The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-01-18
Carson and
His Friends

baron Won hunlmann, then Secre-
tary of the German Embassy, was an
honored guest at the great review of
Carson's army, which was held in
Ulster during Easter, 1914.
'Sir E. Carson had the honor of re-
ceiving an invitation to lunch with the
Kaiser last week at Homburg."-Bel-
fast Evening Telegraph, August q,
1913. (Homburg is famous place
of mineral springs in the German
province of Hasse-Nassau.)
Their German Friend.
1T may not be known to the rank
and file of Unionists that we have the
offer of aid from a powerful Continen.
tai monarch, who. if Home Rule is
forced on the Protestants of Ireland,
is prepared to send an army sufficient
to release England from any further
trouble in Ireland Irish
Churchman, November IA, 1918.
1t may be interesting, and probably
of practical Importance. to place the
following extracts before the public
just now. They explain themselves
and the conclusions they suggest are
obvious:
II declare in the most solemn way
it is not only right, but duty to pre-.
pare to resist Home Rule."-Carson
July IL, 1912.
after what happened the other day
in the House of Commons regarding
the pronouncement of the policy OF
the Government in relation to Ulster
he intended, when he went over there
to break every law that was possible
Let the Government take their own
course, he was not bit afraid OF
them. Carson, June "a, 1912.
Glories in His Shame.
81 hold myself responsible for every
preparation that is being made" =
That the officers of the army we're
with him, and that he got, on a low
average, half a dozen letters day
from army officers. Carson, July r.
1913.
eve have pledges and promises
from some of the greatest generals
in the army that when the time comes
and if it is necessary, they will assist
us,"-Carson, September 20, 1918.
Go on, be ready, you are our great
army; it is on you we rely. You must
trust us that we will select the most
opportune methods, and, if necessary
take over to ourselves the whole gov.
eminent of this community. know
a great deal of that will involve statu.
tory illegality, but it will also involve
moral righteousness. Carson at Bel
fast, May 16, 1913.
There is spirit spreading abroad
which I can testify to from personal
knowledge, that Germany and the
Germans would be preferred to the
rule of John Redmond and Patrick
Ford. Capt. Craig, in Morning Post,
January II, 1911.
Rifles From Germany.
In April, 1914, Carson is running
rifles and ammunition into Larne and
other ports with the ship Fanny, which
was loaded at Hamburg, in Germany.
Custom House officers are seized {;
wires are cut; the police are as meek
as lambs, or out of the way, and Car
son publicly thanks his brave troops
and officers for the exploit.
"Now, men, remember your arms,
and keep them no matter what hap.
pens. I rely on every man to fight
for his arms, and let no man take
them from him. 1 don't care who
they are or what authority they have
got. Carson, June 8, 1914.
IF civil war is the path of danger
it is also the path of duty. If we
are forced to take up arms to fight in
defense of those ideals and traditions
tions which are our very marrow,
believe on that day we shall find side
by side with us, all that counts for
honor, conscience and courage."-J.
H. Campbell, March 10, 1914.
HE believed, with all his heart,
that, if necessary tomorrow, Ulster
would march from Belfast to Cork
and take the consequences, even If
not one Of them ever returned" Car