New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-02
Police Draw Batons to Disperse
CroWd-BIueCcats Charged
with Savagery.
PROSTATE MEN CLUBRED
Lord Mayor Moves for Inquiry
Picturesque Leader of Cap
italists Out to Oppose
"Larkinism."
fBy Cable 10 The Tribune.I


London. Sept. 2.-Fresh trouble broke
out in Dublin last night. At 10
o'clock a large crowd which had as
sembled in Capel street was dispersed
by the police who drew their batons.
The street having been cleared, the po-
lice retired. and during their absence
number of youths smashed the win
dows and looted the contents OF several
shops
There has been marked revulsion Of
feeling against the police, who are now
charged with having used their batons
savagely and with having dubbed
men already PROSTATE The Lord
Mayor yesterday moved a resolution
at a meeting of the Corporation de-
handing a public inquiry into the con-
duct of the police.
He stated that if the inquiry we're
not granted he himself would hold the
inquiry. During the hour and half
which followed the discussion became
violent and plain language against the
police was used. One councillor stat
ed that if the police methods COM
planned of continued the citizens Of
Dublin would have TO arm themselves
and then there would soon be an and
Of Dublin Castle.
The outstanding personalities in the
dispute are James Larkin, head Of the
Transport Workers Union and labor
boss. For months past this picturesque
agitator, with long. lanky figure,
dropping mustache and Wild West
personality has been the real ruler
Of Dublin, but al last Larkin has met
his match in one w. NJ. Murphy. who
is the capitalistic boss Of Dublin,
man Of seventy. with a hard face and
/ fighting eyes and with every hair Of
his gray beard bristling defiance.
Murphy has set himself 10 fight
"Larkinism. He is president OF the
local Chamber OF Commerce. and is
practically proprietor Of the Dublin
streetcar company. Moreover he owns.
among other things, the hotel from
which Larkin addressed the crowd on
Sunday Murphy has publicly de-
clared he is out TO fight Larkinism, and
refuses to leave his suburban house.
which is strongly guarded by police
night and day.
London, Sept. Both the Unionist and
Liberal parties in England are trying to
make political capital out Of the riots IN
| Dublin in regard TO which the latest re-
ports say that 800 civilians and Is police
men have been treated at the hospitals
and that one OF the civilians has sue
cumbed II is argued on both sides that
| Irish passions have been stirred by the
Home Rule campaign. and that this has
/ been responsible for the lawlessness IN
! Dublin and also for the recent disturb
ances in Londonderry.
The Unionist newspapers warn the gov
eminent that the Irish Home Rule bill
| has aroused antagonism and lawlessness
throughout that country, while the LID
| eral newspapers blame the revolutionary
preparations in Ulster made by Sir Ed
ward Carson. the leader OF the irish
Cnionist party.
| Frederick Handel Booth. Liberal, VI. p.
for Pontefract, who witnessed the riotins
! from the balcony OF hotel, accuses the
Dublin police of kicking a man who was
| lying on the ground.
The correspondent Of The Manchester
| Guardian" also accuses the police OF
/ brutality and declares that many mem
bers Of the force appeared 10 be inhameo
with liquor.