Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-13
ANN|VERSAR Of
BATTLE Of THE
B0YNE OBSERVED
Nearly 10000 0rangemen
Participate in Demon
StratiOn in Belfast; Craig
Is Leading Figure.

by The Associated Press.)
Belfast, July Icy the Asso-
clated Press)-NFarly forty thou
sand orangemen took part in'the
Twelfth of July demonstration
here today in celebration of the an
niversary of the Battle of the
Boyne.
The demonstration was the larg-
est witnessed in many years. UP
to noon 1t had not been attended
by turbulence of any kind. The
utmost good order prevailing
throughout the morning, The pro-
cession, an impressive display 1
made its way. through the streets
CARLY decorated for the occasion
Hospitals Kept Busy.
The calmness with which the an"
niversary of the battle Of the
Boyne was celebrated was not at
tributed particularly by observers
to- the truce in ireland, the promul-
cation Of which met a mixed re-
ception here. The hospitals were
kept busy all day yesterday as
result of clashes, and the death
roll was added to by the shooting
of a youth in the Falls district by
sniper. York street. where the
rival forces irtermingle as nowhere
else in the city, simmered with eX-
citement until late hour.
Police Are Disarmed.
The police, both regular and
special, have been disarmed
throughout the province and the
specials In civilian garb have been
dispensed with where they did not
resign on being deprived Of their
revolvers,
Tsday's procession, in which
there were many bands and huge
drums, occupied three hours in
passing a fixed point. The lead
ing figure was Sir James Craig.
who arrived from England this
morning.
Naturally the new developments
In Irish politics figured prominent
ly in the speeches, The keynote Of
which was:
"What we have we hold"
Sir Dawson Bates, home secre-
tary in the North Ireland cabinet I,
said: I
Ulster Stands Firm.
1.-THE sooner some people in
the south realize that Ulster is
not going to change the prin-
ciples that she fought. for the,
last hundred years, at the req
quest Of body Of men who1A
hands are red with blood, thu
better 1t will be for all. Undt r
no circumstances will we 20
under Dublin parliament
At an orange demonstrating at
Hillsoorough, near Lisburn, at
tended by 10000 PERSONS, a tyeso-
luton was passed calling on. Sir
James Craig. as the Ulster pre- mter,
and his. government, ito disasso-
ciate yourselves from the ictiQn
of the imperial governing at IN
trafficklng with traitors an set
ing premium on disloyaltN. muir
der and outrage.
Craig Speaks at Finagl ".
Sir James, speaking at Fjhaghy,
gave his reasons for accepting the
invitation of Premier Lloyd George.
First" he declared, IF we did
not go to the conference WE would
be misrepresented behhid our
backs. We would have ncxsody to
say a word for us.
Second, we are a sm luL COM
mltnity on the face of no earth
and foreign countries, as, we'll as
our own dominiQns. wouhl miscon-
strQe Ulster If she steppad aside.
She would be condemne& in her
absence and told you would not
go to the conference; therefore,
you must be ruled out jof court.
Third. it gets into RIe minds,
even of some Of cur friends, that
we have something TO give away.
While / and my, col leagues are
there, there will be nothing to
give away. Therefor~i, while it is
distasteful to many c d us, we are
not going to finch II 'onh what we
consider our duty ITO the well.
being of our own t.nople in the
north
Another Iseasch Given.
Another reason given by the
Ulster premier wa the fact that
it would have "cr lated a bad i'm
preston If we did not accept the
premier's Invita- ion, after the
kings speech on ! lister soil"
Sir James said lie had tested the
minds and feelingf Of people worth
knowing during h Ia recent visit to
London, and thas they believed
the Ulster parlia M.ent to be sa
crosanct in the eyes of those who
brought 1t about
That is something gained" he
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