The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
PROTESTANTS PLAN
MIGRATION TO ULSTER
May Move From Southern Ire
land If Dublin Parliament
Excludes North.
DISCRIMINATION FEARED
Americans Are Said to De Pre-
pairing to Arm Fenian
Element.
Special Correspondence 10 THr sus.

NrrCfdf NOrNesp0VneNNr 10 INV SUN
WEXFORD. ireland. May IA move-
ment Is being quietly organized here and
In other parts of the south of ireland for
an extensive migration into Ulster In case
that province or any part OF II n excluded
from the rule OF the coming Dublin Parlia-
ment. Letters from residents OF Wexford
have been printed In number OF news
papers advocating such a movement by
protestants The start toward organize
tion was effected late In April, when Il
seemed TO be fairly certain that a mart
OF Ulster was likely TO he excluded from
the provisions of the home ru'e bill.
This strange and startling step 10
founded on a firm belief that Professionals
In certain parts OF the south OF ireland
are sure 70 be Disseminated against AZ
soon as the Dublin Parliament convenes
Whether the residents having that view
nre right or wrong Is not the question.
SO far as this movement Is concerned
those that believe they will he boycotted
are 20 completely alarmed that numbers
are contemplating a migration either to
Ulster. England or America. Some pre-
dict that from 5000 TO $1,000 or 10000
may emigrato in the course OF a year or
two.
According IN one authority here much
OF the Cetholic trade has been taken
quietly from the protcs'ants IN tho last
lnfee months. MIS- i pfllf'Ntl ny NnfW
10 be due largely 20 the influence OF the
Gaelic League and the United States
Irish League The business men injured
fear that the shift will become much
larger jus. as coon ms the bill passes its
third reading.
A New Yorker who was recently In
Belfast and talked with r number OF busI-
ness men there says that several houses
report their sales IN the south as good,
but that the houses ordering are nervous
especially those whose heads are Protes-
tants. Sales to Catholic houses In tho
south are larger than ordinarily.
A correspondent writes:
"1n the south and west of ireland num-
oers OF exiled Americans are already
making arrangements 20 arm the Fen'ou
element, who uphold the view that John
Redmond has betrayed the country AMI
that they must take the matter In hand
ana assert lreland's claim to complete in
dependence. This explains tho
growth OF the Irish tNallonalisD voiun-
teers movement"
According 10 information which is sup
posed TO be inspired, Redmond and several
Of his associates are seriously disturbed
by the Fenlans, who are unwilling To
await what Redmond considers IL the
right moment to act. That the Fenan
and other Nntlonalsts will make things
unpleasant for Union,sts and Protestants
who are not Sa,ionalists IL a firm convic-
ton among numbers 81 the Professionals
IN the south. and 40 II Is that move
mont 20 emigrate receives support
queer political development Of the
feeling IL found in an lncipient movement
that calls for the division OF ireland into
counties by religious faith. as Swltzerlard
10 divided into cantnns IN n similar basis.
To practical politicians this seems to be
a most impractical proposition. II Is ad-
vanced ms an inducement for ernlgrating
p-otestnnts from the south 10 SETTLE In
Ulster counties rather than In England or
America. The Rev. D.. Horton Is n warm
, advocate of this modern "ulster Planta
ton"