The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-04
CAUSED DEEP FEELING

dHu SuulludTtly eASCuLCQ HdS created d profound feeling in England, although this action by the government was ex- pected
 Premier Asquith at the same time announced that Sir Roger Easement, who was one of the prime movers in the uprising and who is now pris- oner in the Tower of London, would be tried with the utmost expedition.
 Augustine Birrell made brief state- ment and admitted his error as chief secretary for Ireland in underestimate ing the Sim Fein movement, adding that when he was informed that the insurrection had been put down he rendered his resignation to the prime minister and that it had been accept ed
 John Redmond. leader of the Irish parliamentary party, begged the gov- ernment to be lenient with the great mass of those involved in the revolt and said he was partly to blame for MT. Birrelrs earlier complacency re. specting conditions in Ireland, as he had concurred in the secretary's views that the danger of an outbreak was not a real one
 RAISED CRY OF HUNS"
 Laurence Ginnell, member for the north division Of Westmeath, who is classed as a nationalist. but follows the leadership of no party, greeted the announcement of the premier that some of the leaders of the Irish re- bellion had been shot with the cry Huns" For some minutes he pre- vented MT. Birrell from making A per sonal statement and gave notice that he would move a resolution calling attention to the shooting of 'inno- cent men by this Hunnish govern ment."
 MT. Birrell, when he got a hearing. said he would have an opportunity as a private member of taking part in the debate on the Irish rising.
 He candidly admitted that he had made an untrue estimate of the Sim Feln movement and the possibility of disturbances such as had occurred in Dublin, especially in respect to the mode Of warfare pursued and the desperate ioly displayed by the leaders and their dupes. Therefore, at the moment he learned that the insurrection had been quelled he placed his resignation in the hands of the prime minister and it had been accepted
 He wished to say that the error which he acknowledged and which had been of great and terrible conse- quences had not proceeded from any iack or thought. consideration or anx- 1ety. From the outbreak of the war he took it to be only his duty to main tam unbroken and unimpaired. if pos- sible, the position of Ireland as a whole to the common foe. In that aim he had been gallantly assisted by Mr Redmond. He thought of nothing else. cared for nothing else, wished for nothing else
 NO IRISH REBELLION
 It had been said in the house, con- tinued the former secretary, that Ire land was to be the bright spot in the empire in the hour of the country's dire necessity. He hoped it might still be said to be so. He was well aware of the difficulties of the situation and Knew Ireland we'll enough to know that there was much which could give cause for great anxiety He knew the difficulties were great and the ice thin. But he considered it to be his duty to run great risks in order to maintain in Ireland herself and in the face of Europe picture of unbroken una- nimity within the boundaries of her soil.
 MT. Birrell said when he viewed the smoking ruins of Dublin and the ruins of his own ambitions there was one sad hope in his heart. that this was no Irish rebellion and that new bonds of union might be forged.
 He hoped that some measure of good might come out of this great evil
 The prime minister, in making note of Mr. BirrelF s statement, said that, without prejudging the decision which might ufti- mately be taken, he was sure the House had heard MT. Birrell not without emo tion and sympathy, and he assured MT Birrell that he possessed in a peculiar degree the sympathy of his colleagues.
 MT. Redmond said that the whole busi- ness in Ireland had been to him a misery and a heart-break. He paid warm tribute to MT. Birrell. He felt that he himself had incurred some of the blame which MT. Birrell had laid at his own door
 The nationalist leader concurred in the view that the danger of an outbreal, was not real one, and perhaps what he had said in conversation might have influenced Mir Birrel.
 While approving the vigorous quelIine of the rebellion, MT. Redmond begged the government not to show undue harsh. ness to "the great mass of unfortunate dupes involved.
 London, May S.-rhe Zeppelin air raid on the northeast coast of England and southeast coast of Scotland last night rs-