DISCUSSION IN AMERICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16823, 13 April 1918, Page 7

DISCUSSION IN AMERICA.

IRISH ATTITUDE REBUKED. NEW YORK. April 11. All the New York newspapers discuss conscription in Ireland. The New York Times says that if any Irishman thinks resistance to conscription will find favour in the United States he is grossly mistaken. It is time the men who talk so much about liberty took a part in defending it. The New York World says if Ireland is to have Home Rub? Englishmen have th» right to insist that Ireland shall not be exempted from conscription. The New York Sun says that it is unbelievable that the Irish prefer German servitude rather than liberty, for which the allies are fighting. The New York Herald says that the Irish will not revolt if their politicians leave them alone. The London correspondent of (he New York World interviewed Mr. John Dillon, who said that if the measure were persisted ir an Irish settlement would become impossible. The Irish Nationalists would resist the Bill by every means in their power. Both North and South Ireland would solidly oppose conscription, which would have horrible, far-reaching consequences. Mr. T. P. O'Connor cabled from San Francisco to Mr. John Dillon: "We must record a solemn warning against conscription in Ireland. It is an insane blunder, and will render futile the best efforts of the Irish leaders." x