THE IRISH CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 196, 8 May 1918, Page 5

THE IRISH CRISIS

A DEFIANT SPEECH

ANTI-CONSCRIPTIONISTS AND

THE CHURCH

THE NEW VICEROY

(Kw. May 7, 7.45 p.m.)

u London, Mar (1 Mr J. Dillon M.P., and Mr. de VnIcra, the Sinn I'em leader, nddressed an """•conscription demonstration at which ""cen thousand people wero present. Mr Dillon urged that if. tho Irish kept muled tor nnollier two months they would defeat conscription. Ho was convinced flint tins question would destroy tno Government-. There was an iinnres«ion that the danger had passed. • That was totally false. The Government had' jindoußeuly been steered, but it would to n disastrous mistake to allow the determination of the people to slacken. He siijjgesled the formation of parish committees attached to every church or ti pel ;, ] l a sh '"Bf! ,e were "forced upon them (-ho Church would bo (heir rallying point. If their central organisation! were destroyed instructions would reach Hie people through (ho national organisations, especially the priest?, for tho Uinrch in this supreme hour of national Hanger had come lo the rescue of the people. He was convinced that it would take mi army which England could ill spare to enforce conscription. J!r de Valera said that his followers would unite with (h R Nationalists to doteat conscription.—Neuter.

SIR HORACEJLUNKETT'S VIEW CABINET HAS ONE ALTERNATIVE, (lice. May 7, 7.10 p.m.) London, May (j. Sir Horace Plunkett (who was "chairman of tho Commission), in a loUer to I k> Press says: "There is onlv one alternative to Cabinet's disastrous policy of conscription mid Home Rule-namely, Iho immediate establishment uf responsible government in lro:uid. Tho necessary legislation should be passed as a war measure, and immediately Clicrcnfter an Jrish uxeetilive, broadly lopre.seniative, should be appointed, with Din task of establishing a Parliament and promoting voluntary recruiting. Tho lrich people would then quickly .show Iho world its real attitude to tho war, and it would dawn on .Englishmen lhat proGermans were non-existent in Ireland." —R outer. THE NEW VICEROY APPOINTMENT-TAKEN TO MEA.N ACTION. (Kcc. May 7, 7.15 p.m.) London, May C. There are ninny newspaper comments on (ho appointment of Lord I'lench as Viceroy of Ireland. Tho "Daily Telegraph" considers that it indicates Unit the Government is determined to pursue a strong and firm policy in Ireland. The "Morning Post" says: "Lord French, as a moderate Jforao Ruler, probably stipulated for a. definite effort by the Government to pass Home Rule before it introduced conscription." Tlio "Daily News": "The appointment is meant to assure the Conservatives that (ho Government will enforce conscription. In the meantime the drafting of the Homo Rule Bill proceeds." "The Times" considers that the ap> pointment is wholly a non-political one. "Lord ■ French is entitled to credit tot undertaking a. peculiarly difficult task from a sense of duty."—Router.