Arizona republican., 1916-05-12
Asnuith In the Breach

LONDON, May 1.-The most dan gerous factor in Irelands situation, which had been recognized since the briee rising flashed in the pan. Was that the punishment of the rebels would cause a reaction of sympathy among the warm hearted and emo tional people This threatened danger appears to be fast materializ.ng John Dillon. one of the most re- spected Of ihe nationalists. but often ona of the titterest antagonists of British rule attacked the government today in the house of commons in a speech which, for bitter donunciation, has not been surpassed al Westmin | ster since Parnelrs days.
 Premier Asquith has personally stepped into the breach and k talk ing the unprecedented course os jour . neying to Dublin 10 investigate the situation on the spot and doubtless to give instructions to General John Maxwell pgaIding the policy which the military government must pursue now that the chief civil administra tors. Lord Wimborne Augustin Bir- reil ard Sir Matthew Nathan have re- tired from office The premier let here tonigh; by the Irish mal train on lis way .n- that city.
 Mir Asquith once before took the reilis in his own hands at a crisis by assuming the secretaryslip of val vhen the threatened Clster revolt ir 1874 caused the resignation of Colcne Seely
 The prime minister's finest powers lave been displayed ir playing th. paIt Of conciliator. 3n,l he now hai a task which i- likely to demand thei utmost exer- ise. He announced tha he Was going to consult with tae au- thcrities in order to arrive at som. ? agreement satisfactory to Irishmen 9 7 all parties and no statesman ever at tempted a harder achievement H. frankly declared that the present sit uetior could rot continue.
 'If Ireland were governed by mcj out of bedlam" shouted Mir Dillon during his speech they could not pur sue more insane po:icy. You are let ting loose q river of blood between tw, races. which. after three hundred year of hatred we had nearly succeeded il bringing together. You are washinr out our whole life work in seq O ' blood
 This and other telling points in hi speech were received with loud cheer
 from the nationalist benches. After declaring that the primary ob
 ject of his amendment was to put q
 absolute and final stop to the eXecu | tions. Mir. DAlon proceeded:
 In my opinion the present govern . ment of Ireland is largely in the hand 2 of the Dublin clubs.
 : Before the civil officers took fligf r the military officers treated theI
 with undisguised contempt and froi - the day martial law was proclaime
 the civil government came absolutel
 tO an end. The manufacture of th
 cld 'ascendancy' party are going abot
 the streets of Dublin openly gloryin
 in the rebellion; they claim that
 brought martial law and real goverr
 ment into the country. That is wh;
 makes the situation so terrible.
 If that program is to be enforce
 in Ireland, you had better get read e one hundred thousand men to garriso
 the country. And then what sort
 appearance will you make as the chan pions of small nationalities2" " The loud cheers wel- renewed ar = MT Dillon continued:
 7, There was little wonder that Dul .. lin was seething with rumors and bl
 for the actions of John McNeill, WI
 broke the back of the rebellion, tf
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