The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
RESIGN RATHER THAN
ADVANCE ON ULSTER

to thc Admiralty whore they held con-
ference In reference to the action Of the
navy toward Ulster.
II IL reported that a battleship and two
cruisers hav" LEI, Plymouth for Belfast
Tough.
The Times describes the Cabinet as
being greatly perturhod over the resiEna-
ton of army officers The Times says
the crisis has unqucstiorably shifted for
the moment from Ulster to the army.
The new situation has completely eclipsed
the danger Of disorder in Ulster.
Secretary OF War Scoy and First Lord
OF the Admiralty Winston Churchill were
still comforting on the situation at an
early hour this morning.
The Times cnphatcally asserts that
the reinforcement OF the Irish garrisons
from England has neither been ordered
not prepared for and deprecates the sug-
gest.on that the movement " troops Is
intended to suppress forcibly the Ulster
movement 1T IL doubtless u precautions
nry measure" says the Times. and II
especially due to "a desire to safeguard
fne uDltorl"-, but ntA w ~ 'ltNNuNt'iihs
provocative or mcnaclng"
The Daiiy Telegraph quotes the War
ONCE as saying that the Government is
not directing the movement OF troops to
Ulster. The Army Council some time
ago ordered Lieut. ten. SIR Arthur Paget.
the commander OF the troops in Ireland.
to take special precautions to safeguard
Government property and to ASSIST the
civil authorities In unfolding law ana
order. lie received free hand as TO
the manner of safeguarding property
and dealing with any trouble. He has
since then kept the War O!tice informed
OF what IL happening, and the moving
of troops to Ulster is going on In pur-
suance OF Lieut. Sir Arthur FACETS
orders The latter III recent speech
said all officers would do their duty II
trouble should require their presene. In
Ulster.
Dublin Chiefs Confer.
A despatch from Dublin records fire.
quent meetings during the past week OF
the executive, the Government and the
military heads These were followed yes
terday BY a three hours conference OF STAN
officers under the presidency OF Lieut.
zen. Paget Al this conference the DIS
position OF the troops was again DIS
GUESSED. II was said that more troops
would leave the Curragh for the north to-
day, when the sixteenth Lancers would DO
ordered to mobilize. Each man Will
carry carbine instead OF a lance and
sword Ammunition has been served to
every soldier in the camp. Civilians are
excluded from tho camp.
Tho second battalion OF the Yorkshire
Light Infantry embarked last evening on
two small cruisers at JAMESTOWN. Other
troops with artillery will JOIN them Satur-
day. when they Will sail for the north.
The uneasiness In Ireland had a bad ef- |
feet on the Stock Exchange yesterday and
there was general depression in all &C.
curities. II is apparent that Lioyd's have
done ali the insurinG OF dwellings and
warehouses which they intend TO do In
Belfast. Rates to insure against riots and
civil connections have been steadily ad- !
yancing In the. last few weeks and several
assurances were refused yesterday.
Augustine Birrell. Chief Secretary for |
Ireland. In a speech In London last night i
said the armed forces OF the kingdom will
never be used except for n legitimate pur- |
pose namely. the maintenance OF the In 4
tegrity Of the Kings dominions and help |
ing the civil powers to maintain law II
will also protect the minority whether
IL Catholic or Protestant from the fury |
Of religious bisotry or political PARTISAN
ship. ~ |
Carson's Arrival In Belfast.
EXTRAORDINARY precautions ~ere toAcu l
TO prevent an outbreak following tho ar |
rival OF Sir Edward Carson in Belfast yes
terday.
Sir Edward. who went 20 Belfast to |
confer with the Ulster leaders, when he |
landed appealed to his followers to re-
frnin from violence. lie found Belfast |
tense with expectancy and excited by &C. |
tivity in the army garrisons. but uncer- |
tain as TO what the next move would be |
or who would make It.
Dir George Richardson, commander Of \
the Ulster volunteers, boarded the steam !
ship In the bay and talked with Sir Ed |
ward. \ guard OF honor from the Ulster |
emergency force was drawn up at the |
gangplank. AS Sir Edward walked ashore |
he was cheered by thousands OF Belfast |
! ,eople and here and there q revolver shot |
was fred into the air.
At the Victoria military barracks In |
Belfast extra guards have been stationed |
and the garrison Is ready for trouble. !
LaN night the Unionists heard that tho !
police purposed to raid their headquar-
tiers. SO automobiles were used In trans
porting stores and documents from head
quarters TO various places where they
were secreted.
At the request OF John Redmond. Ma
tionalist leader. the parade which the
Nationalist volunteers had planned for
Sunday In Londonderry probably will be
abandoned. Mr.. Redmond teiegraphed the |
leaders that such a denomination was
calculated to infiict the Gravest injury |
on the Nationalist cause, as II was play
ing the game OF their bitterest enemies
and affording them the pretext they we're
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