Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-03
England Determined to EX-
act Highest Penalty for
High Treason.
END WILL COME IN
PENTONVILLE JAIL
Lord Robert Cecil Says Re-
volt Led by Lord Was
Political Move.

I ONDON, Aug. 2.-C1O:47 p. MI
IL Sir Roger Easement will be
executed in the Bentonville prison
at o'clock tomorrow morning for
high treason. Lord Robert Cecil,
minister of war trade. today made
known to the Associated Press THAI
it was the British governments de-
termination not to reprieve Sir
Roger
While tho government maintains
silence as to the final efforts made
on behalf of Sir Roger. it is known
that petitions were received as late
as today. The foreign offte says no
communication has been made from
the state department at Washington
requesting a reprieve.
The whole subject surrounding Sir
Rogers case has been seriously con-
sidcred by the cabinet and the deter
mination to let the law take its course
proved unalterable. The decision of
the government will cause some sur
prise as the opinion had become wide
spread that the sentence of Sir Roger
would be commuted at the last
moment to life Imprisonment.
Explains Stand.
In explanation of the governments
refusal to reprieve Roger Easement,
Lord Robert Cecil, parliamentary un-
der the secretary for foreign affairs,
and minister of war trade gave TO
the Associated Press the following
statement:
mo doubt Mr. Easements guilt ex-
iets. No one doubts that the court
and Jury arrived at the right verdict.
The only ground for a reprieve would
be political expediency difficult
ground to put forward in that this
country never could strain the law to
punish man for the same reason
that 1t could not strain the law to let
one off
The Irish rebellion began with the
murder of unarined people, botn
soldiers and police. No grievance
justified it and 1t was purely poll
teal movement organized by a small
section Of Irish people who still hate
England and who were assisted by
Germany.
There was and is in this country,
the greatest possible Indignation
against these people. There is no
doubt that Easement did everything
possible to assist this rebellion in CO
operation with the Germans. There
can be no doubt that he was moved
by enmity for this country.
Revolt His Purpose.
The contention that he landed in
Ireland for the purpose of preventing
the rebellion is dem onstrably fDse. No
such assertion was made by counsel at
the trial.
Easement was much more ma,ig-
nant and hostile to this country than
were the leaders of the rising who
were caught with arms in their hands
He visited military prisoners in Ger
many with the intention of persuading
Irish soldiers to throw off their al
legiance. All sorts of promises were
made for the improvement of the
conditions of these men to induce
! them to join the Irish legion. An
enormous majority thus approached
refused and thereafter were subjected
to increased hardships by the Ger
mans
From among these Irish soldiers
as helpless invalids and they subse-
quently died. They look upon Case
mert as their murderer.
Nor is there any ground, public or
private, so far as we know which can
be quoted in mitigation of Easements
| crime and | do not think any govern
ment doing its duty could interfere
with the sentence which has been
passed on him"
Gavin Duffey. counsel for the for
mer knight, is responsible for the
| statement that the condemned man
has embraced the Catholic religion
since passing of the death sentence,
having received instructions and
daily ministrations from a priest vis-
itirg his cell
Mr. Duffey declared also that the
prisoner had now seen and badc fare
well to his nearest relatives, who
called and spent some time with him
at the Jail. The doomed man is re-
ported as unusually cheerful. bearing
himself as one unconcerned.
The execution is set for . o'clock
tomorrow morning.