Inquiry Wanted.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 100, 21 April 1914, Page 5

Inquiry Wanted.

REGARDING ULSTER.

ALLEGED PROPOSED ATTACK.

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XUnited Frebb abbociation.!! London, April 20

Thousands of rifles and ample ammunition have readied the Ulster volunteers in the past few weeks. Colonel Seely and Mr Harold Baker, M.P., Financial Secretary and Finance Member of the Army Council, in speeches, indignantly denied the allegations of the Ulster Unionist Council that arrangements had been made by the War Office lor an attack on Ulster.

The Unionist newspapers insist on a judicial enquiry as the only satisfactory method of ascertaining General Paget's exact words to his officers. General Paget, who had left Dublin before the publication of the Unionist Council's statement, visits Mr Asqnith to-day and returns to his post to-night. THE ULSTER VOLUNTEERS. LORD MILNER'S VIEWS. i»* Electric Telegraph—Copyright) Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, April 20. While the House of Commons is resting from strenuous consideration of Jio Irish question, Ulster continues :ts volunteer activities. Ulster decla'rcs ihat it has lost faith in the Ministry, ■ami is determined to prepare for the vorst. Volunteers are nightly drilling. The old Derby 1 cry of "No smv •ender" appears oh the triumphal irches which greet Sir Edward Carson vherever he goes. Lord Milner urges a repetition of Ate, Hyde Park demonstration tlrrough»ut Britain. He says the danger is hat the 1 people should relapse into a 'also sense of security.

THE GROUNDS FOR INQUIRY. THE PREMIER RETICENT. (Received 9.25 a.m.) London. April 20. Mr Asquith, in the House of Com110ns, in reply to Colonel Channel, aid there were no grounds for a judicial inquiry into the alleged plot against Ulster. Mr Uonar, Law stated that n view >f Saturday's circumstantial statement ho \ypuld repeat his question on Tuesday. The Premier declined to he drawn '>y numerous questioners-on the nature if the reports furnished by the Irish ulitary' commanders. '• - Mr McKenna moved the second read'ng of the Welsh Disestablishment Bill md Lord Robert Cecil moved its rejection. Sir Edward Carson, speaking at Belfast, said that if a judicial inquiry vas instituted he was prepared to subtantiato the indictments in Saturlay's statement.