Show HUNS HATCH IRISH PLOT IN MM AMERICA INVASION AT FAVORABLE TIME WAS TO FOLLOW UPRISING FINANCED BY GERMANS counted on the irish trouble to divert great britaina Brit ains attention from the fighting front in france and at the channel ports washington Evide evidence ilce of plotting between german and irish agents in this country for an cupris ang in ireland has been uncovered by united states government agents and Is partly responsible for the recent arrest of irish leaders by the british government this evidence which may be ii made I 1 ade public soon Is understood to show that irish leaders mainly sinn fein sympathizers in the united states have been in touch with ge geri man mail representatives who agreed to li furnish money to finance a rebellion I 1 in ireland and possibly to send arms and ammunition to ireland by submarines or blockade runners there was even some discussion of the chances of sending german soldiers to take part in warfare on irish irysh soll soil the uprising was set for about this time when the Geri germans nails planned to reach the alie channel ports after their great drive in france and it was believed england would be thrown into concu confusion ion by the german victories ireland was to be freed entirely from british control if possible and the Gern germans inns counted strongly on the irish trouble to divert great britaina Brit ains attention from the fighting front in france and at the channel ports at the very time when atwould it would be most necea sairy for the country to keep calm to prevent a german invasion information concerning these plots has been gathered by several investigating agencies of the united states government and turned over to the state department which forwarded it to representatives of the british government ern ment in many cases the information provided leads by which british secret agents found evidence of plotting in ireland negotiations were allowed to proceed for some time in the tha hope that more of the plotters would be rounded up finally and the arrests are believed to have been V by british officials tit at this time because it became evident that an open outbreak was about to be precipitated it was hinted also that a number of sinn fein sympathizers in the united states are under watch for further developments in the irish plot |