Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-20
SIAn FE|N DEFIES
GREAT BRITAIN.
FIGHT WILL co ON
Country May Rest Assured We
VIII Follow Advice Of Professor
De Valera, Leaders Declare.
EXPOSE PLOT, SAYS TIMES
ny Associa,od Press 70 Evory Evening

ny Associated Press 70 Ivory Evening
London May 20 No fresh develop
mcnts in the Sim Fem affair have hoen
reported Very fcw ncws teiegranq arc
arriving from Dublin but thcy report
everything quiet, at least outwardly.
With the arrest ~ Count Punkett
four of tho SIX sim Friu members 1f
Parliament are under arrest The other
two arc DR. Mcf ar'an, who s Wash
lngton, and Lawrence G:nncli who
serving q siy month sentrucc p Mount
Joy prison Among others under 3rrrg'
are Charlcs Collins and Christopher
Mullins, who are charged With Tho Inlaw
ful possession of r1piogivcs 81 Britfas
few miles outside Dublin Fcar5ar
OHourihanc and Jarncs O.Bricu. editor
and manager of tho Skihbcrocr Southern
Star, also arr IN cugtodv
woRE VIII Go rT
Vice-Prcsidcnt Morrir and 'he rrn7air-
M beads ~ tho ~inn Foun ORGANIZATION
have .yuad 4 rclr M nn proclamation
which thc British gov -nroor+ p1Ftshcd
SATURDAY. Tho rcply -av- rpaf .rfrc1-
Dafing such trtIor he sanding .prr
rnittee of the ~snn for -owi-afed Flh
stitutry p carr IN the uovrrnrn dIrirg
the enforced and what mHe' Io rnfdc
ternporary cyilc n olr 'oqdere
II ho country may rne' -Fured
adds thar ~ matter hrw rnanv 1f 'ae
leaders r1ay ~ arrested here 1~l' ~ rner
and women " take heir nIacrs ti
that we necd y n continEc I. folor 'ae
last advice of Professor De n,rr.
namely " remain raIrn pnd confident
NAWE -l~ aEADfR
The Sim Feiners have nominated Pro-
fessor John Mcneil and Alderman hrl-
lev a well known rneTnter'of the Dnhiin
corporation, tn the places n the organlza-
tion made vacant through the arrest III
Professor De Valera ami arthur iir7f-
fth
The Times savv II understands The
government viii publish Immediately part
Of the evidence against the ~inn friners
arrested il Ireland and. that ifs authen-
ticity IS unque4tinnanle.
fit is yerv nece@saTy that tins 0n
done" the Times CONTINUES, # only r.
dispei the clouds nf sensational rlIrnor
which gathered last week he arrests
are onlv the preliminary stems. ana the
government Will be well advised 70 dls-
close at the earliest time the substance
Of the evidence on which they we're made.
and to follow them up With formal
/ processes.
SHOW GERMAN PLOT.
Unnecessary delay would be real
misfortune. Thousands Of irish dupes
should know Immediately Dv unG1sSuIOn-
able proof that they are unwIttsng IN
struments Oi . movement supported ~
German gold Ii Is natural 20 suppose
that men who find they nad been duped
will be eager to wipe out the STAIN On
Ireland tair name.
NAY STAT LONG rN jazz
4 Dublin correspondent la tch
20 the Daily News avs
Comment mere S apt % center au me
fact that the prisoners-lf slIcn .aeg can
be called iur ID i believed 1ternees
would SO a more accurate uora nave
not beeg called co answer to any charge.
[ have the best reason Tor stating tney
yIil not ne brought before any trUuna..
civil N military The government n-
tends 10 exercise fully Their unlimited Gn-
defined powers under the Defence ol the
Realm Act which apparently Wlt arp"
them ~ keep ehe -rreSteeS .p custody
upon suspicion 4unuL the sang rleA-
sure, accuraIng r3 the .egsi p-r.-se.
Il this should prove ,r 1e -rr rsni-
ret Intention there Hiil 90 e...r~e .c
vigorous protests .u1 j. Is rr.J JEnls t
frankly here that The pica IS natluual
necessity would auj ae difficult to urge
In Britain. and possibly even .1 Amer.c-,
under he present critics. conditions.
SuockED At BASE oE ,ERE-r.
lit X very 6oubUui whether ~ ~,nu
tciners LAID Jhslr plans tocupc aith slcn IS
situation = those arrested noH aeNr f
face Z believe tne ~IDu Fciuer> arr sue
fering very badly rom SWcilet heads.
which brought about . singular tcgre,
Of over-couideucc That Professor De
Gelera should have lccn arrested with
such apparent ei-~c - one % th, 80
serious ~horN> uhi"u tltt a.
have sustained
i6 PRISONERS AZ HoLYHEAo.
4 dispatch 90 ,he Tme- from Hot
head aays that l5 sim Fem prisoners
arrived there so s var,lip saturday
might. under .D armed escort. hc
men were marched quickly and quietly
Jo a camp near The town. mere +hev
remained overnight The Countess Mar
kievicz was taken % he police station
and turned over to the deputy rhlc. ccn-
stable. whoyyeSterday morulnG e-t WITH
her for London Other prisoners trc eN-
pected a5 Holyhcad.
With the exception 0t Professor DE
Valera and Countess Nlusievlcz, VINO
appeared 70 De- detected the prisoners
i did not seem 70 be distressed BY their
arrest.