New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
 OF BATTLE OF BOVINE Sir Edward Carson Leads Parade
 of 0raDgenlen at Belfast. NATIONALIST QUARTER AVOIDED

NHIIUNhLlOl QUhnIln AvUlDLU
 Unionist Leader Is Hero of the Day
 Great Open Air Meeting Held at
 Drumbeg-Many Tourists, Includ-
 ing Americans, Present.
 Belfast, Ireland, July 13-The in- sistent demand of the Protestant por- tion of the province of Ulster for ex- < clusion from the operations of the Irish home rule bill lent added inter- 2 est to today's celebration of the an niversary of the battle of the Boyne, which was carried out here with the greatest enthusiasm.
 Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster unionist leader, rode at the head of some 5000 Orangemen, accompanied by the usual fife and drum bands and including a sprinkling of brethren afrom the United States and the Brit ish colonies as they marched through the city of Belfast to Drumbeg, where great open air meeting was addressed by Sir Edward Carson and other leaders
 ss Nationalist Quarter Avoided.
 The nationalist quarter of Belfast was carefully avoided by the demon strators and on no occasion during the procession did the rival factions come into contact.
 So little did the authorities expect trouble that they depended entirely on the local police force to keep or der; but all the military were confined to barracks, as is usually the case when political demonstrations take place. .
 Many Tourists Present.
 A great crowd Of tourists, includ- ing many Americans came to see the procession and to hear the speeches, which were a prelude to resolutions calling on the Ulster leaders to take what steps they considered necessary to prevent Ulster coming under the authority of the Dublin parliament.
 Sir Edward Carson was the hero of the day. Buttons bearing his por- trait were worn by practically every man in the procession, while great canvases spread across the streets in the nnionist section of the city bore his likeness.
 ... Only Condition of Peace.
 It is regarded as significant that in recent interviews he has given Sir Edward Carson is quoted as saying that the only condition of peace is the exclusion of Ulster flor the pres ent,'' while the more remote action of the unionists must, in his opinion, depend on the way the Dublin parlia- ment treats Protestants in the other provinces of Ireland.
 Throughout the province of Ulster, and notably in Londonderry, extensive precautions were taken by the au- thorities against possible clashes be- tween the organized forces of the Protestants and Catholics.
 Cannonade Opens Festivities.
 Londonderry, Ireland, July 13-The Orangemen here began the celebra- ton today of the anniversary of the battle of the Boyne with a cannon ade, during which they projected their explosives so that they burs, over the residences in the Catholic section of the city.
 The nationalists, believing the can- nonade to be the prelude to aggres> sive action on the part of the Orange men, organized for defense, but up till noon no collision between the two parties here had taken place.
 While the Orangemen were attend ing church on SunIAy and the police were busy guarding their persons the nationalist volunteers succeeded in bringing into the city two automo- bile loads of rifles. The rifles had been landed at the entrance to Lough Sw1lly in the ! north of Ireland by passing steamer from America under the noses of the { crews of fiotilla of destroyers lying ] In the Lough.