▁in ▁silence . ▁Christopher ▁M . ▁Kennedy ▁notes ▁that ▁" th ose ▁who ▁sympath ised ▁with ▁the ▁reb els ▁would , ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁safety , ▁keep ▁their ▁opinions ▁to ▁themselves ". ▁Á ine ▁Ce annt ▁witness ed ▁British ▁soldiers ▁arrest ing ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁che ered ▁the ▁captured ▁reb els . ▁An ▁R IC ▁District ▁Ins pect or ' s ▁report ▁stated : ▁" Mart ial ▁law , ▁of ▁course , ▁prevents ▁any ▁expression ▁of ▁it ; ▁but ▁a ▁strong ▁under current ▁of ▁dis loy alty ▁exists ". ▁Thomas ▁Johnson , ▁the ▁Labour ▁leader , ▁thought ▁there ▁was ▁" no ▁sign ▁of ▁sympathy ▁for ▁the ▁reb els , ▁but ▁general ▁adm iration ▁for ▁their ▁courage ▁and ▁strategy ". ▁ ▁The ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁R ising , ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁British ▁reaction ▁to ▁it , ▁helped ▁s way ▁a ▁large ▁section ▁of ▁Irish ▁national ist ▁opinion ▁away ▁from ▁host ility ▁or ▁amb ival ence ▁and ▁towards ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁reb els ▁of ▁E aster ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁Dublin ▁business man ▁and ▁Qu aker ▁James ▁G . ▁Douglas , ▁for ▁example , ▁h ither to ▁a ▁Home ▁R uler , ▁wrote ▁that ▁his ▁political ▁out look ▁changed ▁rad ically ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁R ising ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁military ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁convinced ▁that ▁parliament ary ▁methods ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁enough ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁British ▁presence . ▁ ▁R ise ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁A ▁meeting ▁called