New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-08
BELFAST A STORM CENTRE
Anti-Home Rule Campaign
Reaches Climax Tomorrow.
10000 MEN TO TAKE PART
Nationalist, as Counterblast,
Organize Meetings in Other
Parts of Ireland.

London, April Belfast is to have an
other great anu-Home Rule demonstration
on Tuesday next, two days before the date
set for the introduction OF the Home Rule
bill in the House Of Commons, This time
there will be no necessity OF moving troops
into the city, as was the case when Win
ston Spencer Churchill, First Lord Of the
Admiralty held his now historic meeting
in the chief town of Ulster An Irish
member, TO make sure that Belfast would
not again be put under what practically
amounted to martial law 10 enable a prom
inent politician TO speak. asked the ques-
ton in the House OF Commons tho other
day. The reply OF Augustine Birrel, Chief
Secretary for Ireland. was that he thought
the Nationalists could be depended upon
not to interfere with free speech.
The demonstration. In which hundred
and fifty thousand men will take part, will
be held ct the Royal Ulster Agricultural
society's grounds. Since the beginning OF
the year meetings have been held all over
Ulster 10 protest against Home Rule and
the meeting on Tuesday will be a climax to
the series The men have been carefully
drilled, so that the parades and march past
elHll pass OIL NIluOul any hlANll' mann
portion OF the participants will be drawn
from the Unionlst clubs OF Ireland and the
Loyal Orange Order. Special Cnionlst
clubs organized the tight against Glad
stones Home Rule bill in 1893, and after
that they gradually died out. After the
last election, Home Rule having been
placed as n plank in the Liberal platform,
the clubs were reorganlzed. and there are
now 25s OF them.
The Loyal Orange Order is an older and
more powerful organization, and is, be-
sides. permanent. II Is estimated that one
person in every thirty in Ulster is an
Orangeman, while one in fourteen Of the
Protestant inhabitants OF the province be
longs TO the order.
The men from tho shipyards OF Belfast,
FIVE thousand IN number will also take
part, for although the head OF the greatest
OF the shipbulldng concerns. Lord Pirrie, Is
for Home Rule, his employees are against 1t.
There will lie four distinct professions,
two approaching the grounds from the city
and two from the districts. In tho grounds
four platforms will be erected. the principal
one being occupied BY A. Bonar Law, Sir
Edward Carson. Walter Long and other
Parliament.
The four professions will meet at the en-
trance TO tho grounds and enter the In
closure after which the march past will
begin. sixteen men abreast II Is expected
that It will take three hours for the pro-
uesson TO pass. At the conclusion OF the
speeches a resolution expressing the senti-
ments Of the gathering regarding Home
Rule will be put
In other parts Of ireland Nationalist will
hold Home Rule meetings. not because the
constituents need conversion, but 20 keep
UP interest in the question There will also
DO a number OF meetings in England. Wales
and Scotland.
II is interesting 10 note that the name
Gladstone again appears among the list
OF Engllshmen who are trying to convert
the masses OF England TO the principle OF
self government for tho sister isle. ". g.
G. Gladstone. grandson OF tho Grand Old
Man" and member for the Kilmarnock
burgs, has been taking prominent part
In the campaign I'm England and Scotland.
Not long ago he spoke at a denomination
I'm Trafalgar Square. and no has also been
addressing meetings OF workingmen. Mr..
Gladstone breaches that Home Rule Is
workingmen's question. According to his
views. not only do the worhngmcn OF Ire
land stand to benefit. but the working peo-
ple OF England stand 10 benefit by the eco
nomlc expansion which Homo Rule would
give 10 Ireland.
The scope OF tho bill Is now fairly we'll
known. but tho bill itself will not DO issued
until after tho Prime Minister has deliv-
cred his speech introducing II. Technically
this Introduction is a formal application 10
tho House for leave 10 introduce. and al
though the Commons never refuses this
leave, the bin is not issued until the first
reading has been passed.