Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

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/ becn the scene of mad and uneuccess
| etternYt AZ revolution. Blood has peen w sneu
/ freetv IL IA true that Ireland mas ~" 49,
| bitterly provoked by the Rrowth OF = SUI T..
liar revolutionary and ILLEGAL moyennen' y. W
another part OF ireland psosVT .set az crave
army In revolt II is true that the s,s,,', stsEe
, responsibility for these events IN DuDli,'
rests upon the leaders Of that movement;
These things will have to be dlscusse"
| At the proper time. -.
"It is true that ireland has been shock
ed and horrihed by . series OF miiitary
executions by the military tribunals IN
pntiin Tbese things have been done IN
the face of incessant and vehement pro-
tests of the irish leaders. and these pro,
, tests will he pressed continually anu
atronsiy until the unchecked control OF tne
military authorities in ireland is abol.
isbed. But II is also true that, In spite o,
bitter preyocatons the people OF lreianu
have had no hesitation in condemnins tne
rising in Dublin as dangerous blo" at
the heart and hopes Of Ireland.
PEOPLE MUST DRAW CONCLUSIONS
"on the morrow Of this tragedy we feel
called upon to make solemn appear 10
the people Of ireland TO draw the concur
sions which these events force upon them.
we must leave no misunderstanding IN
a
receives Either ireland Ia to be giVen
over TO uneucoeAsfuf revolution and an
arohv or the constitutional movement is 10
have the full support of the Irish people
and go on until II has completed i's
work"
The manifesto recalls the futile EFFORTS
IN secure redress of Irish wrongs by reVo-
lutionary methods, and traces at leng.h
the progress made by constitutional metn-
DDS inaugurated by Butt ana FaIhe,,' ,,..
which finally resulted In placing on the
statute books "the greatest and largest
measure Of Irish self-government ever
proposed and ever achieved"
"If then, the constitutional movement
has trtumphantly vindIcated ITSELF the
manifesto continues "and II. on the other
hand, the revolutionary movement mas
shown itself to be at once futile and dis
astrous, have we not the right to ask the
people of Ireland to stand by the con-
stitlItional movement and to uphold II
until It's entire mission Is accomplished
Have we not the right to call on men In
all stations OF life in Ireland, who nave
the duty and the power to guide the de-
cisions of the people. to make strong
united appeal to the people to choose the
wise and oppose the insane course OF irish
policy?"
The manifesto concludes as follows:
We repeat that the country stands face
to face with the alternative Of futile revo-
luton and anarchy or of the maintenance
of the constitutional movement by full
and vigorous support OF the Irish people.
Each Irish nationalist has to put before
himself these alternatives.
I'VE have no doubt what the course OF
the Irish people will be- but 1t is on that
answer that the constitutional movement
and our future conduct must depend. If
the people do not want the constitutional
they do not want us. Without
their active support we should be en-.
gagged In an impossible task. With their
support we can complete the fabric of
Irish reform and Irish liberty which we
have been building up for the last CEN
tury.
I'VE shall realize all the reforms and
all the hopes we and our predecessors In
the constitutional movement have held
out to them we shall lead the Irish peo-
pie into the Parliament house for which
they have been praying and working for
more than a century"