New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-12
Shedding of River of
Blood Denounced
by John Dillon.
SYMPATHY FOR
REBELS GROWS
Premier's Departure for
Dublin Viewed as Home
Rule POrtent.

London, May 11.-Premier Asquith
left London tonight for Dublin ID deal
with a new and dangerous factor in the
Irish situation. Since the brief rising
flashed in the pan the possibility that
the punishment of he rebels would
cause a reaction of sympathy among
hearted and emotional people has
been recognized. This threatened dan
ger Is now fast materializing.
John Dillon, one of the most respect
ed OF the Nationalists, but often one
of the bitterest antagonists of Brit
ish rule, attacked the government to-
day in the House OF Commons in
speech which for bitter denunciation
has not been surpassed at Westminster
since the days of ParneU.
Premier Asquth has personally
stepped into the breach by taking the
unprecedented course of journeying to
Dublin, doubtless to give instructions TO
General Sir John Maxwell regarding the
policy which the military government
must pursue, now that the chief civil
administrators, Lord Wimborne, Au-
gustine Birreil and Sir Matthew Ma
than, have retired from Office. The
Premier left London tonight by the
Irish mail train.
Mr.. Asquith's idea, it is believed. is
to sound Irish opinion on the spot as
to the possibility Of deal or COM
promise over the Home Rule question,
a deal which might include putting into
effect Immediately some measure OF
Home Rule, coupled, perhaps. with the
inclusion of Ireland in the military
compulsion bill.
Asquith as ConciliatOr.
Mr.. Asquith once before took the
reins in his own hands at a crisis by
assuming the Secretaryship Of State for
War, when the threatened Ulster revolt
in 1914 caused the resignation OF
Colonel Seely.
The Prime Minister'S finest powers
have always been displayed as a con-
ciliator, and he now has task which
is likely to demand their utmost exer-
cise. He announced that he was going
70 consult with the authorities in order
10 arrive at some arrangement satisfac-
tory 10 Irishmen of all parties, and no
statesman ever attempted a harder
achievement He disclaimed any pur-
pose of superseding the executive su-
thority in Ireland. He admitted that
the present government of Ireland was
anomalous and unsatisfactory and could
could not continue indefinitely.
While John Dillon's motion for full
statement Of the governments inten-
tions was negatived in the Commons
without a division, the resolution pro-
posed by the Earl of Loreburn in the
House Of Peers expressing dissatisfac-
tion with the Cabinets administration
Of Irish affairs was adopted.
Full Statement Asked.
The text Of the resolution presented
in the House of Commons by John Dill
Ion was as follows:
That in the interests OF peace and
good government in Ireland il is vitally
important that the government should
make Immediately q full statement Of
its intentions as 10 continuance of ex-
ecutions in that country. carried out as
a result of secret military trials. and
as TO continuance of martial law. mill
tsry rule and the searches and whole
sale arrests now going on in various
districts Of the country"
In proposing his resolution Mr.. Dill
Ion referred 10 the execution Of Thomas
Kent, in County Cork. saying it looked
as though there was a rowing commits
sion to carry out "these horrible exc
cutions." To-day .he government an
nounced thsre had been fourteen exc
cutions, he continued, although the
previous figure was twelve. He asked
what people were to believe, and added
il was no wonder many view the mat
ter with gravest concern, lest another
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