The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-19
SEIZE LEADERS
OF IRISH REDS
TONIP REVOLT
Government Officials Carry
Out Successful Coup With
out Resistance.
SECRET PAPERS FOUND
Members of Parliament and
Countess Markievicz Arc
Among the Prisoners.
SECRET PAPERS FOUND
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l.oSpoN. May ls.-For the moment
even the impending resumption Of
the German offensive on the western
'front.' Is overshadowed in the public
mind by the disclosure Of the existence
Of a Sim Fein German plot in Ireland.
revealed by Lord French's proclama.
ton and the arrests Of practically
every prominent Sim Fein leader.
hundreds in all. including De Valera,
The president Of the organization:
Arthur Grinith. the vice-president:
William Cosgrove, N. p. and the
Countess Of Markievicz. on warrants
issued under the Defence Of the Realm
Act.
So far no specific charges have been
made public. but the proclamation
stated that discovery had been made
that certain persons in Ireland had
entered into reasonable communion
ton with Germany and that tho Gov
eminent had decided to take drastic
measures against that plot. Dispatches
from Dublin this afternoon say that
the prisoners have been placed on
Government transport in Kingston
harbo,.
At Lesst 500 Arrests.
in Dublin the arrests caused little
excitement. The headquarters Of the
sinn Fein there were occupied by the
police, who. seized papers and docu-
ments that are expected to reveal the
secret workinsS-nf the organisation.
The number Itrssted SO far Is esti-
mated at 500 or more. including all the
Sim Fein members Of Parliament.
In no instance was any resistance
offered to the arrests. which were
made by the police in conjunction with
the military. The Lord Lieutenants
proclamation was not issued untii
midnight and throughout the night
ard in the early hours OF the morning
the police were busy making arrests
Military wagons sped through the
streets carrying prisoners to the police
station.
Among those arrested were the fol-
lowing:
pARREI. FIGGIs secretary to the Sim
cdtNrrss Hs!H iss 81 sMnARRfGvIcz who command.
ed the rebels in the stephens Sresn iHIs
N the outbreak OF Easter WseE " III. ~.
and at present Sim Fein candidate IN
the East Caysn District vacancy for 'ne
WILLIAM cosGRovE. who was sentsnced
20 penal servitude for participation IN
I5ssfH sf Riey.GS; M"t;uINSEss. NJ p. who also
HEkskRr FHi sfnre"sfa %sLio@Es, + brother .,
William Meliowes;: who ,,.s wa: s,.;.. ,.re'ted
zEA& Sii.LEY' dsfeated sim Fein candi-
date IN the recent Armagh election:
Who vas sentenced to twenty yr yssrs In
7rison for connection With the reoe''oh
y Easter Week In 1915.
Many other arrests were made. par
tcularly in the provincial districts,
where TIE Royal irish Consta buiary
acted simultaneously with the Dublin
police in sweeping down on the disloyal
cement.
>wiftness Of Coup.
one Of the most striking features OF
The Government coup was its swiftness
snd thorouehness All arrangements
we're carried through like clockwork. to
he dumtound!ng Of the Sinn Feiners.
who, cmbo!dened by the previous In
'r'!a Of the authorities. boastsd thai
hey were afraid to arrest Prof. dc Va
era or any Of the leaders and would
TetdIe only with the small fry Of the
o-gan.za,!on.
The Governments firm action has
gwen the Sim Feiners rude shock.
which has come as q welcome relief to
hose who were watching with uneasy
Ailnds the reign of terror set up by the
iaide-s for arms. the drillera and the
Nv defying classes. The Irish Times
believes that the revelation OF a Ger
man plot will give a. great impetus to
'ecfui'lng and adds:
This German plot not only IL = con-
ShTacy against the Allies cause. It 70 .
''hspiracy against the honor of Ireland.
and u IT should succeed with the help
o' even a handful Of Irish traitors and
'ahatlcs It would Involve this country
N deathless shame.
The Freemams yoNrmeI says: Con.
Nr'ption is to be launched under cover
., The revelations connected with the
aHeged German plot, but II II obvious
tAa' the German plot 10 70 bs merely
ramounaEe for conscrption plot. Pan.
'etmanism Ia to be ussd 70 arouse the
aa.'irish feeling necessary 70 make pos
.'0'e the means that mus b employed
70 enforce conscription. The plot will
70 oe made IN d0 vhat thA Inn s>ns>>evi rr,e
'siled 10 do.
There %ss danger in hat cry. With
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