New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-19
FREE IRELAND
REDMOND WARNS
Continued from page l

ment exists in Ireland, so long Will IN
present excited and irritated puoli'
feeling exist; so long as the Irish PEG
pie see that England, fighting for th'
rights of small nationalities IN Europe
is maintaining by martial law TN
Unionist government against the VII
of the people OF Ireland, no real i'm
provement can be hoped for.
"Let the government withdraw MARTA
law and nut in command of the force'
in Ireland a man VINO has not beer
connected with the unhappy transac
tions of the past. Let the admlnistra
ton of the Defence Of the Realm act 81
as stringent IS they like, but animated
bv the same spirit and carried into ehec
by the same machinery as in Grea'
Britain. Let the 500 untried prisoner
/ be released. Let the penal servitudt
prisoners be treated as political
prisoners"
Mr.. Redmond declared present con
ditions were injuriously affecting the
British cause throughout America and
the dominions, especially at the pres
ent moment in Australia. He begged
the government to harken seriously to
his warning advice.
Henry Edward Duke, Chief Secretary
of Ireland, replying to Mr.. Redmond,
said "the real question with which this
country and Ireland we're confronted
was whether when Great Britain was
fighting for her existence Ireland, from
one cause or another, should stand
aside.
He said that 500 men still informed
for participation in the Irish uprising
were ringleaders, and he asked: DO
the Nationalists desire $50 trials for
treason, with the consequences which
would follow" The time had not come,
he continued, when many OF the in
termed men could safely be allowed TO
return to the countryside, but men who
made application and who had been
able to offer security were being re-
leased.
The rising in Dublin, Mr.. Duke de-
clared, could not be regarded as a To-
cal happening, and 1t was impossible
for the government 20 accept the pro-
scriptions OF Mr.. Redmond. The Sec
rotary said he sympathized with the
Nationalist disappointment in the de-
lay of the application Of the Home
Rule act, but declared the real obstacle
was the disagreement among Irishmen
themselves and for that the British
blamed. He pleaded strongly for a
voluntary settlement OF the Irish prob
lem.
Sir John Simon. the former Home
Secretary, contended that the continu-
ance of martial law in Ireland was
needless.
John Norton Griffith. Unionist, hsv-
ing expressed the opinion that 1t would
be impracticable to attempt to apply
CONSUMPTION in Ireland, Premier As
auth. rising. admitted there had been
a regrettabie mistake and blunder In
recruiting in the early stages and said
that Mr.. Redmond's suggestions Tor
filling I'd with Irishmen the wasted
ranks Of the gallant Irish division
would receive the most careful and
sympathetic attention.
Repudiating the allegation that Dub
lin Castle was being run by unionist
administration, the Premier said II
must be remembered they were dealing
with a provisional and, he hoped. a
tran,itorv situation. Martial law in
the commonly accepted sense was not
being applied TO Ireland, and IL the de-
sired ends could be secured BY dinefeht
means nobody would be more ANXIOUS
TO adopt them than the government
Mr.. hsouith promised that those oe-
tained should be liberated at the mo-
mant /, WAS considered safe TO DO so
The Nationalist member. Alfred byrne'
renresenting division Of Dublin
shouted: 4.
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