GERMAN. OFFICERS AMONG THE IRISH REBELS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13990, 12 May 1916, Page 3

GERMAN. OFFICERS AMONG THE IRISH REBELS.

I (CANADIAN SOLDIERS FIGHT. 1 i v ■_: ;. .^j " \ VANCOUVER, -Maf 3. i Messages hxaii London qu6te>"»the statements of British officers that the I bodies of two German officers were I found among the dead m the "streets •'■ of Dublin; v .;/... r The finding of the bodies ia. said to >■ confirm the reports, that German sub- • marines have been engaged m filibus- > tering on the Irish coast. ' A Canadian correspondent who has • arrived at Kingstown . cables that ho i conversed with a dozen Irish-born Canadian soldiers who were on fu^lotlgfr m i Ireland, and, being forced to remain m I Dublin, running the risk of : , r ,blping > sniped, grabbed rifles and took part m • the combat. * ■ ' They say that the British -have^heßi- ■ tated to exert their powers, wishing \a I spare the lives of the women and chil--1 dren m the battle area. J The rebels were led Jby German dffic- » ers who were m Ireland when the war 7 was declared. The rebels showed no com- ■ punction as to whom they killed. All ; whom they suspected aa not bepg allied 1 to the rebel cause they placed m ex- ■ posed positions. In this way they greatly hampered the movements of- thY • British troops. Not one of these ex- ! posed persons is reported to have beem shot from outside. 1 The losses on the side of the^ loyalists-. ■ have been comparatively slight. „, ,Bnt; where there was a chance to use heavy ■ guns the rebels must have Idstrscores of iren. . '. This rising is noi a real, rebellion. It < was a carefully-pla.nned Qerman plot. 1 As things tnutied out, was ol»o value for anyone,, unless it purges Dublin of perpetual strikers. In many districts the NationaKfet. and Ulster volunteers are patro&fogr : side by side. ' vOnei Nationalist leader affiara» T that this Carman precipitation v <^f 'events ' promised to go a long way to "reconcile the north ajid the south. An Irishman loyes a fight; biit. -never likes to be told how.-qr when, he is to do his figbt^ nig. Least oi alt he does riot like \ o see the German chip his shoulder.

- . ■•>■.-■ DUNEDIN, this day.. Recruiting continues satiafactorily«nd the Otago quota for the 17th Reinforcements is asattred.

DEBATE IN BOTH HOUSES. MELBOURNE, May. 11. t Both^ Houses lengthily * debated^ . conscription', Avithout arriving at firah'ty. ,• 'Mr' Cook attacked ''the Government- for : ,'i not . adopting compulsion." He. 'queriod r whether A.us^rklia's .maximum effort 'twas. '')ftrt.out when' 120,000 single men refused to enlist, tf He believed . a referendum would .insult m an overwhelming vote , m favor of cdrnpuisory service. Mr ?Higgs, stated that the Government l\ad information which it was unable to "disclose. The information had. bfceu giver l/o members at a secret meeting thepre vious •evening. , iy . Mr Catts advocated a secret session to disiiings' the situation without restriction. In,. the J S.enate ■Mr Milen. deprecated comparisons .between the efforts of tlus various Dominions. He said ■ .the most coivviujcing .argument demonstrating thtit more : men .were needed m Britain, was to be found m the. fact that iiw.as necessary, to adopt compulsion.. He believed we had. exlia-usted the,. possibilities of. tJie voluntary , system, and . therje£ore opined thai Xve must resort to compulsion. iVjDf ,Pearce stated that though not officially" ihformed by ;tne. Impevial. authorities!.that- conscriptibn was. apticipated, he antipipated tliat as soon, ajs the Conscripr, tion Bill piassed the British Parliament, all Englishman resident abroad,. -,;, would uutoma.tiisally ; be called up,, and those, restdehii- Here would probably be. given the option of enliating m the .Australian forces 61' irtivelling to England and enlisting there, „ ... . ... (Received May 12, 10.5 a.'m>) - MiBtBOirRNE, May 12. . lii^ihe . Hou,ste pi, Representatiyes , the con^G4 i iptaQn' > d,ebaJte was, contniued. :/ Mr" Bi*en<i^n, bitterly opposing the proposal, said that conscription was M r orse than .def eat,, ; ; «-^ ; ;• At the Trades Hall Congress a motion to deolar.e a general strike m .th©,event of conscription ,waa defeated. It was agreed. t_Q take a T§ferehdum of unionists on the question.'. TJje motion cabled yesterday was withdrawn. A motion was carried recording uncompromising hostility to conscription and. calling on the Government to conscript wealth, and place fir.st,, m lieu ofTfifth, all property assessed at over £300 value , during the war, and appropriated all income m excess of over £300 per annum. . '...'■ ] < , \ i - i' ' ..I . . .