ANTI-HOME RULE

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14656, 25 January 1912, Page 6

ANTI-HOME RULE

STALWART ORANGEMEN PREPARING TROUBLE. Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright, LONDON, Jan. 23. The Unionists have engaged Ulster Hall for February 7tli and 9th. It is rumoured that they intend to pack it with Orange Stalwarts who will refuse to leavo. Mr Herbert Samuel, speaking at Redcar, said that had Ulster's intolerance prevailed in England, no Empire would have existed. No colony, dependency, or protectorate, would" have tolerated a rule so oppressive or arrogant. "AN ARMED REBELLION. - ' SIR EDWARD CARSON WILL LEAD. LONDON, Jan. 11. Every member of the Unionist party is taking some put in tue campaign against Homo Rule, but Sir Edward _ Carson, formerly Solicitor-Gen-eral, is the man who is reiied won to keep up the agitation. Sir Edward nays that in no circumstances will Ulster accept Home Rule, even, if it is passed by the House of Commons, and that ho is willing to lead an ;mied rebellion acainst tho perpetration of what he declares would be "the -Time of the ago." Ireland, adds the ex-Sohcitor-General, is prospering i>nd .-.liould bs left alone. Tho °.' i cod weakening of the pc-opl-e's demand "ior Home Rule is claimed by tho Unionists to be a sign of increased pi.< sprrity. In place of Home Rule, Sir Edward Carson offers tho Irish, under a lii.oiiist Administration, restoration of land purchases without political ]ntcrreren'.e, an Agricultural Dejuntnient, reformation of tho Poor Low, the improvement of primary and secondary education, aud tar:if reform, which, it is claimed will benefit Ireland more than it will England. A secret meeting of Unionists was held Inst night in Belfast at which -.i number of drill-masters were selected for the tusk of preparing those who have' volunteered to resist bv f of arms the introduction of Home Rule. Appeals have boeu sent out to 43t0 Orange Lodges urging tho members to hold themselves in readiness for armed resistance in case their services aie i.eedod. The situation is regarded as critical.

Tho leaders of tho Anti-Horae Rule movement deolare that the adopT-ion of self-government for Ireland nill h-\ve to ba enforced by the point of tho bayonet.

"FIGHT TO THE LAST GASP." MR BONAR LAWS VIEWS. Mr Bunar Law delivered, on December 7, a. great speech in .'Joowe, Liverpool, his constituency. It was his first sspooek there s.ni.e his ol.!.:tu;n to the loader-ship of the Unionist Party in the House of Commons. Mi>jiy of tne 5,000 people who crowded the Skating Rink paid, for admission. Mr Law had a rousing wel:ome. "A gocd many people are in favour of Home Kme," he sudd, "because they are tired to death of me Irish prooicm. It is our duty to convince them that to carry th:s measure would not be the end but the beginning of the Irish question.— (Hear, near, ynd cheers). To pass it. cr even seriously to attempt to pass it, would bung to Ireland and to England not peace hut a sword.—(Hear, hear). "If we- are determined' ia (i;?ht against it to the last gasp, as we are —(dicers) —it is not for the sales of party interest, but because we-knt/w this proposal is not only intolerably unjust to our loyal fellow subjects m Ireland, but it is also ruinous both to Ireland and Great Britain." In conclusion, M Br-nar Law raid: "I have spoken, as I always tiy to speak, with restraint, but restraint docs not roean weakness. My colleagues in the House of Commons lisvo chosen me to be their leader. They know mo, perhaps as well as I know myself. They know. I think, that I am not timid, and I can assure you, and I speak, not only for myself, but for tho Unionist Party in the Houso of Commons, thoi «hen the time ceir.es there will be no shrinking from.strong action (cheers). There will •he no shrinking from any action which we think necessary to . defeat ona cf the most ignoble conspiracies "which hove ever bean framed' csfainst Ihe lilierties of freeborn men."—(Ghaera). - ASMS FOR. m^STEk.

A Protestant Home Ruier recently sent the following paragraph from ihe "Northern Constitution'' at C*ji9raine, to the London "Daily Newa".— • The "C'liiinon" i'und. '/ha committee of management of this. .fund< which was opened acime time a,jo by tho Orangemen of Garvagh, -.list m the Clinton Memorial Hall on the evening of tho 20th ult. A suitable weapon of the "big gun" style net being_.procurable, it was derided at a previous meeting to invest the money in .small ■arras, and after considerable- discussion tho mooting agreed to vilrohii.se 24 Martini-Henry military rifles of Jot) calibre, • with a supply of saitable ammunition. They have afeo pu'r.hised a number of Lee-Enfield ninsassine guns from the Gurragh Rifle Club, the latter body having changed to.a lighter -weapon. Airguns have plso been provided for the purpose of practice dvrirtg the winter months among the membeiß of the ledges in. hall, . Writing on baoembtr 3 t tug' ''Rajl* Newo'' Ccleraine correspondent says; "Most careful ingujres ©fert no cor.-

roberation cf the rumoured large, ini-jwrts.-kou. of rifles or ammunition into Garragh. Prominent Orangemen are < averse to giving osa:-t uo.aTf, admit that the <oni,emp!:>o : J i,iv.< lu-.io '< o. a cjinu;>n was .".hKiK!-.-,;-. .•?[ In i'tyccr i rifk'i, but thews iinvn not beau c l -- I triined, on an extensive- s-alo i.ir j-> j gjneral a-ninn; intended at pr.wiif. : Tiro dozen military rilic; -;.7ui :i J .o ; .>■'.■.r ! number ucecl by "the '.tv-r.l Tifie civbs 1 will bo used in pratiee by rho hdi-Q- j men during the winter. "Undoubtedly j many Ok;n-ironwn serious'v fo'.H-".n-platc active rosistaiie to TTc-ni.s Tiinr, | and drill books have bc-n "ii- uhu.p-d in ! t'le locality, but .inythi::2 like oi'vaii- 1 itcci drilling lxirtics cannot bo ,-.t work , vnl'jss indoors, because tlie oonstabul- I ary -would imn-.r-di-.trlv rjmrt public I proceedings on such lines.