New-York tribune., 1912-02-09
No Disturbance Marks Admi-
raIty Lords Explanation Of
PropoSed Home Rule Bill.
LITTLE INFORMATION GIVEN
Mr.. Redmond's Comments Per
functory-Heavy Rain and
Strong Guard Keep
Crowds in Check.
BY cable 10 The Tribune.


ment in describing the torrents OF ram
practical Joking by mischievous Orange
men and the uneXciting incidents Of Mr..
Churchilrs speech and Mr.. Redmond
perfunctory comments.
Mr.. Churchill discussed the general
subject Of Home Rule with inflated
optimism. and kept locked up in his own
breast the Cabinet secrets relating 10 the
expected measure. Mr.. Redmond could
hardly do more than ampify the Prime
Minister'S famous text, Wait and see
so the right of free speech in Belfast If
not in Ulster Hall. has been vindiCated
without any sidelight being thrown on
the nature and extent of the proposed
legislation.
1t is not deCisiVely known whether inn
pcrial control of the revenues and Gus
toms will he retained, or whether the Ma
tionalists will consider the government
proposals worth having or anything bet
ter than Mr. Birrells i'll fated Irish cOun-
CiIs bill. Mr.. Churchill has delivered
clever, rather than persuasive, speech,
while the Orangemen have posed as
keepers of the peace and the military
forces have been massed unnecessarily
vhcn conditions for a spontaneous out
break Of mob violence did not exist.
There are sharp contradictions in the
accounts Of the meeting, and Mr..
Churchilrs reception in and retreat from
Belfast and the vagares Of partisanship
are we'll illustrated by the treatment Of
the Liberal invasion Of Protestant Ulster
in the press Of all parties.
Great stress is laid on Mr.. Churchill's
explanation of the imperial veto over
Irish legislation and Mr.. Redmond's ac-
Ccrtance Of the British safeguards.
Belfast Feb S.--Winston spencer Church
MS incursion into Ulster. which threat
ened NJ one time to cause sanguinary riot
ing and serious loss Of life has ended with
ont oven a broken head. The First Lord
of the Admiralty and John L. Redmond,
leader of the Irish Nationalists. spoke from
tho Same platform on the Home Rule bill
Mr.. Churchill outlined the intentions Of
tho government with respect 10 self-gov-
ernment for Ireland, and declared that no
greater boon could come to the empire than
the settlement of the long and bitter quarrel
between the British government and the
Irish people.
Mr.. Redmond appealed TO Ulster lin the
name Of Ireland and the British Empire,
Justice and good wiIl' to lend its aid in
settling the Irish question wisely, we'll and
forever
Tie night passed quietly Great crowds
opraded the streets until a late hour but
tho rival parties for the most part kept 10
their own quarters of the city. The Ma
tcnallsts burned cfgies Of Lord London
derry and Sir Edward Carson, the Union
1T leaders
In response to continued and onthusi-
arfio cheers Of their supporters. Lord Lon
Gonderry and Sir Edward Carson appeared
ON the steps of INC Ulster club Sir Ed
ward. iu a brief speech, said that he was
proud Of BelfaSt's behavior but, he added,
we will fight every inch against Home
Eule"
The troops will he kept in Belfast over
Saturday a. precautionary measure.
Left Before Scheduled Time.
The presence in Belfast Of the largest
military force over gathered to preserve
the peace among Irish factions combined
with a. drcuchirc rain to check tho bclli-
cosc oratory Of the anti-Home Rulers. whose
hostility was mainly vented by booing and
hootiug. But that ugly temper was aroused
ana tho civic authorities were alarmed by
possible consequences IS shown by tho fact
that on their advice Mr.. Churchill left the
city ny special train two hours before the
announced time Of his departure, thus dis
appointing a huge crowd which assembled
later TO give him a mixed send-off.
v.sg ol
fore an audience from which every effort
ha.. been made TO bar all hostile elements
u aroused tremendous enthusiasm, but at
orc point group Of -umragettcs attempted
10 cause Il disturbance and several OF them
were elected
Mr. Churchill arrived this morning with
Iis uifo a. tho Central Station. and re-
,oi,cd somewhat mixed reception.
OrauComcu greeted him with groans and
l,oS. but th"sc wcrc drowned In the hearty
cheers II the large crowd of Liberals and
NationaIists There was no disturbance.
and tho large force OF police on duty in
tho station had q very easy task 10 per
form.
During tho morning crowd Of Jniouists
paYaded tho streets carrying an effigy ~
Mr. Churchill. so which was attached a
plaCard bearing the words. Down with
Churchill, No Home Rule" They pro-
cccdcd to the hotel whore M. and Mrs.
Churchill were staying, and sang the ma
tional anthem. Then they dispersed with
ont disorder.
There was no marked excitement among
the workers Of the city. The tens OF thou
sands Of men and women engaged in the
shipy Yards and the linen factories went TO
work as though the question Of Home Rule
had not been moOted few small crowds,
however, were scattered here and there.
Crowd at Hotel Blocked Way.
Matters looked ugly for a moment when
9Ir and Mrs Churchill started for the
,t'acc where the meeting was 10 be held. a
great crowd, which had gathered outside
The hotel. appeared inclined TO rush the
First Lords motorcar and tried TO block
motorcars, packed with detectives. sue
ceeded in forcing way through the groan-
Ing thronE and got the First Lord safely
away.
The surroundings Of the football ground,
vhiCn Is known locally as Paradise were
&ppallngly ucsolate. The deluSe was IN
cessant ana the approaches TO the marquee
we're a sea Of black oOze The supports and
ropes holding up the marquee were strained
with ths weight Of the sodden canvas
througa which the water dripped Ike
shower batn Eftiges bearing the labels
"Cars1I and Londonderry" ''Turncoats
and Traitors" swsyed from poles inside
tpe marquee. looking all the world ike