The Irish standard., 1919-11-29

That the British Government is en-
gagged in a deliberate attempt to food
America with propaganda, in an effort
to blacken the reputation of the peo-
pie of Ireland and thus thwart the
efforts of small nation struggling for
liberty, is proven by the cables of
the past week.
The Universal Service carried the
following cable from Cork, on Novem-
ber 9th:
Soldiers of the English Shropshire
Regiment marched through the
streets tonight shouting to hell with
Sim Fein!' Fights with civilians en-
sued.
"ARMoRED CARS WERE TURN
ED OUT ON WHICH THE WHOLE
REGIMENT FULLY ARMED AT
Tackled CIVILIANS, SMASHED
SHOPS AND INSTITUTED A GEN
ERAL REIGN OF TERROR.
I'm some places the civilians in
force routed the soldiers, but 1SOLAT-
ED GROUPS OF CITIZENS WE'RE
AT THE MERCY OF THE MILL
TARY.
"At midnight the soldiers had bar
ricaded themselves and armored cars
were still rumbling through the
Streets
Belts Were ForcefulIy Swung.
This cable was followed quickly by
another which appeared in the New
York Times and presumably in all
pro-English and Northcliffe controlled
papers:
"Cork, November 11.-Constant col
lisions between the military and civil
ians here eliminated in serious riot
ing last night, when soldiers enraged
in consequence of frequent attacks up
on them, broke through the police and
came into conflict with the crowd.
Sticks and stones were freely used
: and belts were removed and force
fully swung. There were also few
revolver shots. A Captain and priv
ate of the troops were badly wounded.
The police eventually dispersed the
crowds and got the soldiers back to
their barracks"
Riotlng Rifles and Fixed 6ayonets.
Another Universal cable came from
Dublin on November 18th. 1t appear
ed in most New York papers under
the scare head: British Arrest Sim
Fein Chiefs" and was notable chiefly
for the fact that it gave no reason for
the arrest of the three members of
the Dali Eirean. The significant
paragraphs of the cable were:
Dublin, November 11.-Complete
details of the rioting at Cork show
that SOLDIERS OF THE SHROP-
SHIRE REGIMENT ATTEMPTED
TO WRECK THE CITY, AND THAT
THEY DID IMMENSE DAMAGE. =
"THE. TROOPS MARCHED BOLD.
LY OUT OF THEIR BARRACKS
NEARBY, HEADING STRAIGHT
FOR THE HEART OF CORK.
IMMEDIATELY THERE BEGAN
A HOT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
CIVILIANS IN THE STREETS, WHO
BADLY WoRsTED AND ROUTED
THE MILITARY INVADERS. Some
Of the latter dashed into the hotels
and theatres followed by crowds with
sticks, stones and all sorts Of tools,
Of which free use was made.
GALL AVAILABLE POLICE THEN
TURNED OUT AND CHARGED THE
CITIZENS. REVOLVER SHOTS BE
GAN TO FLY THICK AND FAST.
THEN ANOTHER REGIMENT
WAS SUMMONED. 1T DASHED TO
THE SCENE OF THE RIOT WITH
FIXED BAYONETs. but failed to sep
arate the fighters. For some time the
soldiers had the best Of the battle
but the civilians finally made con
certed charge and put them to flight
"The troops sought shelter in the
railway premises, then proceeded to
wreck them, while the crowd waited
outside. The conflict lasted several
hours here and ct . number Of Other
places. THE POLICE CHARGING RE
PEATEDLY. FINALLY MILITARY
PICKETs WERE TURNED OUT
EQUIPPED WITH RIOTING RIFLES
AND Fixed BAYONETS. $50"
THE RIoTING TROOPS FINALLY
TURNED BACK TO THE BARRACKS
SMASHING THINGS AS THEY
WENT. Cork WAS under armed guard
Ill night"
military sends Apology = ti,s Popu
lace.
80 brutal and cowardly was the at
tack Of the army Of occupation upoz
the citizens Of Cork that tho Brttisl
inspired cable Of November 11th dit
not succeed IN it, carefully prepares