Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-23
Outbreak in Ireland Was
Planned by Bernstorff

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the Germans and the rebels while the
that q submarine might safely enter
Dublin bay and 60 as far as Pigeon
House without encountering nets.
'-On March % Won Jagow replied
that the arms would be sent and that
a special code word would be used ev-
cry night as the Introduction to the
German wireless press service. In a
message from Won Bernstorff to Berlin
the Germans were assured that there
were numerous private wireless re-
ceiving stations in Ireland.
"On April Is and April 10 urgent
messages were sent from America to
Berlin fixing the delivery Of arms for
the evening Of Easter Sunday. press
Ing for the landing Of German troops
and asking for an air raid on Eng
land and a naval attack on the Eng
fish coast. These attacks actually
took place between April "a and 90.
1T was declared to be the hope Of
the rebels and their German and Amer
lean friends TO blockade Irish ports
against England and establish bases
In Ireland for German submarines.
THE rebellion broke out day later
than scheduled. on Easter Monday.
April "a. but. as the world is aware,
German support miscarried and It end
ed In complete failure. The report OF
. he h. -ahnllgnr
In Ireland states:
at is now a matter Of common
notoriety that the Irish volunteers had
been In communication with the author
tiles In Germany and were for long
time known to have been supplied with
money through Irish-American socie-
ties. This was so stated In public by
John MacNeil, former president Of the
Sim Fein. on November s. 1914. II
was suspected long before the out
break that some of the money came
from German sources
1T became clear soon after the ris-
Ing that the Sim Fein leaders again
were asking Germany for help. On
June II there was message from
Berlin to Washington referring to A
go of May g. message which is
missing. and saying that Germany was
perfectly ready to give further help
II the Irish only would say what sort
Of help they required.
"On June 16 Won Bernstorf already
had sent dispatch giving an account
Of the rebellion and stating that S.
600 had been provided for the defense
Of Easement. On July IS he sent a
long message. explaining that the work
Of recognizing the rebels was making
good progress and that their lack OF
money had been remedied by him.
ION September In dispatch to
Berlin he inclosed n memorandum
from a person called the Irish revolu-
ton director resident In America
which contained detailed proposals for
fresh rising. Any rising, said the
Irish revolution director. must be con-
t!ngent upon the sending by Germany
OF an expedition with sufficient mill
tary force to cover a landing
Demanded U.Boat Bases.
"On this occasion the German gov
eminent was 10 fix the time. and as an
inducement the advantages of having
submarine and Zeppelin bases In west
Ireland was insisted upon. Ven Bern
storff. on December 4. attaching sur
reptitiously to message passed by
the government, a note. in which he
mentioned that the Irish leaders in
America were pressing for an answer
to their proposal Of September s. He
seems to have followed this on Christ
mas day with a message which is miss
Ing. for on the last day of 1916 For
eign Secretary Zimmerman Informed
him Of quantities Of munitions which
II was proposed to land between Feb
ruary q and 25. 1917. He added that
it was impossible 10 send German
troops.
"On January 1s. 1917. Bernstorf
replied that his Irish committee de-
clined the proposal. as without Ger