Cotetel Seely's es- ; planstion, iind - incidentally aamitted that he Was cognisant ef tho camplete document, vdmh CoJouol Seely showed him to enable, hini (Lord Morley) to answer questions in Parliament. STORM IN THE CABINET. RUMOURED -THREAT BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE, (Ree. March 27, 0,15 a.m.) Lortdcil, March 26. The "Ba.iiy Chronicle" (Libera!) remarks that Colonel Seely. eut an incferknis ii-fure, but he is a fine type of English gentleman, and the 'manliness find candour of his , apologia aroused universal sympathy. The Hotjs.o of Commons is ready to forgive a fault so frankly confessed,

The "Da-ijy Mail" states that- when Cabinet, on Tuesday, heard that Sir Mm French had signed General G««fth's guarantee, Mr. Lloyd George threatened to resign unless Colonel Seely did, _ Colonel Seely thereupon tendered his resignation. It became evident oft Wecliiosshiy that Colonel Seels's aetiosjs had invoked both Mr. Chwehijl and Lord Mqrje.v, aiid as Mr. Ajsquith siood sturdily by Colonel Seely, Mr, Lloyd George withdrew hra opposition. '

A SHARP DEBATE ON ARMY ESTIMATES. TROO]?S NOT THIS BLIND TOOL OF PARTY. "Times" Mi 4 Sydney* "Sun" SfcMtooe. London, March 25. ■■■ Mr. h. C. Amery (Oirionist member for Bu-imiigh.ain So'tithl, on tho Army Estimates, raised, the- question of t'ii'o Army crisis. Ho said that Coktncj Sec-ly, with cliaraete-ristie optimism, had fts.sii.rcd. tho Government that it might always reckon on. the Army as a bliftd tool for any crime which it meant to purpotrato. Ho moved a. reduction in order to emphasis© the view that tho ■Government was not entitled; to use tlio Army for party purposes. .Tho offi-ce-re were- prepared to support tho eiivit powers against riots and disorder, but had the right to act as their eonseienco dictated when tho Government, for party ends, iyas risking rivij war. Mr, John Wsrd (Labour in-ember for Stai».6-oa-Tr«afc). seconded the meties.

but from a different standpoint. The 1 f House, he said, bad to decide' whether I g Parliament in llio future would have to I jgo to :i committee of military' men to < it.sk if they would allow this or that Bill J t to he passed into law. He read Syndic- t alist leaflets which had Ircen addressed to the- Army not to "shoot strikers," and accused the Unionists of spreading similar sedition in tho Army. "If tho wealthy folk want to employ such means to decide political problems tho 1 Labour Party was' willing,*' "My class 1 will fight you to-ittdfrovr," ho con- " eluded, "What we demand is the right " to make laws absolutely without interference by either King'or Army." He j prophesied Unit in the next turbulent j strike tho soldiers, following the pre- j cedent of tho oflieors, would decline to < suppress strike rio£s, j Then followed a remarkable, demon- ! stratum, Ministerialists and National-. ■ tsts cheering tor'two minutes. ' Mr. A. C. T. Beck (Liberal member , for Esses) said that many Liberate . would resign to-morrow rather than sit , in a House dictated to by Army officers. , Colonel Seely, k> sakl, had shown de- : ploi'ftblo Weakness. Mr. Hamor O.reotMvood (Liberal mem- ■ bor for Sunderland) said thero was not u colonial in tho