El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-17

the more recently. It's strength is very
hazy. Photographs of corps Deing IN
spected are not impressive
But the Ulster army, long derided,
has a strength not so predetermined as
their opponents. On the evening OF the
day when king George otfcialIy recos-
niZed the gravity Of the situation by
the arms order, sir Edward Carson, the
leader of the listers, said in speech
at Nottingham, England, that the VI
ster volunteers had aggregated 1S,UOV
a year before and now numbered
10000. These are the men actually en-
rolled and serving. If 1t came 70 an
actual clash, it is safe to say, the Ulster
leader, could count on more than twice
this number.
not to be dismissed with word. Ihey
could cause much trouble even Tor de-
tachment Of the British army ana
should the volunteers Of the south OF
Ireland be sent against them' the con-
flict would be prolonged and sangul-
nary.
It is to be remembered that the Ul-
stermen have among them most OF the
principal business men Of Ireland Bel
fast is the city of wealth, the place OF
mills and shipyards. The resources Of
Ireland would be at the disposal OF the
minority in the north, not the majority
of the other provinces. Many Keen ODD
servers believe this is the principal
rule. They minimize the church issue
and bring out the fears Of the Belfast
merchants that a Dublin parIiament
would contrive to make BelIasL pay al
the taxes and have Dublin and Cork
take all the offices, lucrative contracts
and various patronage.
Church Issue Strong One.
Yet the church issue is certainly a
strong one. In a felicitOus comparison,
a writer, who had just toured Ulster re-
Gently, said the Orange farmers re-
minded him greatly Of the Soutn arr
can Beers, bigoted, a bit dull, but ready
to fight to the death with rifle in
one hand and a Bible in the other.
These men are not Celtic py descent,
but Scotch or English. They mostly
came over in the 18th century. Al
though they have absorbed much OF the
Irish character, including the 6rogue'
they have seldom intermarried with the
e1UIster VIII Fight
To the man on the spot, there IS no
doubt that ulster will fight" Embit-
tered centuries promise It.. When sir
Edward Carson was rfdiculed because
his followers drilled with wooden
rifles he said: "Of course, would we
show our real rifles and have them con-
fiscated2" There are plenty Of clever
machinists in Ulster and rifle and
! cartridge factories could spring up like
! mushrooms. The signal corps OF the
| wireless field telephones and its dis
patch riders have, fast too motorcycles not
! collected to be paid to the wives and
! children of the men who fail in de-
] fence Of the Orange flag. Hospitals
! are prepared not only throughout the
north of Ireland, but also in England
/ and the south of France, for the re-
J ception Of wounded.
! Women Are Aroused.
The real spirit underlying the Ulster
] movement is seen in the actions Of the
( women The famous Ulster covenant
/ to resist home rule was signed by
| $4,000 women Nearly 100000 of these
are now paying members of the Ulster
/ WOmen's IJnionist council. At the an.
nuaI meeting of this body in Belfas
/ last January, the activities Of tht
| women were shown to comprise thu
| formation of ambulance and nursing
! corps, the establishment of pOsthOusei
| throughout Ulster for the dispatch o
/ messages by the volunteer dispatcl
! riders, the organization Of working
| parties to make bandages and medica