Evening star., 1918-05-27

irreconcilably opposed to De Valera
and Griffith than ever before In my
life.
Rob ireland Of Sympathy.
II am today more convinced than
culated to rob Ireland of the sympathy
Of America and of all democratic peo-
pie throughout the world.
1.-The Sim Fein is not only alienat-
ing Americans. but our own Irish peo-
pie in America. Every morning 1 re-
ceive letters from friends in America
asking what has come over the Irish
people and il it is possible that they
sympathize with the Germans.
"Of course, this is largely due to
British propaganda in America, and
If it were not for the happy circum-
stance that.we sent T. P. O'Connor to
America and that he has the ear of
the American public. all America
would now be poisoned against Ire
land.
"Our foes in America. Canada and
Australia are anxious to see what
will be the verdict of East Cavan. If
we advise the nationalist candidate
to withdraw such action will be TAX
en- by the world as acceptance of the
policy of Sinn Fein. We must fight
Fem
After denouncing the governments
revelations" as not evidence. but
merely Lloyd Georges opinion Of
evidence" Mr.. Dillon said:
The government of Great Britain
and military advisers are playing. the
Sim Fein game because they think
they have in the Sim Fein an effec-
tive weapon to destroy the constitu-
tional movement in Ireland"
Priest Denies Plot.
DUBLIN. May 27-The Rev. Malachi
MacBranan has given out the follow
ing signed statement:
LAS a priest and a member of the
Sim Fein executive for the past year
I give you my word of honor that the
governments official statement that
negotiations have been carried on be-
tween the Sim Fein executive and
German invasion was never discussed
by the Sinn Fein executive commit
tee"
"Plots on the Brain"
BELFAST. May 2e.-Joseph Devlin.
nationalist leader. does not accept the
governments statement regarding the
alleged pro-German conspiracy IN Ire
land as at all conclusive Of the verify
of the charges. he indicated in
speech at Dungannon today
II am afraid the government. in it's
confused anu pdu1C-StTlCkcHsS STATE OI
mind" he said, has got German plots
on the brain. Arrests have been made
on a wholesale scale of Irishmen and
Irishwomen on vague charges which
the government Is unable to prove in
the only way in which charges can be
proved and that Is by trying the per-
sons before a jury of their own coun-
trymen.
Mr.. Devlin came out boldly as an ad-
vocate Of peace by understanding.
Don't you think" he said. that the
time has arrived when the weight Of
the influence Of Ireland and Irishmen
the world over ought to be thrown into
the movement. already strong in all Of
the belligerent countries. In favor of
a Just. general peace? II the question
Of peace were submitted by a plebiscite
to the rank and file Of the armies of
the world hostilities would cease within
twenty-four hours.
Everybody knows that Germany's
position is as difficult and uncertain
now as 1t Is likely to be two or three
years hence and that even IL Germany
were beaten to the dust it would be
Just as difficult to negotiate peace. II
Germany. as she says. IL willing to
negotiate now, is 1t not crime against
civilization to prolong the war a single
day. lef alone for an indehRite number
Of years."