Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-27
POLITICS CAUSES
RIOTS IN DUBLIN
Unionists and NationaIiSts Clash.
Move to New Districts to
Carry Districts

DUBLIN, Aug. 26.-For more than
four hours a riot ragged in the city Of
Armagh. and it was after o'clock in
the morning when the police succeeded
in restoring order There is great RI
valry between the Unionists and Ma
tionalists to secure a majority at the
local elected bodies, and great ingen-
uity is being displayed in voters re-
moving from one ward to another lot
the specific purpose of defeating Ger
tain candidates at the elections. AL
most one hundred removals were IN
progress when the riot commenced.
The most serious trouble took place
in ST. Patrick's ward, which is the
kew of the whole situation, the color
of its representatives deciding whether
the Nationalists or the Unionists
should have the majority in the coun-
Gil At present It is represented py
Nationalists, and the Unionists are
making every endeaYor to win 1t back,
so that they may be in the same posi-
ton as they occupied before the pass
ing Of the local government act. There
were a number of vacant houses In
the ward, and these were taken by
Unionist voters from other wards
ATTACK VANS
A Nationalist crowd had assembled
and no sooner did the carts with fur
niture appear than they We're at
tackled. Thanks to the efforts of the
police, however, the tenants manaseu
to get their furniture into the houses
without much damage. About rniu-
night, despite the fact that the ponce
were guarding the buildings, the Ma
tionalists made a determined onslaught
on them. Many windows were broken
with bricks and stones. The police
drew their batons and charged the Ma
tionalist crowd, which they soon scat
tered in all directions. One policeman
Constable Lenaghan, sustained Sc
we're wound on the head, caused by the
blow of a stone which was thrown from
the Nationalist quarter.
On the following day the City Mllls,
owned by William James Best, ana
into which Unionists were also remoy-
ing with their furniture, were made
the subject of a special attack. Some
front windows were smashed. rms
was the most serious part of the dls-
turbance, as the police, under the com
mand of District Inspector Culhahe,
charged the assailants with batons ana
nut them over Banbrook into their own
quarters. The crowd then turned its
attention TO another Unionist, Thomas
Mann. publican, and smashed two 'front.'
windows of his house. They also at
tackled the house of a Unionist named
THOMAS Farr. Gradually the efforts or
tha nolice had the desired effect. A
large number of extra police have been
drafted into the city and party feeling
runs very high.
The proposal to compel boards of
guardians to pay corresponding
become entitled to old-age pensions in
outdoor relief and on the maintenance
in the warehouses; of, paupers who VIII
become entitled to old age pensions IN
January next, is meeting with Vlgor-
Gus opposition from poor law guar
dams throughout the country.
The Mohill, Sligo county, guardians
have passed a resolution protesting
a gainst the proposal, and discussion
followed whether Mr.. John Redmond
should get a copy of the resolution.
MIR. Dooner, the chairman, SAID that
Mr.. Redmond had tried to snow the
wonderful financial advantages tney
were reaping from England until ne
had been tripped up by the Roman
catholic archbishop Of Dublin. since
then he had been silent on the great
Mr.. Redmond deserved
no credit for the old-age pensions act.
an act which had been passed without
any agitation in Ireland.
The Balrothery, Dublin county guar
dams have also protested against
LLOYD Georges proposal.
r. I. Rooney, who proposed the res
olution. said that the Nationalist party
had misplaced the confidence OF the
Irish people, and it was their duty TO
show the people that the government
had not bribed them. o.,