New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-23
ULSTERMEN ON WARPATH
Anti-HOme Rule Demonstration
To Be Impressive Affair.
BELFAST HAS A REASON
Richest City in Ireland Opposes
a Movement Which It Can
Never Dominate.

London, Sept. H.-On Saturday, Septem
Der 3, the Unionists OF the northern
counties of ireland propose TO register
their formal defiance of Home Rule
Gathering In halls and marketplacee-
even IN churches-the men OF Ulster viii
sign covenant pledging themselves neve,
70 submit to any government from Dub
In which may be imposed upon the coun-
try by the Asquith- Redmond Home Rule
bill passed in the House OF Commons.
Ulster Day" Is the designation chosen
ion this remarkable political sacrament
According to It's promoters, II will prove
a. show OF determination SO solemn and
impressive that the British Cabinet viii
hesitate long before attempting to en-
force its scheme for partial separation O.
Ireland from the United Kingdom. But,
viewed through spectacles Of another
political color, the affair Is not 10 De
taken seriously at all.
Home Rule In its revived form OF loca
self-government, instead OF complete
separation FOR Ireland, has aroused 40
deeper political feeling In England than
other questions--the tariff, the Lords ana
the Lloyd George taxation measures. In
deed, most Englishmen OF all parties ap-
pear willing that Ireland should have
about all tile power involved I'm Mr. Req
mond's programme. II only the constant
strife ana racial bitterness can be ended
thereby. But the stumbling block has de
yeloped In the Unionists OF Ulster. Be
fore they will submit 10 separation they
will nave civil war, their leaders threat
en-. Rife clubs have been formed am
young men and old are drilling. No one
can tell just how far the warlke move
ment has gone. Home Rulers treat IT with
ridcule.
Infrsction Of Law Charged
Members OF Parliament like Sir Edward
Carson, who is by birth an lrishman. anu
L. r.. Smith, one Of the most conspicuous
OF the younger Conservatives who is no.
an lrishman, have made speeches in Par
lament and outside, announcing freel!
that Ulster will never recognize Home
Rule government. and urging the people
70 resist II. Hence some of their oppo
nents have called upon the government
TO take proceedings against them for IN
citing 10 break the law.
They have tainted tho authorities with
being afraid 10 deal with these important
politicians as they did with the Labor
leader, Tom Mann who had term IN
prison for urging dock strikers TO VIC
lence. But the cases OF Sir Edward Car
son and Mr.. Smith present a barrier 10
or d loophole for eyadins IL
The Home Rule bill has not become Law.
and tho question arises whether people
may be dealt with FOR preparing TO resist
which have not yet attained the
final stage Of Law, and may never at
tain Il.
SIR Edward Carson and Z. T. Smith axe
70 be first to write their names 10 the
covenant" In Belfast City Hall, where
the largest assembly is expected. Eo-
many names will appear on this unique
declaration is a subject of newspaper con
tention. Predictions of Ulster enthusiasts
range from half million TO million. but
less spacious minds point out that the
number OF non-Catholic males in all u
ster Is only $4,000.
The signing Of the covenant will prove
either the prelude TO great rebellion or
q fash in the pan. Two years az best
must elapse before Home Rule can begin
to be established, because the House o.
Lords can hold up the bill for that time
The present drift OF political feeling IN
dlcates that the Liberal party may so ont
Of Office within that period