Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-27

IRELAND EXCITED
FOLLOWING CLASH
|NDUBl|N STREETS


clared they were merely making a prac-
tice march. Local police and the coast
guard tried to prevent the landing of the
arms but were driven off. When the
Dublin authorities learned of the landing
they sent sixty police to seize the arms.
They were later reinforced by 200 others
under command of an associate commits
sioner. The police were drawn up on
both sides of the road along which the
volunteers were returning, with soldiers
in the center of the road.
When the volunteers saw the mobiliza-
ton most OF them got away with their
arms scattering through the fields. The
police and soldiers tried to disarm the
remainder. A number Of policemen have
been suspended for refusing to try to dis
arm the volunteers.
Individual Soldiers Attacked.
After the troops had fired into the
crowd. the angry populace in a spirit Of
revenge attacked individual soldiers and
beat them brutally. Members of the Scot
fish borderers. who were riding bicycles
along the quays. were pulled from their
were thrown into the river.
The lord mayor has issued a strong let
ter Of protest. declaring the troops were
ordered out without permission being
that the responsibility shall be fixed for
the calling out of the soldiers and for
supplying them with ball cartridges. He
adds:
Dublin and Ireland look with conf
dence to John Redmond and his COL
leagues to bring to justice those respon-
sible for this shocking outrage. There
must no longer be one law for a section
of the Ulster people and another law
for the remainder of the Irish people"
The tragedy caused great sensation.
The nationalist are indignant over the
affair because. they say, the troops are
against the nationalist volunteers, and
never interfere with the Orangemen. Five
thousand Ulster volunteers. carrying
under the eyes of Gen. Macready and
other officers of the regular army, and
passed the Dorset Regiment which was
on parade.
Asquith Hurries to London.
LONDON, July 27.-Premier Asquith,
who heard Of the fighting in Dublin while
he was staying at his country home i'm
mediately proceeded to London by motor
car. and arrived here in the early hours
of this morning. AS the premier is also
secretary for war, he Immediately took
charge of affairs at the war office.
The Daily News calls the affair at Dub
lin a massacre and demands a rigid in
vestigation of the conduct of the soldiers.
II LAYS the responsibility upon the weak
ness Of the government, which allowed
the ORGANIZATION OF the Ulster VOiuHeoSis
and could not prohibit the nationalist
from doing the same.
Redmond Demands Information.
Information as to the shocking occur
renee in Dublin yesterday" as John E.
Redmond. the Irish nationalist leader,
mt 1t was demanded Immediately after
the opening of the session of the house
of commons today Mr.. Redmod was
60 dissatisfied with the meager informa-
tion given him that he moved the ad-
iournment of the house in order to de-
bate the matter.
Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for
Ireland, threw the blame for yesterday S
conflict between the troops and the pub
sioner, who. he said, had requisitioned
Che military entirely on his own re-
sponsibility. The official, consequently.
has been suspended while an inquiry
Is made.
Mr., Birreu said the major in COM
mand Of the detachment of the Queens
own Scottish Borderers had denied that
he gave orders to fire on the people.
William Redmond: HE ought to be
hanged"
ought to be hanged"
Mr. Birrell said the soldiers became
received severe injuries. He added that
there would be full inquiry immedi-
ately.
Joseph Devlin. nationalist member for
West Belfast. directed attention to the
fact that Ulster unionfst volunteers had
been allowed to march through the streets
Of Belfast carrying their rifles.