, 1916-05-17
Censored at Jamaica.l

occupation since his arrival in Dublin has
consisted III seeking o method for the adjust
ment of the Irish crisis, and in ascertaining
whether it would be al vsiable to return to
the former system of Government or adopt Il
change of rule more in accordance with the
wishes Of the people. The Premier has also
given some attention to minor factors, these
having to do wlth the disposal of the re-
manning rebel prisoners and compensation
for the material damage done in Dublin.
Neither of these questions has yet been
solved but Mr.. Asqaith had an opportunity
to see and question q number of rebels in
the detention barracks, and to-day again
visited the ruins OF the buildings destroyed
in various sections of the city. The infor-
nation he thus obtained may be of the
greatest service to him when the subject is
brought before the Cabinet on his return to
London which is expected at an early date.
The view widely prevails that Mr.. Asquith
will propose to incorporate the Nationalist
and the Union st forces of Volunteers in the
auxiliary troops of the Imperial Army, and
thus avoid the admittedly perlous problem
of disarming everybody in Ireland not
belonging to the recognized military
organizations. At the same time the
opinion grows apace in favour of a real
Irish Executive Council, formed of Irish
men entirely, conversant with the peo-
pie and their aspirations and needs. All
the newspapers whatever their politics ex-
press the disire that the best should be
made of The situation, and call for concession
by the extremists of both sides whom they
declare do not represent the true feeling OF
the Irish people. Despite the fact that the
court-martial trials are closed to both Press
and public, the Adjutaut, General pointed out
that fbo Yr1onoI,r0c Of tbo Go1rt uopa
public property, as all the documents and
evidence are sent to the Judges Advocates
General for examination, and should the fact
warrant such procedure sentence may be
revised even after the commanding General
has confirmed them. Naturally, he said, this
could not be effective where a death sentence
was carried out, but in virtually every in
stance SO far, he declared, the prisoners sem
fenced to capital punishment had admitted
their guilt. Some cases may have arisen, he
admitted, where military officers OF ]Inlor
rank had exceeded their powers and these
cases We're undergoing investigation, espe-
cially the case of the death of Dir. Sheely
Sketfington. The officer connected with this
case was Immediately placed under arrest
BY General Maxwell, commanding the Bri-
fish forces, the Adjutant General added, with
g view to the officers trial by co%urt-martiai
III the event that facts justified such a pro-
cedure.
London, May 15th.-Sir Roger Easement,
the supposed lead and prime instigator of
the Sim Fem rebellion in Ireland, was
arraigned to-day in the Bow Street Police
Court, and charged with high treason.
The few spectators who were permitted to
enter the Police Court were considerably
surprised when a second prisoner was
placed beside Easement in the dock. This
was Daniel Julian Bailey, a private soldier,
whose home is at Wombley, a village near
London. Bailey was arrested near Tralee,
Ireland, on April 21st. He was jointly
charged with Easement with high trea-
son, but his exact connection with the
Sinn Feiners has not SO far been made
public. In the formal charge, Easement
is declared as of no occupation and of no
fixed abode. The charge against both
defendants reads: "For that they did
between the first day of November 1914,
and on divers other occasions between that
day and the 21st day of April 1916 unlaw-
fully, maliciously and traitorously commit
high treason within and without the
realm of England in contempt of our Sow
ereign Lord the King and his laws, to the
evil example of others in like case, and
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