New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-29
REDMOND BLAMES
GERMAN INTRIGUE
Calls Revolt Treason to
Home Rule for
Ireland.

London. April %. CoRdemning 'h'
revolt in Dublin as an attempt TO MAKE
ireland the catspaw Of Germany" John
Redmond, leader Of the Irish National
lists in the House of Commons. gave out
a statement on the uprising. The plot
he declared, was not so much treason
TO the Allies as II was to the cause OF
Irish liberty, Of Home Rule, achieved
after centuries of struggle.
This attempted deadly blow Il l'ofe
Rule" said Mr.. Redmond, "is made
more wicked, more insolent, By this
fact that Germany plotted IT, Ger
many organized; Germany paid for it.
SO far as Germany's share in it is con-
cerned, it is a German invasion of Ire
land as brutal, as selfish, as cynical as
Germany's invasion of Belgium. Blood
has been shed, and If Ireland has no,
been reduced to the same horrors OF
Belgium, with her starving people, her
massacred priests and her violated con-
vents, it is not the fault Of Germany.
Like Lapse Into Tragic Past.
"My first feeling, of course, on hear
ing of this insane movement was one
of horror, discouragement and almost
despair | asked myself whether Ire
land, as so often before in her tragic
history, was TO dash the cup OF liberty
from her lips-was the insanity of a
small section of her people once again
to turn all her marvellous victories OF
the last few years into irreparable de-
feat and to send her back, on the very
eve of her final recognition as free
nation into another long night OF slav-
cry, inculculable suffering and weary
and uncertain struggling.
"For, look al the Irish position to-
day. In the short space of forty years
ireland has by constitutional move
ment made an almost unbrokenly trl-
umphant march from pauperism and
slavery to prosperity and freedom. She
has won back the posse; sion Of Irish
land; she has sI.yed emigration; she
has at last begh an era Of national
prosperity. Finally, she has succeeded
in placing on the statute books the
greatest charter of freedom ever Of
fered her since the days of Grsttan. Is
all this to be lost?
Germany Ireland's Foe.
when war came she made a choice
which was inevitable If she was to be
true to all the principles which she
had held through all her history, ard
which she had just so completely vim
dicated on ner own soil. namely, the
rights Of small nations, sacred prlnci-
pies of nationality, liberty and democ-
racy.
Moreover, the nations for which
through all her history she had fe't
he sympathy that came from cowmon
,,r.ncipies and common aspirations
w,re trampled. as she had in her tine
lten trampled. under the iron hee! Of
arrogant force.
What has ireland suffered in ths
past which Poland, Alsace, Belgium
and Serola have not suffered at the
hands Of Germany And | may
add also. that portion of the soil o.
france. her old friend and ally, which
is in the hands of Germany
Sons Dying for Allies Cause.
What has been the recori Of Ge--
reny but the suppression OF nation
~ ~. Of freedom and OF language
in short. the suppression of all thaings
for which for centuries Ireland has
.trugglcd, the victory of which Ire
land has achieved. Take the case o.
ielgium. Has there not been the-o
lie same ruthless shedding of blood
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