Scenes In Dublin Crowds Protest Against Compulsory Military Service (1914 1918)

Scenes in Dublin crowds protest against compulsory military service. Ireland; World War One. Protest Demonstration against Conscription. Opens with shot from high position panning over city of Dublin; a wide divided street; with monuments in the median; many pedestrians walking about. DS CU crowd; men and women; raising their hands; slow pan to look down on man holding a paper. CU Men crowded around a table where they take turns signing petition. Many men coming out of building; pouring down steps. A boy stands in FG looking at camera for a while; then when another kid walks by he goes; too. Shot of masses of people crammed close together cool shot Side view same; pan over crowd. More shots looking over crowd at rally. Men coming out of the building again; one young man actually teenager is carrying a paper which says in large letters PLEDGE and more underneath; he and other boys walk by in FG. Looking over crowd again; some waving their hats. CU the teenage boys holding up pap