New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-16
AMERICAS CONSCIENCE
Shane Leslie Appeals for Pressure Upon
England to Take Heroic Course.
To The Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: While the Irish difficulty I, being fer.
wildly discussed. II is well TO remember that
Ulster is still in Ireland. The most thought
less part Of the uprising lag in letting ZOOS.
Orange feeling on the unfortunate National.
lists Of Ulster. who for years have born,
themselves with such dignity and forbear.
ance. As indirectly the whole disaster NAV
be attributed to the Ulster lawlessness. /. /,
wise also 10 remember that II any perrs.
nent good or settlement Is TO be gained Il
must be now gained with listers scquie,.
cence Mr.. Redmond is the only person in
position to deal equally with Ulster and nj,
revolted Volunteers. Feeling in Ulster mus,
be terrible, even II suppressed. but II the
Orangemen show the same forbesrsnce as
the followers Of Redmond, basis for agree.
ment may be reached.
The first letters from Somewhere IN
Ulster" arc interesting. They show no
trace Of wishing 10 take political
advantage. I quote april 26j: "God know,
what is happening in this unhappy Ireland
was in Dublin last week and found the au-
thorities perturbed over the Sim Feinsr.,
but the mot d'ordre was to have ! ght hand
p was provost marshal. and warned
them they meant business. One Of F-'s
officers arrived from Dublin, and, as far a,
we gather from him, the s. F. seized Dublin
Castle. killing the guard; seized postoics
and imprisoned all the soldiers they could
get hold Of he saw ten soldiers who resist.
ed and fought shot and killed. Re saw the
cavalry start down Sackville Street, but ths
Sim Feiners' machine guns moved them
down The soldiers had orders 20 :sks as
little life q possible, which hsmpered them.
The Sim Feiners overpowered and shot the
signalmen on railways and have possession
Of all stations. Widest rumors-esch train
brings some more A big band Of Sim Fem.
ers. with a German officer, commandeered
cars and went 20 where the 500 German civil
ians are informed. They were dispersed By
the guard, but reinforced. and succeeded
later in freeing the 500 Of them" fUncen.
sored) April 27: CAL communication with
England has been suspended since Monday.
The trains In Ulster are still running.
can't describe 10 you our feeling of impo-
tence sitting here and hearing nothing.
Petrol has been commandeered by the gov
eminent. Heavenly weather. All the dsfo-
dis and anemones out and the birds are
singing. joy and peace m nature, and we
know all the time strife and carnage In Dub
lin. The priests brother got out OF Dublin
Yesterday and drove 10 Drogheds and finally
arrived here He saw Sim Feiners break
ing shop windows and looting and the
crowd picking up what they could; he also
saw eight dead Sim Feiners near the rail-
vav. where they had tried to blow up the
Lord Lieutensnt's train Censored
A calm Ulster as yet and the Redmondite'
calner still is good augury. But the revolt mas
unfortunately been continued By the officials.
The insurgents did not harm England but
thew injured Ireland The court martia'
did not suppress Ireland, but they injured
England. The pro-Ally Irish protested
against the executions in vain. Had Red
mond's advice been taken before and AFTER
the disastrous effect could not have &C.
Cured. Nobody can excuse Mr. Skefng'
tons murder. but it ought 10 be known that
his nrovious escape from ireland 20 Amer
ica was permitted at the request OF pro-
An. Irishman. Now that the government
refuses 10 listen to pro-AUy lrlshmen, the
voice Of pro-Auy America can alone avail
n counsel mercy and wisdom. The cartoon
in The Tribune Of Ireland and Belgium look
ing through the same window viii do more
in London than floods Of oratory
When things are most impossible the pos
sibla must be sought. I'm the midst OF mad
moss on either side the via media Of sanity
must he found ireland must be left 70 ire
land. with Redmond IN charge, and pro
visional government underwritten by all that
IL calm and generous IN Ulster. The reVoiu-
-. s.r,,cL o. noto tho world recognizes
as "heroics' II can only be met oy some
course equally but constructively neto'o
Only pro-Ally America can press sycn
course on England. The Tribune IS Hp''
icas conscience. SHAM LL9iiN'
New York. May 10, 1916.