The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-02
Opposition in House of Lords
Won't Oppose Asquith's
Amending Bill.
BELFAST VOLUNTEERS
CARRY ARMS OPENLY
CITY. Crowded With Uniformed
Ulstcritcs. Having Appear
ancc of Garrison Town.
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Il kpoN, July 1.-THE gravity of the
situation in Ireland produced by the diff
fernces over the home rule measure has
Impressed itself so deeply on the minds
OF men of all parties that party leaders
are striving to their utmost TO arrive at
some arrangement which may avert the
catastrophe that threatens.
During the last two days these efforts
have been pushed with very great earnest
ness and THE Sun correspondent is now
in position to say that 1t is quite pos
slble that a modus vivendl will be reached
within forty-eight hours.
"Defects" in Home Rule Bill.
On the strength of Lord Crewe's prom
Use that the amendment TO the amending
home rule bill will receive careful con-
sderatlon from the Government Lord
Lansdowuc said in the House of Lords to-
4 day that the opposition will not oppose
the bill ON its second reading. lie said
that the bill is defective in four points
the method Of exclusion. the area to es-
cape home rule, the duration of the term
of exclusion and the conditions fixed by
the Government for the excluded areas.
Lord Lansdowne criticised the bill In
its present form closely, but his tone was
temperate and his language conc!liatory,
He spoke solemnly in referring to "the
irremediable catastrophe which will follo,.
this last effort" He said that he ought
not to be accused of cowardice because
he quails at the spectacle OF ""ai. bloody
rar."
"A despatch from Belfast says that the
Onionist Council issued thu following
order to-day:
1T has been decided that, at the dis
erection OF the commanding officers, the
time has come when arms may be carried
openly by members OF the Ulster Volun-
teer force and attempts to seize arms
carried in accordance with these instruc.
lions are TO bo resisted in accordance nth
!. the former Instructions
The Daily Mails correspondent at Bel
last wires:
Il visited the office OF the commissioners
OF police this Afternoon and was told tina,
Inc police will not take action agains,
the Ulster Volunteers.
How can we arrest these men?' asked
an inspector
This evening the streets are filed with
men who are wearing the Ulster Volun.
teers uniform. The city is crowded and
mas the appearance of a garrison town.
Inc opposing volunteer forces I'm Ulster
sir Edward Carson's followers and III,
Nationalist Volunteers formed with tn.
sanction OF John r.. Redmond the party
leader, have been preparing in grim ear
most during the last few months for tn.
struggle which has so often seemed imm
ncnt
IL Is impossible TO say just what is III,
numerical strength of the two forces. Tn,
| FISHERMEN, who have been drilling and or
sah@lhs Tor nearly two years. claim
ioroe OF 10000, and the Nationalist VIII,
o'Edh 10 organize and smugglc IN arms
,ue more IMAM "A month ago, said AT tina
''lo tndt IN SIX weeks they hoped To re
t.uN 100000 men. No figures OF IN,
s'rehsth they have attained have beer
given out.
large pant Of the Ulster volunteer
.o'Ne Is on paper. During recent nobil
,1a'lon test about 30 900 volunteers Assem-
o,'n Tor night OF duty TO show the!
effectiveness. The force has been divide,
mo tnree parts, IN the first class of which
paced 1000 10 30. 900 men. uniformed
wen armed ana drilled There are ais,
.onu' 900 women nurses or sgnallers at
"rntd 10 this division.
'h' second class has about $4,000 arme,
mon ~ whom only "A small percentage ar
o'h'd ana partly uniformed, They know
"'I' OF simple marching and the matua
81 arms. Tho th.td class includes the re
n'n.nI'r ~ the men who have been en-
,o''u' between 10000 and 90 600, OILY
y" "t'e auy knowledge Of military prac
"', Oh 4 part Of u uniform.
III" force has no cavalry, but has
e"aU body nf mounted infantry that i
N'u nrlr.i Thrre u an aviation lice
ana splendid body OF despatch rider
".o own ihr,t owu motorcycles.
ten Sir George Richardson, commando
J" .Moi OF the force, has his hradquartcr
u! Ioliaiown, County Armagh where ar
"'S' I'm" headquarters of the Ulster Union
N' loGnoll and other bodies.
Nhuui the Natioaaltsts not so much
hhoWn, They were formed when jon
i"uhond gave lis SdaCtiun 10 the NOV
N'nt after 1t was proposed that as lon
. as th' opponents Of home rule had organ
'Irl us adhcr'nts might AZ wcll do -
taso rms has led to the strange situatio
~ Two large sem-milItary forces cX!stn
""'sll" of the control OF the Govcinmen
ana contrary to law.
Many attempts have been made by til
Government to prevent both vuluntee
''tctS from procuring arms. but withuu
avail,