Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-04
BRITISH EXECUTE
FOUR LEADERS IN
IRISH REBELLION
Patrick H. Pearse, "Provi-
sional President" Is
Among Victims.
THREE OTHER sIGNERS
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Men Tried by Court-Martial.
Found Guilty and Penal
ties Fixed.
BIRRELL IS OUT OF GARNET
Official Statement That Sir Roger
BIRRELL IS OUT OF CABINET
ofnciai Statement That Sir Roger
Easement Will Be Tried With
Utmost Expedition.

NDCN' May a.-Four signatories
10 the republican proclamation in Ire
Iand. including Patrick II. Pearse the
Provisional President OF Ireland" hsys
oeen tried by court-martial, found
guilty and shot. according to an an
nouncemcnt made by Premier Asou,tb
In the House OF Commons day. The
others executed were James Connolly.
ommandant-general of the Irish re-
publican army; Thomas j. Clark and
Ihomas McDonough. There also were
three sisners of the proclamation SEN
fenced to three years Imprisonment
each.
August Birrell. Secretary for Ire.
land. has resigned.
Laurence Gunnell. member for the
north division Of Westmeath, who is
classed a Nationalist, but follows
the leadership of no party. greeted tho
announcement OF the Premier that
some of the Irish rebels had been shot
with the cry of Huns" For some
minutes he prevented Mr.. Rirrell from
making n personal statement, and gave
notice that he would move a resolu-
ton calling attention to the shooting
Of innocent men by this Huuish gov
ernment."
MADE UNTRUE ESTIMATE
OF SfNS FEM MOVEMENT
Mr.. B!rrell when he got a hearing.
said he would have an opportunity as
"a private member of taking part in
the debate on the Irish rising. He
candidly admitted that he had made
an untrue estimate OF the Slim Fein
movement, and the possibility of dis
turbances such as had occurred in
Dublin, especially in respect to the
mode OF warfare which had been pur-
sued and the desperate folly displayed
by the leaders and their dupes. He
therefore. AT the moment he learned
from Sir General John Maxwell that
the tnsurrcction had been quelled,
placed his resignation in the hands OF
the Prime Minister, and It had been
accepted
He wished to say to his critics that
the error which he acknowledged,
which had been OF great and terrible
consequence. had not proceeded from
any lack of thought, consideration op
anxiety. From the outbreak he took
it to be only his duty to maintain un-
broken and unimpaired if possible, tho
position OF Ireland as whole to tho
common foe. In that hope and aim
he had been gallantly assisted by Mr..
Redmond. He knew the difficulties
were great and the ice thin. But he
considered it TO be his duty to run
great risks, in order to maintain in
Ireland herself, and in the face OF
Europe a picture of unbroken unanims
ity within the boundaries OF her soil.
HOPES THAT NEW BoNDS
OF UNION MIGHT BE FORCED
Mr.. Birrell said that when he viewed
the smoking ruins OF Dublin and the
ruins of his own ambitions, there was
one sad hope In his heart, that this
was no Irish rebellion, and that now
bonds of union might be forged.
The Prime Minister in making note
OF MIR. Birrells statement, said he was
sure the House had heard Mr.. Birrell
not without emotion and sympathy,
and he assured Mr. BirrelI that hs
possessed in II peculiar degree the af-
fection of all his colleagues =
Mr.. Redmond said that the whole
business in Ireland had been to him
misery and heartbreak. He paid
warm tribute to Mr.. Birrell. He felt
that he himself had incurred some OF
tho blame which Mr.. Birrell had laid
at his OWE door. While approving the
vigorous quellnE of the rebellion, Mr..
Redmond begged the government not
to show undue harshness to "the great
mass OF unfortunate dupes involved"
Premier AsQuith announced in Par
lament that Sir Roger Easement would
be tried with the utmost expedition.
SIR JOHN FRENCH SAYS
SITUATION Is QUIET
Sir John French. commanding the
homo forces, tonight gave out the fol-
lowing statement concerning conditions
i'm Dublin:
THE situation in Ireland Is quiet.
The collection OF arms and the arrest
of fugitive rebels il progressing satis-
factorily. 4 strict Gordon is still main
tanned.
"Galway--The police barracks at
Oramore, seven miles east OF Galway
was attacked by q party OF rebels, but
held out until relieved.
West Riding OF Galway-Thc situ-
alton is we'll in hand and the rebels
have been dispersed.
I'm the south of Ireland II Is quiet.
Steady progress is being made toward
the restoration of normal conditions.
"Ulster-Thc situation in normal"