Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-17

! on the news would make Tor peace
| But peace influences had also beer
! busily at work all the few previous
| days. Prominent Nationalist, and
| especially the clergy, took early steps
/ toward the prevention of anything
| that might, even in the remotest way
| lead to any conflict between the OPP
| posing sections of the populaee.
In Belfast at all the Sunday masses
| the necessity for restraint WIS
urged on the people in all the
/ churches. Similarly it was impressed
| upon congregations elsewhere that
peace should not be in any way en-
| dangered, and mere is a portion of Il
| letter from the Catholic bishop OF
| Derry, read at the services in that
| city, which gives the note struck IN
all these pastoral admonitions:
owing to the keen and deep inter
est taken by our people in what they
consider an event fraught with untold
good for Ireland. it is possible that
they might be inclined to induISe in
| jubilation because the strain of un-
certainty has passed and fultiIment
of their long-cheriShed hopes is SO
near realization. They should not,
| however, forget chat there are others
who hold different opinions in regard
TO the present political situation, and
that it would be highly repreheuSible
for them to knowingly give cause for
otfense by outward demonstrations of
JOY that can serve no good purpose.
but may carry in their train much
evil. While perfectly justified in
striving manfully within the law Tor
the attainment of their rights, there
could be no Justification fer doing
anything that might create ll-fecling
o. Il II I4rf4a
You will be good enough To convey to
the Catholis people at all the masses
my urgent request that they abstain
from everything during the coming
week that, though harmless in itself,
could be construed as an act of provo-
cation by any member of the com
munity."
1t was all the time realized by
everybody that Derry was even n
greater danger-spot than Belfast
itself, and, as it turned out. it was
there that any exciting incidents Oc-
CURED on This historic highland the
incidents We're of Unionist making.
not Nationalist. The news of the
successful passage of home rule
through the Commons was received
by the Home Rulers there with quiet
satisfaction. but, in accordance with
from outdoor manifestations of re-
joicing and from displays that might
be construed as likely to lead to dis
turbance. on the other hand from
I % clock EDWARDS, at frequent inter
yaIs, cannonading was carried on in
the Gnionist quarter of Fountain
street and the adjoining thorough
fares. which figured prominently in
the riots in that city last year. The
noise of these explosions could be
heard over the whole town and were.
Of course, Interpreted as expressing
The demonstrators defiance of the de-
aision of Parliament. Happily. the
night passed off without any out
break of violence. and Derry re-
NAMED peaceful all the week.
Sequel the Reverse
In Belfast. too, all was peaceful.
Visitors. such as commercial travel
ars, seemed quite surprised that the
streets were not lined with troops
armed with drawn bayonets. \
regular army Of reporters had invad-
ed the city during the previous few
days or had led the British public to
expect awful scenes of riot and
The real sequel was al
together the reverse of this. the
street scenes that night must have
oeen a cruel disappointment To any
body on the lookout for excitement.
passed myself through the Falls
'oad-the Nationalist quarter-and
ne Shankill rOad-the most danger
1us Orange district-and everything
was quleter than on an ordinary
weekday evening At the Junction,
N Royal avenue. the hub Of Belfast.
there were even less crowds than
usual, though few plainclOthes po-
icemen stationed at different corners
We're evidence that the authorities
were keeping their eyes wide open
Tor anything that might turn up.
Along Falls road the shops We're
doing a lethargic evening trade and
but few pedestrians were 10 be seen-
it was beautiful summer evening
and probably most people faced coun-
Upwards for the fresh air. y kno=
Of reporters passed me before I Wen
half q mile on my stroll. they looked
quite uneXcited and certainly they
could not fail to be so. When the
Falls road is out TO Celebrate any
thing it can do so in a whole hearted
fashion that would do YOUR heart
good. Bonfres and torches and bands
and cheering crowds would go To pro-
vide as good a celebration as could
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tonight there was not single hon
fire. nor a torch. nor even a voice
raised i'm iubilation. The word had
gone round forbiddIng any refofcfnes
and there we're monet was certain
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