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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Terms Of the Covenant.

The covenant follows:
Being convinced in our consciences
that Home Rule would he disastrous 10
the material wellbeing OF Ulster as well
as OF the whole of ireland, subyersive OF
our civil and religious freedom Iestruc-
tive of our citizenship and perilous to the
unity OF tho empire. We. whose names are
underwrtten. men OF Ulster. loyal sub
jects Of His Gracious Majesty King
George Y. hunbly relying on the God
whom our fathers in days OF stress and
trial confidently trusted. do hereby pledge
ourselves i'm solemn covenant throughout
this our time OF threatened calamity TO
stand by one another i'm defending for
ourselves and our children our cherished
position Of equal citizenship I'm the United
Kingdom and in using all means which
may bc found necessary to defeat the
present conspiracy to set up Home Rule
Parliament i'm Ireland. And. I'm the event
OF such a Parliament being forced upon
us. We further solemnly and mutually
pledge ourselves to refuse To recognize its
authority. In confidence that God will
defend the right We hereunto subscribe
our names"
or course, a good many OF the Cove
nanters we're very much afraid OF the in
nuence OF the Catholics The following
quotation is taken from the resolutions
Of the General Assembly OF the Irish Pres
byterian Church:
These rulers ii. g. rulers of the Ro-
man Catholic church,. commanding an
overwhelming and permanent majority,
he. mt tH n Irta r1t
ment and IN a position To control the adj
mInistration and direct affairs to the fur
therance OF their aims and TO the detr.-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Majority. 85; Minority. 10.

Tho Liberals argue that there are men
of substance among their own party WIZ
,,.o,,ld NO, he advocating Home RUE II
,bo,, thought Home Rule would in)uie
,ben The Nationalist point to the tac'
that they have majority OF one III the
Parliamentary delegation from Ulster
This is true. but it is Protestant ulster
not Ulster. which is up in arms. More
over. Ireland as whole has 1903 members
i'm tho imperial Parliament. OF whom
eichtv-fve are united i'm their demand Tor
Home Rule. while the remaining eighteen
do,nand the continuance OF the status
ouo The whole of ireland has been gov
crned since January I. 1901. i'm accordance
with the views of this East lister MI
nority.
Roth Nationalist and Liberals declare
that the Ulster volunteers could not oiief
any real resistance to the British army
The volunteers reply that they could
and this is the real crux of the question
resist for a few weeks This much resist
ance they believe would raise such
storm Of protest from England and the
empire against the Liberal government in
London that they would be left alone TO
govern themselves as they wished.
No doubt il was partly with this idea
H. view that many Protestants originally
signed listers famous Solemn League
and Covenant" 10 which 10000 names
were appended. The signcrs were OF all
classes-milI workers. mill owners. day
la borers. country gentlemen. even the no
bility. And it must be admitted that from
the start there has been great deal OF
democracy i'm the Ulster Eoveme mt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
ULSTER PROBLEM MA Y BLOCK
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND
Unons Minority, Seeing Approaching Ind OF Regime
Which Has asted Years, Prepares to Fight Rather
than Accede to Government by the Majority
Safeguards Called Illusory.

mont Of Professionalism. No safeguard
could avert such abuse OF power
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
The Real, Root Reason.

Rut running through and under these
more or less superficial explanations
there exists. rightly or wrongly the deep
seated belief that man for man. an
fisherman is worth more, can succeed
faster. fight better and last longer than
a man from the south Of Ireland Inc
feeling has always existed and always
will exist. It is not racial or religious
altogether. but includes every aspect Oh
the case. And this being So rather thah
he \ race subject to Dublin, Ulster says
she will fight.
II Ulster does fight. the present British
government. which is pledged to Home
Rule. would be called upon 10 put down
a civil rebellion. Ulster believes that any
armed attempt to do that would he 50
UNPOPULAR as 10 drive Mr. Asqulth from
power and as matter or tact soou
many impartial Judges agree on tnat
noint The government could of course
blockade Ulster by sea and land and try
n starve it out. But sucn a spectacle
might be scarcely less unpopular than
armed suppression. There remains tne
possibility OF compromise
Premier Asquith. OF course. depends iof
his majority on Mr. Redmonds lr'Sn
votes. without them his majority would
be something like 10. With the National
list votes thrown In with those OF the
Tory majority the Liberal government
would find itself i'm a minority of 20. To
get and To keep the s. Irish votes Mr.. AS
auth promised Home Rule for all Ire
land. Ulster included. Premier Asqultn
would Ike TO keep his word II he could
but falling that he will probably try TO
keep as much OF it az possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Army Of 10000 Ready.

