El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
FnIlr s0.ooO VoIunteer..

Nationalist Volunteers vary between
$4,000 which is the Dublin Castle inquire
compiled by the police, and a quarter
of a million. which is the estimate
given in platform speeches Careful
| inquiry shows that there are $4,000 IN
Leinster, which takes the lead. about
$4,000 in Ulster, increasing rapidly, 80
900 in Munster and $4,000 in COnnaughL
arises from the fact that the move
ment is not organized from the centre
Forces have sprung up spontaneously
in every parish, and so far are only
loosely connected with the provisional
central body. There has been a COM
plete wiping out OF all class distinc-
tons and the rank and file INCLUDE
every grade-farmers labOrers, shop
assistants. clerks, doctors, lawyers, and
country gentlemen There is very
strong leaven OF time expired soldiers
old Connaught Rangers, Dublin Fusl-
liers and Munster Fusiliers, and their
experience is proving useful IN the
drill.
The chief military commanders are
I Col. Maurice Moore. who commanded
the Connaughu Rangers in the Boer
war and Capt. White. son OF the
Gen. White, who defended Ladysmith-
Recent accessions are Sir Henry Graf
tan Bellew, a grandson OF the great
Henry Grattan. who had experience IN
the fifth Dragon Guards: and Capt Bel
bingham. brother Of the Warehouses OF
Butte, who is at present an alde-de-
camp TO the Lord Lieutenant Military
experience, however slight, IS at a pre-
MUM. and a medical student with a
little volunteer training, is command
ing a sergeant squad which includes,
among the privates, a university pro
fessor Of law
The army has extremely little equip
ment and almost no money. But the
material is excellent and the enthu-
siasm unbounded- Mr.. RedmOnd's open
association with the movement VIII re-
move the difficulty Of getting money.
The men in charge Of the movement
are for the most part unknown and
there has been much reluctance TO pro
vide funds till the public knew VINO
would spend the money and for what
The central body consists OF . men,
Of them IS are said to be Home Rulers
in sympathy with llr Redmond but the
more active, influential and effective
spirits are members OF the Sim Fein
party. They have few supporters IN
the country and the great bulk Of the
volunteers are supporters OF Redmond
Mr.. Redmond offered his cooperation IN
the Central body II he was allowed 10
nominate an equal number OF men on
It, pending the election OF the VOlun-
teer branches Of q central executive.
Failing acceptance he will recommend
each county to govern itself
This offer was rejected on hastlly
summoned meeting Of the executives
who proposed that each county should
elect a REPRESENTATIVE to sit with them
The leaders OF the Convenanters in
Ulster profess TO consider the National
list volunteer movement as something
not to be taken seriously. These Ma
tionaIist bands in the Ulster counties
drill spasmo dically, and are not con-
nected with any central Organization
All the local leaders act entirely on
their own initiative. In some dis
tricts the volunteers are split up into
factions under opposing leaders, who
carry on a newspaper warfare
The Ulster leaders say that the Ma
tionalfst volunteers must fail through
the impossibility OF getting arms They
claim TO have many letters from Amer
lea. showing that the Irish there are
tired Of contributing to Home Rule,
and now that they consider an Irish
parliament assured, they propose TO
those in Ireland settle their internal
questions without help. Even II Amer
lean sympathizers should refill the war
chest the present government meas
ures to suppress gun running IN al
ports would checkmate them
I'VE have two years start In the
matter Of arming and we mean TO
keen it" an official Of the Ulster
Unionist council said to the Associated
In many Ulster villages the Nation
alist bands are being drilled by retired
army sergeanJs near the halls ana
parade grounds Of the Ulster battalions
and the tOwnspeople are able TO watch
the preparations of both forces.
There were $500 Nationalist volun-
teers in Belfast about the middle Of
June and many more in Londonderry
citv where Catholics and ProtesLants
are much more evenly balanced In
numbers
Two COvenanter Factions.
In the Covenanter movement there
are two distinct factions at present
One is a militant section which advo-
Gates immediate provocative action,
with the belief that bloodshed would
shock the English monconformists and
force Asquith to grant listers demand
for permanent exclusion from an irish
government. The other faction which
includes important business men
fought successfully to prevent the
declaration Of q provisional govern
mant for Ulster when the home rule
house Of commons. The first faction
now clamOrs to have the provisional
government set up when the king signs
The bill, while the more conservative
business counsel delay until the Irish
parliament in Dublin is launched Sir
Edward Carson sided with the latter
faction at the last conference Of lead
ers here.
with the military spirit are becoming
impatient Some bartalicns have even
sent Populations OF officers to head
quarters to ask when the campaign
would begin, and the work Of keep
ing the bold spirits quietsis increas-
ingly difficult
Most Of the Belfast volunteers are
being formed into four regiments
known as the Belfast division which
will act as a police force. A flying
column composed OF $500 picked and
paid volunteers, a majority Of whom
are old soldiers has been organized
as a first line striking force with mo-
tor transport capable OF conveying it
to any part Of Ulster in less than four
hours. This force is armed throughout
with new Mausers and possesses ten
Maxims of the laters pattern. Certain
county regiments, especially those OF
Antrim and Armagh, would go on ac-
tive service with this column. while
other county regiments including
Londonderry must remain at home to
suppress the NatiOnalists.