The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-28
ULSTER ARMY IS
FULL OF FIGHT
Stronger Than the Force the
Beers Pitted Against Regulars
Of Great Britain.

NEW YORK, July 15.--Bord North.
cliffc, owner Of the London Times and
the London Daily Mail, who has just
returned from Ulster, cables the New
York Times on the Ulster situation as
follows. asN
Many friends have asked me my
opinion ON the political revolt Of the
ocotch-lrish Protestants of f,.rth Ire
land against what they consider to be
their impending subsection to the Cath.
ollie majority in the Parliament TO be
held in Dublin. g.,. ..uE.s.
"1he Seotch-Irish are, by nature,
better equipped for work than for
talk. They have never taken the
trouble TO put their case before the
world, preferring 70 depend for what
they believe to be their liberty on
abundance of rifles, ammunition and
machine guns. The Irish Of the south,
on the other hand, are fne orators and
admirable writer's, and such eloquent
newspapermen as my friend It. p.
% O'Connor, have fully Informed the pub
lie of their views for many years.
f'Unfortunately, Mr.. O'Connor Is
viewpoint failed to take into the ac-
count the formation of Scotch-Krish
mechanics, farmers, ministers, editors,
lawyers, doctors, storekeepers, clerks
and others into an army that, in the
opinion of European authorities, Is the
last word in military organization.
More Men Than Beers Had.
sit is an army that already is much
larger than that which the South Afri.
can Beers put into the field in 1899,
and while il is true that In point Of
numbers the Scotch-Irish Protestants
are the under dog as compared with
the Catholics in ireland, II Is beyond
question the fact that, in military or.
ganization and commercial and busi.
ness development, these practical, hard,
headed folk are well able to look after
themselves.
"They have no intention of submit
ting to Home Rule. and my many visits
to ireland, including one as recent as
the present month, has convinced me
that rather than submit they viii fight
to the very last man, woman and boy.
| ''While Mr., @ 'Conpor and his friends
have been writing and talking, ths
i6eoteh-Irish have been organizing
Apart altogether from their VAS
stores Of ammunition, their night and
day signalling system, their automo
oile transportation and gredt stocks Of
gasoline, they are equipped with hos
pitfalls tar ahead of those used by the
Japanese in their war with Russia
and their nursing and ambulance ar
rangements have met with the appro
va Of interested experts from all owe
the world. tt
"In their ranks are many veteran
of our South African war and at thei
head is one Of Earl Kitehener's ables
men. t.t#ts 5.tA 3tt'
Unpaid Democratic Force.
"They are an unpaid, demoerati
force. The fighting qualities of th
Scoteh-Irish were tested In. their n
volt against King James III. Of Eng
land when they oyerthrew his army
and the pages Of the American civi
war show what part they played 1
Leadership. y, s4.i % a'...
"That such bitterness should exis
between Protestant and Catholic is q
. most ineonceivable TO American an
English people unaequainted with th
/ -,IUni VI thO y"
sorts of Irish people in that beautifu
! and unfortunate country.
Here in Ireland we have some mi
! lions of Catholics with 4whe'
on excellent terms 1t would be in
! possible in the course of a cable d.
spateh to go into the whole history {
grievances of both sides,
J Behind the whole thing is the di
ference of race and character. I'll
) southern Irish are easy, charming
! versatile, poetical and unpractica
The northerners are shfewd and i
/, dustrious, all that the Scotsman /
I with dash Of the southern Irish fl
: and imagination. tF.,
!. Two Weeks wm Decide.
"The next two weeks, will, in n
! ! belief, settle the question as TO whet
! er we are to have civil war betwee
these two factions, OF whether thu
will compromise the matter by cuttiI
out the province Of Ulser and allowiI
s il to become separate state or to 7
n main under the British Parliament.
= HWith relations in many parts
? ireland, | greatly hope and desire th
? wise counsel will prevail and that d
North will leave the South alol
"A and the South be content with its vas
u ly greater share of Irish territoI
. i rbara Il. rnom foY tWn hannv nroant