Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-08
CHURCHILL
IN BELFAST:
Is Jeered, H0oted and BOOed--- Inc
sulting Epithets Applied
By Crowd.
HIS EFFiGY PLACED ON A POLE
FafiGIes Of Others Placed on Wires.
Orange Banners and Union Jack--Anti.
Home Rule Inscriptions.

mill hands. greeted Winston Church
i'll and Mrs. Churchill when they
aligh,cd from The train here at $40
today, They jeercd. hooled and
bOocd al The first lord OF the admiral
IS and when they saw that he still
sat impressive, the motor car was sur
rounded and many insulting epithets
were applied.
The police formed Il flying wedge,
and after a great deal OF trouble,
cleared the way for the car 70 pro-
coed 10 The Grand Central Hotel.
where the visitors were entertained
by Lord Pirrie and Il number Of the
leading Irish liberals and The big
meeting scheduled for later in The
day was discussed.
While the party was in The break
fast room an enormous crowd gath
cred outside in the street and sang
the national anthem. The police ask
ed the crowd TO leave. and al the
end of the singing all left without Of
fering any resistance.
While Churchill and the leaders
were comforting over the days pro-
gram. ii procession OF dock and mill
workers numbering 800 was formed.
With big Orange banners and the
union Jack III their head, the parad-
ers passed through the principal
streets Of The city. Every individual
wore an orange badge and many
banners with anti-home-rule inscrip-
tions were carried.
En- route TO the park, while passig
through The l'nioniSt section OF the
city, the automobile containing
Churchill was frequently stopped by
lhrongs Of workinsmen and women
whose lunch hour il was, and whose
jeering. cat calling and booing was
terrific a, times. The police guard
were compelled TO charge time and
again TO eXtricate the car from the
crowd. No violence was offered. the
crowd being content with verbally eX-
pressing their opinion OF the cabinet
minister. who tried to maintain an
air OF unconcern throughout.
4 heavy rain fell throughout the
day. turning The park where the meet
ing was scheduled 70 take place into 4
bog.
The main thoroughfares leading 10
the park were damned with people.
Many were on hand merely TO see
the show" and contenIedly munched
their lunch as they held their places
along the curb and waited for some
thing TO turn up. a Gordon OF po-
lice was thrown about the hotel where
Churchill and the leaders were con-
ferring. and entrance was denied TO
everyone who could not produce Gre
dentials. John Redmond and other
.NutluIIulISl ltdutIS JolilNh SiN4Shii
and all predicted no real trouble.
Churchill accompanied by num-
Der of Liberal leaders. proceeded to
the park. being ieered by the Union
list crowds that lined the route and
enthusiastically cheered after he en-
tered The Nationalist quarter. II was
plain from Churchill's attitude that
he fully realized his Significance, in
view of the famous utterance Of his
father. Lord Randolph Churchill. who
relinquished a place in Gladstone's
cabinet, saying: ulster will fight and
Ulster will be right"
The crowd at the park was chiefly
Nationalist in character and Church
i'll at the outset Of his speech caught
them by appealing to bottle loyalty
and the self-interest of the Irish peo-
pie TO support the government policy
He criticized the present parliament
airy methods Of Great Britain, saying
| that il was not sufficiently representa-
tive of the local and provincial life
of the nation. He commented on the
fact that England's two rivals fol
commercial supremacy. the United
States and Germany. respectively, are
administered respectively by 46 and
23 separate legislative bodies.
Before the cabinet minister de-
parted for the park to make bi:
speech, band Of workmen, carry
ing clubs. paraded the streets carry
ing an e6isg of Churchill on pole
While The park meeting was IL
progress delegation of Nationalist!