IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1918, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

[ [per PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] SINN FEIN ARRESTS. j WASHINGTON, May 25. i! Numerous Sinn Fein arrests are pondfe ! ! ing in tho United States owing to suspected persons being implicated in , German plots. ~ j CAUSES A SENSATION. a - i LONDON, May 27. A sensation was caused at the action , of the Tipperary police in detaining an j Austrian subject Mademoiselle Bruns, ! Secretary to Major Edwards racehorse j owner. ' j WM. O’BRIEN’S OPINION. 1 J A DISGRACEFUL FABRICATION. j LONDON, May 27. /At Dublin, Mr William O’Brien Independent Nationalist M.P., commenting on the Government statement j regarding evidence against tho Sinn j Feiners said: “Since the Popish Plot there has been nothing more disgraco- ] ful to English statecraft. The Irish j people read Mr Lloyd George’s story ■ with the same mingled indignation and ; contempt as we read the forged letters j published by the traitors of “Par--1 nelism and Crime’’ in the London j “Times’* in the eighties. A similar re. I action to the one which then occurred is sure to follow now. The fact that the , alleged traitors are punished by internment is a sufficient commentary upon ; tho rubbish and shows it to be an at- | tempt by a foulish mass to break tho ! Irish anti-Conscription movement. This ; Germany plot will turn out to be an even grosser fiasco than the expansion of conscription to Ireland.” i MR DILLON’S PROTEST. (Received Th'c D«iv nt 11 95. a.m.) ' LONDON, May 27. < Mr Dillon said the Sinn Fein plays into * tho Government’s hands. It is more concerned at destroying the Irish party than fighting for Irish liberties. A NEW CANDIDATE. a (Received Th>« Tinv nt 11,95. a.m.) v LONDON, May 27. c A conference selected a Nationalist a to contest East Cavan instead of Griffith £ the interned Sinn Feiner. Mr Dillon in congratulating the conference, said the whole world would notice the decision . He disapproved of Griffiths’ arrest, but he was more than evor satisfied of the folly of Griffiths’ w policy. There was no indication that' fi the Sian Fein will withdraw Griffiths’ a nomination. o

The Nationalists are nominating C Scanlon.

ALIEN DEPORTATIONS.

(Received Thin Dnv at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, May 27.

The deportation from Dublin of 450 Austro-German civilian internees, occasioned a sympathetic Sinn Fein demonstration. '

NATIONALISTS TO MEET

LONDON. May 27

An urgent meeting of the Nationalist Party has been summoned at Dublin for the 30th.

NATIONALIST CONFERENCE

LONDON, May 27th

Mr Dillon addressing the Nationalist Conference nt Baillborough strongly condemned the arrests and official statements concerning them. Mr Lloyd George was greatly mistaken, if he thought his declaration would be accepted in Ireland, or by fair-minded people anywhere. Mr Dillon asked if Government really expected Ireland or the liberty loving sector of the Irish people to believe that Government would withhold tho evidence if it established the Sinn Fein’s treasonable communication w ith the enemy. Mr Dillon added that united Irish opposition to conscription had caused Government to modify their attitude.