Empire who would not ■ < b*s shocked by tho wants of the last few days. Mr. Asquith, replying, said that tho coercion of Ulster could never happen, and never would happen, j.f Ulster took advantage of tiro Govcrnmeiil's offer. ' When. Cabinet tta3 dealing with General Gough, said tho Prima Minister, they authorised tho Arms' Council to supply hini with a djiewncat explicitly sotting out the- Army's duty, without : giving an assurance of any sort. Afterwards Colonel without Cabinet's .knowledge, added a paragraph, giving that assurance. Tho Prime Mmiste*, ill coii.clvi.sion., emphasised that- Cabinet would. never pe-r- ---■ in it demands for an assurance which would place tho Government- and tho HousD of Comiivons at tho mercy of Navy or military. TRIAL OF SfttENGTH* PARTY VOTE ON CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. lohdOfl) March $S. Mr. Balfour formally moved the rejection of the Consolidated Fund. Bill. On a division tho Bill was read a second time, this voting being: For the Bill ". 314 Against , 2?2 Majority ~ 02 PRESS COMMENT. ARMY ARG doVERNWEfif, OCRS MU INCIDENT AND THE TRADE tINIONS. Lorsdorij March 2S. The- "Westminster Gazotto'* (Liberal) says: "'Rather th,aii it should, go on record that the A-i'my. wan a vifetqry: over the Government wo would che'efKfiy see tlift Government o\it of ojFujp and" the.-. Liberal Party in tho wildoiai.ess. What Mf\ Ward and Mir, Thomas said yesterday tho 'wliblc of the working .p'la-s.s is thinking to-day,''' A miners,'- agent,, addressing the colliers iji CuWberJaijd, said that flte Wine w«S ripe .foj? the formation <)f a Trade. Union Defence League., which would bo tcoxty to take Jip fifths to resist oppression from any source/ - ' Tile "Maiiehesifir (Juardia.n n (Liberal) states that tho War Officii Staff, withtwo excep'ti'tiiis, .intended rearguing but for Mr, sta-tenien't declaring that tibg-re- had been, a .misunderstand"■rag, • "

THE SOCIALIST PEB3L. .:;.,... i! TiJi*s , '.;a:nai 1 :By.<iiicy :: "'-gutt 1 ' Services.. ;■'/ ■"■" March 23, The. ''Figaro" conceives it .ptissiblp ; that th,o King., will .rcfitse his. sigH.atMfo to the Homo Rufo Eili ; as tfi'o-' Socialists '■ might seoiird a ihajo.rity and declare a R.opuMic. A;MA*W£ttUMQURB. , GOYKI{KMENT r ttS PLANKED A! COOT. Voiuion;, March 25. The "Daily Telegraph,'' tile '''Times.;'" ■ and other newspiiijersj state that imas-. ing rmnours are, in 'circulation, to tljet-' •effect that the Go-vorii.rnent.,. irnpressel : with the repfiris of the increasing effi.-, cien.cy pf the Ulster volunteers, :deie> i niaie.d that tire volunteers -shouldbo $nr- \ prised, and disarmed. . Mr, Cl.iurch'ijlj it is said, suggested i iha : t the troops should ho moved scexetiy . and rapidly, thas warships should hs\ stationed ait the Liffejtj and the tlfjfrd : battle squactr.oii ordered to Lamlivsh, at ! the Isle of Aroraii. Another rumoiif Wins that the fourth destroyed division hail mailed from South* I a-rftpton for all unknown' destination, ■ ■ Tire rumours Ittrihcr' state that Sir ■ Arthur Paget and Lioi.ite.nantCple-nel' dories. Jasper. Mint, Ordnance Officer ■ at Dublin, ai -a- conference of ameers re* vealed' the scheme, and that wireless