Duchesne Record | 1914-07-31 | Page 6 | Ulster Unionists Continue Defiant

ULSTER UNIONISTS DEFIANT THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT GIVES CARSON PERMISSION TO ACT AS HE PLEASES Sir Edward Declares Ulster Is I. Anxious ious bus for for- But Was Not Going to Accept Peace With Merely Surrendering Belfast The The provisional government government government govern govern- ment formed by the Ulster UnionIsts UnionIsts Unionists Union Union- at its first meeting on Friday gave Sir Edward Carson a free iree hand to take whatever action he may think necessary In calling the Ulster volunteers volunteers vol vol- to arms The men inert were de de- clued ed ready rendy for mobilization at a mo moments moment's moments moment's moments moment's ments ment's notice Sir Edward In a speech declared that the time had come for the loyalists loyalists loyal loyal- of Uluster to translate their words into action He said something must be done to compel the British government government govern govern- ment meat to make up its mind Ulster he concluded was anxious for lor peace but was not going to accept I peace with surrender The official report of the meetIng meetIng meet- meet Ing of the provisional government announces that the executive has been Instructed to act In accordance with the spirit of a declaration asserting that the governments government's well grounded want of confidence Inthe Inthe in inthe the of the imperial government government go ern govern govern- ment compels it to press on w wh h the completion of arrangements to resist by every means in its pow power r every attempt to impose th the authority of a ahome ahome ahome home rule parliament on Ulster A resolution also was adopted expressing expressing ex ex- ex- ex pressing willingness to consider any proposal on the home lOme rule qu question which recognizes the loyalty of the Ulster men to the crown and constitution constitution and preserves their inalienable rights under the Imperial parliament