Licking Valley courier., 1918-05-23

pointed TO another outbreak OF armed
violence possibly In connection with
the landing Of German troops on Irish
shores.
London, May 20.-Thirteen leaders
Of the Sim Feiners in Ireland. includ.
ing the Countess Markievicz (who is
implicated in the Dublin uprlsng),
Professor De Valera Ga member of par
llament) and others equally promi-
nent, have been arrested, said dis
patch from Dublin to the Evening
News. Five arrests were made in Dub
lin upon the heels Of the proclamation
Of the new lord lieutenant declaring
that German plot had been unearth-
ed. Those arrested in the Irish cap
ital were Doctor Dillon, Arthur Grif-
6ths, the Countess Markiewicz. De
Valera and Sim Fein leader named
COsgrove.
The Freeman's Journal of Dublin
says that conscription will be put into
effect In Ireland under cover of the
revelations that are now being made.
Arrests were made in different parts
Of Ireland, but wera made slmultane-
ously. All followed the revelation that
German propaganda was being liber-
ally distributed In Ireland.
The Star, In referring to the matter,
said:
"The developments indicate that con.
scription will be applied to Ireland
Immediately"
conspire With Germans.
The proclamation of the lord lieu
tenant says:
Whereas, 1t has come to our knowl-
edge that certain subjects of his mai
esty, the king. .damlciled 10 Ireland
Hhave conspifed to enter and have en-
tered into reasonable communication
with the German enemy; and,
"Whereas, such treachery Is men
ace to the fair name of Ireland und its
glorious military record, record
which Is source Of intense pride to
q country whose sons always distin-
guished themselves and fought with
such heroic valOr in the past, in the
same way as thousands of them are
now fighting in this war; and
"Whereas, drastic measures must be
tnken to put down this German plot,
which means will be solely directed
against that plot;
"Now, therefore, we, the lord lieu
tenant of Ireland and governor gen
eral Of Ireland, have thought fit to
issue this proclamation declaring as
follows:
That 1t is the duty of all loyal
subjects of his majesty to assist In
every way his maJesty's government
In Ireland to suppress this treasona'
BILE conspiracy and to defeat the
treacherous attempt Of Germany to de
fame the honor of lrishmen for thelI
own ends;
THAT we hereby call upon all loya
subjects of his majesty In Ireland tC
aid in crushing such conspiracy and
so far as In them lies, to assist in Sc
curing an effective prosecution Of tn,
war and the welfare and safety of tn,
empire;
"That as a means TO this end W,
shall cause still further steps to b.
taken to facilitate and encourage vol
untary enlistment in Ireland in hi
majesty's forces In the hope that with
out resort to compdlslon the contribu
ton of Ireland to those forces may b.
brought up to the proper strength an'
made to correspond to the contribu
tions of other parts OF the empire"
Asks U. S. to Protest.
Dublin, May 20.-At u meeting Of 4
members of the Irish party with tn
Irish Nationalist leader, John Dillon
presiding, u statement was issued tina
the bill for conscrlption In Ireland wa
adopted by parliament largely unde
the impression that no attempt woul
be made until responsible Irish GOV
ernment and parliament were called.
Late developments lead to the col
vlctlon, the statement says, that tn
government has no intention of pre-
ducing any bill whatever. The state
ment concludes:
1--WE beg Of the American people an
government, In the memory of tn
bonds of sympathy which have existe
between the American and Irish n,
tions since the foundation of the r,
public, to urge upon their British a
lies the duty of Immediately applying
In the case of Ireland, those principl,
Of democratic freedom and nutioni
self-determination so magnificent
set forth In President Wilson's decl
rations, the benefit of which Is deniC
in Ireland, while the Irish people al
called oD to fight for them In foreig
/ lands"