Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-08


Dublin. July 7.-E>timates of the mum
Der Of the Irish Nationalist Volunteers
vary between sa.Dm which i the Dublin
Castle figure compiled by tine police. and
a quarter of a million. which j. the e.
innate given i'm platform speeches. Care
fnl inquiry shows that there are 10000
in Leinstcr. which takes the lead. about
-. 900 in Ulster Increasing rapidly
$4,000 in Munster and 5000 i'm Con
naugilt.
The diff. ulty Of exact estimate arises
from the fact that the movement j. not
organized from the center. Forces have
sprung up spontaneously i'm every parish
and 81 far only loosely connected with
the provision central body. There has
been 4 complete wipine ont ~ al class
distinctions. and the rank and file in.
rlude every gradc-farmcrs. laborrrs.
Sh0p assistants. clerks. doctorS. lawyers.
and country gentlemen. There j. a very
strong heaven Of time expired soldiers
old Connaneht Rangers. Dublin FuSil
icrs. and their experience j. proving use
full Ia the drill
The chief military commanders are
Colonel Maurice Moore. who commanded
.ls t.nnaueEt Rangers III the Bocr war
aud Captain White. a son Of the Gencr-
nj White aha defended Ladvsmifh. re-
cent acccSS,rnS are Sir Henry Grattan
Rcllrw. 4 rrapdSon of the great Henry
Eraitan. he had expcfieRce III the fifth
4. N.-.rl.. ...I ftft4. n.llfsr
nam, brother Of the Marchi0ncSS of Buic
AhO IL 10 present an aide dc-e-imp a. the
lard Lieutenant. Military experience.
nov ,s,r slight. il al a premium. and 4
.~nc,licaI student. with a little volunteer
training is commanding as sergeant n
squad which Includes among the privatcs
Il university professor Of law.
The army has extremely little equip.
mcnt and almost no money. But the ma
icrial i excellent and the enthusiasm
u~nboundcd. air. Redmond open asSocla.
lion with the movement will remove the
difficulty If getting money. The men in
.harge ~ the movement are for the most
part unknown and there has been much
reluctance 10 provide funds till the pub
lie knew who would spend the money
and for what.
The central body consists Of twenty
five men. Of them fifteen are said 60 be
Home Rulers in sympathy with Dir. Red
nrnd. hut the more active. influential
and effective spirits are members Of the
Sim Fem party. They have few support
Ia the country and the great bulk ~
The volunteers arc supporters Of Redmond.
Mr.. Redmond offered his cooperation 20
the Central body il he was allowed Ia
nominate an equal number " men on II
pending the election ~ the volunteer
branches Of i central executive. Failing
acceptance he will recommend each coun-
a. to govern itself.
This offer was T~ejcrtcd ON a hastily
summoned meeting Of the executives who
proposed that each county should elect
4 representative to sit with them. This
has produced strong protest from Pro
properly convened and asks for 4
pcSSor Kerr who saws the meeting vas
full meeting when the members would ne
rept Mr.. Reslmond's offer. Mr.. Redmond
cannot allow a movement mainly rom
posed Of his supporters Ia he commanded
by Il self qualified body. IF with Che
active members are opponents II
his. Once the Volunteers members can
hold their convention to check an execn-
Tive matter will settle itself. Meantime
there may be- friction which will BE- 90
waited "a a great extent ~ making each
county govern its own volunteers.