Home Rule.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 22, 18 May 1914, Page 5

Home Rule.

NATIONALIST VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT OF THE MOVEMENT. IST BUOIWO TILEGBAPH-CoPYBIGHT, ' XTJhimd PaMB AjsBOOIAXW ' , - i (Received 8.40 a.m.) London, May 17. The Limerick County Council unanimously passed,a resolution the Nationalists volunteer movement. Mr Lundon (Nationalist M.r\ *«' Limerick East), in supporting it, said that when Home-Rule was on the Statute 'Book, 200,000 volunteers would parade Dublin to prevent the withdrawal of the dearly-won measure. BEATING THE CUSTOMS. ARMS FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. (Received 9.25 a.m.) London, May 17. Despite the Customs officers' vigilance, a large consignment of rifles and ammunition was landed at various, ports on the west coast of Ireland for the Nationalist Volunteers. THE KINC AND LLOYD GEORGE. London, May 17. In connection with the amending Home Rule Bill deadlock, the Kin* gave an audience for nearly an hour to MrjtJoyd George, who is the principal mouthpiece between the Cabi- - net and the Nationalists. FROM THE PRESS. The, Chronicle states that a num- ! her of Down and Antrim farmers were not averse to their sons joining Sir Edward Carson's volunteers with the object of drilling, but were startled upon learning that rifles and ammunition were about to be individually distributed. The proposed recipients are anxiously enquiring into the legality of receiving arms: The Times, in a leader on the attitude of the dominions to Home Bule, .says coercion of Ulster would revolt the dominions. If one thing more than another is common to the * development of their political institutions is the , profound respect they have always shown, to thy rights of minorities . isolated among people from .whom they, differ in race,, religion: or political conviction. ; ~ .