Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-18

for mercy should intCrpose ON behalf
of the poor young fellows who sur
rendered to you in Dublin. The first
Information which We got of their
fate was the announcement that they
had been shot in cold blood.
PEI Sonally l re card your action
with horror. and believe that il has
outraged the conscience OF the coun-
try The deporting by hundreds and
even thousands of poor fellows with
out trial of any kind seems to me an
abuse of power as fatuous as II is
arbltrary and altogether your regime
has been one of thu worst and black
est chapters in the history of the
government Of this country"
English Viewpoint.
Dublin to my know edge. and | be-
lieNe he rest Of Nationalist Ireland.
Is deeply indignant az the continuance
of martial law. which in the opinion
not onN of Sir John Maxwell. but of
Premier Asquith. is absolutely ncCcs-
sary at present. The ramifications OF
the Sim Fon conspiracy are wide
spread, extending into every hamlet
in the three southern provinces, and
not onc-tcnth Of the men involved in
the plans of an uprising. to be aided
by Germany and by the Clan-na-Gacl
IN Am, ricI, took part in the disturb
dl'tS III l'ul. I'M IN lUt tNlSuuE hNh-
lie temper there woUlG be danger Of
trouble even in Dublin if the troops
We're withdrawn. and the situation. |
am told, remains delicate in many
other sections. | am compelled to
contin" this article I'm the main to
political considerations as the ua-
thOritiCs do not doSir" publication of
inform alton ConcCrninp the strength
of the Irish volunteers in particular
In. bloc IL
to deal with them. Many leaders
everywhere have been arrested. many
others are sought but as in the re
volts e old are hidden bv the peas
ants. LaSscd on from cottage TO cot
tagc at night 4 rich crop of ro-
mantle stories from rural Ireland is
being added to the store of rCvolu-
tionaV legend.
Redmond Weakened.
Leaving Ulster :or the moment out
of the question. the bitterness in Ma
tionalist ireland as a result Of the re-
bel'ion. the executions ana the arrests
has shaken the hold of John Red
mond ON his party, end may even de-
stroy the political control of the par
liamcntary party 1;rr the Irish peo-
pie. A natural result Of hatred of
things British is a suspicion of the
Irishmen WHO daily sit at Wcstmin-
Stor aud negotiate with the leaders Of
the empire; Sim Fcin in the days
when II was an idea'iStic and not "A
revolutionary organization won sup
port by its doctrine Of passive resist
ancc 20 England. refusal to take any
part H. Sovernmen. under English
authority. 1t is already evident that
this doctrine is sproaCing and under
mining the authority of the paria-
mcntIrv leaders.
The Nationalists in the house of
commons. realizing their perilous po-
SitiOn. are trying 10 Conciliate their
constituents. In recent manifesto
they showed the berCfits that have
been won for Ireland during forty
years of agitation in parliament.
"Two-thirds Of the entire land of the
country has -passed into the hands of
the people" the doc umont says. THE
remaining third is IN process of grad
ual trtnsfcr and the soil of Ireland
Is now more securely vested in the
people Of ireland than at any period
Of our CountTYs history. Tens Of
thousands Of cottages have been built
all over Ireland in which. at a mod
crate rent and with n portion of land,
the Irish iGbCrers have been trans
formed from the worst housed
worst-clothad and worst FED class in
Europe into the best housed, the most
comfortable and the most independ-
ent body of laborers in the world
Old are pensions have brought com
fort and hope to tens of thousands Of
old mon ard women who otherwise
would have had an Old age Of poverty
and despair"
Doubt CarSOn'S Hold.
The fanaticsm Of Ulster has been
increased by the revolt. Belfast.
am told. buzzes with rumors Of the
atrocities Of the rebels and the deter
mir alton of the north never to he
placed "uder the heel of the priest
ridden and rebel south" is greater
than ever. / have not been on the
ulster 'front.', but Tory leaders in
London believe there H. a grave doubt
whether SID Edward Carson. If he
agrees TO cisarm his volunteers as
Lloyd George wants him to, can de
liver the goods. In the Ulster army
Carson may have created a force he
cannot control. Uistermen declare
that Disarmament must be left until
after the war. that thousands of
Orange volunteers vent to fight in
France because of the government
pledge that the Irish question should
slumbcr until peace in Europe gave
the signal for conflict in Ireland The
arms of these mel are guarded in
Ulster as sacred trust.
Redmond's position If he consents
to disdrm the Nationalist volunte ers
is even more dubious as his leader
ship Is in the balance. The arms.
was told by an Englishman who has
been IN Irish politics for many years,
will merely be hidden away where
government inspectors cannot find
them. and the disarmament will be
a farce. The proposed disarmament
refers to Rcdmonds Nationalists and
Carson's Ulster volunteers. both of
which organizations have so far kept
the peace; the authorities are Selling
the arms of the Irish volunteers. the
Sim Fein party. wherever they can
find them.
America 'Jailcd"?
Many factors in the situation have
been enumerated which must be dis
couraging to friends of ireland who
disapprovc Cf the insane behavior Of
the rebels. One very hopeful sign
Is the profound disgust with Ger
many which reigns everywhere
among the remna 1t Of Sim Fen
leaders who took part in the rising
and are at large ani among the rank
and file. cannot claim to have
sounded this opinion myself. as Sim
Fein at present Keeps out Of sight
and does not talk to strangers. but I
am told the most dcfirite promises of
military aid were made from Berlin,