New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-25
Lord Londonderry and Sir Ed
ward Carson Appointed as
an Executive Committee.
TO RAISE S5,OOO,OOO FUND
Orange Motto To Be lone King,
One Flag, One Parliament"
-1914 as Momentous
as 1915.
fRv cable 70 The Tribunal

London. Sept. 25.-Events in Ulster
are moving rapidly. The scheme which
has been devised for setting up pro-
yislonal government in the event of
The Rome Rule bill becoming law was
spproved yesterday at a conference in
Belfast Of the delegates to the Ulster
T'nionist Council II was decided on
the motion Of Sir Edward Carson, sec
onded by Lord Londonderry. TO dele
rate all powers to act as a central au-
thorlty 10 a standing committee Of the
council. and Sir Edward and the mar
ouis were appointed an executive conf
mittee.
In accordance with the adopted arti-
cles. the Ulster provisional government
will consist Of a military council. an
Ulster volunteer committee. a legal
committee, an education committee and
a customs excise and postoffice com
mittee. II these committees were ap-
pointed. and II was decided 10 raise an
indemnity guarantee fund Of $1,000 00O,
ing appointed trustees In the consti-
tuition OF this fund provision is made
for the Naturalization Of all members
Of the Ulster volunteer force in respect
10 personal injury or loss Of life sus-
tanned by them in the execution OF
what is called their duties. Sir Ed
ward Carson headed the list Of sub
scriptions with $4,000
Details of the articles Of the pro-
visional government will be made pub
lie on the date upon which the Home
Rule bill is placed upon the statute
book. II has been decided that the
motto Of Ulster shall be "One King,
one flag, one Parliament"
Belfast, Sept 2i.-The embryo Par
lament of Ulster" at present known
under the title Of the Ulster Unionist
Council. assembled to-day TO the number
OF 60 in Ulster Hall in this city TO dis
cuss the plans for the provisional gov
eminent Of the province in the event Of
the Home Rule for Ireland bill becoming
law. The Marquis Of Londonderry took
tho chair He was Lord Lieutenant OF
Ireland 1868
Sir Edward Carson, leader Of the Ulster
Unionists all the Irish Unionist members
Of the House Of Commons, the Duke of
Abercorn and many other peers and rep
resentstives OF the province Of Ulster at
tended.
Full details Of the provisional constitu-
ton Of the province were communicated
20 the meeting for formal ratification. the
earnestness with which the participants
regarded the procedure being exemplihed
in the official report Of the meeting. which
declared
This nucleus OF an Ulster Parliament
will put It's hand TO a document no less
remarkable than the Declaration Of indie
pendence and as pregnant with possibil-
ties Of change in the political history OF
the country.
All the steps have been taken for
repudating and resisting the DEGREES OF
a Nationalist parliament and for taking
over the government OF the province OF
Ulster in trust for the British nation"
The articles OF the Ulster constitution
were approved by the delegation. The
details Of them. however. are not 10 be
published until the date when the Home
Rule bill is placed on the statute book.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors
4 fund was insugurated AT to-days
session 20 indemnify the relatives Of the
killed and wounded among the Ulster vol
unteers This is Ito amount TO al least
10000"
Sir Edward Carson in addressing the
meeting made a statement which is re-
garded az significant in view Of the cur
rent stories relative to negotiations be
tween the government and the Opposi-
ton on the subject OF a settlement OF the
Irish question by agreement. He said:
"All must recognize that II the Home
Rule bill should not be carried there will
be trouble in the south OF Ireland and II
II should be carried there will be trouble
in the north. Great Britain must be &C
oepted az the arbiter between the hostile
parties"
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford IRE
tired, Unionist VI. P. for Portsmouth. Is
among those chosen as members OF the
Ulster provisional government.