New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
quo untouched with the Home Rule act
on the statute book"
All British Charges
OF German Plot
False, Says Deuoy

In statement issued yesterday j Ohm
Dewey, editor of "The Gaelic Ameri-
cam" espousing Irish independence,
branded as false all the charges made
Britain in explanation of the recent
outbreak in. Ireland, resulting in the
arrest of many of the most prominent
Sim Fen leaders,
Mr.. Dewey denied in toto the British
allegations of his own participation and
states that he has had no dealings
with official or unofficial German rep
resentatives since the United States
declared war;
Mr.. Devoy's statement in part fol-
lows
"The statement issued by the Eng
fish official Press Bureau is a rehash
of old stories previously published and
brought up to date by the addition of
later inventions.
Lloyd Georges statement in Edin-
burgh yesterday that there was no
doubt there had been conspiracy for
great rising in Ireland; that he had
seen the evidence, but that no taunts
would drive the government to give
away the sources Of its information,'
is an admission that the evidence will
in court. We are to take Lloyd
Georges word for it and to condone
his arresting of the Sim Fein leaders
and holding them in prison without
bringing them to trial.
"And in face of this admission the
Irish people, over whom he is riding
roughshod, are also to take his word
that England is fighting for the free
dom of the small nationalitics. His
statement that 1T is not relevant to
assert that England had treated Ire
land badly in the dim past simply
evades the question. Ireland is united
living present and saying nothing of
the dim past.
''Too Ridiculous to Discuss
"The English Press Bureau begins
with an assertion that a German sub
marine cruised off the coast of Ireland
at a certain date during the present
for a new Irish rebellion So we are
to believe that one submarine could
carry enough of arms and ammunition
to start rebellion that would have re-
qured q large English army to sup
press and create a big diversion in
favor of Germany. 1t is too ridiculous
to discuss, and it is no wonder Lloyd
George refuses to give out the evil
dence. The story is an impudent fake,
supplied probably by man who has
long been under suspicion, who is not
in the confidence of anybody at either
side of the Atlantic, but who has been
pulling the leg of the Secret Service
for some time.
as the Irish Revolutionary Director,
does not exist now and never has ex-
listed.
"Then the statement proceeds to re-
late ancient history, with new trim
mings, coupling John Dewey, Father
John T. Nicholson, Captain Won Papen
and Count Bernstorff with the plans
for the plans for the Easter Week re-
bellion and other things. The English
claim to have possession of several OF
Count Bernstorff's confidential dis
patches but they do not say that they
received them from the United States
government. All these relate to things
that happened before America entered
the war. There is an outrageous lie
among them to the effect that Count
Bernstorff reported to his governmen,
that he had sent one thousand pounds
for the defence of Sir Roger Easement
Denies Bernstorff Sent Funds
"The English equivalent of $4,000
contributed entirely by 1rshmen fol
the defence Of Easement was brought
to London by Michael Francis Doyle
the American lawyer who was associ
ated with the defence, and the receipt
for it, signed by Sir Roger Casemen
himself, with other evidence, is still
in existence. No German money what
ever was ever received by any Irish
leader, either in Ireland or America
and the statement to the contrary i.
the repetition of falsehood wthou
a shadow of foundation or a single
scrap of evidence to support it.
PERSONALLY l have never had an,
dealings, directly or indirectly, Will
any agent or emissary, official or un
official, of the German government
since the United States entered th
war, and there is not a scintilla O
evidence of any kind to prove the con
trary. | repeat there is no plot OF
either side of the Atlantic to brn,
about another nsurrection in Ireland
but there is an open and avowed move
ment to resist conscription, rartici
pated in by all the political parties, in
Guiding large numbers of Orangemen