PRO-GERMAN PLOTS IN IRELAND.

Evening Star, Issue 16823, 27 August 1918, Page 4

PRO-GERMAN PLOTS IN IRELAND.

TO THE EDITOR. ■Sir, —In roferenoo to tire article in last, evening's ‘Star.’ lot mo suggest that your correspondent consult up-to-date news. From the Yew York ‘Evening Post’ and the Yew York ‘ World ’ he can now learn how America regards Mr Lloyd George's attempt to frame up a bogus plot. From Lord V/imbsme** testimony it is clear that the man who was the foie, and whole foundation, of the plot was arrested before he resigned, and tliat lie know all about it. Yet lie asserts there was no plot. It Las also come to light (1) that the man was an ts.-policeman, and (2) that the boat, used was a 1917 model Ford, such as the Ford Com-pa-ny testify was supplied only i.o t-ho British. Bo much for the German submarine story. The American papers dealing with the matter will cause honest Englishmen to hang their heads for shame. Already Chesterton asks: “What are we fighting? Is it Pnissi.anism or only Prussia?” And he tails a sordid tale of how. by cider of the military authorities, aeroplanes have terrified Irish children, and burned houses, lie concludes that the Government officials are either drunk or mad. Ho is chari-table.-—I am. etc., -1- IvEimv. August 27.