Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
SURPRISES
S|NN FE|N PARLIAMENT
Raids Made on Organizations
Headquarters-Walsh- Dunno Re-
ports Among Documents Seized.


DUBLIN, September 12.-Following
closely upon speech delivered by
Viscount French, lord lieutenant and
governor general of Ireland. at Bel
fast. Thursday. in which it was de-
clared that the British government
would not hesitate to resort to dras-
tic steps to maintain law and order in
Ireland. the authorities today pro-
claimed the suppression of the Sim
Eein parliament and Sim Fein Or
CARNATIONS throughout ireland.
Series of Raids Made.
A series Of raids and searches for
arms and documents were made at
the local Sim Fein headquarters in
numerous towns. in addition to Dub
lin, among them Cork, Belfast. Gal
way and Londonderry. Two prominent
Sim Fein members of the house Of
commons were arrested here and the
residences of many persons of Sim
Fein leanings In Dublin and other
places were searched.
There were slight disorders in a
few places, but no reports of serious
resistance to the raiders have been
received to the present. A detective
was shot and killed in Dublin.
Sim Fein Literature Seized.
In the raids some arms and explo-
sives were found. Large quantities
of documents and Sim Fein litera-
ture were seized. notably in Dublin.
where every copy of the report OF
Dunno, who Investigated conditions
in Ireland on behalf of American
Irish societies, and correspondence re-
lating to arranging trade relations
between Ireland and the United States
and other foreign countries. fell into
the hands Of the authorities. The be-
lief was expressed in Sim Fem quar-
tiers here tonight that nothing OF an
discriminating nature was found.
Proclamation Made Public.
The Gazette tonight prints the proc
lamation signed by the lord lieutenant
of Ireland prohibiting and suppress
ing the Sim Fein parliament, known
of the "Dail Eireann." 1t refers to
the proclamation of July suppress
ing the Sim Fein organizations as un-
lawful associations. 1t describes the
Dali Eireann" as a dangerous asso-
citation and says that since July it has
been employed for all the purposes of
the then suppressed organizations.
The proclamation applies to the
boroughs of Ireland.
De Valera's Comment.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. September 10.
-Ramonn De Valera has issued a
statement in which he says concern
ing the suppression of the Sim Fem
parliament:
las I stated Wednesday the procla-
nations are simply to provide a cover
for military ruthlessness in Ireland.
The war front is now transferred to
Ireland, where the one-time COM
n-chief in France, Lord
French, and the former chief of staff,
Sir William Robertson. are now in
command. If law and order are all
that is wanted in Ireland it can be
had within twenty-four hours.
1.-The alien government of Britain
has only to withdraw its army Of oc-
cupation. This occupation is the
cause of disorders. Let the will of
the Irish people prevail.
''It is primarily because Of the dairs
activities in material reconstruction
work that it is now suppressed. The
British government can't suppress and
imprison the whole Irish people, and
Ireland will never acknowledge an
alien authority-the English crown"
Raids in ireland Resumed.
CORK, September 13-The military
and police raids which began yester-
day in connection with the proclama-
ton of the suppression of the Sim
Fein parliament and Sim Fein or
CARNATIONS throughout Ireland were
continued today. During the morn
ing the raiders proceeded to the house
of David Kent, a Sim Fem member
Of ol.li nd IL,