,;,,,. shot rifles and ammunition 1t -
,,roerstood have been importeu' ~
.,,,',,,od and hidden. The hesdquart3.9
ataY =. Belfast. under General h'cHa''
co, uho commands the entire army va
,,,ivod . motorcycle dispatch corps
g;araI corps up 20 a really high st|nd'
ia q bosnital corps I'm fact. 1t Is s'd'o"
.,.a, there could probably be turned o"'
tomorrow an army Of twenty VI
,bo,.san nd men. very fairly armed u
and equipped. Determined 10 "eie,.1
.h.,,soIves az their ancestors did at ''e
,,o,.na commanded by officers ~ me
o,r,o stock and the same mind theY
iiove that they would be no easy lorce
% defeat. Such defeat. they oecid'e'
cou,d only come after tremendous losses
or both sides. ,,. q.
The leader of the general movement -
- course. Sir Edward Carson. O'st1''
that is. Protestant Ulster. trusts hini i''-
nlic,tlv. The Liberals and the Nat'o"-
aIists on the other hand, assert that lie
&c sin,nlv politician, and that ne IS
trvine TO use the Ulster feeling as , lever
~ raise himself to high governmental p'-
stion. -
But as for the Ulster feeling ITSELF no
one Liberal or Nationalist, denies thd'
il exists. II may be admitted t'a' ''
Edward Carson or somebody is respor-
sible Cor stirring it up, but It's existence
is not omen TO question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Events of Yesterday

The Irish campaign OF James H.
stamped-in this point OF Wow once and
for all \ Catholic and in exile at the
court Of Louis XIV, he tried TO get his
English throne back via Ireland In 1882
with an army OF mixed French and irish,
he attacked the town Of Londonderry.
Londonderry held out in one Of the great
sieges OF history. The next year, 1890
Ulster and Orange won the battle OF the
Boyne. By these two victories the Ulster
men became masters OF the North Of Ire
land. and came by the name by wnlch
they call themselves to-day-the name OF
Loyalists. Ulster does not regard these
two victories as historical. To them they
are events of yesterday.
Secondly. there is the financial justin
cation. Most of Ireland's industries are
IN Belfast and the surrounding country
There are money. good credit. mills ship
wards Business men are afraid that
somehow they will be taxed TO pay Tor
the running expenses Of the rest OF ire
land, including graft in Dublin.
Thirdly. there is the purely religious
Justification Ulster Is afraid of Rome
control. particularly of the schools.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
From the Tribune Correspondent,

