The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
NO DISSERTATION
OF ULSTER Il ALL.
It Will Remain Sacred
to Cause of Or
angemen.
VICTORY IS WON
BY UNIONISTS
Churchill Will Deliver His
Speech on Football Field, and
With Prospects sof Serious
Rioting Gone, Both Sides
Are Breathing
Easier.

easier over tho prospect That the homo
rule meeting at Belfast on February
Will not result In serious rioting, and
That there is not much likelihood of any
fatalnies occurring. At tho request of
Winston Churchill, tho Ulster Liberals
abandoned their intention of having
che speeches made in Ulster Hall.
which tho Orapgcmcn regarded MS
sacred to their cause. riiis served as
basis of compromises. although the
Unionlsts claimed they had gained Il
victory by this action. Nevertheless
they intend to carry out their plan to
nave an opposition meeting Oh the
same day.
Owing To the smart work of the us
ter Unionlsts, the home rulers were UNI
able TO charter any hall in which TO
hold the meeting, and were ultimate
~ Obliged to arrange that the demon
stratiGn shall take place In Celtic
football field, whore Mr. Churchill, John
Redmond and others will address an
audience III tent.
The chief danger comes from the
Likelihood OF n clash during the home
rule parade which Will preccdc the
meeting in the park. That tho gov
ernmcnt is apprchensivc is attcstcd by
the arrangements which 1t has made
TO have several thousand troops in
Bcitast TO suppress any disorder.
The true reason for the compromise
Is That both sides were frightened over
the probability that slnguinary rot
would occur if the meeting were held
in Ulster Hall. Mi. Churchilrs sugges-
ton that this hall he abandoned fol-
lowed conference which was parti-
clpatCd in by some OF the principal
Liberal leaders. 1t is evident that the
unionists were worried over having
to take tho responsibility for any
bloodshed on account OF the formal
threat OF the Ulster Unionists' council
headed by tho Marquis OF Londonderry
TO prevent the home rule meeting
Excitement is running high in Bel
fast, and the bitterness is Increasing
as tho day of the meeting draws near
II Is now said that the law officers
of the crown havo been asked TO advise
whether the Marquis OF Londonderry
AMI Sir Edward Carson, the former
Solicitor-Gcncral. who is president OF
the Ulster Gnionist Association, should
not hc charged with treason and re.
moved from THE 'rivy Council for chair
speeches in support OF the threat OF
the Gnionist Council. Tho Outlook
nsserts that It has authority for this
statement
VIII Parliament reconvening IN ten
days interest has been revived in the
terms of the home rule bill which the
ministry IS TO Introduce. Forecasts
which are apparently Inspired to test
the sentiment OF tho House OF Commons
and the country. are appearing in 'hc
press. While there are important ais
crepanClcS in these, IL is evident that
the ministry intends To provide for
the creation of an Irish Parliament,
consisting of a Council and Assembly:
10 reduce thu Irish representation in
the British Parliament. which is nov
100. probably 10 seventy; to limit the
votes Of Irish members OF Parliament
At Westminster TO imperial and purely
Irish questions. and to give the Irish
treasury an annual subsidy until the
country is disappearing.
Aimed at Catholics.
In order TO meet The charges of the
Gnionisis that AN Irish Parliament
would make the Roman Catholic the
state religion. provision Will be in
Guided In the bill forbdding the cstab-
lishncnt or eniowm.nt OF any rei!-
Gion. II will impose n disability 10
confer advantage Of any kind on nr-
count of religious belief or to appro-
| Pirate revenue for religious purposes
The point has no. been cleared UP as
to whether tn. Irish Parliament will
| control the excise customs. Whatever
is determined on certainly viii be ac-
companicd hy a provision for free trade
between ireland and Great B.itnin.
II Is expected that the bill will be
ministry TO bring in measure to give
| home rule to scotland and Wales
! j. ". Robertson, the parliamentary
secretary 10 the Board OF Trade, in n
sDccch last night, said tho vital din
Guilty now was recent Irish demand
FOR unchecked financial autonomy.
! Homo rule. he declared. could not be
granted Oh any such basis. 1t would
/ he equivalent 10 the disintcGration OF
/ the United Kingdom.
shustcrs >uccrh Effective.
! 1T Is Impossible to gay wha, effect
the srccch of w. Morgan Shustcr. ut
tho dinner rendered To him ut the
lSuyoy Hotel last Monday night by tho
| Persian committee. had in rcviyin.r in
tcrcst in the British governments
latitude In permitting Russia TO have
- free hand iii Pcrsin, but the activity
az the furciGn Office in obtaining MS
amranccs from -. Petersburg that
Euasia has no intention of kcnpinr the
buffer state indicates ,hut tho agita-
ton on tic subject has boon success.
ful. 1t is also certain that at tic
forthcoming session OF Parliament
there VIII be - vigorous attack on the
iEONcruHcu: aud g demand for an cX-
panation of tho allegations innGc bv
Nh Sinister ana others. that cyerv a.
Tort Of Persia 10 maintain her inde-
pendcnce has been frustrated Ly
Russia wlt!i iic acGucaccacc Of ,ircot
britain.
The agitation il responsible also Tor
an effort b. tic British Foreign once
to reach nn agreement with Russia
w'lclI Will sntisfy british suspicious
about a st. Petersburg report that
| f:usSii and Great Britain arc PREPARING
mote inriting Persia TO recognize An
ANGLO Rritish prutcci"ratc over tho
country. This rcnort is partly cor
| rincd hH London ;atoimcnt that
Great Er!tain and Russia are cnIcavor-
Tug to arrange Tor q greater degree
II cooperation 81 Central pcrs'a
II Is expected tnnt the pcraclal al.
-tHckS on sir Edward Grew the Eritish
fore.Sn SGcrotnry, viii bc renewed
Then Parliament iGrcts. Ills uGmis.
aicns ,Ilnt Grcrt Britain is trying to
make friends ana noI MAKO enemies IN