South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-07
AIR PICKETS
BOMB BRITISH
HEADQUARTERS
Leaflets Espousing Irish Cause
ShOwered on Streets
of Capital.
BY Associated Press:

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. April 6.-Barred
from the streets surrounding the
British embassy. the Irish pickets.
Tuesday, took 10 the air.
From a flying machine. they rain
ed down packages OF leaflets espous-
ing the Irish cause. and challenged
the police TO come up and stop
them. There being no sky cops in
the national capital, no arrests were
made. Four land pickets, however.
who ventured out earlier in the day
were arrested and held in the house
OF detention.
Attracts Attention.
The bombing expedition attract
ed plenty OF attention, but II regis
tered no hits. a low visibility and
squally weather scattered n @
bassy.
The propaganda leaflets whirled
ia a tiny snowstorm about the win
dows of Dolly Madison's house. half
mile off: circled Andrew Jackson's
rocking horse in Lafayette square,
were almost waited into the white
house grounds by the gusty squalls
OF early April, and showered down
on groups OF romping children III
DUPONT circle.
Evidently somebody in Sle en-
bassy thought the pickets deserving
Of some reward for the nervy ef-
fort. for late I'm the afternoon. as
official Washington was streaming
homeward and the diplomatic corps
was out for promenade on Connect
cut av., there appeared In a front
window OF the embassy one Of the
banners previously captured from
the militants
British HumOr.
Down with British miiitarism,"
was the legend II blazoned out from
the old mid VICTORIAN mansion all
evening 1t furnished the capitol
with a topic for discussion OF Brit
ish humor.
But quite behind the curtain OF
good natured banter which has ac-
the exploits. OF the pick
cts so far, is something more seri-
Gus 10 which the government IS Civ
ing careful consideration. The inter
national tinge of the affair. officials
feel. make it of more moment than
the demonstrations Of the militant
suffragists which were considered
important a year ago. The resump-
tion Of the picketing was marked
early in the day by the arrest OF
four women pickets on charges Of
violating the federal statute making
IL a felony to offer an insult TO
diplomatic representatives Of a for
eign government.
Women Arrested.
The women who were arrested
gave their names as: Mrs. Honor
Walsh, 93s r. Shelton av.. German
town. Pa: Miss Elaine Barrie, 93S
y. goth ST. Philadelphia; Miss Hell
en- O'Brien. 1927 Delmar rd.. St.
Louis, Mo, and Miss Kathleen
O'Brien. 1914 s. 26th St. Philadel-
phia.
AS soon as word Of the arrests
reached headquarters OF the piCkets.
another pair with fresh banners was
dispatched 20 the embassy The
police repeated the arrests. the land
pickets desisted and the aerial
forces came into action.
L. S. Atty Laskey placed the
bond OF each arrested woman at
$1,000 1t was not furnished and
they were locked up for a hearing
in police court Wednesday Frank
2. Walsh. of Kansas City. No. who
Irish independence
claims in Paris in 1918. has been
retained as their counsel.
The British embassy has made no
complaints OF the picketing TO the
STATE department Leaders OF the
women refused, Tuesday night, 20
divulge the plans for Wednesday.
They stated no bail would be Of
fered for the women under arrest.