The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-06-26
lre|and'S Heart Not
IN The Present War
IRELAND AND THE WAR.

The heart OF ireland 10 not In the
war. The following accounts taken
from our Irish exchanges made with
out comment, without any attempt to
draw conclusions for or against the
recruiting policy, appear In papers
printed and published in ireland, and
many Of them are pro-1ritish organs.
The following incidents relative to ar
rests and prosecutions were under the
"defense Of the realm act" because Of
protest against recruiting In ireland.
They are not confined to any section
Of the country, nor to any particular
county, as perusal Of the incidents
will show.
CORK.
At Schulz Petty Sessions last week,
before Mr.. G. r. o'connor, r. NJ, a
young man Of the farming class named
Murphy was charged under the De-
fence Of the Realm Act with tearing
down recruiting posters at Schulz
railway station on May I. Mr.. Foster,
D. l., prosecuted, Capt Dickie repre-.
sentlng the military authorities. The
defendant, who was not professionally
represented, was sent to jail for four
teen days.
DERRY.
For making statements likely to
prejudice recruiting, an oid-age pen
sioner named David Curry, Of Main
street, Derry, was fined 20s and costs
at the Petty Sessions.
DUBLIN.
A man named John 6yrne was re-
Gently arrested and fined In Kings
town under the Defence Of the Realm
Act for using anti-reeruiting language.
Mr.. E. sheehy Skefington was ar
rested at his residence, Grosvenor
Place, Rathmines, County Dublin, on
Saturday night, at the instance Of the
military authorities by two detective
officers, acting on warrant charging
him with an offense under the Defence
Of the Realm Act. He was taken to
the BrideweIl Police station, and was
subsequently removed to Mountjoy
prison.
A man named James o'FIynn has
been remanded at Dublin on charge
Of having damaged a recruiting poster
by writing the words "Remember
Ninety-eight" across it.
FERMANAGH.
At Lisnaskea Petty Sessions before
Mr.. II. Walker, r. NJ, and other mag
istrates, George Gallon, cycle agent,
was summoned for using language
likely to prejudice recruiting on April
9. District Inspector Regan prose.
cuted, and Mr.. q. L. Winsiow appeared
for the defendant.
The chairman said that Gallon had
used words likely to prejudice re.
cruiting, and In view Of the evidence
the Bench would inflict a fine Of s1
los Sd.
KERRY.
AZ a parade Of Irish volunteers at
Killarney, Mr.. John Mcneil addressed
the corps. The Liberal government,
he said, had committed suicide, but
apparently there were great many
dry eyes after them; there was an
end to their pledges and promises. II
it were not for the irish volunteers
and for their fidelity to the cause the
Irish nation would be now lying tren,'
bIina In the dust. The attempt made
by the late unlamented government
to separate and divide ireland would
not be tolerated.
MAYO.
Emigration to the United States has
again started In Mayo, and on Tuesday
over fifty young men between the ages
Of eighteen and thirty, left differen,
parts Of the county en- route for Derry
to travel by the American Line. ove'
twenty left charlestown, half dozer
from ewinford and the remainder
from other parts Of Mayo.
TYRONE.
A man named oilleeee has beer
remanded at Drumquin, Tyrone
charged under the Defence Of thu
Realm Act with having interferee
with recruits on the occasion Of thu
hiring market In that village.
TIPPERARY.
Charged with an offence under thl
Defence Of the Realm Regulations
James Horan, Golden, was sentence.
to two months imprisonment will
hard tabor at . special court q
casheI, for shouting "Up with tn
osrmans"; "so on the oernans."
Roger Kennedy, iaborer, q native Q
cappamore, County Limerick. wa
charged At Tipperary yesterday by Nj
Bepwnriss, D. l. under the Defence .
the Realm Act, with removing n
eruItIns posters from outside the Tir
perary Postoflses. The magistrate Is
him e6 with q Ane Of 1os.
WICKLOW.
John klnsslla, q fisherman sron
Arlklsws, fishing On the motor boa
Ressbud, WAS charged at the cahIre
vson Police Darraejes 1t the pro0ses