The sun., 1918-04-14
IRISH UNITING
ON REVOLT PLAN
TO FIGHT DRAFT
I Will Battle to Last. Say
Some of Many Resolutions
Adopted at Meetings.
APPEAL MADE TO l.. s.
Canada and Australia Also
Asked to Help 'Save COun-
try From Disaster"
APPEAL MADE TO l.. s.

'OVWIphts i5lb. ar fV0NtS FeSertSu.
LONDON. April la.-In all parts Of Ire
land the determination to oppose any
| conscription measure is increasing daily.
Many public bodies in Louth Meath
unanimously adopted resolutions pro-
testing against the Government impos-
ing consc.iption.
Up to the present the corporations OF
Dublin. Waterford and Clonmel. twelve
urban and district councils. six boa rds
Of guardians. fifteen Sim V'ein clubs and
ten Nationalist and labor bodies have
taken similar action, warning the Gov
ernn.ent against proceeding to extremes
At meeting OF the Cork board Of
guardians several members declared that
they would resist consumption even TO
the point Of riskiny their lives that they
would fsh. to the last against any e:-
fort to compel them TO enter Enelan nd 8
army.
A suggestion of great Importance. pro-
posed by the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
which Edward De Valera and Mr.. Gri.-
, I'm. the Sinn Fein leaders; John Dillon
and Joseph Devlin. the Nationalist
leaders, are asked to consider, involves
the proposal Of coyenanting al! Ireland
for united opposition to conscription.
| The Sim Feiners have accepted the In
vitRttor and II Is believed that Dillon
and DevliI will attend the meeting to
be held. Dillon recently exhibited a de-
. sire to come to an understanding with
the Sim Feiners.
Offer Made TO Dillon.
The Irish Timos. which has supported
conscription. invites Dillon to make an
offer to the Government and suggests
that six weeks be given to the Nation
alists to raise seven divisions by volun-
tary enlistment and with the aid OF
tho Roman Catholic hierarchy. II the
Nationalists. the suggestion continues
shall have raised or are in fair way
10 raise the seven divisions. the Govern
ment might agree at the end OF six
weeks to abstain from enforcing the
conscription act. II Dillon makes this
offer and fulnls It CONSUMPTION may
be aver.ed. Otherwise. the Times says
the need for conscription is proved.
All Ireland is seething with excitement
over conscription. and but little atten.
ton is given to the report OF the Irish
convention, except by the small minor.
ity Of sober thinking Irishmen.
The action Of the Irish county coun.
ellis and the general council In adopting
resolutions protesting against conscrip-
ton in ireland without the consent OF
the Irish people and warning the Gov
ernment that II the bill Is put into force
it will be strenuously resisted by the en-
tire people is indicative OF the mood OF
the great bulk Of the population.
While some hopo is expressed by the
thoughtful element that Devlin's pro
posai may be adopted for setting up al
Irish Parliament or o. taking a refereR
dun vote on conscription before Irish
men are made liable for compulsory ser
vice. the temper OF the people Is best SCI
forth in resolution adopted by ths
Glare county council denying the righ
OF England to conscript the people o.
Ireland. appealing to the Governments
and peoples Of the United States. Aus
tralia. South Africa and Canada to com,
to the aid OF Ireland and save he
from the impending disaster which
threatens to overwhelm her
Asked TO Save "Beloved Country
A second resolution which wa
adopted appeals to De Valera. Dilloi
and their followers to devise means o
saving their beloved country from
calamity"
The entire aspect of Dublin has bee
changed by the imminence of conscrip
tion. The good natured melancholy
which Is the composite expression OF tn
city. has suddenly stiffened into grin
stare at the news Of compulsory service
Dispatches from Belfast suggest tina
Continued on Third Poge.