The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-13


tssocIaIfd Press Correspondence
DUBLIN iuiy n. fse If'Sh fa,l
WAY Situation Apparently has a.
splfcu Hsflf INTO a tonlel h1INefn
I|If hofrfnmcnI and Kim fc|n. and
4ll The moves ou zach side are cal
re|pItd from lbn' point ~ t|re
II thcrc Is 10 bc qaperal .loppafe
if 1il traffic each sida b. determined
70 nlakf tie other responsible Tor Il.
and there Will hc an afeumenl as 10
whether 4 Il 4 strike or q lockout
The government has been nccrmn
laiing transport and has nn dllll
Guilty ~ cnnteyinf any quantity ~
suHs end munitions 10 any part ri
ireland II has therefore not chosen
10 fnrra he llnce BY rendering munl
lions for .ht Irish rnoIs trains.
which on The refusal OF the railway
men 10 handle them would hayr
meant deprivinr irelend nf many Of
The necessities of iile
n ~ ilrn ncfusc t. Carr, Them
The lrosihle which has nrrnrrrd
has been snlciy on the passenger
trains and has been mainly con
ccrncd with The corriasr of small
parties of policemen or Of troops
who are being used ~ supplemfn
iary ~ the police. Al nrai when the
railway mon refused 10 carry them
the soldiers or police took Il calmly
and returned 70 lhcir barracks
Later an ihr government issled an
order that fhc soldiers 0r police
should sii iirhl ln lha railway ear
riaRcs and insist on being carried.
They were also dlrrried in present
themselves Al The ncxi train start.
ing for their destination.
No Trains for Police.
Hence series uf spasnlhllie hold
ups ~ trains nll over the country
which can not be- relieved fill the
police decide To- Withdraw. Wher
ever the police insist on being car.
fird the trgAls cease in run beyond
that stallion. nnd the railway men
Responsible are dismissed Rul tho
paHsrnrrr train. which do NOT slDp
NJ that siaiinn are unaffrcied ami
run through M usual. On the Mid |
land line this has meant that Trains
from Dublin cannot get past Alhen.
~ and Casilerea. while trains up 10
Dublin sin run.
Always Under Guard.
The driver flrrmnn and guard
starting from Dublin convey their
Train ns far a. the peini where the
police want 10 get on. They refuse
"a go any farther. and there h a
ree'llar daily hist of disinissals.
How small on the whole l. the
trouble 40 far may be- estimated
from The fact that the total dis.
lnissals after three weeks or
months conflict Is less than 90 on
MI the lines m Ireland. Rnsines.
has suffered hut slightly. The stu.
aim ninyabc relieved any day by a
dncision II The government in send
their men hy motor That wnnld De
hailed. however. a. q victory for
Sinn Fcln.
WIN Now co by Moior.
The Irish judges who are now !
soinR out % hold the assises ha,rl
iecided 10 travel by motor. Usually
hey ~ by train. accompanied hy an
armed guard Of honor. n they
Nent by train With the guard the,
would not be- allowed io leave The
terminus. n They went without the
suard u would be- ac1nou lcdelne
he Sim Fein power. and They would
pe liable io be- held up like any
hher passengers at any station
Where police wanted 10 come on
board. So they so by motor. Tue
iarrisiers IN many casrs are doing
he same thing, and as special cnn.
'es-ion 10 difficulties OF the times
lave obtained permission 10 appear
IN court without their wigs aud
owns which are usually carried hy
he bar attendants by passenger
rains now liable IN incalculable
'hanccs Of delay. The dispute rs