Messages stopped the nravenjents Of: battleships, and on Saturday the -in-'' stroyet division retarncd' to) Soirtlwitrj)- i fen. Apropos of this, Mr. Churchill, in/the j House- of OenTrtiosisy.fe, reply to Lord Charles Beresford, said a. sguadraU: was : ordered to Latiilasli 1-6- d<jii with pas* ; ' siblo serious disorders on. Sat'tU'day' night, bivt a precautionary movement. of 'the troops \va;s carried out without:' opposition, ■%.er.e'foi* Tro oaiicelle'ditW. movement of the. ships, (rtmsteritti J cheers.) The. .Admiral in command asked for field gi.i.ns. iii order to exercise- thai men. ashore il the Weather was bsi. ■ (Oppositbn la,ti,ghter.) (Rcc, March 27, 0.45. »,rn.) London, March 26, Sir Edward' Carson,, interviewed, saM ■ that any previous iaovofiimeii-fc would have heert compelled to resign after■ stiolt an estraowlimw muddle,' but the ' Farliamcwfc Act and payment to nicrn-be-rs had-enabled DaMnet in this in■stanflo to carry on without regard to j decency. I SIGNIFICANT VISIT. WAR OFFIOiriiMfF OFFICERCALLS ON SIR E. CAttSON. London, March 25, MaJOT-OcneftVl Sir Cecil Maercady, Director of Personal Swvicos at tlio War Office, whom the War Office sent to Belfast to confer with Count G'ieichen, commanding the troops in 'Bister, visited Sir Edward Carson at Craign-van. Sir Cecil was in uniform. Ho irrtika-tetl that lie wished to pay his respects to the Unionist- Leader. General Sir George- Ricliardaon, Officer Cbnunnndiagiho Ulster Volunteer Army, was present. £20,00.0 FOS ULSTER, AUSTRALIAN PAS-TQRALIST'S OF.F.BR. ; IvTßigoiirnOj March 2G. Mr. Horsfall, a prominent p.astoralisfc, has cablet! to Bit Edward Oftrspii as forj-lows:-*-"As Asquith f«|use:.s referendum, will give twenty thousand to help Ulstermeft if driven, to fight." HOME RUwFcSitINCENT. ARMED M-EN r FROM NEW tOM. . "Times" and Ss'dpcy ■ '"Siin" ■fcreicets. New Vbfhj March 25. Jlr. M'Ponald, president of the Dublin. Club, deeln*es that five .hiincli'ed men are ready to sail for Ireland to fight against ib.o Ulsferh'ioM, Thoy arc hr% arnied, a : nd hare been secretly drilling for mouths. tKfc ARWS PROGLfIMAtiQN. BELFAST FIRM AWARDED ' DAMAGES. (Reo. March. 27, O.SD a-.m.) London,. March .26. A special jury- at the Belfast '■ Assizes fcWflfdea Btiister and Soni .giifismiftß. Sara-ages alleged to havo hfi-eil sustained.

from the Customs authorities' $ctjsuto of . goods under, tlie I'rot'kmatioij prohibiting the importation of arms:. Tiio Jmlgo rost-riclwl tito hearing t» tlio facts, mid left the legal question for the Higher Court. THE APPEAL TQ ARMS. A N«iv, at the eJeveiitli horn', let us boat Hie inclusion <>f this whote matter of Ulster (observes the Writer of a striking:-JU-ticle 111 the fioiidou. "JJaily Tefegrapii" —'"laites" is his the Ulste crisis). 