Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-14
Big Celebration Of Holiday
Brings Chance for the
Rivals to Clash
BOMBS ARE HURLED
OVER NATIONALISTS|
Immediate Plans Made for
] Defense But at Noon
All Was Yet Quiet

Belfast, July 13.-The insistent de-
mand Of the Protestant portion of the
province of Ulster for exclusion from
the operations Of the Irish home rule
bill. lent added interest to today's cele-
bration of the anniversary of the Bat
tie of the Boyne. The celebration was
carried out here with great enthus'
iasm. Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster
unionist leader rode at the head of
some 5000 Orangemen accompanied by
the usual fife and drum bands and in
cluding a sprinkling of brethren from
the United States and the British col
onies. They marched through the city
of Belfast to Drumberg, where a great
open air meeting was addressed by Sir
Edward and other leaders.
The nationalist quarter of Belfast
was carefully avoided by the demon
stration and on no occasion during the
procession did the rival factions come
into contact So little did the author
tiles expect trouble that they depended
entirely on the local police force to
keep order but all the military were
confined to barracks as is usually the
case during political demonstrations.
great crowd of tourists including
many Americans came to see the pro-
cess,on and to hear the speeches which
were a prelude to resolutions calling
on the Ulster leader to take what steps
they considered necessary to prevent
Ulster coming under the authority or
the Dublin parliament.
Sir Edward Carson was the hero OF
the day. Buttons bearing his portrait
were worn by nearly every man in the
procession while great canvasses
spread across the streets in the Union
list section of the city bore his like
ness.
It is regarded as significant that in
recent interviews he has given, Sir Ed
ward is quoted as saying that the only
condition of peace is the exclusion OF
Ulster. "for the present" while the
more remote action of the unionists
must. in his opinion, depend upon the
way the Dublin parliament treats Pro-
testants in the other provinces of Ire
land. Throughout the province of Ul-
ster and notably in Londonderry, ex-
tensive precautions were taken by the
authorities against possible clashes be-
tween the organized forces of Protes-
tants and Catholics.
Londonderry, Ireland, July 19.-The
Orangemen here began the celebration
of the anniversary Of the Battle of the
Boyne with a cannonade, during which
they perfected their explosives SO that
they burst over the residence in the
Catholic section Of the city.
The nationalists believing the canon
- - No ho o1,yda ~
ton on the part of the Urangemen or
collision between the two parties had
taken place.
PeIdae is Given.
Drumberg, Ireland, July 13.-The
Orangemen's demonstration here to-
day eliminated in stirring scene
around the tiny platform where Sir
Edward Carson, bible in hand, pledged
the convenanters never to surrender
to coercion, to remain loyal to the
throne and never to waiver in their
support Of their leaders In the fight
against home rule. Sir Edward, in a
speech which evoked much enthusiasm
served notice on the British govern
ment that unless 1t was prepared to
leave Ulster alone it would very short
ly find the Ulstermen recognizing no
government except the provisional
government Of Ulster. He said he had
been given authority to act and if nee
essary that meant he was to exercise i
his powers without regard to conse-
quences to himself. The Ulstermen
he added, were not going to give way
and were bound to win because God
would defend the right.