New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
Dramatic Climax Arranged for
listers Greatest Anti-Home
Rule Meeting.
BOYNE TROPHY UNFURLED
Flag Carried by William III in
Famous Battle Adopted
as the Tory Rally
ing Standard.

national anthem by an duulenCe OF
three thousand persons, comprising
everybody representative of Beltasts
great industrial mercantile, civil and
religious community, brought to a close
last night a great anti-Home Rule
meeting in Ulster Hall amid a fervor
which was probably not equalled even
bv the anti-Home Rule convention of
1892. The meeting renewed the adop-
tjon of the resolution passed at that
convention protesting against Home
Rule Parliament for Ireland.
The supreme dramatic moment of
last nights gathering in Belfast was
the unfurling and presentation to Sir
Edward Carson, the Unionist leader, of
the flag carried by King William at
the battle of the Boyne. The flag was
greeted with frpnzied cheering, con-
trary to expectations.
The cheering was again renewed
when Sir Edward Carson said the flag
should be kept as a sacred trust by
Orangemen till they killed Home Rule.
The flag. which has been kept in the
family Of the officer who was William
HIS standard bearer, is in wonderful
state of preservation. 1t is a large
orange and gold emblem, with five
pointed black star IT, the centre. There
Is white section, with a crimson cross
on the top left hand corner, and two
black tassels hang from il,
No new pronouncement Of Unionist
policy was made at The meeting. The
Ulster watchword is we will not have
Home Rule" but none of the various
speakers nor the letters of the influen-
tial Unionist leaders. which were read
in their absence attempted to reveal
any plan Of resistance should King
George sign the Home Rule measure.
In comparison with the demonstrations
held elsewhere during the last week,
the absence of talk Of armed resistance
was noticeable. Also there was less
display of the military spirit in Bel
fast Tie day, however, gave a re-
markable indication of Protestant IL
sters determination not to accept
Home Rule. This determination was
expressed in an orderly and enthusiast
tic name, which can hardly fail to
provide thu government with food for
serious rejection.
THE outlook" Of to-day makes the
startling announcement that one-third
Il. -ggh 90 a Ta
Irishmen, that more than 90 per cent
Of them are Cnionist PrOtestants and
that they are now considering how TO
resign their commissions in order 10
lead Ulster in arms against Home Rule
Belfast. Sept 27.-Hours before the time
for the commencement Of the meeting a
vast crowd had congregated about Ulster
Hall. The prODrietOrs OF noighbOring
warehouses took precautions against pos
dble trouble by barr!cadins their win
dOWs
When the doors % Ulster Hall were
opened there was a wild rush OF ticket
holders. who speedily flled> the three
thousand seats Tie hall was decorated
with Union Jacks. The most conspicuous
feature Of the decorative scheme was
device stretched acioss the front Of the
platform, the big letters Of which read
I'VE will not have Home Rule
In the absence OF the Duke Of Aber-
corn, who was unable 10 attend the Mar
quis Of Londonderry presided. Among
those on the platform were Sir Edward
Carson the Marquis q Salisbury. Baron
q.
ford, the earls Of Kilmorey. Clanw!llldm
Erne and Leitrim and Frederick Il. Sml'h,
with many other UniOnlst members III
Parliament.
During the wait for the speechmaklng
70 commence the crowd frequently burst
into song. Among these songs was one
beginning:
yiItermen, the time has come again 800
To stand united. man 70 man, with all our
might and man.
This song aroused the greatest enthusi-
assn.
Lord Londonderry in opening the pro-
ceedlngs said the determination OF inc
Cnionists OF Ulster TO oppose Home huIe
never had been more significantly SHOWN
thar in the campaign which was just
closing. Those who signed the covenant
to-mDrrow. he declared, would ABIDE by
II al all hazards.
Premers Name Hooted.
Premier Asquith and Jonn Redmond
poud hyot.ng) will learn from It, con
unued LOrd Londonderry, that Ulster 10
not blsfiug The covenant VIII be some
thing that they cannot ignore"
Mani letters from prominent Unlohls'
esderE we're read. These apologlzed loi
The inability Of their writers 10 attehu
ana EXPRESSED sympathy with the obJects
VI the Meeting andrew Bonar Law inc
Crionist leader in the House Of COM
mons, wrote:
Victory, m my opinion, is certain. ~
.eadeT o. tIe largest party m the Iiouoo
u Commons / am IN a position 10 as
sure the PEOPLE Of Ulster tndt III ll'o a
struggle they do not stand alone Dnt can
rely upon the support Of the WhOle
unionist patty
Arthur ]. Balfours letter said:
Nothing can make me believe that the
BRUSH peope or even me ltonS1 t o.
mons, whitl now 50 grossly hhSTepie-
sents them, would ever attempt 10 uIINe
Ulster out of the union. go. w nlS
not he told tlat there ever WIN ne iouhu
British government sufficiently WIckSu
Or House u Commons suihclenuy SUD
serVlent 10 say 10 Ulster LfdNe uS VI
NC VII shod you down.
The MARQUIS Of Landowners communi-
cation was. n part. as follows:
The government has wrecked the con-
biltutiOn. hut 4 also has succeeded IN