El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-04
BLANES BIRRE[[
FOR UPRISING
Royal Commission Says His
Lax Administration of
Affairs Responsible.

London Eng- July 3.-Ine royal
commission which Investigated the
Irish rebellion. in its report submitted
today, says the response bility for the
cutbreal. does not rest with baron
Wimborne. the lord lieutenant since re-
signed The chief secretary for Ire
and, Augustine Birreu, who resigned
shortly afte- the suppression of the
outbreak. was primarily responsible.
SAYS the report. Outlining the causes
Of the outbreak in Ireland, the report
says
The fact should be borne in mind
that there is always section OF
opinion in that country bitterly op-
posed to British connection. and that in
times Of excitement this section can
impose its sentiments on largely in
creased uumLeTs OF the people
LasIessneSs Unchecked.
The report then gives the conclus-
ions;
THAT the main cause or the rebel
lion appears to be that lawlessness
was allowed 70 grow up unchecked and
that Ireland for several years had been
administered on the principle that Il
vas safer and more eXpedient to leave
the law in allegiance if a collision with
any faction could thereby be avoided
CT arms and the liberation of drilling
by large bodies OF men, the report
gays. created conditions which rem
Gered possible the recent troubles n
Dublin and elsewhere
Should Have Prosecuted.
1T appears TO US" said the commits
sioners, "tha- reluctance was shown BY
the Irish government TO repress By
prosecution written and spoken sedi-
tiOus utterances and to suppress drill
ing and maneuvering of armed forces
known TO be under control OF men who
openly were declaring their hostility 10
your maiesty's government
we are OF the opinion that on the
outbreak Of the war. all drilling and
maneuverinE by unrecoEniZed bodies
Of men, whether armed or undfmed.
should have been stictly prohibited
Knew OF German Plot
1t does not appear to be disputed"
Gays the report, that the authorities
ing the spring o. 1916, while believing
that the seditiOus bodies would not
venture una1ded to break into iusur-
rectiOn, We're convinced that they were
prepared TO assist a German landing
We do not think that any respOnsi
tility rests upon the lord lieutenant
He was appointed in February. 1915,
and was in no way answerable for
the policy Of the government We are.
however, OF the opinion that the chief
secretary. as the administrative head
OF your majesty government I'm Ire
land. primarily was responsible for the
situation that was allowed TO arise,
and the outbreak that occurred
Under Secretary Little Blamed.
While in the view Of the commits
sion. Sir Matthew Nathan (ex-under
secretary for Ireland) carried out with
the utmost loyalty the policy Of the
government, he did not sufficiently i'm
press upon the chief secretary during
the latter's prolonged absences from
Dublin. the necessity for more active
measures TO remedy the situation,
which n a letter in December last he
described as most serious and menac-
ing
The heads Of the royal Irish con-
stabulary and the Dublin metropolitan
police, the report says, supplied the
government fun reports on the nature.
progress and aims Of the various
armed associations in Ireland, and