El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-04
bravery. never hesitating to advane'
nnder the hottest fire
"'iN iceland n Vast Arsenal.

-urnInw the nONLtEE AAAI"
ireland n Vast arsenal.
- 1,arts of Ireland the Sim
Fein organization did not 'dNe part III
theo outbreak, but as they possess huge
quantities of arms ana AMMUNITION
49, are beine closely watched orders
- jissued today demanding that they
ena5fateIv surrender all their arms
and i'm case they do not c0ulplY' very
effective steps are 10 be Iaheh asalnst
49, b- the military authorities. The
later are aware that for two years past
Treiond has been turned into a gigantic
arsenai nv persons who had no right
~ Itt,Ie protest Against Executions
Iondon. Eng, May THE only pro
+eer voiced in parliament Wednesday
against the execution OF Lne InIso 1eau-
eTs of the Irish revolution came from
a,,rence Ginnell. member OF the north
It+t-Ton Of West Meath. who is classed
as nationalist but rs actually an lnqe-
nendent. The three leaders, Patrick
n pearse Thomas j. Clark, ana Thos.
lI.rnonaolh. were shot Wednesday
morninp after trial by court martial.
IT sondon dispatches Wednesday said
lanes Connolly, a fourth rebel, also
had been shOt)
Dartv in parliament, Joined Sir Edward
m Carson. leader of the Irish unionists,
=, q n1ea for leniency toward the great
mass of the revolutionists.
8irreH Admits His Mistake.
In a speech explaining his resigna-
zion as chief secretary for ireland,
4 Augustine Birren confessed that he had
miscalculated the strength and serl-
BUSINESS of the Sim Fem movement. he
/ Maid a tribute TO the Irish race and said
mai he hoped good might come from
the grave events at Dublin. Irish SOL
diers" he said. ARE still the best rep
resentatives Of their country, fighting
as thew are in all theaters of war"
Mr.. Birrell admitted he had been
J urged by a great many people who pos
! siblv knew ireland better than he, that
II was the duty Of the government to
sunnress the Sim Feiners wherever
found and take away their arms, al
! though up to the last moment no proof
had been forthcoming that they were
in hostile association with the enemy.
! He asked the house, however. to con-
slider what the circumstances wouid
have been had such a step been taken.
Patrick Pearse, the provisional presl-
/ dent of Ireland" was about 30 years
I of age and was known in Ireland as an
[ authority on Gaelic literature. nc
! started in life as a barrister but de-
! voted most of his time TO literary pur-
! suits Pearse had many friends IN Inf
tinted States. He lectured in this
I country on Irish Ideals ana GdellC III
| erature.
lanes Connolly lived for severaI
wears in New York, where he was &C
tive as a Socialist leader and agitator
Connolly returned to ireland about five
years ago to aid in organizing IN
! irish labor party. He was about o.
years of age and was self educated; h.
was the father Of eight Hare ali %
whom survive him, as well as his wife
Thomas MacDonagh was a close as
sistant Of Pearse's and a highly edu
Gated man. HE was for some time as
sistant professor Of English Literature
I'M tbe National Academy in Dublin, bu
r-esipned TO become assistant to Pearse
Thomas J. Clark was one OF the q
ers in the Feniau conspiracy OF IN
early eighties. He was arrested an
setenced to life Imprisonment put va
reIe9sed after serving IA years. Ate
= short visit 10 America he returned L
Dublin. where he opened a tobacco store