Kentucky Irish American., 1912-02-10
Greeted with Loud Acclaim
when introduced at
Belfast.
Declares England Is Not Keep
ing Pace With World
Movement.
Regards Home Rule as the First
Milestone to Eventual
Unity.
ORANGEMEN SHOW COWARDICE

The expected and dreaded strife
which has been long threatening by
the Ulster province Orangemen as
protest against the home rule DEM
onstration broke out Friday morn
ing with the arrival of Winston
churchill, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, who with John Redmond,
leader of the Irish Nat'onalists, we're
the chief speakers invited to address
the meeting. When Mr.. Churchill,
who was accompanied by his wife,
left the train and entered an auto
mobile the crowd broke into boots
of derision and rush was made TO-
ward the machine. Singing Brit
tania Rules the Waves" and GOD
Save the King" members of the mob
broke through the lines of police and
soldiers and tried to prevent Mr.
Churchill from entering the car. Re
inforcements were hastily placed
along the guard lines, however, in
the weakest places and the mob was
held back.
A heavy rain was falling, but the
crowds paid no attention to the in
clement weather. There were cheers
for A. Bonar Law, Unionist leader in
the House Of Commons, and for Sir
Edward Carson, M. P, the Chairman
of the Ulster Orangemen's Asso-
citation, but none for the leaders OF
the political parties which are fight
ing for home rule. Scores of placards
were posted about the Belfast rail-
way station, where the First Lord OF
the Admiralty could not help but
seeing them, and none was compli-
mentary to either himself or Mr..
Redmond.
Admiralty could not help but seeing
them, and none was complimentary
tc either himself or Mr.. Redmond.
The heavy rain had turned the
-footbgfY rieid M Celtic Park the
scene of the demonstration, into a
quagmire, and the soldiers who were
on guard there stood in mud to their
ankles. A heavy detachment of
Irish constabulary had been on guard
all night, and at dawn it was rein
forced by squadron of dragons.
Several bodies of infantry, their
rifles equipped with bayonets, took
up a strategic position about the
field during the morning. BY IL
O'Clock huge crowds were moving to-
ward the grounds. Police stopped all
persons who did not hold tickets OF
invitation to the meeting and turned
them back toward the city.
Despite the many Orange threats
the only clash occurred when Mr.
Churchill started from his hotel for
Celtic Park at / O'Clock. Crowds OF
workers, who were temporarily idle
during the dinner hour, gathered
about the hotel. When Mr.. Churchill
appeared he was greeted with yells
and cries of derision. The mob
closed in, overpowering the police
men so the British statesman could
not reach his automobile. WELDING
their clubs. the officers drove back
the angry men and women and
opened lane for Churchill to pass
through. Among deafening clamor
the Admiralty Lord entered his mo-
tor car and was whirled away.
When Mr.. Churchill arrived at the
huge tent which had been erected on
the football field as a shelter against
the rain, he was enthusiastically
greeted. Thousands Of adherents OF
home rule were on the grounds and
other thousands were pouring
through the police guard lines. The
Admiralty Lord was escorted by a
detachment of police and constab-
ularly. Other distinguished visitors
had preceded Mr.. Churchill to the
grounds. Among them we're John
Redmond, Lord Pirrie and many
Liberal and Irish Nationalist mem
bers of Parliament.
After being introduced Mr..
Churchill rose to speak, but was in
terrupted by the thunder OF ap-
plause. After the cheering was over
the audience began to sing home rule
songs. Mr.. Churchill opened his
speech with an explanation Of the
Government policy Of the Liberals,
but keenly criticized the present Par
liamentary methods OF Great Britain,
saying that they we're not sufficiently
representative OF the local and pro-
vinclal life OF the nation. He cited
the fact that England's two closest
rivals for commercial supremacy
Germany and the United States
are governed by twenty-three and
forty-six legislative bodies re-
spectiyely.
''In order 10 keep pace with the
world movement" he said. sit is
yitally necessary for England to
learn how TO combine the fullest ex-
preston OF national and local inter-
est with the strongest brain OF i'm
perial unity" Mr.. Churchill de-
clared that he regarded home rule
as the first milestone along the road
70 eventual unity OF the English
speaking races tI
CALLED BY DEATH