The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-30
John Morely Describes the Scenes
Of Police Brutality in
Tipperary.
An Orderly Gathering Of the Peo.
pie Clubbed by tho Com
stabulary.
The Secretary's Policy Held to be Respon-
sible for the Condition of Affairs
In Ireland.


st. Helens tonight to. large audience.
He gave graphic description of his ex-
periences during his recent tour of Ireland.
He gave instances illustrating the arbitrary
and tyranical methods of the irish authori-
ties. Aweek ago John Dillon went to ad-
dress his constituents in east Mayo. Dillon
found the platform Of the station surround
ed by police and militia and was told if he
used illegal language it would be the mag
istrate's duty to d1sperse the meeting. Now
this simply meant that the magistrate
would be the judge as to whether Dillon's
language was legal or illegal. an in the
second place, what appeared almost inored-
ible, it meant that if Dillon used language
that the magistrate considered illegal it
was the magistrates duty to disperse the
meeting with baton and rife.
The Tipperary prosecutions had cruelty
blighted the hopes of the unionists and
given the lie to their rose colored pictures.
The proceedings of the last fortnight in
Tipperary would have the inestimable effect
| of rallying every nationalist, lay and cleri-
cal, and once more closing up the ranks of
| the nationalist. He Morley had been
criticised for going to Ireland. Balfour
would neither go to Ireland himself nor let
any ons else ss..nas He Morley { went ths to
the proceedings there marked the
turning point in the great
battle, and because he felt that tLe govern
ment is going to drive nail into its coffin
aud he wanted to see the first blow of the
hammer. When he arrived at Tipperary
the gatherings of the people were few in
number and no obstruction was offered. He
never saw such AN act of folly as the atti-
tude of the authorities, At no time did the
armed men defending the court house
number less than three to one against the
civilians. It was as insignificant and harm
in his life. The police refused ad-
mission to townsmen and he saw q
solicitor flung violently from the gates and
i assaulted. .OBrien went out with Dillon
and Harrison and protested against this
exclusion of the people. The police drew
cation and blood began to flow freely. He
saw no stones thrown. He would under
take to say a couple of English cdnstabies
would have done everything necessary to-
guard access to court. Harrison went out
to the constables and expostulated, but the
the blood to flow freely. He (Morley) saw
a constable strike Reporter Keating a muir
derous blow on the mouth, drawing blood
and knocking him from the wall.
Outside the gates the police used their
batons forcibly upon the heads and bodies
of defenseless townsmen, several of whom
were brought in dripping with blood. He
(Morley) went to Col. Caddell and told him
he ought to open the gates and admit the
people. Then he went into the court room,
but found nobody there except two resi-
dent magistrates and few reporters. Af-
ter the gates were opened everybody
who wished to enter was admitted
and the court room was not
filled, while the ''tumultuous" throng
was as quiet and orderly as in church. The
rloting was wholly on one side. If Caddle
had acted in the first place as he did in def
erence to his (Morley's) wishes, there would
not have been little of disorder. The
whole thing was a clumsy blunder. But to
commit blunder when dealing with armed
men was crlnse.
If Balfour produced in the commons
what he published as the official version of
the ARRAY he Morley would riddle it to
pieces in ten minutes. Theresort to batons
was a deplorable and lawless
and cowardly outrage. Balfour's system
was responsible for these scenes. Through
three and a half years, Balfour defended
every act Of the executive. through thick
and thin. right or wrong. from the odious
and wicked slaughter at Mitchellsto WHOM
Ward. Balfour had always refused to in
stitute public inquiry and had always
denied the truth of the charges made
against the police. He always refused to
believe the word of an Irish member of
pa Lament and the Irish people had been
left wholly at the mercy of the authorities
without any supervision, without help and
without hope.s
No wonder the Irish people did not re-
spect the law; no wonder they hate a gov
ernment which inspired such abuse of exec
utive force.