New-York tribune., 1920-07-13
Ulster Would
Raise Army to
Fight Sim Fein
Sir Edward Carson Warns
Government if 1t Cannot
Protect County People
Will Organize Veterans
bserveOrangemen'sDay
Great Parade Is Held in
Belfast, With Banners
Defying Old-Time Foes

BELFAST, July IL (By The Asso-
ciated Press).-The celebration of
arrangements Day had as it's great event
the customary parade and, in addition,
notable speech by Sir Edward Car
SON, Ulster Unionist lsAder, whose pro-
nouncement on the present situation in
ireland was looked forward to eagerly.
Sir Edward, as usual in such matters
came up fully to expectations. He
minced no words, and the enthusiasm
reached climax when he declared in
effect that the government had failed
to govern Ireland and that if it could
not protect Ulster the volunteers would
reorganize and Ulster would take mat
ters onto its own hands.
Every hamlet. village and town in
Ulster had some kind of a celebration.
and reports over a wide area tonight
are that all passed quietly, even in
Londonderry, where the two factions
are represented as ready to renew the
hghtng should the military forces re-.
lax their vigilance
Belfast was guarded by soldiers. but
the only troops allowed out of barracks
were those actually on duty.
No Conciliatory Notes
Those people in England who hope
that a conciliatory note might he
struck in this celebration will be sadly
disappointed. There was nothing con-
clilaary about it, from the inscriptions
on the banners across the streets de-
nouncing the Sim Fein to Sir Edward
Carson's declaration that the people of
the south would of their own volition
have to hang those guilty of political
murders before Ulster would even con-
slider unity, which the sponsors of the
home rule bill have said they hoped
for
The Rev. George Timmon, supreme
head of the Orange order in the United
States, who is here with a few other
Americans for the triennial session of
the Imperial Grand Orange Council of
the world, speaking at Finaghy Park,
ut is said that three million Irish
are going to shake the British Empire.
WELL. we have ten million Irish in
America and they are not going to
shake the. American Republic"
Discussing conditions in Ireland, Sir
Edward said:
II read daily of the whole govern
lment in some places being taken over
by the Sim Fein. read of county
councils swearing allegiance to the
Irish republic. Well, I want to ask
what the government is doing with the
county councils taking that course.
Ny opinion is that such councils ourht
to be dissolved. I read daily of The
Sim Fein police taking part in the
government of various towns.
Il say, II the British government ia
unable to deal with these matters it
ought to ask somebody else. It is an
lgnomlnlous thing for loyal subjects of
the crown to be compelled to admit the
authority Of those processing to act in
the name of the so-called Irish re-
pubic. Yet. to my knowledge, there
are smen in the south and west of Ire
land who, ostensibly at least, have been
opuged to throw in their lot with these
olnn Feiners in order to save their
persons and property from disaster.
1--WE know we'll that the real hattle-
field of Ireland in relation to a re-
public will be Ulster. We know well
that their one ambition is to penetrate
Ulster and take possession there as
they have elsewhere. Do not let us
close our eyes to the realities OF the
situation, whatever may be the conse-
quences.
Announces Terms 10 Sim Fein
Never will we enter into negotia-
tions with the Sim Fein until of their
own volition they have--brought to the
scaffoid the men who are giving our
country throughout the world the repu
taflon OF being country of criminals
and assassins."
Sir Edward concluded by warning
the government that, as 1t had re-
fused listers repeatedly proffered
help and because Of It's inability to
protect Ulster against the machina-
t!ons Of the Slim F6in, eve will re-
organize In our own defence the.
volunteers who lent you such splen-
did haip to maintain che empire dur
ing the war"