'Tl.ii! time for rhetoric, ma i»litieal justifieatieji ha» gone, liy t>ii the one. side a.s on the other, Separatists m iMiglnad are uot going to ke persuaded now that there is rea-5 groMul foi- Ulster's deteriMination not to bo nilti by the ■■ priests of lisluiiil, m- )yf wluit is wors.e, . the nveii whom we knew hi other 4aj's as Fenians, and know nOiv as the -ineailxTS of the Aiieient Ondei of Hiberkiiis. Unionists art'.ji.ot .uoing to--belicvß tiist the d«petideliee of the Govwumfjit upon the Irish vote has not 'beeii this sole and ■Only i-sosQn tor the. rec-rndeseenei?. <sf a,dyisig and difjercditod -cause. Nothingmow rftmaiusi if the Bill is catfried through unintended, but a Ji-a-nd-Jo-haiid stf and on the head of the wTestH.r who ftfst draws his !j;-ii.i.fe to help him the .curse' of this English century will lit, W)jat is the attitude of the fout partfcs eoncewpd. tfliyar-fc an appjal to atins? It is certainly uot the wish of cither Uisterman or Unionists i it is almost as certainly 11st the wish of tho Radicals-iii: t'kj couiitt-yj.tliottgii 011 -both sides therearo to i)e feliiid some who hold the Sricw that it lvwld bo no had thing for this -I indolent iihS luxurious nation.'to irealige: by experience what ■■civil war actually means. It is trite that "the shadow rtf it has done iw lirtr-irt to Ulster, but, no too ivho has a wan Wiled Ire.si'dp him. will lightly shoulder ttw i-esponsibvKy of ■ ivftr. She. only parly, tlia.t cqateiftplates ■ civil war with ecjualiiftiitj-, colotircij topositive gfntifitiatfeii, is that of flic Irish Nationalists. Irish Ait!tu(!e.v Aftet all, it WouM haWlly bo- nutti'ftiinature, as fenown in tliem, if they dill not. 'fhe ■oppor'tttiiity of Setting wo liatcd races agafhst each Other :for tlio-' hishinan's oivu ftiid. mte benefit ■wb.irkl please thenii ■chHUgfi. iMi.o situation is euriyus, it vroiitd be. .d'i.fficuit' to say whether.the Irish would prefer the' heavier butcher's; isccomi.t to bo debited., to Hie tflsterfnan.o.r to tite-English. On tho w'lwle, they have soi.ne reason, to fc spCct Ulster, 'fhej havßiiong. .to respect, the. gentlemen whp direct the affairs .of ,; Isngfirittl, and it would vtdd a .dainty ifljury to She historic iiisu'lt cbtoectfid with the .Sauth Aftican wai> .of ISM- if they could, see British seniors shot down whilst fighting in the intelests. o'f .the- Anßienti Order of Hibei-niaus.,. There .are soiue ijino mcnifcs of tlie.' pabinet Who deeply resent t'li'e' iiccessify for aeeOßti'ii<r Mr. terms, ■ T\ui\% : ai-e. four -or ! fivo'.inore. ; wiio-' yaguij'ly feel fUlfi-ljM.n-t 6f a'dis-. . honourable pae-t H lifceiS, sooner or Ja-te.r, to bring -trcnblft u|>o.n themselves, -The rest ftf the Mmistrj- si-mgly '.th.s-. transab'tioh as a'business transaction;,oJnct caniiot.ujidjirsfand.E'itheE' the lip.iiQUrablb or the selt'-intefesteil View of those.'who dfescivt froin. -thein, A few. a very few months—a pbpbsaf.'was.isbri-:: . o.usly disctissetl'in the p'-rcSmco. of. th-rce: GaVwrt StiSis'tcrs, atid Accepted by tlicjn a-g feasible.. Briefly :statcd, ;it was; that, to avoid the immediato "revulsirtiithat tliey- Enfeiv- must take.place'in."England If -a jsingle shot .w'e.'r : o- fijSd 'agiii'nst-, an Ulster: volunteer, Belfast .shb"/!.d'. : . bo--starved ottt, Men-, Women, ftfltt-childre.rf 1 . alike weje to be deprived of fboii/.iii-ntil- 1 Ulster saw the or-rbf Of .hdr .■wiyß.'fthd,: accisp'ted' an alfea j-.iilo. Tliei'e is MO ■.■iloc.d' : to e:la.l»'rai(} the situ.af-ioii 'thus ..but the- factr-and it is a least three B'ip'iste'rs of tho; or,bnTt: ncfifc' ally regarded tlio.st.aTva.tlOn..of tliowbhipn and cltildrati of 'Belfast a? .'the; .:be.9.t..>:avMl>. able means of .furthsrinS'.a political .-.cam;.-paig-u originally promised and ly uuflej-fa%e:n sbtely as a- inc'tibs! .'of cn,joying olßtfr, is a- measuto:of ttiß de'lijlh. ii'l

