Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-23

makes 1t INFINITELY more dangerous. |
True, Mr. Macpherson explained toI
me, in excuse of the prohibition of
these meetings, that there was bound |
to be sedftious speaking at them andl
the people summoned to them know
that they will be proclaimed
But if it is a matter of general
knowledge to the executive that there
is bound to be seditious speaking it'll
only makes still more indefensibleI
and sinister the withholding of theI
prohibition until too late to becomel
known to the people who find them
selves charged by the police and mill |
taIy when they assemble. Here arei
a few typical cases:
The renowned Sim Fem member of
parliament, Lawrence Ginnell, wasI
advertised several days ahead to adj
dress his costituents. Dublin castle
had ample notice of his intention and
could have proclaimed his meeting inl
good time TO prevent it assembling. |
But the proclamation was issued onlyI
the very morning of the meeting
They accordingly assembled in ignor-
ance of the prohibition of the meet
ing. 1t was broken up by the policel
and Mr.. Ginnell promptly got three
months Imprisonment. He is an eX-i
ceedingly fragile, delicate little mani
with great courage and tenacity, butt
no physique to speak Of This danger
Gus person the police took to Dublin
cuffed, not even handcuffed in thej
ordinary way, hands crossed, enablngl
the prisoner to rest them in his lap,t
but handcuffed palms touching so thatI
he had to hold them up in front of
him.
Proclamation Kept Secret.
Mr.. Clancy, Sim Fein member for
Sligo, on his release from internmentl
after serveral months detention, ad-
vertised in Sligo that he proposed to
address two meetings of his constitu-
ents on a certain day. The meetings
were proclaimed only the night before
and the proclamation was kept secret
from the press. Mr.. Clancy made two
speeches, was tried and convicted for
the first of them and sent to Jail for
the usual three months at hard labor. |
About three weeks before the eX-
piration of this sentence he was
brought from Jail, arraigned before the
removal magistrate and got an addi-
tional three months for the second |
speech which had been delivered on
the same day as the first.
Numerous examples might be given
of the same harsh and partial admin /
istration of the law with political mo- /
tives. In Killarney for instance, the
Gaelic league advertised a gathering
where there are exhibitions of local
industries, competitions in Gaelic
songs, dances, poems, essays, etc, also
addresses in Gaelic. The prohibition in
this case was also delayed until the
last moment, the police turned UP in
force and dispersed the Feis. A num-
her of young girls who were selling
flags for the occasion were summoned
charged with this heinous offense, but
strange to say the charge was dis
missed. That wasn't to the taste of
the local police, so a file of British sol
diers fully equipped for a dangerous
enterprise was marched to the houses
of the girls. They were rearrested
marched as prisoners through the
streets, brought before a more amen
able magistrate and ordered to find
bail for their good behavior.
Those who refused to give bail were
sent to Jail for fourteen days. on their
release their friends went to meet!
them and escort them to a tea to be
given in their honor, but the police
dispersed the crowd and made three
charges with their clubs, some using
the clubs freely. The Dublin censor,
in passing the accounts of this famous
victory for law and order for publ
cation. knocked out the mention of
the charge. An English paper might
print the fact, but it was to be con-
cealed from the people of Dublin and
from the persons who were hit by the
club at Killarney.
Crowd Was Peaceful,
1t is unnecessary to multiply exam
pies which can be picked UP from any
newspaper in Ireland daily. They IL
lustrate the hostile and proyocatiyel
attitude of the police, so that a soil
tary evidence of fair police evidence
deserves to be recorded. A Gaelic
league meeting at Athlone was pro-
hibited at short notice, a charge with
fixed bayonets ordered, and at the
hearing of the charges against persons
accused of unlawful assembly n SER
geant of police was asked what was
the demeanor of the crowd when the
bayonet charge was ordered He re-
piled, perfectly PEACEFUL" 1t il taxi
en- for granted that this sergeant will
have black mark against him at tho
castle The doeility or actual grod
Will with which the Royal Iri.h con-
stabulary mainly the sons of Irish
farmers, throw themselves into ANTI
national work may be difficult for the
utsider to understand. The explana-
tion is that these men have no chance
OF getting on under Dublin castle un-
less they completely denationalize
themselves. The history of the force
mas made it so odious in the eyes OF
the people, owing to the work the cas-
tie CHIEFLY uses it for, that the police
men in community finds as q rule
MS only associates among the class
supporting the castle government.
treated as suspect by the men of
MS own class. and being thrown in
eoniilct with them, the policeman be-
comes embittered largely by the con-
seriousness OF his ignominious position.
;. Polcemen Are Unhappy.
II ne is suspected of any tender
ness toward the popular party no
might as we'll retire from the force
Tor mas life will be made a burden to
MIN. III ne retires from the force and
renamed in Ireland he IS a marked
man by the ascendancy party as
deserter from the loyal minority "
while he will be a suspect by tbe
other side as a possible spy. So tho
poiiceman's lot Is not happy one un-
DER these circumstances. 1t can he
seen therefore, how the policeman
finds himself morally in O. ring fence
O position that must necessarily gall
MN and bring out his bad qualities.
The attraction of the force is good