Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-06 | Page 4 | Will Shoot in Self Defense

Will SHOOT IN I SElF DEFENSE S Min Ministers Given iven Ar Arms s for Protection j BELFAST Sept 6 Unionists G.-Unionists employed employed employed em em- by a largo concern near the scene of ot the tho recent rioting last night i were were given arms with which to protect protect pro pro- themselves if It attacked It was declared that tho the mc meeting was Wa a l sequel of ot tho the speech of ot Owen at Armagh Sunday in which Mr declared tho the boycott t against Ulster be bo tightened b bythe by bytho tho the Sinn Fein and it if that was unsucCessful unsuccessful un un- unsuccessful successful In bringing Ulster Int Into int a au u united Ireland we will bring lead against them Charles Harvey Harve wounded during the rioting of ot last week died this I morning He was the nineteenth victim victim vic vic- tim of ot the disorders SPEECH EXPLAINED DUBLIN Sept 6 Attention G.-Attention of ot the tho Sinn Fein rein publicity department was as called to tho the address at Armagh yesterday yesterday yes yes- 1 of ot Owen chief Sinn I Fein liaison officer in Ulster in I which he was quoted as advocating coercion of ot Ulster It was asked v Whether hether hether OT speech had the tho approval of ot the Dail Eamonn de dc Valera Irish republican ll- ll can leader and other ather Sinn Fein Foin chiefs were consulted after aler which I Ithe Ithe the following statement was Issued The Dall Dail does not propose propose pro pro- I pose to use coercion against northeast Ulster any more moro than It proposes to submit to coercion Itself Mr rr 1 feys fey's statement refers to the defense of ot tho the national minority at Belfast I who last week weck were wantonly shot down by bv organized and directed Orange gangs which were permitted to act for tor two days das without interference enco ence from either local or British authorities Coercion will not be bo applied applied ap ap- applied ap- ap plied b by us t to a disobedient lent minority 11 but it is not proposed that that I minority should be bo permitted to uso use II firearms with impunity against our I people resident among them II i