17 NOVEMBER 1917, Page 15

We learn from Irish newspapers that when meetings arranged for

Mr. De Valera are proclaimed, the Sinn Fein leader nevertheless contrives to address a meeting at some spot not far removed from the place originally agreed upon, and this without interference from the police. It may be said that the Sinn Fein rebate do not really mean business, that they are already convinced of the futility of rebellion after the Dublin experience, and that their present language is merely bluff.