The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
FIVE SENSATIONS IN SINGLE DAY ARE
 GIVEN ENGLAND BY
 IRISH SITUATION
Wimborne Resigns, Commits sion Appointed to Investi- gate Cause of Outbreak, Irish Editor Shot Without Justification, Special Ses- sion of House

London, May 10.-Ireland provided a. number of sensations today. The first was the announcement of the resignation of Baron Winborne, lord lieutenant, which undoubtedly has been in Premier Asquiths hands for sometime, accept anee being delayed until normal condi- tions are restored in Ireland
 The second was the appointment of a investigate the causes of the Irish out break. third was the aom;ssson py the government of the truth of the report that F. Shehy Skeffington, editor of the Irish Citizen, and two other journalists, had been executed in the Portobello bar racks in Dublin without the knowledge of the military authorities and before martial law was actually in operation.
 A fourth was the granting of the de- mand for a special session of the House of Commons to discuss the executions in Ireland, and, finally, the issue of an i'm. portant manifesto to the Irish people by John Redmond strongly denouncing the rebellious movement and eloquently ap- pealing to Ireland to stand fast by con- stitutional means to secure self-govern- ment.
 IRISH ARE RESENTFUL
 Of these important events by far the most sensational was the revelation con- corning Skeffington, which formed the climax of the fast growing resentment of the Irish people at the continuation of executions in Dublin, which has already given the government pause and induced Premier Asquith to give an understand ing that there will be no more executions pending the promised parliamentary dis cussion, although there are two rebels still awaiting execution.
 Thus far the courtmartial have dealt with 79 prisoners, of whom 12 have al- ready been executed. Five of the seven signatories of the proclamation of the Irish republic have paid the last penalty Four rebels have been sentenced to life imprisonment; 21 to 10 years and 42 to lesser terms.
 Premier Asquith announced in Parlia- ment today that the trials by courtmartial had virtually finished. He hoped that there would be no. further need to pro- ceed with extreme rigor.
 While there is considerable difference of opinion as to whether it is safe to revoke martial law in Ireland yet and many members Of both houses are satis- fled that Maj.-Gen. Sir John Maxwell s severity was fully justified, the Skeffing- ton incident caused indignation He was shot April 26 Martial law came into op- eration April 2s. The prime minister de- scribed the shooting as ''an isolated act of an irresponsible individual who was placed under arrest"
 Some members of the lords and com mons objected to Baron Hardinge as chairman of the commission on the curi- ous ground that he was responsible for the British expedition in Mesopotamia
 CABINET CHANGES LIKELY
 Nothing is known tonight as to how the Irish vacancies will be filled and it is not unlikely that there may be some shuffling of cabinet seats as the result of the resignation of Augustin Birrell as chief secretary for Ireland and the return of Winston Spencer Churchill to politics.
 The nationalists at an adjourned meet ing today adopted series of important (Continued on Page Nine1