Evening star., 1916-05-10
DUBLIN EXECUTIONS
STIR IRISH WRATH
England Warned That People
Do Not Sympathize With
Wholesale Killings.
ASQUITH is NOT WILLING
TO PRESS CONsCRIPTION
Thinks It Would Be Unwlse to
Plunge Ireland Into Con-
troversy on Issue.

LONDON. May 1O.-The execution oil
the leaders of the Sim Fein revolt con-
tinues to exercise gravely the minds Oh
the nationalists. Arthur Lynch, nauora'-
| list member of parliament for the count!
of Clare, in a statement today on penaii
of his party. says
"In the best interests of the allies ana
| the conduct of war Englishmen should
put aside every other feeling and recoe-
nize the harm already done by shootinss
after the insurrection has been entlreiv
auelled. Not only should the shootinss
| entirely cease. but the proclamation OF
martial law should be Immediately re-
voked and matters allowed to resume
normal conditions as soon as possible.
Shaw Defends Irish Rebels.
George Bernard Shaw, discussing the
executions of the Sim Feiners, IN an
open letter today. says:
"My view is that men who were shot
in cold blood after their capture or sur
render were prisoners of war, and it was
therefore entirely incorrect to slaughter
them.
The relation of Ireland to Dublin Castle
is in this respect precisely the same as
the Balkan states toward Turkey or Bel,
gium toward the kaiser or OF the United
States to Great Britain.
Until Dublin Castle is superseded by
national parliament and Ireland is vol
UNFAIRLY incorporated with the British
empire like Canada, Australia or South
Africa. an Irishman resorting to arms to
achieve the independence of his country
is doing only what Englishmen Will DO II
invaded and conquered by the Germans.
Such an Irishman is much in order
N assistance from
Germans as England is in accepting the
assistance of Russia in a struggle with
Germany.
Compulsion for Ireland Urged.
During the committee stage of the Mill
tary service bill in the house Of com
mons yesterday Sir John Brownlee Ions
dale. whip of he Irish unionist party.
moved that Ireland should be included in
the operation of compulsion. Premier AS
auith. replying. said that very large
number of the representatives OF Ireland
cent corpulson in Ireland and that it
was not desirable that the country should
be plunged into controversy on the sub
ject at this time.
which will wait on Premier Asquith
shortly to urge that the government
make a grant for restoring Dublin,
estimates that the total damage there
that John Redmond will head the dele
cation.
Married Condemned Rebel.
DUBLIN, May 10.-A thousand rebel
prisoners captured in the south have
arrived in Dublin on their way to Eng
land The rebels are reported to have
adopted all sorts of ruses to avoid
arrest Several of them were found
hiding in coffins in an undertaking es-
Ia blishment.
Details of the marriage of Grace
Giffard to Joseph Plunkett an hour
before Plunkett was executed are pub
lshed here. The bride wore widow s
weeds al the ceremony. The bride 8
mother, who had long opposed her
daughter marrying Plunkett. was not
informed Of the marriage until the day
after it took place and her daughter
was a widow.
/ Plunkett settled all his property on
| his wife before he was executed.