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Royal Commission on the Rebellion in Ireland 1916 j ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE REBELLION IN IRELAND. REPORT OF COMMISSION. Presented te b~th Heases ~f Partlament by Command of Hiz mai~sty. LONDON: PRIN'l'ED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE By DARLING AND SON, LIMITED, BACON STREET, E. To be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from WYMAN AND SONS, LIMITED, 29, BREAMSBUILDINGS, FETTERLANE, E.C., 28, ABINGDON STREET, S.W., and 54, ST. MARY STREET, CARDIFF; or H.M:. STATIONERY OFFICE (SCOTTISHBRANCH), 23, FORTH STREET, EDINBURGH; or E. PONSONBY, LIMITED, 116, GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN. or from the Agencies in the British Colonies and Dependencies, the United States of America and other Foreign Countries of T. FISHER UNWIN, LIMITED, LONDON, W.C. 1916. [Od. 8279.] Price~2d. ROYAL COMMISSION. GEORGE R.I. GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great;Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, to Our right trusty and well-beloved Oounsellor OHARLES,BARONHARDINGEOFPENSHURST,Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Oross of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Oommander of Our Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Commander of Our Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Knight Grand Oross of Our Royal Victorian Order,Oompanion of the Imperial Service Order; and Our trusty and well-beloved: -SIR MONTAGUESHEARMAN,Knight, one of the Judges of Our High Oourt of Justice; and SIR MACKENZIDEALZELLOHALMERS,Knight Oommander of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Oompanion of Our Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Greeting! Whereas We have deemed it expedient that a Commission should forthwith issue to enquire into the causes of the recent outbreak of rebellion in Ireland, and into the conduct and degree of responsibility of the civil and military executive in Ireland in connection therewith: Now know ye, that We, reposing great trust and confidence in your knowledge and ability, have authorized and appointed, and do by these Present authorize and appoint you, the said Charles, Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (Ohairman); Sir Montague Shearman and Sir Mackenzie Dalzell Ohalmers, to be Our Oommissioners for the purposes of the said enquiry. And for the better effecting the purposes of this Our Oommission, We do by these Presents give and grant unto you lull power to call before you such persons as you shall judge likely to afford you any information upon the subject of this Our Oommission; and also to call for, have access to and examine all such books, documents, registers and records as may afford you the fullest information on the subject, and to enquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. And We do by these Presents will and ordain that this Our Commission shall continue in full force and virtue, and that you, Our said Oommissioners, may from time to time proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein contained, although the same be not continued from time to time by adjournment. And We do further ordain that you have liberty to report your proceedings under this Our Oommi~sion from time t? time if you shall judge it expedient so to do. And Our further will and pleasure is that you do, with as little delay as possible, report to Us, under your hands and seals, your opinion upon the matters herein submitted for your consideration. Given at Our Court at Sanit: James, the tenth day of May, 'One thousand J1l11e hundred and sixteen, in the seventh year of Our Reign, By His Majesty's Command, (Signed) HERBERT SAMUEL. REPORT. TOTHE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. May it please Your Majesty- 1. We the undersigned.now humbly submit to Your Majesty our Report on the matters into. which we were directed to inquire. 2. The terms of reference to us were "to inquire into the causes of the recent outbreak " of rebellion in Ireland, and into the conduct and degree of responsibility of the civil and " military executive in Ireland in connection therewith." . 3. In pursuance of these instructions we have held nine meetings, of which five were held in London and four in Dublin. At the first sitting the Oommission of Your Majesty was read. 4. We have examined twenty-nine witnesses. They were examined in public' except in so far as their evidence dealt with German intrigues or police information. Four other persons submitted to us signed statements, and these will be found in the Appendix immediately following upon the evidence taken in public. 5.We had interviews with various persons who kindly discussed with us the subjects into which we had to inquire.We also received statements from several persons who offered to give evidence, but, having regard to the scope of our inquiry we did not think it necessary to call them as witnesses. 6. We purpose to consider the matters referred to in the following order, namely, (a) the constitution of the Irish Executive, in so far as it is concerned with the maintenance of law and order; (b) the legal power vested in that Executive; and (c) the history of events leading up to the outbreak of the 24th April, 1916, together with our observations and conclusions thereon. THE IRISH GOVERNMENT. The executive government of Ireland is entrusted to three officers,namely, the Lord Lieutenant, the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, and the Under-Secretary; and for the purpose of maintaining order they have at their disposal two police' forces, namely, the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police force. "Theoretically," says Sir William Anson, " the executive government of Ireland is conducted by the Lord Lieutenant in Council, subject to " instructions which he may receive from the Home Office of the United Kingdom. Practically " it is conducted for all important purposes by the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant." (Law & Customs of the Constitution, ed. 1892, p. .l89.) The Lord Lieutenant (who is also Governor-General) is resident in Ireland. By the terms of his patent he is responsible for the civil government of the country, and the naval and military forces of the Crown in Ireland are under his orders.But, when the Chief Secretary is in the Cabinet and the Lord Lieutenant is not, all powers and responsibility are in practice vested in the Chief Secretary. His policy is the policy of the British Government as a whole, and it is obviously impossible that there should be any other independent authority or responsibility in Ireland. For many years past the officeof Lord Lieutenant has been a ceremonial office; apart from the exercise of the prerogative of mercy he has no executive functions.Proclamations, appointments and other 'State documents are issued in his name, but they are put before him for signature, without previous consultation. He is only furnished with information as to the state of the country which he nominally governs, when he asks for it, and then as a matter of courtesy. The military and naval forces in Ireland take their orders from the War Office and Admiralty respectively. The office of Chief Secretary is a political office, changing with the Government. The Executive Government of Ireland is entirely in his hands subject to the control of the Cabinet. When the Chief Secretary is a member of the Cabinet, as has been the case in recent years, he is, of necessity, to a grea~ extent an absentee from Ireland. He has to attend Cabinet Meetings, and he is the only person who can, with authority, answer questions and defend the Government policy in the House of Commons. Although the Chief Secretary is iu the position of a Secretary of State, he has no Parliamentary Under-Secretary, and the Irish law officers are frequently not members of the House of Commons. During the last two and a half years of Mr. Birrell's nine years' tenure of office, Parliament has been in almost continuous session. He had, therefore, during this critical period but little opportunity of making himself (8329-1-39.) Wt. TL 268/16. 5000. 7/16. D & S. G 34. a 2 4 personally acqu-ainted with the state of affairs in Ireland. He was dependent for information on the reports of his Under-Secretary and the advice given by those Irish members of Parliament whom he chose to consult. The Under-Secretary is a civil servant, residing in Ireland. For practical purposes he can only take action under authority delegated to him by the Chief Secretary. His duty is to report fully and fairly to his Chief all information that he can obtain, to give his advice freely as to what should be done, and then loyally to carry out the instructions of his Chief without regard to any personal opinion of his own. For the ordinary maintenance of law and order the Irish Government have two police forces, viz., the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force.Both forces are under the direct control of the Irish Government, though a rate is levied in Dublin as a contribution to the expenses of the Dublin force (see 12 & 13 Vict. c. 91, ss. 29, 30). It appears that since 1905 the Dublin Corporation have refused to pay the proceeds of this \. rate into the police fund, and that the matter has been adjusted by deducting the amount from the Local Taxation account. The Royal Irish Constabulary is a quasi-military force.
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