THE IRISH PROBLEM

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13750, 24 April 1918, Page 5

THE IRISH PROBLEM

AMERICA FAVOURS CONSCRIPTION.

NO TIME FOR IRISH SLACKERS. THEIR EMISSARY COULD NOT BE RECEIVED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 24, 9.45 a.m. NEW YORK, April 23. The Times, in an editoiial strongly supporting conscription in Ireland, adds: "Some liish politicians are said to be nursing the mad notion that the people of the United States sympathise with the liish slackers. There was talk of sending an emissary here to solicit America's opposition to conscription. It would be impossible for America to receive him—the Chief Bui<romaster of Beriiu wuuid b'3 welcome." POSITION IN DL'SLtN. NEARLY 2,000,000 SIGN THE PLEDGE (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 24, 10.15 a.in. LONDON, April 23. There were no trains from Dublin to-day, and all the large business hoses are closed. There are no Nationalist newspapers being published, but the Protestant and Orange districts are carrying on as usual. It is estimated that 1.500,000 to 2,000,000 Irishmen have already taken the pledge against conscription.

OPPOSITION TO CONSCRIPTION GROWING SIXTEEN K.C.'s SIGN THE PLEDGE (Reuter's TelP?rarrs.) Deceived Ar.ril 24. 1.50 p.m. LONDON, April 28. Sixteen Trisli King's Counsel, including several Crown Prosecutors, have signed the anti-conscription declaration. A separate Protestant anti-conscrip-tion movement is obtaining increased support in nmnv places.

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