HOME RULE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16566, 2 June 1914, Page 7

HOME RULE.

RIVAL VOLUNTEER FORCES. - SPREAD OF THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received Juno 1, 10.45 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 1. A procession a mile long, including a band of trained nurses in Red Cross uniform, accompanied tlio National Volunteers from Londonderry to Celtic Park, wlioro a series of evolutions were performed with great alertness and precision. Several speeches were delivered.

According to the Dublin “ Sunday Independent,” the National Volunteers in Ulster total 41,000, in Leinster 42,000, in Mu aster 27,000, and in Connaught 18,500. Enrolment is progressing at the rate of 5000 weekly. Two companies have been formed in Aehill Island, where the whole of the drill commands are carried out in Gaelic. Mr O’Connor states that the incidents at tho Curragh gave the first impulse to tho present National Volunteer movement.

TO KEEP HOME RULE ON

STATUTE BOOK,

AN ORGANISER OF THE NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS. (Received June 1, 11.35 p.in.) LONDON, Juno 1.

Mr T. Lundon, M.P., in a speech at Limerick City, said that Sir Redmond had sent him to organise the National Volunteers. It was intended to ask them to help to keep Home Rule on the Statute Book. If they could not have peace without excluding Ulster for an indefinite period they could prepare to act if such peace wero to be enforced upon them. When tho Tories returned to office, possibly, there would be an attempt to give Ulster better terms, but the Nationalists could point to the Volunteers and tell the Tories, “ You leave the Bill on the Statute Book or else ” Well, they all knew what the “else” meant. Whether they had to face Sir Edward Carson or England armed they would be ready.