"GOD HELP ULSTER, BUT HEAVEN HELP THE GOVERNMENT."

Grey River Argus, 11 April 1912, Page 5

"GOD HELP ULSTER, BUT HEAVEN HELP THE GOVERNMENT."

(Red 1.30 a.m) » LONDON, April 10. The Belfast procession included 140,0!J0 members of clubs and lodges. Three milos of the route Wits crowded wi'.-h spectators. ' ; ■"•••.-.: The Primate's prayer for the protection of true religion was followed by the «mging of "God* Oh help." : Then Sir Edward Carson asked "the meeting to hold up theiiV. hands in solemn affirmation that they would never, under any circumstances, -have Home Rule. The meeting repeated the affirma-, tiort. After unfurling an immense Union Jack, the crowd uncovered and sang the National Anthem. ' ■■'■"■-« Mr Bonar Law said . there was no hope of tho majority in the Commons breaking- do\vn. : It had .been, further cemented by the payment of- ,£4OO a year to the members.' -: Thii.Government .turned House of Commons into a market place, but they were unable to sell Ulster, which held the key to the position. The whole history of the modern world was the history of a movoment towards closer union. Great Britain, who ; 'possessed the Empirebuilders of the ■ world, was . asked to bogin a policy of disintegration. The Unionist policy was to. restoro "land purchase and to develop the resources of Ireland. : Mr Bonar Law had a renewed ovation on returning from Belfast. Speaking from the deck of the steamer Mr Law declared -that if Home Rule were forced' through God help^Ulster, but Heaven help the Government.