The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
IRISH
HAIL FREE FOOD
Welcome British Plans to Put
Prisoners of War in
Big Camps.
1000 TAKEN IN A WEEK
Rolls Of Republican Army
Captured and Given to Black
and Tans for Roundup.
200 TAKEN IN A WEEK


Copyright. 1920. DV THE New YORK IEc>.p
DUBLIN, Nov. 27.-Ireland is ready
for the Governments move to intern
the Irish Republican army. The plans
of the Government to establish huge
internment camps, as was told of in
patch last Wednesday, just became
known here tonight. An important
Sim Fein official who is ION the run
met THE NEW York HERALD reporter
here in the street this afternoon. This
was his comment on the Governments
internment plans:
Good England will soon be feeding
Ireland's entire male popuation of mill
tary age except in four counties. l hope
she feeds the prisoners well. The women
can carry on at home as they did in
England during the war. Perhaps the
attack by Irish appetites on the British
taxpayers pockets will be the most ef-
fective thing mat can be done in bring
ing these British taxpayers to do justice
by Ireland"
When standing in the street talking
a PesSNAs
but they did not arrest the man. When
they were gone he laughed.
Troubles of Black and Tans.
"That is quite typical of their diff
Guilty" he said They don't know us
and their Irish fellows in the Royal
Irish Constabulary won't tell lots Of
times. Hence they will have to round up
every one of US. That will b. relatively
easy. however. il they will simply ask
everv one. as they are doing on their
raids. whether they are members OF the
Irish Republican army. 1t is hard to
get an Irishman to abjure his loyalty
and 1t is close to his heart"
The Government is proceeding with re-
markable despatch to carry out It's pro-
eramme. More than 1000 arrests were
made this week. 1t was learned that
captures made by the forces OF the
Crown included important lists OF the
personnel of the Irish Republican army
leaders and even the muster rolls, con-
tanning the names of the rank and file
Of certain units
While most Of these men are "on the
run" card indextes are made OF them
and every prisoner is checked up ac-
cordingly. Each prisoner must prove his
identity. even II he denies that he is In
the Irish Republican army, and for one
10 identify himself with one of the
names in this card index means intern
ment.
Wooden huts capable OF holding 1000
prisoners already are erected on the
shore of Dundrum Bay. near Newcastle.
county Down, and which during the
war was the training camp Of the Ulster
division Water surrounds the camp on
three sides. The men will be held there
without trial as prisoners OF war. Even
the ratloning arrangements have been
completed Included IN each mans ra-
tions will be one ounce of butter
day.
No Charges Against Grimth.
No charges have yet been made
against Arthur Griffith, founder OF tho
Sim Fein organization and Vice Presi-
dent or the Irish Republic" and other
men arrested yesterday. They are be-
ing held like thousands OF others as
prisoners OF war.
Sim Feln adherents here welcome
the opportunity 20 cat out the British
Government IN Ireland" II they cannot
beat Il out" and meanwhile they
laugh at the precautions being taken TO
guard Downing street IN London.
Nevertheless Il is known that Dublin
Castle authorities have captured de-
tailed plans for attacks on Government
buildings-plans which. like theses for
the murder % British officers in ireland.
were to have been carried out at the
time OF the death OF Terence MacSwiney.
Lord Mayor OF Cork. IN Brixton prison
on October %. after his long hunger
strike
Dublin Castle authorities had made
arrangements for private and advance
information on the death Of MacSwiney.
upon receipt Of which Il intended to call
IN all officers TO their barracks from the
outlying districts This was done tho
day MacSwlney died and when tho
plans for the outragcs then failed 10 be
attempted there We're no indlca-
lions that the Sim Fem even attempted
TO carry them out--apparently the y ~
lin Castle authorities soon forgot them.
She murder Of officers here a week
ago. however caused the authorities TO
examine these Sim Fein plans arr lr.
with the result that unusual precautisns
arc bOipz taken IN England.
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