Iondcn. FEB 1.-THE Parliament no"
In session must. before IT rises, either ac-
CON, or roi.ct the Home Rule bill on lt3
final reading and thereby settle the fate Of
t-leter Provided this bill is passed rs Il
stands to-day. the men OF Ulster hecla'
that they will Immediately put INTO e'e''
their provisional government sohe'ne'
thus casting themselves loose from t"s
British Empire" as some loose PHRASE
makers have il. but remaining ioya' 10
tus Most Gracious Majesty King Oeoree
~" ne tho wiser heads Of the party. nln"-
,ui ~ tho consequences Of sedition' arc
careful 10 state.
once convinced that they must DC pre-
nal red to fight for what they cohs'u''
liberties. the men Of Ulster ors"'"
They recruited force OF No'u''''e9
,,.b,ch tbeir responsible agents deciaIe
,oo mn strong. They began drliiins t'es
MOI, IN companies and half companies ~
town halls in meeting houses ana III ."s
.tan. Yards Of country gentlemen. ! MS
drilling has been taking place ever!
In I-,e,er not only in the protestant
,,,oio,,. ~ the province but also in ever!
town and hamlet Nu''' 49,
ere" could be got together
The dill sergeants and hoh-oo''''''"
stoned officers generally are Tune cap
~eterans Of the regular army. The com
,,issionod officers are as rule Ous''e
r,cn in the towns or country seh's'',e'
in the country, but an enormous "'"'O'.s.
- ,t.so officers saw service when youhser
.ither I'm the army or in the n'''''''
There has been continual rihe prae'''',
lhtoey with small air rifles on hfty-yaIu
ranges As volunteers g'. the Ulster VOL,
rnteers are probably to-day a well tra'n ''',
ana oncient force. and as for the spi'''
which onimatcs them it must DE '.,'e"'
bered that all their work IS zone go
do,,s hard labor in mill. shipyard OF ''''u'
that some 81 them trudge two OF ,"'ee
,,,Ies over dark country roads to arm III
al l' kinds OF weather. that they all serve
without pay and that some even co'I', '''''
from their wages to the general iu''''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
IKE IS WANTED NOWHERE;
MAY SPEND LIFE AT SEA
Russian Tailor Spurned by Russia,
England and the United
States.
,ondeuce Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. June 24.-Whether Ike Will
lis. a Russian tailor. thirty years old.
will permanently become a passenger on
liners travelling between America. Eng
land and Russia when he comes out of
an English prison in a years time is
matter for speculation.
Willis is an undesirable alien. who was
charged at London sessions with contra
vening an expulsion order which had fol-
lowed his practice Of confidence trick.
His counsel. Mr.. Purcell, told a curious
story about him. Born in Russia, Willis
was brought to England when two years
old. He spent eighteen years in this
country and most of the remainder of
his life he had been In America. He had
a wife and two children.
On two occasions he had been sent to
Russia by boat. but as he was unable to
speak the language the authorities de-
clined to allow him to land. The first
time he was sent back here and he had
now returned to see his wife and chill
dren and to take them away. 1t was
difficult to know what would happen to
him in the circumstances, and he might
permanently become a passenger on lin
ers travelling between 1.-THE different coun-
tries
The unwanted Willis was said to have
been twice rejected by the United States
authorities. and if the Russians refuse to
have him back he seems destined for a
life on the rolling deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
CHURCH TRUSTEES PLAN
TO ERECT NEW BUILDING
Contemplate the Restoration of "O1d
Folks Home" Recently De-
stroyed by Fire.

Plans for the restoration of the build
ing of the Stoddard Baptist Old Folks
Home at Garfield. recently destroyed by
fire. were discussed at a meeting of the
board of trustees at Zion Baptist Church
Thursday. Revs. W. d. Jarvis and J. T.
Clark were named as committee to ar
range for a mass meeting to interest the
public and to acquaint it with the plans
for erecting a new building on Bryant
street.
Mrs. Annie Glover. president of the
woman's auxiliary board, and Mrs. Rosa
Taylor. chairman of the entertainment
committee. told of arrangements which
are being made for a large picnic to be
held on the site Of the proposed edifice.
Miss Susie Robb asked cooperation for
Mrs. Hutchinson in tagging" the church
es for the building fund
Rev. Aquilla Salyes presided. Reports
were made by Rev. w. J. Howard. treas
urer; Mrs. NJ. g. Robinson. matron, and
Mrs. Rosetta E. Lawson, financial agent.
The reports showed the home at 1904 r
street northwest to be in prosperous con-
dition. Rev. Walter Fl. Brooks. Rev. J. |.
Loving. Rev. T. Anderson Taylor. Rev.
A. Wilbanks. Rev. w. H. Broadus. Rev.
johnson. Mrs. Annie Terrell and Mrs.
Carter also attended the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
MUsKRAT NvADEs GERMANY,
Increase of American Species There
Alarming to Fishermen.
correspondence Of The star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The star
BERLIN. July 1.-The American musk
rat is invading Germany He has not
come directly from America. but by way
OF Austria. About nine years ago a
large landowner of Bohemia imported
ten pairs of the animals from America
and turned them loose on his estate,
which lies some twenty-five miles from
Prague They propagated rapidly and
soon "verran all Bohemia Recently they
nave crossed the Saxon frontier into
Germany, and now it is regarded as only
a question of time when all German
streams and lakes will he infested with
them.
The spread of the animals is regarded
with alarm by fishermen, for 1t is
claimed that. although a vegetarian in
America. the muskrat has become car
nivorous in Europe. and the whole tribe
OF fishes. from the delicate brook-trout
to the heavy. mud-sodden carp, Is preyed
upon by him Unfortunately. Another
or the evil habits of the animal is that
ne hurrows into the dams Of hsh ponds
and lets out the water. While the
American visitor was at first regarded
as valuable acquisition to the fauna
Of the country and was protected against
poachers. there Is now general de-
mand that he be declared an outlaw
against whom everybody shall be in
vited to make war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
HOUSE REFUSESPOWERS
TO INCOME TAX AGENTS
Secretary McAdoo's Request for In
quisitorial Authority Is
Flatly Denied. ~

