Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
ARMING OF HOME RULERS
STIRS THE IRISH TORIES
Volunteer Movements Offset Ulster Military Organization
Causing Uneasiness Among LatterScenes in Belfast as
Result of Continued Ag tation Over Asquth Govt Plan

case which had Gene from London
and was consigned to Belfast. On
Monday in Derry the customs officers
seized two boxes each containing
several hundred rounds of ball am
munition. They were found at the
bottom of a case marked "empties
returned" This case was consigned
to a Derry merchant, who is con-
nected with the Ulster volunteer
force, but he stated he knew nothing
about the boxes. These accidental
discoveries are but an indication of
big traffic that is supposed to be
going on.
Letters by Redmond.
The question of the control of the
National volunteers-the pro-home
rule force-has been the main topic
of interest in all circles during the
past week. Though the motive of
this organization was plain, viz, as
counter-movement in the home
rule interest as against the Ulster
volunteers on the Carsonite side,
some few of its guiding committee in
Dublin took it into their heads that
1t was to be non-political and that II
was to take no part in political Meet
ings. OF course, such an attitude
would utterly destroy any good eff
feet the body could have for triumph
of the home rule cause at this critical
iuncture. and the whole matter was
brought to a test by the issue of two
important letters from Mr.. John
Redmond last week in which he
claimed that on the governing COM
mittee there should be some twenty
five responsible men representing the
Nationalist and drawn from the
various counties. In one OF these
documents he wrote:
The rank and file of the Volun-
teers and the responsible leaders
of the Irish people are entitled
and. indeed, are bound-to de-
mand some security that an at
tempt shall not be made in the
name OF the Volunteers to die
tate policy to the National party,
who, as the elected representa-
tives of the people, are charged
with the responsibility Of deciding
on the policy best calculated to
bring the National movement to
success. Moreover, a military or
ganization is of it's very nature
so grave and serious an under
taking that every responsible Ma
tionalist in the country who sup
substantial guarantees against
any possible imprudence.
Public opinion declared itself UNI
mistakably on the side of this
statesmanlilSe view of the position
taken by the Irish leader. All the
Tories sniggered with delight at the
prospect of fatal dissens'on in the
National ranks, and the Irish Times
the leading Irish Tory organ-did
its big besr' to patronize the Volun-
teers and point out to them how
glorious and necessary a thing their
absolute independence of mere poll
ticans would be! But the poor
Volunteers refused to take the Tory
bait. The provisional committee,
after a long sitting last night, an
nounced early this morning that they
have decided to fall in with Mr.. Red
mond's suggestions.
Nationalist Volunteers.
The Volunteers themselves are still
spreading like prairie fire-only last
night, Chief Secretary Birrell stated,
in reply to a question in the House
of Commons, that "his information
was that the Nationalist Volunteer
force seemed to be increasing at the
rate of 1,500 per week. He had no
do " TIE nhIlDti u
their rifles, but the government was
giving the matter their constant and
careful attention. The English
Tories are becoming a little uneasy
and urged the government in a Par
lament debate, the same night, to do
something to bring the drillings to
an end AS long as it was case nf
the Carsonite volunteers. they were
magnificent warriors ready to do and
die for their principles but when the
National Volunteers came along-well,
then il was quite a different story.
The House of Lords at their two
sessions this week had Ireland and
home rule as their sole topic. And
they are to have the home rule
amending bill in their hands next
week, then events will follow rapidly
in the exciting drama in which Ire
lands destiny is being fought out
l.. d. LAMB