Evening star., 1918-05-20
S|NN FE|N CHIEFS
HAVE ALTERNATES
Others Trained to Take
Places of l leaders Who Are
Placed Under Arrest.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 2o.-No fresh develop
ments Sunday in the Sim Fein affair
have been reported. Very few news
kilograms are arriving from Dublin. but
they report everything quiet. at least
outwardly.
five of the six Sim Feiner members of
parliament are in custody.
Charles Collins and Christopher Mullins.
who are charged with the unlawful
possession Of explosives at Brittas. and
Feardar O'Hourihane, and James
O'Brien, editor and manager Of the
Skibbereen Southern Star.
Vice President Morris and the re-
manning heads Of the Sim Fein organi-
zation have issued a reply to the procla-
nation which the British government
published Saturday. 1t says that. antici-
pating such action. the standing COM
mittee of the Sim Fein nominated SUBJ
stitutes to carry on the movement dur
ing the enforced and what must be
made temporary exile Of our leaders.
Others to Take Places.
1.-THE country may rest assured that
no matter how many of the leaders may
be arrested there will be men and
women to take their places. All that
we need is to continue to follow the
last advice Of Prof de Valera. namely.
to remain calm and confident"
The Sim Feiners have nominated Prof
John McNeirl and Alderman Kelley. a
well known member Of the Dublin cor
poration. to the places In the organiza-
tion made vacant through the arrest OF
Prof De Valera and Arthur Grinith.
The Times says it understands the
part Of the evidence against the Sim
Feiners arrested in Ireland and that its
authenticity is unquestionable.
1T fs very necessary that this be
DONE" the Times continues 'if only to
dispel the clouds Of sensational r,imor
which gathered last week. The arrests
are only the preliminary steps and the
government will be we'll advised to dis
close at the earliest time the substance
Of tho evidence on which they were
made and to follow them up with formal
| Processes.
Unnecessary delay would be a real
misfortune. thousands of Irish dupes
should know Immediately by unQuestion.
able proof that they are unwilling in
struments Of a movement supported by
German gold. 1t Is natural to suppose
| that men who find they had been duped
will be eager to wipe out the stain on
Ireland's fair name. The empire will
| look with confidence to the leaders OF
| Irish opinion. political or other, to show
that they share in this view Of theis
obligations"
Arrests Termed Outrage.
NEW YORK. May 1s.-Arrest of sol
Sim Feiners for alleged complicit,
in a German plot to invade ireland
was branded by resolution as q high.
handed outrage without the smallest
iota OF evidence to support It," ant
by speakers as q "frame-up" by the
British government ito crush thu
cause Of Irish freedom" at the clos.
ing session Of the Irish race conven.
tion here tonight.
The convention, citing its petition
| of yesterday to the President ant
Congress to use theier influence will
England for the granting of self.
determination" to Ireland. adopted
resolutions appealing to 1.-THE gener.
I GUS just, fair-minded, liberty-l -lovins
American people for sympathy ant
support" for Irelands fight agains
foreign rule" The resolution,
termed the arrests of Sim Fein lead
| ers as part Of q reign Of terror" ant
an outrage OF the rights Of q peo.
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