The Irish standard., 1916-10-07
Returning Priest Tells
Of Dublin Horrors
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WCIc CONSTANTLY OFGF DuUllu auQ WEEK
ford.
"Had the Sim Fem movement
many followers in Wexford?"
'It had followers everywhere" he
said. "and now such is the bitterness
and anger of the Dublin atrocities that
the few who may be still anti-Sinn
Fein dare not give expression to their
views. The Republican manifesto and
the ruins of Dublin have stirred the
peoples minds and aroused burning
sense of national self-consciousness
and national pride"
What do you mean" l asked, "by
the Dublin atrocities? Do you refer
to the execution of the leaders?"
The execution. needless to say, did
arouse horror not only in Ireland, but
the world over, but when l spoke of
the Dublin atrocities l did not refer
primarily to them. have visited
Dublin and seen the ruins and made
many inquiries of people who saw the
fighting. When the insurrection first
broke oet there was feeling of anx-
iety among certain sections of the
population, who waited eagerly for
the military to come in overwhelm-
ing force and protect them from these
desperate men.
when the military did come the
looting and butchery and drunken
braWling began. They broke into
peoples houses and stole silver and
jeweIry. In North King street the
most awful crimes were committed
In one house there were four men
with their wives and children. They
had no connection whatever with the
rebels and when the women and chill
dren we're ordered out the soldiers
promised that the men would be de-
tanned but not harmed. One of the
women with great difficulty returned
to her home few hours later, the
military being still in occupation
Her husband was dead on the floor
were subsequently found buried in
the yard at the back, their Watches
money and rings having all been
looted from their dead bodies.
Another woman described how the
military had burst into her house
Her husband and little l2-year-old boy
I'M,
and as she listened below she heard
the voice of her little son: Oh. don't
do that. sir!' When she went up
later. father and son were dead, the
blood still running from the bayonet
stabs in their bodies.
These are only one or two in
stances. aftidavits of these and SINH
lar occurrences were taken, and the
Lord Mayor of Dublin presented a
petition signed by many prominent
men. for an inquiry at the bar OF the
Rouse of Commons, but that and
many similar petitions were refused
There is nothing but admiration
rebels put UP. When they took pos
session OF a house, the first thing the
rebel officer did was to lock all the
doors save those of rooms command.
ing the street and to turn over the
keys to the owner. They even brought
their own food and would not toucl,
any edibles, that they could have had
for the asking"
What about John Redmond and the
party?"
''Fo quote the Dublin Independent.
they're as dead as mutton. That
there will be no Home Rule and that
it was never intended that there
should be. is the opinion of all public
men. Why the Government knows
we'll that the party represents few
now. When Asquith came over to
Ireland he ignored the parliamentary
ans completely. The only man who
would he returned at an election is
Ginnell. All the others from John
Redmond down are politically bank
ruDt"
Or. OConnor then went OH to saw
that the cost of living was very high
nut that the crops were exceptionally
good. There was movement though
Ito make the farmers sel!-hay and
wool having already been comman-
rdeered by the Government He said
that the press censorship was rigid
and that since the rebellion no quo
tatIons from American papers have
been printed
FRENCH EMBASSY AT VATICAN.
The infidel portion of the French
press are bitterly denOuncing Cardinal |