The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-12
THE ULSTER SITUATION
The Row Over Home Rule Finds Two Armies Of Civilian
Soldiers In Protes Ireland

tho war chest tl:a present government
measures to SUPPRESS gun running ia
all ports would tLoCkmatc t:,tm
I'VE have two ears start in thc
matter Of arming and we mean u
keep IT," All official of the Uls':r Tn
Ionfst council said to The Associated
Press
In many Ulster villages the Nation
alist bands are being drilled by re-
tired army se-:earts near the halls
and parade grounds of the Ula = bat
talions and the townspcoplc arc able
to watch the preparations of both for
ces.
There were $500 Nationalist volun-
teers In Belfast about the middle of
june and many, more In Londonderry
city where Catholics and Protcstanta
are much more evenly balanced IN
numbers.
In the Covcnanter movement thcr.
arc two distinct factions at present
One is militant section which adj
vocates Immediate provocative action
with the belief that bloodsllcd would
shock the English non-conformists and
force Asquith to grant listers dt-
mand for permanent exclusion from
the Irish government. The other fac.
ton which includes important busi-
ness men fought successfully TO pre-
vent the declaration of n provisional
government for Ulster when the Home
Rule bill passed the third reading in
the house OF commons. The first fac
tton no clamors to have the provision
al government set up when the king
signs the bill. While the more conser-
vative business interests counsel
daily until the Irish parliament in
Dublin Is launched. Sir edward Car
son sided wit! Lhe latter faction at
the last conference OF leaders here.
Meantime the volunteers. saturat-
ed with the military spirit arc bccom-
ing inpatient. SciIe tattalions .avc
even sent deputations g. officers 10
headquarters to ASK wien the cam
paisn would begin ami the WORK of
keeping the bold spirits quiet is in
creasingly difficult.
The headquarters STAFF Ins worked
out plan of campai.it for hos,illt!c.
II Is not likely that they Will nttcmp:
to nse this citizen force agains,
trained regulars w.t., h:ayy pups, Tor
ap one officer remarked. the most they
| could expect wolld be To put ND one
present plans are to keep the Ulster
Nationalists in check wien tnc no
vistonal government In set ur.
Most OF the Belfast volunteers arc
being formed into io,,r reg:nlontu
will act as police force. A flying
column known as Belfast division.
composed of $500 picked and pai
volunteersR majority of whom arc old
soldiers. has been organized as a firsl
line striking force with Llol. Trans.
port capable Of conveying Il 10 an,
part OF Ulster In less tnan four hours
This force Is armed throughout WITH
new Mausers and Possesses ten Max.
inns of the latest pattern. Certain
county regiments. especially those OF
Antrim and Armagh, would 10 on ac.
tive. service with this column, while
other county regiments including
Londonderry must remain ut home iC
supprcsB Nationalists.
II the provisional government wer,
established the flying column would
be sent to Londonderry where the NJ.
tionalfsts are strongest while tho cas-,
and west Belfast regiments wo,,lc
form double cordons around tho two
Nationalist districts of this city, Will
Maxims covering the principal st.s.,s
Information that the Nationalist
are bringing In carboys OF yitrio
which women would pour on Ill,
troops from windows as they pourc-
boiling water during the rloting some
years ago has reached Carson's head
quarters. IF there is q single acI al
that Kind" saIf stafr officer, eth,
building where 1t is conc will be Ell,
tered. wrecked and every Office,
killed.