Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-28
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PLOT IN ERIN
Uprising Planned in America Is
Charge.
REVOLT WHEN GERMANS WON
Sim Fein Sympathizers in This Coun-
try Are Accused-Germans
planned Blow When Chan
mel Ports Were Taken.

Washington, May 22--Evidence of
plotting between German and Irish
4agents.in this country for an uprising
in Ireland has been uncovered by Unit
ed States government agents and is
partly responsible for the recent arrest
of Irish leaders by the British govern.
ment
This evidence, which may be made
public soon, is understood to show def
nitely that Irish leaders, mainly Sim
Fein sympathizers in the United
States, have been in touch with Ger
man representatives who agreed to
furnish money to finance rebellion in
Ireland and possibly to send arms and
ammunition to Ireland by submarines
of blockade runners. There was even
some discussion of the chances Of
sending German soldiers to take part
in warfare on Irish soil.
Uprising Nipped in Time.
The uprising was set for about this
time, when the Germans had planned
to reach the channel ports after their
great drive in France, and it was be-
lieved England would be thrown into
confusion by the German victories.
Ireland was to be freed entirely from
British influence if possible. and the
Germans counted strongly on the Irish
trouble to divert Great Britain's atten-
ton from the fighting in France and
at the channel ports at the very time
when it would be most necessary for
the country to keep calm to prevent a
German invasion.
Information concerning these plots
has been gathered by several investi-
eating agencies of the United States
government and turned ever to the
state department which forwarded it
to Representatives of the British gov
'ernment. In many cases the informa-
ton provided leads by which British
secret agents found evidence of plot
ting IL Ireland.
Act When Plot Was to Break.
Negotiations were allowed to pro-
coed for some time in the hope that
more of the plotters would be rounded
up finally, and the arrests are believed
to have been ordered by British Off
Gals at this time because it became
evident that an open outbreak was
about to be precipitated. 1t was hint
ed that a number of Sim Fein sympa-
thizers in the United States are under
watch for further developments in the
plot.
The secret system of negotiations
had been in progress for several
months, it is understood. This tends
to confirm the statement from London
that the series of arrests several days
ago had no direct connection with
plans to conscript the Irish. Some in
formation was obtained from Germans
now held in internment camps in this
country. There is indication also that
the seat of the German-Irish negotia-
lions was transferred at times to other
American republics.
U. S. Acts Only Against Huns.
1t was made plain here that the
United States governments interest in
the Irish plots is solely to prevent Ger
many by this method from attacking
co-belligerents of the United States
and that this government is not seek
ing to NEEDLE in the Irish situation ex-
:cept for this reason.
AS soon as all the persons suspected
of participating in the conspiracies are
arrested the evidence already gathered
may be made public to show the neces-
isity for nipping the plot at this time.
Some doubt exists as to whether these
will be made in London or
Washington.