Arizona republican., 1914-02-06
IRISH LEAGUE
 HOLDS MEETING
Because Unionists Present Address to MT. BonarLaW League Urges Equivalent to Boycott of Sympathiz- CTS of Movement
(By Timothy J. O'Connor)

(By Timothy J. O'Connor)
 DUBLIN, Feb. 5.-(Special Cable) The unionists of County Roscom- mon presented an address to Mir Bonar Law on the occasion of his visit to Dublin in November, in which they took occasion to express their views on home rule and men toned their apprehensions. This week a meeting of the United Irish league, specially convened, was held in Boyle to consider the situation. A resolution was passed stating that the meeting had had before it the address presented by the unionists to MT. Bonar Law, and, in view of the expressed nationalist resentment and no word of reply from the Unionist association, we call on the people of the district to assume in all matters an altered attitude tow ards the general members, traders, and professional men, etc, of the unionist alliance, and request that they be deprived of every privilege there Were heretofore welcome to en- joy" Another resolution invoked the aid of every branch of the United Irish league and the American Order of Hibernians in North Roscommon to carry out this purpose while a further resolution ordered the boy cotting Of coming meeting to be held at CrOghan in which some Unionists were taking an interest.
 In an official return of goods ar irving at Belfast harbor during the last three months of 1913 it is esti- mated that thirteen tons of firearms reached the port, as compared with four tons in the corresponding per iod of the previous year, while the imports of gunpoWder had increased from 29 tons to T tons.
 A circular of very interesting and important character relating to the Ulster problem is being circu- lated in Ireland.
 The document invites the signature Of the following declaration: Relieving that any exclusion of i Ulster under home rule, besides de- priving the minority in the rest of , Ireland of representation, would lead to fresh agitation and present many other difficulties, I approve of the suggestion that, should the moment | for compromise arise, a solution which would give the minority a 1 larger representation than their numbers warrant (say 70 out of 164 members) in the Irish house of com mons for the first twenty years ! WOI1l6 har ment"
 The circular bears the names of the Rev. J. P. Mahaffy, C. V. O., of Trinity college, Dublin, the eminent scholar of worldwide fame: Sir Nicholas Gosselin, Balybay, County { Monaghan who has spent fifty years 1 in the public service as soldier and 1 civil servant; and the Rev R. D. o. Martin, the Rectory, Kilesandra, 1 County Cavan.
 Beginning with a summary of the basis of compromises hitherto sug- gested, a number of reasons a1e set out as indicating the necessity of considering whether some simpler and more effective method of deal- ing with the difficulty cannot be found"
 Any such plan,' continues the l circular, must fulfil two conditions: It must satisfy the aspirations of the majority in Ireland for a parlia- ment with an executive responsible to it, and it must equally satisfy the minority, that they will be secure from any possible tyranny; it must also hold out the necessary induce ment for all parties to join Loyalty in the new system of government
 These great objects would be ef- fectiVely secured if so soon as the number of members in each house of the Irish parliament is fixed, a definite proportion should be all