The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-29
Declares Rebels Are
Insane, Misguided
Young Men
BLAMES IRISH
IN AMERICA
Leaders In Movement
Here Called Double
Traitors

LONDON, April 29.-In a state
ment characterizing the Sim Fein
uprising as Insanity" John Red
mond. Irish nationalist leader, last
night. expressed the fear that the
present trouble would undo the pro-
gress achieved by Ireland duripg
the past generation, and bitterly
criticised the IRISH Americans who
contributed their support to the re-
volt
Mr.. Redmond said. In part:
my first feeling, Of course, on
hearing o. this insane movement,
vas one OF horror, encouragement
and almost despair. asked myself
whether Ireland. as so often before
In her tragic history, was to dash
the GU OF liberty from her lips
was the insanity OF a small sec.
ton of her people once again to
turn all her marvellous victories OF
the last few years into irreparable
defec, and TO send her back, on
the very eve OF her final recogni-
lion as a free nation. into another
long night of slavery. incalculable
suffering and weary and uncertain
struggling
FOR look at the Irish position
today. In the short space Of 40
years ireland has by constitu.
tional movement made an almost
unbrokenly triumphant march from
pauperism and slavery to prosper
;ty and freedom. She has won back
the possession OF Irish land she
aas stayed emigration; she has at
last begun an era of national pros
2erity. Finally. she has succeeded
In placing on the statute books
he greatest charter of freedom ever
offered her since the days Of Graf
tan. Is all this TO be lost?
when war came. she made a
choice which was inevitable II she
were { be true to all the prin-
CLIP es which she had held through
III her history and which she had
Just SO completely INDICATED on her
own soil, namely, the rights of small
nations. racred principles of nation
atty. liberty AMI democracy.
Moreover. the nations for which
through all her history she had
1t the sympathy that came from
common principles and common AS
pirations were trampled. as she. in
her time Lad been trampled. under
the iron heel of arrogant force.
"Wha, has ireland suffered In the
past which Poland, Alsace, Belgium.
and Serbia have not suffered at the
hands OF Germany? And I may add
also that portion OF the soil OF
France. her old friend and ally.
which Is IN the hands of Germany?
What has been the record OF
Germany, but the suppression Of
ationaliiy. OF freedom and OF Ian
gLage-in short. the suppression Of
all things for which for centuries
iT' Id has struggled, the victory
If which Ireland has achieved. Take
tn case OF Belgium. Has there not
been t..ere the same ruthless she'd
ing of blood Of the priests and the
people that Is part OF lreland's own
history? Leave the question OF
principle out and consider the ques-
nj ~ h., Inf 20 nf
ireland herself What did the stu
alton demand?
Neutrality? That was impossi-
BILE. Hostility to the Just cause of
the allies? Is there sane man in
ireland who does not see that this
meant the drowning OF Ireland's
newly ,on liberties In Irish blood
Be this view right or wrong. this
was the opinion Of an overwhelming
majority OF the Irish people. II
was the opinion which thousands Of
irish soldiers have sealed with their
| lood by dying in the cause OF the
liberty OF Ireland and OF the world.
"This ATTEMPTED deadly blow at
home rule Is made more wicked. more
insolent, by this fact-that Ger
many plotted II. Germany organ
lied: Germany laid for IL. So far
as Germany's share in 1t Is con-
cerned IL Is German invasion Of
ireland as brutal. as selfish. as cyni-
cal as Germany's invasion of Bel.
yium. Blood har been shed. and II
Ireland has not been reduced to the
same horrors OF Belgium, with her
starving people, her massacred