IRISH CRISIS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16602, 14 July 1914, Page 7

IRISH CRISIS.

SITUATION REMAINS GRAVE.

SIR EDWARD CARSON’S , ULTIMATUM.

, PEACE WITH HONOUR

WAR THE ALTERNATIVE. 3y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.

LONDON, July 12. Sir Edward Carson inspected 2000 (Volunteers at Larne. | He asked them to have confidence in their leaders. He saw no evidence of peace, and Ulstermen must be prepared whije the shadow remained. Unless they secured peace with honour there must be war with honour. PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT. LONDON, July 12. Mr A. Birrell, Secretary for Ireland, at a Liberal garden party in Bristol, said that the situation was grave, but he was never more sanguine that a reasonable settlement would be reached. They must keep their tempers and be fully determined that they were net going to lose the fruits of victory. The Liberals would only be satisfied if they secured Home Rule for the Irish people. ORANGE PROCESSION. PATROL OVER THE ROUTE. LONDON, July 12. Commemoration services throughout Ulster were quiet. . The Nationalist Volunteers in Derry have intimated that they are organising pickets, in the interests of peace, to patrol the route for to-morrow’s Orange procession. CONGREGATIONS SOLEMNLY % WARNED. i RIOT AT KILLEN. NATIONALISTS AND UNIONISTS IN CONFLICT. (Received July 13, 10.55 p.m.) LONDON, July 13. . The Roman Catholic clergy in Ulster solemnly warned their congregations against the slightest interference with Orange processions, urging them to avoid the various routes. A hundred extra police have been sent to Londonderry, and twenty extra to Moneymore. Nationalists and Unionists came into conflict at Kijlen. Stones were thrown and revolvers fired, One Nationalist was severely mauled. Major Crean reviewed four thousand Nationalist volunteers at Castle Bellingham. 'Fifty thousand rounds of ammunition were brought to Ulster during the weekend. NEWSPAPER COMMENTS. (Received July 13, 10 p.m.) LONDON, July 13. The “Daily Citizen” says that the Premier’s task to-day will tax his >powers to.the uttermost.. A full, frank review of the Parliamentary situation is needed. A few more false steps and there will he a collapse with the loss of everything piloted through under the phelter of the Parliament Act. Unless the millionaire Liberals can be brought to heel the Government is doomed.

The “ Chronicle ” contends that the Government should regard the rejection by the House of Lords of the terms of the Amending Bill with equanimity. It should place Home Rule on the Statute Book before sanctioning attempts at further negotiation. .“NO SURRENDER.” A MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, July 13. An Orange meeting resolved to send the following cablegram to the British Government: —

“An overflowing and profoundly enthusiastic demonstration implores Great Britain not to imperil the Empire. Ulster must repeat ‘No surrender.’ Of the army and navy men enrolled here, at least 250 are prepared to leave Australia to fight for Ulster if necessary.” NATIONALIST VOLUNTEERS. ' 'RESENTMENT AGAINST ARMS PROCLAMATION. “Times” and Sydney “Sun” Services. LONDON, July 12. The Nationalist volunteers .in the ,outh of Ireland bitterly resent the restriction imposed by the arms proclamation. They declare that they will not only get rifles, hut will carry them in public. THE TWO FACTORS. AN HONEST OPPOSITION. •ARMY OF WIRE-PULLERS. LONDON, July 12. The "Westminster Gazette,” in a eading article on Ulster, says: ‘'From ;he beginning there have been two separate factors, ono the quiet, honest ipposition, the other a purely political lampaign set in motion by an army of Fire-pullers, stage managers, advertisers and kinematographers, who exploit and vulgarise whatever is sincere Id the attitude of the Covenanters.”