New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-27
Menace of Withdrawal of Mails
from Province if 1t Rebels
Seems To Be Serious.
"DAILY MAIL" TAKES ALARM
Unionist Newspaper Recalls
That Proposed Action Is One
That Lincoln Didn't Take
Against the South.
IBy Cable 10 The Tribune. J

London. Sept. 27.-There is good rea-
son TO believe that John McKinnon
Robertson. Parliamentary Secretary to
the Board OF Trade, had ministerial
warrant for his speech at. Newcastle
the other night. when he threatened
that II any attempt is made to set up
provisional government in Ulster
after the passage of the Home Rule Dill
the government will withhold the mans
from Ulster and thus totally disorgan-
,ze business I'm Belfast by isolating that
city from the rest of the world. Such
a measure would be to all intents anu
purposes an act Of war.
1.-THE Daily Mail" recalls that In 1851
when the Southern States OF America
proclaimed their independence, Lincoln
was urged to withhold the mails pu,
bo declined on the ground that such
conduct on his part would be proVoca-
tive "The action which Lincoln WOULD
not take against the states which de-
Iiberatelv seeded" says The Daliy
Mail" "Mr. Asquith apparently intehos
10 employ against a million OF BRUSH
citizens whose only crime Is thai they
desire 70 remain in the United King
dom and are unwilling to be driven
out OF II TO please Mr.. Redmond.
A new turn was given 10 the situa-
ton Yesterday by the visit OF james
Bryce. former British Ambassador III
Washington, to Belfast. He Is a Tor
mer Chief Secretary for Ireland, ana
conferred with leading Liberals or the
CITY many OF whom he knows per-
sonally, leaving later to test feeling IN
other cent.es Of the province. IL can
ONLY be assumed that he Is charged
with a mission from the government.
Meanwhile the Premier and MI.
Lloyd George are going 10 meet this
week end al Brodck Castle. Isle or Ar
ran. the home of the chief Liberal
whip. The probability is. therefore
that this conference between the two
chief figures in the government and the
men who are supposed 10 have their
fingers on the pulse OF the country VIII
mainly turn upon the Ulster situation.
In addition TO Mr. Bryce. a number
Of Liberal Members Of Parliament nave
been conducting quiet inquiries this
week in the centres Of unrest. YER
batim notes have been taken OF all the
recent utterances OF Sir Edward Car
son and those associated with him, and
the War Office is keeping close watch
upon the demonstration OF Ulster vol
unteers. To-day's review will be sub
jected 10 the expert criticism Of OFF,
GERS OF the Army Intelligence Depart
ment, who will report TO Pail Mall as
TO the efficiency or otherwise OF the
forces.
Henry W. Massingham, editor OF
The Nation" in an article in his pa
per, declares he sees nothing but child
ishness in such a rebellion as has
been reflected in Sir Edward Carsons
SpctCuts'
There is no concealment," says Mr..
Massingham. Even IL the govern
ment were not fully informed. which
they are, they could get all the knowl-
edge they require merely by asking.
For example, a friend Of mine, jour
nalist and stranger in Belfast. Wit
messed one of the drills. The volun-
teers used dummy rifles.
What's the use drilling with dunn
mies?' my friend inquired Of a pa
triot.
I'VE cannot use rifles the man re-
piled. The government would seize
them.
But you have a store OF them some
where?'
Certainly; we keep them in that
building there. with all the ammunition
we want was the reply"
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