which: colilifrij ij.lii.fo ■■oji-jpyS and displays;, ftspif JLii -Eliis country. '', ''"" T.fie festii Tho doitiinatvt &ctj o£ Wife !'s' tjia-.i; the, .Radical iliiiristoy is iifraul.-.-csu thj) ofto .hand, of being 'tiffined' ous' of: oßj.efe if it refuses to. obey jitr.. , sc#tnbnjtV. and oh tlie other;, ''that .aiiy -aitehipt. ;{s' use. .'the' Army• tojoftisfco Ulster!' miistbe ». failure, and will also s')j:aite. ihe. tiisGiV .pl'i.n.6. of the Biititiir'y 'forces o'f jho Chibwij mr tits T&St tftenjy years; : So' far as Ulster, is. <&n.c'stHb'cl the disciissi'ohs ■flhcl: votings hi ilia House of Qohiirtbiis liib'iiv" littifl or nb&rffgi Day' !by day sljie .'is preparing; for the worst,' H«r yoking iivbii; bra. giving uplhe. earned leisure of'their 5 evenings, her old Sueh a'ra asjciue' to'i>a allowed to sacriiko th«iiis ; siv«'s in the'/puti. crfflpst trenches in 6.r.der to save the m.orj. ■ effi'cfcpt fighters behind -fhj!m« .'Ef.et*".siitiordmate eefVioo has been dovfitoJtKid.' Ulster is rfcady. If Ulster wrerfl 4 fofe'igii Gjeat Britain, a shaSowV'o'f !«n excii'Se, w'as deternUned fe conqjief, Isy ' brute force, e,\w vo'iiid : .find tio; .tSsls. fe yond her ipowfitj. n&t .merely. /pjf' i'niiitery dißjouiyes, hut because/bit tiib. ?tofjn <if potest that wtfuld 'bo .iaised in. England—and. no.wher.o loader .tjian flfflong. tjie. y'ery jjjid.iesi'is.,wfi'6' ,Tro.-. riotf hDnfiding thb Army .agaJß'st Ulster:.'''' Set haw- is t.lits present position ■tHfttreM, fair ' ceptrng tliat it is Gri'at Brltiin's mSfcfc faithful danßM'er;, and flot "a. foreign couhte that'':sho is attempting:'W" crUsh? . Would, 'a pr<ip6sftib.« of. this 'kind be -lis* tened. to ftith patie«e iiy &o' feaiat Pbteers if it ivcra .n question oif jniseii burg &.r Befimar.k.;? Aftd thero is ahbHief thilig to Uo i'ejnemhe.red, Uis'ter,■: ■works' luck for her, is not a foreign 'cbiiiitry, Birt.has it to these gentlemen wh<> fottn the ditbihei' thatfliov : first ssd Riost fiatUrivl etep for' Gerliiiiiy K "? s is ■Pro.ba.bi'o, shfe whites" to tako .fojl ndvttntijgb'of Our iotlyHi" in recognise tire l).d'll%ercncy or Ulster? 'A knowtelgo' of ollrpr' o.&untrjes. and <ji tlieir recent history is « the strongest .ptitefr .of this Jlinistry, but some Oho of two or the Seeretarie/? niay rcmeJaber tl.ib trojibles that Mlmved Uppn o.ttr recoiji : iwtron of the befl.igcie'n : e.v of the SaiitliMi States in. l«tJ3j and rfc requires but a ftttl.o touch of imagi-uation to see •■this t}S>w to ■which £ hostilo State cpu'lll tin* tli.o sitnatio'lri that Would 'be created in tfcs Umpire by such 'reedgiaitio».i '' Ulstfer'ss befijfmjnatjo.n, . Tjmre Mft rfi-H in i-ssponsiblb ..psitfons—jvJip a?sert, aiid pej-topsf libifostjy Mme> tliat all. th© prflpaatioiis in ymet are. wtm Huff, i:f tliey do- not s*it, there arc ha*d]y wMjiits i.h wiiicfe ■» .(lononuec tlie.iv eririiiftal -folly.' §b"me days, ago- an officer of iiisfwicfion.. 'who Iwd seen, the- Keren* csßtsntralidu o'f ?q'l- - in Belfaiit, said b nie, in .answer to ftijiiesfaon; "Why, the most impressive thing about it all was, mil their iiiarolililg', thßHgh they kept their fours well cwughj it was frliso- ¥ilcncer*the rifeiiee not mly iiv the Tank* tot tlie "siieneo' (iloiig- the? liave.meirt Of tho streets:; aiidttey wefe crowded." '■'•'"

