1 7, Mecklenburgh Square, London, W.C. 28th. October 1916. Mr. W. O'Brien, Dublin United Trade Council and Labour League, Trades Hall, Capel Street, Dublin. Dear Mr. O'Brien, I have received your letter and am putting a
question to the Home Secretary regarding the continued
custody of Miss Molony and Miss Carney. I will let you
know the reply in due course. With all good wishes,
Yours faithfully,
W.C. Anderson 2 17. Mr.Anderson, --- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether,
of the number of women arrested in connection with the recent insurrections in
Dublin, only two are now in custody, both Miss Molony and Miss Carney being
trade union officials; and whether he can now see his way to grant the release
of these two ladies. Mr. Herbert Samuel. The answer to the first part of the
Question is in the affirmative. With regard
to the second part, I would refer the honourable
Member to the written answer which I gave to the
honourable Member for North Westmeath on the 31st
October in reply to a similar Question; but I may
add that Miss Carney may be released shortly if
she gives the usual undertaking and finds sureties for her good contact. Parliamentary Debate 31 Oct. 1916 Mr. GINNELL asked the Home Secre-
tary whether the fact was brought under
the notice of the Advisory Committee in
the case of Miss Kearney, one of the un-
tried Irish prisoners at Aylesbury, that
her work during the week of the insurrec-
tion was precisely a continuation of the
civil and legitimate work in which she had
been previously engaged, adn that under
contract and trades union rules she had no
option but to continue it; whether she is
the only woman trades unionist among
the Irish prisoners; if she is kept in prison
on any charge but that of being a trades
unionist will he have her tried by a judge
and jury; and, if there be no other charge,
will he have her released? Mr. SAMUEL: Winifred Carney was in
terned upon the recommendation of a
competent military authority on the ground
that she is of hostile associations and
reasonably suspected of having favoured
promoted or assisted an armed insurrec
tion against His Majesty. She had a full
opportunity of stating her case before the
Advisory Committee, who recommended
her continued detention in the interests
of the public safety. I am informed that
both she and Miss Helena Moloney are
trade union officials, but I need hardly
say that the fact that she was a trade
unionist had nothing to do with her
internment. I regret that she cannot be
released at present.