The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-12
BRITISH Government
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The Marquis OF L~ansdowne intimat-
I'd TO the house OF Lords that the
disarment Of all ireland will be under
taken. This would mean b dis
armament OF the Ulster and nationalist
volunteers and whether that "a be
done depends on Sir Edward Carson
and John Redmon more than on any
other individuals.
The house OF commons negauved.
without divisions. Mr.. Dillon motion
demanding that the government
should immediately declare its inten-
tons. The house Of Lords adopted
without division. the Lord Lorebun :
motion expressing dissatisfaction with
the governments management OF
Ireland.
Dillon Resolution.
The text of the resolution pre-
scented in the house Of commons ny
John Dillon rs a. follows
THAT IN tho interests of peac" and
rood government IN Ireland II Is NJ
tally important that the government
should make Immediately a full state
ment of their intentions as to the con
tinuance Of the executions I'm that
country. carried out ~ q result of
secret military trials. and as To the
continuance of martial law. military
rule and the searches and wholesale
arrests now going on IN various dis
tricis Of :he country
Mr.. billions motion was voted
down without a division Mr.. Dillon
said he drafted his resolution 10 Con
fine the discussion 20 the narrow hut
important issue Of military eXecu-
tions and the continuance Of martial
law. He complained that Premier
Asquith was kept in tho lark by the
military authorities as TO what was
going on. He did not hold Gen. Max
well, the British commander. and tho
other military authorities responsible
Co. 4. $50
fington, but pointed out that Mr..
Skeffington was shot on April % and
The military authorities did not hear
OF n until Man ..
How could anyone hlam" mo. tho
people Of Dublin believing dozens of
others rave been shot secretly i'm
barracks ne asked. Horrible
rumors are current M Dublin and
they are embitterinc th" population
In speaking OF his resolution in the
house Of commons. Mr.. Dillon referred
10 the execution of Thomas Kent in
county Cork. saying ~ looked IS
though ther" was e rowing commits
sion 10 carry ou' these horrible OK
ecutions. To-day Nj. Tenant an.
nounced there had h"en fourteen g
ecutions. he continued. although the
previous figure had n-.n loss.
Mr.. Dillon said that rho fact that
nine out of ten peopl" in ireland
were ON th" sid" OF tho government
was duo fO The live work Of fhe ma
iionali-t-. and now tho present rui.
I was Washing ont that Hfo work IN
a sea Of blood.
| our Of mo whole Of ireland. Mr.
Dillon continued. Their" were only
B o u or five spots where iberc was On.
SufreCilon. Vet m" whole couufry was
nuder martial law and Their. Was ab.
soluteIy mo- trac" of 90" civil admin.
tstrstion The Irish people. no d.
] clared. would refu-" to accept tho
I Wen known ni-h character of General
NdNW'N a. tFc sole guarantee of
their liberties. aud if tho military rule
Was 10 b" continued. the government
had better eof ready Iuu. uuu mon n,
garrison The
the English people had moi been
-" dense. said Nj. Dillon. th.t rould
nave had mann pf me rebels nighttime
Tor them lu Tho British arm, men
D v'r" mlSl"d INTO rebellion. bur
oi who's" Courar" he Wa proud
statement brought forth erie.
nlllon Who stopped them"
nloui-t members 10y ON did
llIion That ls AN Infamous false.
Men arrested. continued sir. Dillon.
hdu been threatened with death and
a''udIIt placed AGAINST - wall On order
TOD '' .utl" them to become iuformer-.
NO mllli'rf were making searches
~'hiouEhnuf fh' country. and h. could
t''' me rr"Wl"r particulars Of -ha ad.
I.INI-iIt'lpU Of fHe military Law Nsf
ih'N were odd that 'h. head of rb.
s"fernmenf know nothing of General
NtNw"II- doIrc-
~ Pre- emf everything conceivable.
said Mr. Dillon wJ- being DOM. fn
-Ui'dd u~I-Ir'sfIOu throughout tho
country limerick. tiHr, tnd N4,D
,"uH.''- were nor 300 e disturbed con.
ali'"r. and their reward WAS tl. ..rd.
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