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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1914
Page
8
In a parliamentary clash leaders vow to push home rule by agreement if possible, or by force if needed. Ulster volunteers numbered 110 000 with 65 battalions and 80 000 rifles, organized decentral and aided by 400 cars and 200 motorcycles. Analysts caution the effort, while some say it is serious yet not militarily formidable.
Two special trains departed Dublin today carrying troops to garrisons in the north. The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry moved from Curragh camp to Newry and Dundalk while another train sent troops from Mullingar and Athlone to Omagh and Enniskillen. The Cheshire Regiment was en route from London Derry to Enniskillen tonight. Army service corps loaded 40 tons of provisions for northern garrisons. Royal Arthur and Gibraltar and destroyers Pathfi nder and Attentive arrived at Kingstown harbor with five officers and 150 Yorkshire regiment men aboard awaiting further movements. Destination remains undisclosed.
Statistics show 17 home rulers and 16 Unionists among Ulster's 33 MPs. Ulster's Protestant majority voted largely for home rule, with five home rule MPs elected from four counties proposed for six year exclusion. Every Ulster county has at least one home rule MP.
Dublin correspondent for the Daily Mail reports that over 100 officers mainly from the cavalry have resigned at the Curragh camp. The paper says a ministerial conference decided on drastic measures to curb further resignations.
An anniversary event honoring Irish patriot Robert Emmett will take place tomorrow at 4 o clock in Armory Hall 67 Warren Street Roxbury. Hosted by the John E Rad mond ranch of the United Irish The Hon James A Gallivan E J Slattery and others will attend. The meeting is open to all of Ireland.
A map outlines the nine Ulster counties with parts of Leinster and Connaught. It highlights the four so called Orange counties Antrim Down Derry and Armagh in the eastern province. The city of Belfast serves as the headquarters of the Orange Movement at the head of Belfast Lough on the extreme eastern coast.
London March 20. An urgent ministers conference at Colonel Seelys discussed Ireland. Attendees included Prem ier Asquith Churchill and war office staff. Churchill then summoned First Sea Lord Prince Louis to Admiralty House for further talks. 24 000 troops now in Ireland with regiments such as the Fourth Hussars Fifth Lancers and Sixteenth Lancers. Brig General Count Gleichen was ordered to confer with officials.
London March 20 The War Office acknowledged rumors that a hundred army officers at the Curragh camp resigned rather than serve in Ulster and said appropriate measures would be taken. Confirmation of any ultimatum to Curragh regiments could not be obtained.
Belfast has city representatives distinct from the Antrim county delegation. The arrangement emphasizes Belfast's separate local oversight while remaining part of the Ulster region.
Sir Edward Carson entered Belfast to confer with Ulster Unionist leaders and Ulster Volunteers. Guards strengthened at Victoria barracks as reinforcements were sent from the Curragh and Mullingar, amid tense public mood following Parliament debate.
Belfast crowds witness Sir Edward Carson and General Richardson as Ulster Volunteers bolster guards. Troop shuffles across Ulster include Dorsetshire Regiment reassignment to Holywood barracks and expected Bedfordshire Regiment arrival. Craigavon hosts Carson while Londonderry joins conference urging calm during mobilization.
In Newbridge County Kildare on March 20 the Fourth Hussars and the Sixteenth Lancers at Curragh Camp switched from lances and swords to carbines. Each soldier received fifteen rounds of ammunition, guards over the camp were doubled, and extra patrols were deployed beyond the camp perimeter.
Seven officers and 450 men of the Cornwall Regiment reached Dundalk from Dublin and were billeted at the Royal Field Artillery barracks where an additional force of 18 officers and 500 men already prepared for active service.
A battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment arrived by special train from Mullingar. Arm agh serves as the recruiting station for the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Recruits not yet trained were sent to Folkestone. Pickets guard roads and passes are required to enter the camp.
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