Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-10
B|RREL[ RETAINS
HIGHEST RESPECT
Had Hoped That ireland Would
Remain QuiesCent and Views
Were Shared BY John
Redmond.

London, May 4.-The only protest
voiced in parliament yesterday against
the execution of the three leaders of
h Irish revolution came from Lau-
renee Ginnell, member Of the north di-
vision of Westmeth, who is classed as
a nationalist, but is actually an inde-
pendent.
1t has been definitely established that
three and not four leaders of the Irish
revolution have been found guilty and
shot We're Patrick Pearse, the presi-
dent of the provisional government;
Thomas MacDonagh and Thomas A.
Clark. James Connolly, at first re-
ported as also having been executed,
is in prison wounded. The confusion
rose, according to London advices, from
the somewhat ambiguous
ment of the executions made by Pre-
mler Asquith in the house Of commons.
London, May 4.-The coalition cabi-
net has ridden oNer one more crisis
for permitting rebellion to flame up by
dropping overheard the chief secretary
for Ireland, Augustine Birrell, who the
oretlcally was responsible for the con-
troll of that country.
The solution was in with
the traditions of the British govern
ment and eXcites no protest.
Premler ASquith announced to the
house of commons the executions of
three Sim Feiner leaders and thai Sir
Roger Easement would be tried with
the utmost expediency. Then MIR. Bir-
rell made explanations of the motives
for his leniency in dealing with the
long smoldering situation.
The retiring secretary spoke with
deep emotion of the ruin of his hopes
dience, except for Laurence Ginnell, in
dependent nationalist, who interrupt
ed him with denunciatory ordinations.
The Times describes Mr.. Birrell as
a "barrlster, a man Of letters INT Il
wit" and declares h there have been
widespread doubts of Mr.. Birrells suit
ability for the Irish post, but that no
public man commands more personal
respect.
Laurence Ginnell, member of the
north division of Westmeath, who is
classed as a nationalist but follows the
leadership of no party, greeted the an
nouncement of the premier that some
OF the leaders of the Irish rebellion
had been shot with the cry of "Huns''
and for some minutes he prevented Mr..
ment. and gave notice that he would
move a resolution calling attention to
the shooting of innocent men by this
Hunnish government"
eirreIl Admits Mistake.
MI. Birrell, when he got a hearing.
SAID ne would have an opportunity as
q private member of taking part in the
debate on the Irish rising.
He candidly admitted that he had
made an untrue estimate of the Sim
Fein movement and the possibility Of
disturbances such as had occurred in
Dublin. especially in respect to the
mode of warfare which had been pur-
sued by the desperate folly displayed
by the leaders n their dupes. There
fore. at the moment he learned from
Gen. Sir John Maxwell that the insur-
rection had been quelled, he placed his
resignation in the hands of the prime
minister and it had been accepted.
He wished to say to his critics that
the error which he acknowledged and
which had been of great and terrible
consequences. had not proceeded from
any. lack Of thought, consideration or
anxiety. From the outbreak of the
war he took it to be only his duty to
maintain unbroken and unimpaired, IL
possible. the proportion of Ireland as
a whole to the coshmon foe. In that
hope n aim he had been CALAMITY
assisted by Mr.. Redmond. He thought
of nOthin1 else. wished for nothing elso