Evening star., 1912-09-02

physically. in every effort OF resistance TO
home rule; demanding that the perpe-
traitors Of the Castledawson outrage oe
dealt with in such manner as viii prevent
in Ireland; and appealing for Protestant
support throughout the British empire IN
the present crisis to prevent civil war.
The Irish WomenS FRANCHISE League
is interesting itself in the memorial wnich
it is intended to present to the lord lieu
tenant praying that the English woman
suffragists who are now serving sentences
of penal servitude in Mountjoy prison may
be treated as political prisoners.
This week the Irish Citizen. sunras1st
Mountjoy prison. At present a number
OF Irish woman suffrasists are under
going short terms Of imprisonment there
in connection with the recent glass-Dreak-
ing raid in the city. The Citizen says:
THE savage sentences inflicted on the
convicted prisoners cannot, Of course. be
allowed to stand. The judge himself was
sufficiently ashamed of them to express
the hope that they would speedily be re-
vised by the proper authority. Revised
they must be. and that without delay.
The Irish public must not fall behind the
disagreeing jurymen in their appreciation
of the political motive OF Mrs. Lea9h ana
her comrades. They must be accorded
the full rights of political prisoners"
The journal adds that q certain num-
Der Of the Irish m!litants now In Mount
joy prison are prepared to join In
hunger strike by Wednesday next un-
less before that day the political status
of the English prisoners. as we'll as the
Irish, Is definitely recognized by the au-
thorities.
The women's Social and Political
Union has issued a statement in which
1t says:
''The sentence Of five years penal
servitude passed upon Mrs Leigh and
Miss Gladys Evans is an outrage. This
iniQuitous sentence is not devised to nt
the offense committed by these la..es,
but. as the judge admitted. It is fnilict-
ed in order to terrorize other women
when contemplating militant action. The
judges hint that IL further mIlltancy is
abandoned the sentence upon Mrs. Ls.gh
and Miss Evans will be cemitted consti-
tutes a bribe which could not be ac-
of votes for women ana dis.cyaltJ 70
the two courageous and self-deny,Dg
prisoners themselves. Militancy will '.ot
be discontinued unless the government
votes to women. The sentence OF Ave
years penal servitude Is 4 last desperate
effort by the government to break tho
spirit of the militant women. Like all
actually strengthen the spirit Of revolt"
A sensation has been caused in the
Mooncoin district Of County Kilkenny by
the action of the police with regard to q
skull which was buried recently In the
graveyard OF Rathkieren. The skull was
washed up by the River SUR some weeks
ago. and the police have been making in
quiries as to its identity. 1t is believed
to be the skull Of girl named Reidy. who
disappeared from the district two years
ago. The police obtained an order to
have the skull disinterred, and it was ex-
amined by DR.. r. J. Rowlette Of Dublin,
who will submit it to further examina-
ton. The county inspector Of constabu-
larry and the father and two brothers OF
the girl Reidy were present at the disin-
terment
The public health committee OF the Dub
lin corporation has instructed the legal
adviser to the council to issue summonses
against shopkeepers in the city for
breaches of the shops act. A number Of
traders who closed their places Of business
for a half holiday weekly when the act
came into operation have now reverted to
the old system Of keeping them open daily
throughout the week.