CONDUCT OF TROOPS DURING THE LATE REVOLT.
GENERAL MAXWELL EXPLAINS THE PROVOCATION.
STRICTEST INQUIRY INTO CHARGES OF BRUTALITY.
(Received May 20, 1 a.m.) LONDON, MAY 19. Many accusations against the troops of brutality are current in Dublin, including the accusation that the soldiers killed unarmed and unoffending citizens.
General Maxwell stated in an interview that the most desperate fighting was north of King Street. The rebels fired from roofs and upper windows, moving from house to house. Sometimes they escaped by the back doors and then fired on the troops from behind. Each house had to be searched. The troops found the rebels always hiding behind the women. They threw away their rifles and herded like timid'citizens with their wives in the cellars. It was difficult to control the troops under such circumstances. When they saw their comrades killed by treacherous assailants not in uniform, some might see red. He had ordered the strictest inquiry, and would parade the battalions concerned, and see if the accusers could identify the officers and men responsible* Some of the allegations were false, and had been made in order to establish a claim to Government compensation.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16234, 20 May 1916, Page 7
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