The Washington times., 1916-04-25
EASEMENT MAY NOT
FACE FIRING SQUAD
Irish Leader Believed To Be
Insane-Long In Service Of
Nation.
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IN the Putamsyo rubber fieids AS a re-
suit Of hts report, O British royal COM
mission. headed by him, investigated
the situation and brought about reforms
IN the treatment OF men. employed IN
Born in ireland in september. 1854.
he passed his youth in obscurity. out
early showed an aptitude for diplomatic
service. Beginning In 1895. he was sue
and for the Portuguese possessions IN
West Africa south OF the Gulf OF
Guinea. Afterward he was consul IN
the Caboon. and from 1898 to 1905 In the
Como Free state. He was consul NJ
Santos in 1905, and was appointed consul
70 Haiti and San Domingo In 1917. put
did not qualify. He was consul az
Kara. Peru, In 1908 and 1909. From lss
to 1913 he was consul genera u aI RIO
1911. Thereafter he became the leader
Of the scparatist party In ireland.
His work In suppressfng atrocities
IN the Congo Free state and IN the
putamayo district In Peru constitute
the brightest chapters In. his career. AZ
the risk OF his life he effectually ended
the brutal practice Of scoursing natives
employed in the rubber trade. and for
this he received the commentator OF
the entire civilized world.
su oseu s O.. O.,
the rnnner OF 1914, few weeks be-
fore the European war began. He made
speecheg in many cities for home rule
In ireland. Then he suddenly assumed
the rolA CT leader In a movement which
had been started In ireland a few
months before to organize an Irish
national volunteer force to uphold the
autho!i'y OF tne crown ana government
OF irelapc. The movement was similar
to. TIE Ulster force which Sir Edward
or roger was IN ,Pnnadeipnia III
July. 1914. when four Irishmen were
killed and many wounded near Dublin
in. riot foiIowing the seizure by the
Yoyernncnt Of arms intended for the
volunteers In manv American cities
he d..nounced this goyernmentaI act as
..1a w,ess yIoienca -
soon q ftsr tha war began be returned
20 Trn,o,,S .,is. si.i -. ,.-aat
ae,,,t,,s IT, Mh1e ne IlspisSuu E.sh
Vn,nnts.r ~ LIE nIs ,ss @ oi me ns, h
,,o. ~ he was opvi III u's Oppoa
.Ion 10 war, put even ms ptterest ue-
ttsct,mrs were totaIIy unprepared Tor the
uinE ahhounceneht concerning MN
,wn,cn came throusn me Bermn wire, wire
Icss service on november ~, 1914. rms
vas the news that he had been received
at the German foreign office.
p-o~;. n. Dit:
Berlin told the world Sir Roger had
gone to the German foreign office with
the plaint that n wa. noi,ed abroad In
yrs,.nS az 90 c .',.po -,
Great Britain the Green Isle would be
devastated by invading Germans. The
Sy ordes Of tbs mneris ae cb tSre,sn ofnee
represented as declaring TO Sir Roger
that the German government nttarIv o.
TSe sct,ng e sncretarw R sous sead 10 IT,
sured Sir Roger that Germany had Ire
lands interests and prosperity deeniv
Al heart and imnIied that so,icitude FOR
Ireiand's welfare was one of the rea-
Eneland e"s's"s :" war VIII"
!The news, NJ Sir Rogers seemineIv in
credible disloyaIty aroused great indig-
nation through Great Britain. London
and dublin Iiewspapers. while paving
unstinted tribute 10 : his work in the
Rfitish consular service denounced his
act in unsparing terms.
Sir Edward GREY. foreign secretary. on
mons that Sir Rogers pension had been
suispended. bending an inyestigation of
Allegations of disioyaity. -
HIS friends with one accord declared
that the reports were exaggerated, or
that Sir Roger was not responible for
hIs actions. His very manner of APP
preaching the German government. they
head, revealed an abnormal mind. His
friends recalled his long. career in the
consular service, principally near the
equator CONSUL at Lorenzo MARQUES In
1895; at Gaboon and Congo Free state.
1se-l spo 81 'Hatti ana san Domingo. l0i.
and consul general at Rio de Janeiro;
lWs-iO, ana were sure that the tropicai
sun had destroyed MS moral conception.
Conan DOyle's Defense. e..
Oh. - r D1,,,. 81, ,ht. ,,,ou,
sT arthur. conan Doye .oon .ni sN y,ew'
and sent an open letter TO the BRUSH
press, saying:
THAT he should, in the full possession
of his senses, act traitor to the
nation which had employed and honor
ed, him. Is inconceivable to any one who
knew him.
which was disioyai to Great Britain. He
was a sick man. however. worn by
troplcai hsrdships' ana ne cGnp , mes
%a,m o. ma p iattnrs from him from Ire.
land which seemed to me SO wild tina,
expressed fears at the time as to the
state OF ms Nerves. , ,.,u,,