The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-27
Abhors Revolt.

Redmond AbhOrS Revolt.
The premier said there would be a
searching inve stigaJion into the cause
| of and responsibility for the outbreak.
He added that it was obviously neces-
| sary to exercise military censorship
while martial law prevailed in Ireland.
| This censorship, however, would be
/ directed merely with regard to the es-
sential military requirements of the
situation. All possible latitude in the
transmission of news would be al
| lowed.
Sir Edward Carson and John Red
mond, who were the leaders of the
| opposition factors in the Irish home
rule controversy, expressed. in the
| house their adherence of the uprising
and their desire to support the gov
ernm ent.
More Troops. TO ireland.
The troops in Ireland have been and
arwe being strongly reinforced, Mr.
Asquith added, and the government
was satisfied the force dispatched was
/ The Irish authorities will place them
selves at the disposal of Major Gen
eral Maxwell, to carry out his instrucc-
tons.
Proclamation of martial law
| throughout Ireland may indicate an
extension of disturbances, details of
which the rigid British censorship is
Withholding.
Viscount Attacks Government.
London, April 27.-Viscount Mid
dleton attacked the government in the
house of lords today for failing to take
heed of warnings regarding activities
of the Sim Feiners He asked what
the government meant by saying Tues
day that the situation was well in
hand. So far as his information went,
at the time this assurance was given,
not only were rebels in possession or
number of prominent parts of Dub
lin but no attempt had been made 20
dislodge them.
Viscount Middleton said he under
stood Geographic communication with
Dublin was almost entirely interrupt
ed. that the rebels when they seized
the postcffice had cut the wires and
cables to England.
Knew of Rebel Preparations.
The authorities, he continued, had
been aware that large numbers of
armed Sim Feiners had been drilled
constantly for some months, that they
purchased arms in considerable guam
titles and were well provided with
money. These things, he declared,
had been brought to the notice of the
government by influential persons
with urgent request that action be
taken
Viscount Middleton further asserted
that Baron Wimborne, the lord lieu
I
Monday while large number of Off
GERS had been allowed on that day to
attend a race meeting near Dublin.
Some of these officers were seized on
was unable to conceive any govern
ment so blind as to permit such
state of things to continue.
Lord LanSdowne in reply said he
believed this outrage was doomed to
be an ignominious failure but he was
I
inconvenience likely to be occasioned
by it. He said that on Monday, April
"a, the rebels made half hearted at
tack on Dublin castle, but the attack
was not pressed. They then occupied
Stephens Green, held up troops which
were returning from the barracks,
fired on them from the roofs of build
inGs, seized the postoffice, city hall,
the four courts and the Weston road
and Amiens road railway stations and
telegrapIic communication was inter-
rupted.
Still occupy Positions.
The four courts are the principal
courts of Justice in Ireland and the
two railway stations seized are the
main arteries of communication with
England The rebels, Lord Lansdowne
said, were driven from Stephens
Green with a certain number of cas-
uaItfeS.
Yesterday they still occupied GER
tain buildings and houses. Today
Lord Lansdowne said the command
ing officer reported there was a COM
plete Gordon of troops around the
center of Dublin on the north side of
the river and two more battalions were
arriving this afternoon from England
The situation, he declared, was I'M
doubtedly well in hand and he had
no doubt of the ability of the govern
ment to suppress the movement by
most drastic methods.
There had been a small rising at
Ardee Louth and a more serious one
in Swords and Luck, close to Dublin
kilograms. he said, have now come in
more rapidly. They showed that Lib
erty hall was partially destroyed and
occupied by the military. Referring
to the attempted German landing in
Ireland, Lord Lansdowne said he did
not know what Sir Roger Easement
was led to expect in the way of as
sistance for his landing. He added:
Easement Act a Puzzle.
II have been unable to find that ex-
tensive preparations were made for
Easements reception or distribution of
material with which his ship was sup
posed to be laden"
Replying to a suggestion from Lord
Salisbury, that the government had
disregarded warnings of what was
afoot in Ireland, Lord IanSdowne said
that if he was supplied with the par
t1culars of some of the warnings he
would investigate the matter. At the
conclusion of Lord Transformers state
ment the debate was ended and the
house of lords adjourned
Revolt Collapse.
London, April 27.-The loyalty of
the Irish Nationalist leaders and the
masses of Ireland to the British gov
eminent has resulted in the collapse
of the Dublin revolt.
Official dispatches today reported
the situation now comparatively quiet
in the Irish capital It is possible
more fighting may occur while gov
eminent troops are rounding up the
Sim Fem rebels but the arrival of
troops from England apparently dis
heartened the rebels who lacked ma
chine guns. The government has re-
ceived assurances of support from