New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
WIMBORNE RESIGNS:
MANIFESTO ISSUED
Continued from page i

session OF the House OF Commons 10
discuss the recent executions. and, mn
ally. the issue OF an important mani
festo 10 the Irish people by John Red
mond strongly denouncing the rebel
lions movement and cloquently appeal
ing TO ireland to stand fast by consti-
tutional means 10 secure self-goyern-
ment.
OF these important events, by far
the most sensational was the revela-
tion concerning Skef'inRton, which
formed the climax of the fast-growing
resentment OF the Irish people at the
continuance of executions in Dublin,
which has already induced Premier As
ouith To give an undertaking that there
will be no more executions pending the
nromised Parliamentary discussion, al
tbouph there are two rebels still await
ing execution.
Tins far the courts martial have
dealt with seventy-nine prisoners, OF
whom twelve have already been exc
cuted. Five of the seven signatorles
of the proclamation Of the Irish repub-
lie have paid the last penalty. -Four
rebels have been sentenced to life I'M
prisonment; twenty-one to ten years
and forty-two to lesser terms.
Hint of Leniency.
Premier Asquith announced in Par
lament to-day that the trials by
courts martial had practically finished.
He hoped that there would be no fur
Their need to proceed with extreme
rgor. ,,,, ,;n
once Of opinion as TO whether it is safe
70 revoke martial law in Ireland yet,
md many members Of both houses are
satisfied that Major General Sir John
Nav,vell's severity was fully justited,
tho SkefIincton incident causes indlg-
nation. He was shot on April 20
Martial law came into operation on
April %. The Prime Minister De
scribed the shooting as IAN isolated
act of an irresponsible individual. VINO
was Immediately placed under arrest
some members of the Lords ana
Commons objected to Lord Hardihge
as chairman Of the royal commission,
on the curious ground that he was
responsible for the British expedition
in Mesopotamia.
Nothing il known tonight as to how
the Irish vacancies will be hlled' ana
il is not unlikely that there may De
some shutting of Cabinet seats as the
result of the resignation OF Augustine
Birrell as Chief Secretary for irelanu
and the return Of Winston Spencer
Churchill to politics.
The Irish Parliamentary party's man
ifesto 10 the people of Ireland calls
upon them to support the constitution
al movement as the only one by when
their aspirations for self-governmen'
can possibly be realized.
Iu
festo. "has been added to the long tale
OF tragedies of Irish history. The capi-
tal of ireland has been the scene OF a
mad and successful attempt at revo-
! luton. Blood has been shed freely.
I II is true that ireland has been bitter
| " provoked by the growth of similar
revolutionary and illegal movement IN
another part of Ireland, backed by an
/ army in revolt 1t is true that the
grave responsibility for these events in
/ Dublin rests upon the leaders of that
movement. These things will have 10
be discussed at the proper time.
at is true that Ireland has been
shocked and Mortified by series OF
military executions by the military tri-
bunals in Dublin. These things have
/ been done in the face of incessant and
| vehement protests of the Irish leaders,
and these protests will be pressed con-
| tinually and strongly until the un-
/ checked control of the military author
/ tiles in Ireland is abolished.
/ But il is also true that, in spite OF
/ bitter provocations, the people OF Ire
land have had no hesitation in con-
/ demning the rising in Dublin as dan.
/ gerous blow at the heart and hopes oil
| Ireland"
The manifesto concludes as follows:
/ "The time for such hesitations is
/ now past. We repeat that the country
| stands face TO face with the alternative
/ of futile revolution and anarchy or
the maintenance of the constitutional
movement by a full and vigorous sup
port of the Irish people. each irish
Nationalist has TO put before hlmsel1
these alternatives.
Century's Work Near End.
ave have no doubt what the course
of the Irish people will be, but 1t is on
that answer that the constitutional
movement and our future conduct must
depend. If the people do not want tne
| constitutional movement they do not
want US. Without their active support
we should be engaged in an Impossible
| task.
with their support we can complete
| the fabric of Irish reform and Irish I'D
erty which we have been building up
for the last century. We shall realize
all the reforms and all the hopes we
and our predecessors in the constitu-
/ tional movement have held out to them,
we shall lead the Irish people into the
/ Parliament House for which they have
been praying and working for more
| than a century"