Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-14
Exact Number Of Soldiers Hard
to Estimate but Are Seen Ev-
eryWhere; Over $4,000 Po-
lice Aid Control Revolt.
PRIEST DOUBTS FREEDOM
WILL MAKE ENTRY SOON
But Confident independence to
Be Won in the End; Mean
while England in for "DiviI
of a Lot of Trouble"
BY RALPH F. COUCH.

copyright 1919, by United Press.)
New York, March 14-England is
holding Ireland with 100000 bayonets,
Sim Feiners charge.
Lord Mayor O'Neil of Dublin, an
Irish nationalist, estimates the army
OF occupation" at 100000.
The exact number of soldiers in Ire
land is of course military secret
But to the visitor in Dublin, the
mass of uniforms encountered is
amazing. Sentries are posted at the
entrances of all public buildings. They
march through the streets in squads
and companies All are fully armed
and most wear shrapnel helmets.
England is ready to put down a
revolution here" the Rev. Michael o.
Flanaghan, vice president of the Sim
Fein national council, told me just be-
fore left Dublin two weeks ago.
1900 POLICEMEN.
In addition to the soldiers there is
the royal Irish constabulary which is
scattered through the rural districts
and also polices all cities except Dub
lin. This force numbers II 1000. The
DuOlIi pOllcc lOfce tOldlS ZUUb. ASSulD-
ing there are only 100000 English
soldiers in Ireland-and most of the
estimates place the number at 200,
000--the island with q population of
only four million has one soldier or
constable for every 35 persons.
compare this with your New \ ork
which has population of six million
and but little more than ten thou
n IL.
said THAT is one police man for
every 6000 persons in the most con-
gested city in the world"
The Rev. Father O'Flanaghan, who
has been suspended from his church
duties because of Sim Fein speech
he made in violation of one of the
church rules, was unprepared to pre-
dict that Ireland would gain complete
independence during his lifetime. tHe
appeared to be about 400
TO WIN OUT IN END.
But we will give Mother England
a 'divir of lot of trouble he said
with grin. ireland is sure to be
Independent in the end
Jack O'Dowd. who drove the jaunt-
ing cart on which ] rode from the
WidTl lO lily Doltl, SnOOk HIS llSl 1T
the backs of company of y armed
tin HATED" English soldiers guard
ing the water front.
when you get home, tell the AM
erican people how England is holding
Ireland with bayonets," he added.
We're hoping America will help US
get free of military rule"
Violations of military regulations are
frequent however. Almost daily the
newspapers tell of courtmartial at
Dublin Castle, headquarters of the
British army there. Windows of
magazine stores and book shops are
filled with pamphlets whose head
lines shout defiance to the British
military rule" Sim Fein propaganda
is displayed and sold everywhere to-
gether with pictures of Edward De
Valera, the fugitive Sim F'ein leader,
and his lieutenants.
Men are arrested, fined and some
times imprisoned for singing Sim
Fein songs" said Secretary Sheehan
Of the Sim Fein national council.
INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT.
Despite this show OF armed pre-
paredness by England, the Irish are
going quietly about the Organization
OF so-called Irish republic.
.Invisible government" is the term
used to describe the government of the
Irish national assembly because 1t is
regarded as existing alongside the
British government" said Harry Boz
land, honorary secretary of the Sim
Fein national council.
But Sim Feiners refer to the Brit