IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1919, Page 5

IRELAND.

RIGHTS OF BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.

SIR E. CARSON ON AMERICAN INTERFERENCE.

■roSiJifloo—-ussy SSo2J—qaviaopx Received July 20, 5.5 p.m. London, July 12. At the celebrations held at Belfast the record attendance adopted a resolution demanding the repeal of Home Rule. Sir E. Carson, in a vehement speech, threatened to call out the Ulster volunteers if any attempt were made to deprive tliom of one jot or tittle of their rights of British citizenship. Ulstermen, ho said, will have nothing to do with Dominion or any other Home Rule. The former was merely a republic camouflaged under another name. The campaign going oil in America was fostered by great Catholic funds. The Germans will soon join .the campaign to stir up anti-British feeling. The whole world's future was dependant, upon AngloAmerican relations, but not even for Anglo-American friendship would Ho submit to such a campaign. He would say to the Americans: ''You attend to your affairs and wo to ours. We will brook •io interference by any country, however powerful."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PLUNKETT'S SCHEME. DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY. Received July 21, 12.45 a.m. London. July 15. Professor A. V. Dicey, the eminent jurist, commenting on Sir Horace Plunkett's Irish scheme, doubts whether Ireland could do without Imperial financial help, such as the Dominions had not received, and also was doubtful whether Ireland's proximity to Britain, as against, say New Zealand's wide would not make it impossible to give her the true status of New Zealand.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DE VALERA'S SUAVITY. Received July 20. 5.5 p.m. New York, July 1!). De Valera, speaking at San Francisco, said he would rather have the United States recognition of the Irish" Republic than all the gold in the country.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.