ULSTER VOLUNTEERS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1859, 19 September 1913, Page 7

ULSTER VOLUNTEERS.

CHALLENGE TO HOME RULE PARTY.

170,000 MEN ENROLLED. ' By Telegraph—Press Aescola.Won—OopyrlcM London, September 17. Sir Edward) Oarson, speaking at Eiilkcol 1 , County Down, said that the Umionists of Ireland were not going to a conference which meant surrender, as the negotiators wore not freo agents. Tho Unionists wore not going to bo lod into the spider's 'parlour; they were determined at all costs 1 to preservo civil and religious libertv. . , Mr. F. E. Smith, K.C., M.P. f said that Lord Lorelmni had taken a long time to discover what Ulster had been saying for tlhree years.

(llcc. September 18, 10.20 p.m.)

London, September 18. Mr. Lloyd-George (Chancellor of tho Exchequer) has unexpectedly returned from tlio Continent. Ho is staying with the Chief Government Whip in Scotland.

Mr. Balfour has gone to Balmoral. Sir Edward* Carson inspected volunteers at Southdown.' Speaking at Newry, ho saidfthat the provisional government would be set up, though, of course, lit would bo illegal. Drilling and' enrolling volunteers wero also illegal, but tho Government would not daro to interfere, because Ulster would not ibrook interference. He advised his hearers not to ho afraid of illegalities, which were not sordid or mean, but only taken to assert the olemoutary rights of every citizen.

"Tiimes" —Sydney "Sun" Special Caiblcs.

London, September 17. Sir Edward Carson, M.F., is visiting Ulster, to inspect tho volunteer' regiments. Altogether 170,000' men liavo been 'enrolled, twenty tiiousand in the County of Armagh alone. A signalling and dispatch riding corps has been organised, enabling _ tho keeping up of communications without tho assistance of tho post office. The corps possesses tlio latest equipment, including wireless telegraphy.