The Washington times., 1916-05-10
COMMONS REJECTS
R|SHCONSCR|PT|0N
Insane to Enforce compulslon
on Island, Redmond Tells
Colleagues.

LONDON. May 1o.-An amendment 20
the compulsion bill making conscription
apply In ireland was defeated without
division In the House OF Commons.
Sir John Lonsdale. whip TO the Irish
t'nionists. moved that Ireland be in
ciuded In the territory affected by the
conscription measure.
Premier Asquith agreed that once the
principle OF general conscription 10 ac-
cepted a new case was made for It's ex-
tension to the whole United Kingdom.
He said he hoped that the amendment
would not be pressed.
In the debate on the amendment. Sir
Edward Carson. leader of the Ulster
unionists. said,-he thought the govern
ment had made a great mistake, in ex-
cluding ireland from matters OF imperial
policy. John Redmond. Irish National
ist leader, said II was insane to attempt
to force conseription on Ireland,
Sir Edward Carson said that the rea-
son why ireland was not included in the
compulsion bill up to this time was be-
cause the NatIonalists governed the
country and not the government.
IF John Redmond said that compul-
sion was not possible in ireland" the
Ulster leader added. "I will not press
the policy In order to avoid further dis
order"
Mr.. Redmond denied that the National.
,ss had any power or rsspoan'iSlidity do'
that II his advice had been taken the
recent occurrences would have beer
avoided.
All amendments changing the age OF
service In the bill have been defeated.
Protests were launched In the House
OF Commons against the severity of the
government measure toward the Irish
Philip Edward Morreil, Liberal mem.
ber for Burnley, asked Premier Asquith
whether r, Sheehy Skeffngton, editor oN
the Irish Citizen, had been shot in Bar
rack Square, Dublin. before the procla-
nation Of martial law.
ed the premier whether he knew that
the editors of Irish newspapers who
we're opposed to the revolt had been
takn to Portobello barracks and shot
without a trial and without time to
Many other questioners OF all parties
engaged the premier, some asking VI
he knew of the grave concern over tirn
executions and others inquiring whether
he was aware Of the grave concern
felt over the l.oyaist losses In the
Wiii'am o'Rrien. a Nationalist mem
ber from Cork, made the assertion IN
question form that hundreds of men
from the counties of ORR AID Ti?p"r-
airy had been arrested and held In Corr
jail. being treated with great harsh
ness. although no charge had beer
| male against them. He demanded tc
know also whether the government
would take steps to allay public in
| dignation over the reign Of terror which
had been established and asked whether
the police and soldiers had raided thu
OFFICES OF the Cork Free Press. al
tn, ugh the newspaper had been an ad
vocate Of recruiting.
| In reply to all the questions the
premier assured the members that III
would make diligent inquiry into th'
matters brought UP. He said that no
one was more anxious and desirou'
OF avoiding undue severity In the exc
cution OF the laws in Ireland
Premier Asquith announced that th'
casualties among the Royal Irish Con
stabulary and the regulars In suppress
| ing the revolt were la killed, SS
wounded. and missing.