Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-26
CFrom Our Special oOrrespOndent.)

(From Our Special Correspondent
BELFAST, May 15.-The gun-run-
ners escape scot-free! That is the
salient fact that energies from this
weeks developments Premier As
quith when questioned on the matter
in the House of Commons on Monday
said: THE government have decided
not to take criminal proceedings
against the persons concerned in the
recent incidents referred to. Other
steps are being taken which | do not
think it desirable for the present to
make public" And remember, in
this connection, that Michael Davitt,
a little over a generation ago, pinned
for long years in English convict
prisons for a similar affair on
miniature scale! Surely, those vol
unteer gentlemen are lucky fellows
when the law can thus wink at their
iawlesSness.
But the ordinary person will ask
himself how this inaction of the gov
eminent in face of such daring and
unreasonable proceedings will affect
the attitude of the Ulster volunteers.
Well, these warriors are still gloating
over their success and rumors are
abroad all the time of similar ex
PLOTS 10 be attempted in the near
future; and we have not to wait long
for some Of the rumored events to
happen. Only last weekend an in
land gun-running affair was chront-
cled that showed not little of the
audacity displayed on the memorable
Larne occasion. On Friday night. we
are told. large quantity of rifles
and ammunition was distributed to
various centres in the districts of
Cloves, Smithboro, Newbliss, Scots
house, Drum. etc, in North Mona
CHAN; Cootshtll and Redhills, County
Cavan. and Roslea and Aghadrumse
in South Fermanagh. The arms were
conveyed from the direction of Ar
magh on a couple of motor lorrtes and
a number of ordinary motorcars.
Volunteer patrols and scouts took
charge of the roads leading TO the
various depots throughout the night
but no "untoward incident" oc-
Cured, the work, 1t is stated, being
carried out without any hitch or in
terruption IL is understood that
most of the STUFF was stored in
Orange halls, while some was deposit
ed in private residences. The police
suspected something was afoot when
they saw the large number of dis
patch riders that were racing to and
from QQTlnB the early evening dAAN
all the available men of the local
forces were on patrol duty. They
were passed by several of the motors
but beyond taking their numbers
they did not interfere.
Saw Many Autos.
That these rumors of events to
come are keeping the authorities
keenly on the qui viye an incident of
last Monday night will prove.
Towards midnight the police at
Bangor, Newtonards and other towns
in County Down noticed numerous
motorcars and motorcyclists speed
ing about, and made special efforts
to follow their movements, taking
note of the numbers and advising
neighboring stations by wire to be on
the alert Subsequently 1t was learned
that a vessel, whose name was given,
was expected to anchor off the Down
coast and that the craft was to be
searched for war materials. The
chief customs officer was to per-
sonally supervise the search of the
ship and if his suspicious were justi-
fed, was to comm unicate with Gee
eral Macready, commander of the
Ulster military forces. The garrison