THE ULSTER CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1872, 4 October 1913, Page 5

THE ULSTER CRISIS.

d ATTACK ON SIR EDWARD CARSON. "CONTINGENT TREASON." THE POPE IN IRELAND. D By Teloiranli—Press Association— Copyright a "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables, n London, October 2. Mr. J. M. Robertson, Liberal M.P. for Tynesido, speaking at Nowburn, Northumberland, said that .Sir. Edward Carson had preached contingont trea- a sou. This was a disgraceful develop- t ment of modern Toryism in the direction of violonce against tho law that jj would operate when possible. He add: ed: "The Pope will have no more power t in Ireland under Home Rule than in j Gormany." o A GLEAM OF HOPE. (Reo. October 8, 11.5 p.m.) London, October 8, In the Unionist press comment on Mr. F. E. Smith's reference to tho homogeneous counties of Ulster Mr. Smith said that the.application of Home Rule to the homogeneous counties of Ulster would be resisted by force of < arms—tho "Daily Telegraph 1 aska wliether that is a suggestion that a basis j for- a conference could be foundo'y omitting tho counties of Down,' Antrim, I Derry, and Armagh from the scope of ' Homo Rule. It is undorstood tliat Mr. Smith consulted prominent Unionists in Englaud, and also Sir Edward Carson, [ before making his speech. £10,000 GIFT FOR THE WAR CHEST. ' London, Octobor 2. The Dowager Lady Smiley subscribed £10,000 to tho Ulster Fund._ She declares that Ulster women desiro to tako tho best stand thoy can on the sido of . the noble volunteors. Three hundred agents are organising . volunteors in thirty English towns. A thousand volunteers have joined at Liverpool.