As far as the House of Representa-
tives is concerned. no internal revenue
collector on the trail of an income
possession of the books, papers. stock
lists. etc. OF corporations or associa-
tions. Secretary McAdoo's recent
startling request for law of this ma
ture has been ignored absolutely by
the House committee on appropriations.
to which the request was referred,
and the statement is made by an
authority on Legislative matters that
the ways and means committee does
not intend to amend the income tax
laws in any manner at this session
at least.
In the estimates which went to the
House from the Treasury was re-
quest for legislation to give income
tax collectors an. inauisitorial power
much greater than that now held hy
almost any official on earth. Ii was
proposed that corporations should
turn over their papers and stock lists
to the internal revenue commissioner
on demand: that whenever "A col
turn had been made he would have
the power to summon before him
everybody connected with the alleged
frauds affairs. and that corporations
not complying with the act could be
fined $4,000.
The proposed legislation was too
strong for the appropriations commit
to handle legislation of that character
anyhow, and absolutely refused to
tack II TO the general deficiency bill
reported yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
COTTON CROPS IN INDIA
MAY RIVAL AMERICAS
English Spinners Fostering Project
to Obtain an Independent
Supply Of Product.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. July 3.-In the hope of some
day obtaining a raw cotton supply in
dependent of America the International
Federation of Master Cotton Spinners
and Manufacturers has launched a
scheme for the establishment of
model cotton plantation in Punjab,
India.
Considering the advances already
made in India it is estimated that be-
fore many years the Indian crop will
be almost as large the American
crop. The model plantation in India will
demonstrate the benefits which arise
from intensive farming. thereby en-
couraging the landed proprietors to
adopt this system and to improve the
yield per acre and the quality of the
fiber
percentage of American cotton seed as
possible. and the agricultural depart
ment of Punjab will have the right to
purchase any of the surplus seed pro-
duced which is not required for the
state for distribution in other dis
tricts.
The federation has obtained a twenty
year lease of 800 acres close to the
railway and water supply. a modern
ginning mill Is to be erected and as
there is scarcely any population in the
vicinity model villages are to be es-
tablished for the workmen who are to
be brought in and Instructed by ex-
perts
Leading members of the federation
believe that within a few years it will
be possible to increase the Indian cot
ton crop to 100000 bales without en-
croachinE on the area required for
using Indian cotton are subscribing to
| the project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
ABOUT 1000 900 CHILDREN
OF TOTO IS YEARS WORK
In 1910 1914 Per Cent of All Fe-
males Over Ten Were Engaged
in Gainful Occupations.

OF the females ten years of age and
over in the United States. ga per cent
were engaged in gainful occupations in
1910. according to the figures presented
in the report on occupations recently is
sued by the Department of Commerce.
THE proportion" continues the report,
was per cent in the age period ten
to thirteen: la.S per cent in the age period
fourteen to fifteen; 800 per cent in the
age period sixteen to twenty; 263 per
cent in the age period twenty-one to
forty-four. and 1871 per cent in the age
period forty-five years and over"
The large proportion of the females
sixteen to twenty years of age engaged
in gainful occupations Is accounted for
by the fact that in this age period all
the females are old enough to work. and
matrimony has had little effect in de-
creasing the number of workers
There were 1902 children of both
sexes, ten to fifteen years of age. en-
gagged in gainful occupations in 1910
The report also shows that the per cent
Of child workers is Increasing in the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
SEE WITH THEIR EARS,
Latest Triumph of Science Enables
Blind to Read Print.

