The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-18
Carson and Leaders Assert
Paget Gave Orders for a
Real Invasion. y
WANTED POLICE TO FIGHT
Then Army Would Step In and
Commander Would Demand
"Surrender.''
Special Cable p..pa,ea,. 70 rrr su,.


LONDONDERRY, April 17.-Sir Edward
Carson and the other members Of the
Ulster Unionist Council have subscribed
70 a striking statement which. 1t Ia as
serted. substantiates the persistent Union.
ist contention that the Government engi-
neered a plot against the Ulster men
with a view Of forcibly suppressing the
sntihome rule movement.
The statement, which occupies a column
n the newspapers. narrates a series Of
what are described as actual facts be-
Ginning with Secretary for War Seely's
communications to Lieut.-Gen. Sir Arthur
FACET In the week OF March 1921. The
commanding officers at the Curragh were
summoned to Dublin to confer with
Lieut. Den. Paget, who told them that
hey would I've expected to serve In u
tor Tho officers demurred. Gen. Paget
vent TO London and on hts return he told
he officers that by order Of Secretary for
War Seely the Government had decided
on immediate active operations against
Ulster and he had been instructed to offer
the reluctant officers the alternative Of
Yeeigning. Gen. FACET also made other
STATEMENTS WHICH atc duc6uy huOWh
Brig. Gen. Cough Immediately resigned
and Brig Gen. Chetwods was nominated
- his successor.
Were 60 Seise The Boyne.
Lieut.-Gen. Paget again met the officers
that same afternoon and detailed the
preparations which had been made. In
gliding movements to guard the derOts.
which have since become common knowl-
edge. II was further explained tina. the
Third Cavalry brigade tGer. Gough's)
was to seize and occupy the bridges and
strategic points along the Boyne. The
Fifth division OF the army in Ireland.
which was stationed at the Curragh and
in Dublin. was to follow and hold these
points permanently. The cavalry was then
to move to other strategic points. and me
sixth division. stationed In the south Of
Ireland. was to replace the Fifth Ten
thousand men were to be brought from
Aldershot and elsewhere in England. max
ang the total operating force $4,000 men.
1t is further explained that che object
was to blockade Ulster by land and sea.
The Admiralty's movement of warships.
as direduy hHoWH, WAS uetdiic0 Oy Aieut.
Gen. Paget. who added that It was not
intended that the army should begin the
fighting but the police of Belfast would
ne ordered 10 seize the concealed arms
depots belonging to the volunteers and
take forcible possession of the old town
hall. which was the headquarters Of the
lister organization. This would inevita-
bly, lead to bloodshed. as the volunteers
would attack the police and the troops
and naval forces would then be summoned
70 restore order.
Paget 20 Demand Surrender.
Lieut.-Gen. Paget declared II to be his
own intention to remain on the firing line
until the troops had suffered some casual
ties. He would then approach the "enemy"
With a flag Of true and demand their sur
render. falling which he would assault
their position. A disturbance would also
he arranged for Cork and Lieut.-Gen
paget promised to despatch a regiment
there 10 suppress II. Lieut.. Gen. Paget
did not speak of the operations as pre-
stationary measures. but talked Of
battles" 1.-The enemy" and other such
things. clearly indicating that active hos
tile action was intended.
LoSo y. April 1.-THE Cnionist press
treats the alleged Government plot to stir
Up trouble In Ulster as a very grave In
alctment, which the Government must
answer III it is to be cleared Of the charge
ot being in hellish plot"
The Radical papers declare the story to
be an impudent, scurrilous fable. They
'dy that If Lieut. Gen. Pagct spoke as It 10
alleged he did he far exceeded tho Gov.
ernments Intentions, although IL the Gov
eminent had acted as announced Sir Ed
ward Carson had no more right to COM
plain than burglar who 10 caught red.