I have jftst come kiefc from felsfcr In Jtouiy parts of (lie world I We sent inert looking oyw their kit before ,1 fig-jit. md .1 can. only say thai the qirjrt resolution to tight « s naturally (poet raeo :is. pno of Hie. jnost iuipre'ssivo things on <Ssrtk Ulster will fight till ,her frunveyards' Mb tall, ,ftiKi she jvi.l! g fl oji figjiti'iiff after. lain may "mow tlicßA, \lo\vii"—•■[ quote the opinion fef a lady *ar eorroSjioiitleitt —wrth (Hflietilty, but; yoa tvill ivever dtto this intense, fla.nio uf religious a]> horrenoe o{ Rome, tfcey may bttt bo re, lifilitinQf the eaaidlo of .Cra'iimer <ind. BkN ley in a day of degc'i)el:atib4 biif' Ulster wsMifiht «a»flnt be estilJßMfefiiS by all the foi'ces that the present .G*nW». HMrtflMo srtjd ogainst. it.' ?ery i'iterally has Utetcr to.ten a. pnsr.ige in the- tiibJe' l "What king .going to inalto frtti' aßaiiiit another king sitte-th not (low* ifirist a.ii'd consu'lteth whether 1© bo Sbte with ten. HwmsaiM} to meet hiin. that .(joijieth agahi'st hin'i with twenty thenisnn.d ? . '. ."' So ifkewise,. whwtMvCT iie b<v bf von that fiwsaMi not rtll .tligit ho hathf he. . cail .. not \k Jfr *scigte." 3Mie evtiici tiio ■atheist, ftnd the Koman Catholic wilj. ill ■ picif .different ways, recognise ttiat Ulster i.i Jmpff ftp to t-Ms fti'gli eomijiand, ifew■ever littfe eaeh way think tli'e'co'imno*! is wortli obeying or is rl.gtitl'y i'Merpre'bd.: The darning Daivir. j Bat I 4o not wish, to ooiiclniTe these: articles i« a possjntfstio ve'in. Ulster, if she ojiJ.}; Knew it, h.;is atreMv eot'Tireil tor herself the liberty top w .|n. e h ■ she has Bqeu (Wlifiiig, Tho 'Chief Soowtoi'y liinv ■■ self will admit, if yo« press liiui, that Ulster's Case, i'a won if IJfslcr will, eo.ii- : tinuo to iH-teo.ivt a steady front (<j. «i;.U. ■threat* of vntiinietntSoe. It i$ hot the' ■goodwill of this Cabinet Hist safeguards her. It is partiy the fact fha-: a J'tfnis-. ■try of laeij &£_ 'abilitj-., if wt of dep.a.

Mi" character, one 411 ft fools, enough to jxass [flu Act whk-h. 110 power at their .disp/nsji-l io-au 'render -nipe-fativP -sp fAr . ; ijs Ulster is iWiwrted. Jit. is lio i«xWg;))jt : i:n : ii .of the ihirji,rity o.f dfagonimi;; n : i'&jat out of *li<s Unifel .Kingdom' that makes the rstreat pafatjible No iivguiiieivt,. <eil.bip.l-. military ■o.i-..re'ii(*ioi!is y , wcijrlljf. with .11. Crfiiiict; that* is' f ra.iildy-'■ less .military tiiui tes i'e'i.ig-i-.r« than any 'that Ijisis :j).rc* "ceded, .it in this fflMirtry. * W:hat appeals to theiit is shirpty the blunt fa.pt' flmt POis-tor cannot bo coereijd without flic co.rlaintj* hi I ..the Badieal Party being aflaia out fn tho «'.!<} tot tweftty years;.' . They ■are rig'bt. ReHgiWS ptraecutio.u KiigUifid will ngt stand, ahd tire betrayal ,of : 03stor to Mr. 'JMbiio.nd is itiifchlh* jqss th'O.B religious per-se'cftUon.