South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-26
Heavy Bodies of Troops, Sup
ported by Machine Guns
Are Thrown Into
Danger Zone.
RUMOR REBEL LOSSES
HEAVIER THAN REPORTED
New Crisis Likely to Occupy
Secret Session of Commons
as Well as CONSUMPTION.
Cabinet is Criticized.
rnternatona- News Service :

LONDON. April 2s.-Martial law
has been declared in Dublin and
throughout the greater part Of
southern Ireland as a result Of the
uprising in the Irish capital
Heavy bodies of troops. supported
by machine guns. have been thrown
into the danger zone.
Some anxiety was felt here over
the whereabouts Of Lord Wimberne.
the lord lieutenant Of Ireland, al
though no advices had been received
up 10 the time this dipauch was
written to indicate that he was in
any danger.
It was believed that today's secret
session Of the house Of commons
would deal with the Irish question as
this has taken preponderance over
the conscription question in some
official quarters.
In the absence Of any extended
announcements by the government
over the situation in Ireland the
trepidation in the public mind grew
and il was feared that conditions
there were more serious than the
meagre official details indicated. PR
vate advices which came from Irish
quarters outside Of Dublin said that
machine guns were used in the
street lighting in Dublin and that
the losses among the separatists
(rebels) were heavy
POstOfiiCe Is Riddled.
Fires were started in the Irish
capital at the height OF the fighting
and some buildings were destroyed.
The postoffice building. about which
some Of the fercest fighting ragged, I
is riddled with bullets and all the
windows smashed.
The government was bitterly crit
icized by some of the leading Lon |
don papers today for not having 1
taken precautions extensive enough I
TO prevent an uprising. 1t has been
known for some time that the revo- +.
lutiOnary feeling in Ireland has been /
growing. This has been fOstered by
the following agencies:
GD-The proposal that CONSUMPTION /
be extended to Ireland;
(2)-The action of the British /
government in not allowing the home
rule bill TO go into effect;
(3)-The decree Of the govern
ment cutting off the emigration Of
Irish 10 the United States;
(D-The activities of anH-British /.
and German agents who have carried
on a vigorous propaganda for many
months
The temper of the Irish people /
has been shown by fiery anti British
TRADES in some of the smaller Irish F..
newspapers and the extreme reluc- /
lance OF the Irishmen TO enlist.
Daily Mail in Attack
TT is proof OF the grOssest negli- /
gence and craziest obtuseness when .
four or five sections of a great city f.
dublin can be seized by COM
paratively small number OF armed .
men with whom the great bulk Of .
Irish people have no sympathy" SAYS \
the Daily Mail This clossal blum 4
der follows upon and surpasses all I
other bIunders Of the war. How .
much longer is the nation prepared .
to drift under the domination of I
leaders who refuse 10 lead. who viii /
not act and who suffer from chronic
liability TO make up their minds ,"
The foregoing as we'll as editorials
in the other London papers show
that the Irish uprising is going 10 be
used as ammunition by those who
are trying TO overthrow the Asquith
cabinet
Cabinet Holds Remedy.
THE Germans may have calcu-
lated upon an uprising in Ireland 70
influence certain kinds Of American
opinion in their favor at a moment
when relations with the United
States are critical" says the Times.
German societies and extremist
Irich societies in the United States
will doubtless exert themselves 20
the utmost 20 win sym pathy for IRE
lands struggle for freedom Their
efforts cannot he regarded with en-
tire indifference, but the remedy lies
in the hands Of the British cabinet
II they Cthe cabinet) try 20 hush up
any part OF the truth or confine in
telligence reaching America 70 Of
hcial communications German agen-
cies and Irish extremists will have
a free held for their nalign activ-
tiles"
Ares OF members OF the Sim
Fem organization Cthe separatists)
are still going on and the belief is
expressed here that the number Of
political prisoners now run into the
hundreds They will probably be
charged with sediton- II