THE CALL TO ARMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11093, 2 June 1914, Page 1

THE CALL TO ARMS.

RIVAL IRISH FORCES-

NATIONALISTS DRILLING HARD.

STIR AT CURRAGH GAVE IMPULSE, i By Telegraph—Pi ei* Association—Copyright I • • LONDON. • June .1. ' A procession a mile long, including a baud of trained nurses in Red, Cross uniform, accompanied the National Volunteers from Londonderry to Celtic Park, where a series of evolutions were performed with great alertness and precision. Soveral speeches were delivered. . ■ According to the Dublin "Sunday Independent." the National Volunteers in Ulster total 41,000, in Leinster 12,000, in Minister 27,000, and in Connaught 18,500. Enrolment is progressing at the rate of 5000 weekly. Two companies have been formed in Achill Island, where the wholo' of the drill commands'' are carried out in Gaelic. Mr O'Connor states.that-the incidents at: the Qurragh • gave the first impulse to the present National Volunteer movement. _ TO KEEP HO ME RULE ON ■-'■ STATUTE BOOK. AN ORGANISER OF:THE NA r TIONAL VOLUNTEERS.., ■ ' • LONDON, June.l. , Mr T.. Lundon, M.P.,, in a 1 speech at Limerick «City, : said that Mr-Redmond had sent him to organise the National Volunteers. It was • intended to * ask them to help to keep Home 1 -Ride 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 were :to be .enforced upon-them- When the 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.

BECAUSE IME RULE WON. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Received June 2, i) a.m.) LONDON, June 1. Mr T. ¥. O'Connor/speaking at the annual, convention of the United Irish League of Great liritain, in Caxton Hall, stated that tho Irish papers w<?re tilled with accounts of demonstrations, bonfires on every hill, processions, meetings, and hands'playing in every town in Ireland because Home Rule had boon won.