The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-05
ORANGE OF ULSTER
Take Oath Not to Recognize the Irish
Parliament.

Take Oath Not to Recognize the Irish
Parliament.
Belfast, Sept. 2S.-Ulster day is
safely over and what some protested
to believe would be practically the
hrst day of a quasi-civil war passe /
merrily as a gigantic bank holiday. A
booming trade and the abundance OF
money helped the holiday spirit. The
public houses drove a thriving trade.
the results being jovial instead of
saturnine
Beyond the presence of the country
Irish constabulary the only signs of q
military organization We're 500 mem.
bers of the Unionist clubs. wearing
red, white and blue armleis and trail
ing long slaves like the Boy Scouts.
VINO IN the morning marched to the
city hall grounds and took positions
to keep order. They were relieved
periodically by detachments from a re-
serve of 1000 men and Sir Edward
carson's guard of honor of ITO Union
list Club men and 100 Orangemen. The
ciupmen wore tricoor sashes and car
r1ed long white slaves, while the
orangemen wore sashes only.
Ulster day broke fresh and SUNNY
and the city made it general holiday
The shipyards, which employ $4,000
men, were silent; mills, factories and
other places, representing $4,000 work.
ers' were closed down and with the
exception of therwest division, which
Is Nationalist, the town was abla.,
with myriads Of Union Jacks. Hor.
land & VOLTS shipyard opened az
usual, but not even a Roman Catholic
appeared for work.
1t was the same throughout Union.
list Ulster. Every Industrial centre
was miniature replica of Belfast
10 the south as far as Portadown
every farmhouse and every artisans
dwelling was fNfhg the Union Jack
and bunting. There was a sparsencss
OF decoration as one approached thu
frontier town of Newry, and the,ca
toward the Boyne it gradually fades
away.
Early In the morning an additional
battalion of troops was smu.eled into
Belfast, half of them going to Holv-
wood, four miles away, and the other
half to the local military station.
Dozens of country members Of the
Irish constabulary were posted at
every danger point, with a member oe
the local force in mutt as a guide.
Some persons had feared a repeti.
ton of the horrors of 1896, when thir-
ty-nVe persons were shot dead and
5oo We're permanently injured, but to
day, although there was a crescendo
OF enthusiasm, the proceedings vera
peaceful and harmonious throurhon.
The celebration really began with
religious services at some eighty Pro-
testant places of worship. At the ser
vice at the city hall the Rev. DR.. Me-
kean, former Moderator of the Pres
byterian church of Ireland, preached
A minister of the Church of Ireland
and the Methodist and CONGREGATIONAL,
churches assisted him. Sir Edward
Carson, leader of the Unionists in III.
ster; the Lord Mayor of Belfast ana
the members of the Corporation were
present.
The arrival of Admiral Lord Charles
Beresford evoked a storm of cheers
which was instantly hushed when an
appeal was made to treat the service
as solemn. religious occasion. Subse-
quentiy attempts to applaud Sir Ed
ward Carson and other leaders were
checked in a similar manner
At 1918 P. NJ, Sir Edward Carson
signed the covenant in the vestibu.e Of
the city hall pledging the Ulster men
to refuse to recognize an Irish Par.
lament and also to refuse to pay
taxes If one We're established. The
boyne flag flew before the table. The
Marquis of Londonderry was the next
to sign. He was followed by the other
leaders and then came the Lord Mayor.
councillors and other onicials. Then
the hall was closed. It was opened
again at O'Clock when bodies of MEM
oers Of Unionist clubs marched in
military fashion, four deep. through
the crowds, which were awaiting the
procession of $4,000 Orangemen to the
city hall to sign the covenant.
These came at last. Every lodge
Was preceded by q member CARRYING
the Union Jack, while the bands play
ed Rule Britannia" God Save the
King" and God Bless the Prince Of
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