THE BELFAST TROUBLE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3591, 2 August 1912, Page 5

THE BELFAST TROUBLE.

CAMPAIGN OE INTIMIDATION.

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(Received August 1. 9.55 p.in.) LONDON, August 1

At Belfast a number of workmen and clerks in the shipyards have struck as a protest against the detention of a number of Catholics who returned to work.

The trustees of tlie Horne Rule Fund have contributed £3OO to the relief of the Belfast distress.

The Nationalist M.’sP., Mr Redmond presiding, summoned the Government to secure the peaceful return of those expelled from the shipyards, to punish tlie assailants and the organisers of the campaign of intimidation. The Order of Hiberians in Dublin announces the abandonment of the customary (parades usually held on August 15. DEBATE IN THE HOUSE. MR BONAR LAW BLAMED. (Received August 2, 12.35 a.m.) LONDON, August 1.

In the House of Commons’ debate on Irish Supply Mr Devlin described tlie Belfast law-breakers as Sir Edward Carson’s dupes and blamed Mr Bonar Law’s Blenheim speech. Sir Edward Carson replied that lie would never countenance acts like those at the Belfast shipyards. The main cause of the disturbances was Home Rule, which had aroused the people’s deepest passions. Mr Bonar Law declared that his Blenheim words were carefully written beforehand, and he withdrew nothing. The situation was more serious than any since 1642. Every member of the Unionist party endorsed every word that he uttered. . . He expressed the opinion that the men of North-East Ulster would act tin to their declarations, and said until there was evidence tliat the Government was supported by the British electorates Home Rule should not be established. the Premier questioned whether any parallel could Ix> found in the speeches of any rosonsible statesman tor the Language used at Blenheim by the Leader of the Opposition, who now said that a minority would be right in resisting Home Rule by force. What if he were returned to power and an overwhelming majority of the Irish resisted the law and pointed to Mr Bonar Law’s language? Tlie justification of Mr Bonar Laws doctrine meant the absolute end of Parliamentary Government. The Premier considered Mr Bonar Law’s speech a declaration of war against constitutional government and added that he was unable to aeon it Mr Law of responsibility for the discreditable proceedings at Belfast when they had a responsible statesman’s open incitements to violence.