Foreign Correspondence of The star.
LONDON. July 3.-Seeing with the
ears Is the latest triumph of science in
the invention of the "optophone -
which has been demonstrated before
the Royal Society by DIR. Fourier
d Abe, an Enelishman of Huguenot de-
scent. DR. dAlbe says that a blind man
should be able to read ordinary books
and newspapers by sound on the prin-
cipal of translating light waves to
sound waves. While the doctors in
strument which effects the translation
is not yet developed to it's potential ca
pacity. it enabled a blind man in Birm-
ingham not long ago to count the num-
Der of nurses before him. and investi-
gators of the Royal Society have even
made out lines of print
The device consists of a perforated
disk which rotates in front of a power
full Nerust lamp. The type to be read
Is placed facing the light upon rest.
A small, intensely bright line of light.
passing through the holes in the disk,
travels from one letter to the next and
the type reflects the light onto Sc
lenlum bridge. Each letter gives a
characteristic sound. which is heard by
means OF telephone. The reader must
know the sound of each letter to be
able to follow the print
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
TRACHOMA IN CAROLINAS
IN ISOLATED LOCALITIES
Public Health Service Survey Shows
Only Places Disease Is Prevalent
in These States.

Results of an investigation of the noun
tain districts of North and South Carolina
to determine how prevalent trachoma is
were made public by the public health
service today.
The survey was under the direction of
Passed Assistant Surgeon A. ID. Foster
and shows the disease exists only in iso-
lated localities Conditions were found
to be better than in the mountain sections
of Kentucky. West Virginia and Virginia.
where the disease also exists.
OF 1896 persons examined in the two
states, only 81 We're found to have the
disease Most of these cases We're on the
Cherokee Indian reservation in Swain
county. n. c.. twenty cases being located
in that county. practically all of which
were traceable to the reservation school.
The survey disclosed that negroes are
singularly free from the disease. Foreign
immigration does not seem to be response
Bile for the malady, as immigrants are
free from it and practically all the suffer
ers are native born.
In the white and colored schools for the
blind at Raleigh only one case of ira
choma was found. Consequently the dis
ease is not regarded as widespread in the
state.
DIR. Foster advises a strict treatment for
all cases of trachoma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health department during
the past twentyfour hours:
Sarah S. Rowe. "A years. 6o4 l street
northeast.
Josiah NJ. Gowdey 10 years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Sofas Brinson, "A years. Providence
Hospital.
John Ross. So years, 1908 I'd street
northeast
Emma Whittier. 81 years, National
Homeopathic Hospital.
Richard A. Driscoll. 50 years. corner
North Capitol and G streets northwest
Eva M. Thomas. Al years, Engineers
House, Garfield Hospital grounds:
William f. Chandlee. days, National
Homeopathic Hospital
Elisha Winburn. 20 years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Louise V. Green. . years. Children's
Susan Agile. Sc years. 1900 10th street
northwest.
Pearl Fowler. 6 months. s5 n street
southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
DAILY NEWS" OF EGYPT.
Ancient Papyrean Writings Soon to
Be Exhibited in London.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star
LONDON. June 24.-While the ancient
Egyptians possessed no newspapers an
interesting chronicle of the small happen
inss of their daily life is exposed in the
papyrean writings soon to be exhibited
here by the London Society og Antiouar-
les.
That human nature has nat changed
very much with passing ages is shown
by an order for an inquest into the death
of a slave. killed by a fall from a roof
on which he had crawled out to obtain
close view of some dancing girls. An
nouncements of horse racing and other
athletic sports. and a complaint by a
wife against a surly husband who re-
fused to give her the house keys, are
other items in the papyri. One notice
tells of certain Platonic philosopher
who was privileged to receive meals free
at the Alexandria Library.
The purpose of the exhibition is to
raise funds for further explorations in
the upper reaches Of the Nile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
CLEAR SAILING FOR BILL.
Proposed British Merchant Shipping
Law Passes Second Reading.

Foreign Correspondence of The star
LONDON. June 25.-The merchant
shipping bill. which is the BIRTHS hpart of
an international movement to standard
lie ship construction and management
with a view to lessening the perils of the
sea. has passed its second reading in
parliament Fourteen maritime nations
agreed on the needed reforms in con-
ference here last winter, those to be car
ried out during the present year There
is no opposition in either house to the
bill, although some question was raised
as to the wireless conditions by ship
owners, who said they should receive as
surance of fair treatment from the wire
less companies before equipping the
smaller vessels.
John Burns. in moving the second
reading said that within the past TWEEN
ty years 4,70O vessels. totaling 3.00.VO
tons. have been lost at sea with the
drowning of 1874, passengers and crew.