Evening star., 1918-05-18

The difficulties In carrying out con-
scription have seemed to increase ever
since the first outburst by the Irish
nationalists and owing to Sim Fein
hostilities to the proposal.
Opposition to conscription.
Opposition to conscr1ption has come
from some unexpected quarters. An
Instance il an article in the current
number of the Church Of Ireland Ga
zette. the leading organ Of the Irish
Protestant Church outside Ulster. In
which the writer believes he is speak
ing the mind Of all good Irishmen in
telling the government force is no
remedy. and that no good can be de-
rived from a sanguinary conflict with
any section of the Irish people. while
added civil war in Ireland to the anx-
ieties already confronting the empire
would be execrated by the conscience
Of all Christian men.
Calls on Loyal Subjects.
LONDON. May IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph says a proclama-
ton was issued tonight. signed by Ed
ward Shorty. chief secretary for Ire
land. asserting that certain persons in
Ireland have been in communication
with Germany. rejecting on Irelands
fair name"
The proclamation calls upon all loyal
neuver. It urged voluntary recruiting
so that compulsion may be avoided.
Official Proclamation.
DUBLIN. May ia proclamation is
sued tonight says a German plot In Ire
land has been discovered. In the proc
lamation the viceroy calls upon all irish
men to defeat the conspiracy. The proc
lamatfon Of the lord lieutenant says:
Whereas 1t has come to our knowledge
that certain subjects Of his majesty,
the king, domiciled in Ireland, have
conspdred to enter and have en-
tered into reasonable communi-
cation with the German enemy, and
Whereas such treachery is a men
ace to the fair name Of ireland and
Its glorious military record, q record
which Is source of intense pride to
a country whose sons always distin-
guished themselves and fought with
valor in the past. in the same way as
thousands of them are now fighting in
this war:
Drastic Measures Assured,
And whereas drastic measures
must be taken to put down this Ger
man plot. which means will be solely
directed against that plot:
| now therefore, we, the lord lieu-
tenant Of Ireland and governor gen.
eral OF Ireland. have thought it to
issue this proclamation declaring as
follows:
That 1t is the duty Of all loyal
subjects Of his majesty to assist in
every way his ma5esty's government
In Ireland to suppress this treasona BILE
conspiracy and to defeat the treacher-
GUS attempt Of Germany to defame the
honor Of Irishmen for their own ends
That we hereby call upon all loyal
subjects Of his majesty in Ireland to
aid In crushing such conspiracy, and,
SO far as in them lies, to assist in ee.
curing an effective prosecution Of the
war and the welfare and safety of the
| empire.
That as a means to this end wa
shall cause still further steps to be
taken to facilitate and encourage vol
.untary enlistment in Ireland in his
ma1esty's forces in the hope that,
| without resort to compulsion, the con-
tribution of Ireland to theee forces
may be brought up to the proper
strength and made to correspond 10
the contributions Of other parts Of
the empire"
Removed to Military Barracks.
BELFAST. Ireland, May IA mum.
ber OF Sim Feiners were arrested here
late last night and removed to the
military barracks.