Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-16


Two British warships nave arrived
IN Lough Swilly. County Donegal.
northwest Of Londonderry. |, was
learned this afternoon.
London. April is.-The movement
Of the British warships into the
waters Of County Donegal. Ireland,
announced in Belfast adviees today.
is interpreted here as . precautionary
measure. in view Of the tense situa-
ton in Ireland.
Dublin. April l5.-(By A. P)-
Eamon De Valera this evening is
sued through his publicity depart
nent an Easter message addressed to
the Republic OF ireland. his special
organ.
Beyond all telling is the destiny
God had in his mind for lrelcnd, the
lair. the peerless one. You are arti-
fcers OF that destiny. Yours is the
Faith that moves mountains. the faith
that comforts cowardly reason and
its thousands of misgivings. Yours
Is the faith and love that begot the
enterprise OF Easter. 1916.
Young men and young women OF
Ireland, the goal is at last in sight.
Steady; all together; forward. Ire
land is yours for the taking.
"EAMON DE VALERA.
Easter, 1922"
Belief was expressed in some
quarters in Dublin that the character
Of the last sentences in Mr.. De
Nalera's message would strengthen
current rumors OF a republican coup
during this Easter.
The republican army insurgents to-
day still held the -Four Courts, which
they seized yesterday, and no attempt
WAS being made to dislodgc them.
Menacing Situation.
Arthur Griffith's attention was
drawn to the mcnacing situation ip
Sligo. y am going TO Sligo" was
his only comment.
A party Of men raided the Dublin
express train for Limerick, scizing
and burning the consignments of the
Freeman's Journal and the Irish In
dependent. Armed men also burned
thousands of copies OF the Irish In
dependent at Kingsbridge and at the
Broadstone railway terminus in
Dublin.
The Broadstonc railway depot in
Dublin, the terminus of the Sligo
line, was strongly held today by Free
State troops.
1t was reported from Sligo that
Bishop Coyne was trying to effect a
settlement between the factions and
that there was a possibility OF repre-
'scntatives Of the opposing sides get
ting into conference.
London, April l5.-(By A. P)--
Developments in Ireland over Sum
day are awaited anxiously here, in
view of the republicans seizure OF
the four courts in Dublin and Ar
thur Gsifhth's determination to hold
his protreaty meeting i'll Sligo to-
morrow over the decree OF the local
Irish republican commander. The
situation is described as very seri-
ous by the morning newspapers:
General disappointment is expressed
that the peace confidence between
representatives Of the free staters and
republicans adjourned without any
sign of agreement. and this is COM
mented on as bad omen.
In Plainest Terms.
The Daily News says:
The outlook is one of almost un-
believed blackne--,' and the West
minister Gazette says it "can scarcely
believe Michael Collins tolerance
will survive this outrage in the cap
ital of the country for whose gov
ernmeut he is responsible"
II O'Connor's attitude is anywhere
misunderstood it is not his fault, as
he spoke in the plainest terms to in.
terviewers. The correspondent OF
the Westminster Gazette quotes him
as as>saying:
"We have nothing whatever to do
with politics. We are plain men
who stand by the republic, all pre-
pared to sacrifice cur lives rather
than allow the republic to be sub
verted. 1t possibly may come to
fighting, but if it does the response
bility for civil war will rest upon the
shoulders of those supporting the
treaty"
Strengthen Hold.