New-York tribune., 1920-11-13
Healy, Back From
Ireland, Appeals
For L. S. Action
Former Manhattan Coroner
Asserts English People
Look to America to End
Reign of Terror in Erin

nat the time has come for the United
States to approach England officially re-
garding her Irish policy was the advice
of Timothy Healy, labor leader and
Irish sympathizer, given yesterday on
his arrival here, after two months in
Ireland He said that the English peo-
pie were disguised with existing con-
d.tions in Ireland and would welcome
Suggestions from Washington, al
though the British government might
still assert that the issue is entirely
domestic
Mr.. Healy, formerly coroner of Man
haitian, said that he left the United
States doubling that the English admin
istraion Of Ireland was really as bad
as reported by the Sim F6iners. He
said that h. has returned saddened
by first hand knowledge that things
were even worse than reported and
convinced that America must inter
fere. -. .w
a ~ ,,.,.,,,,,.s>o 'rsr ANYTHING risk hos
tih,1cs with England he said, "but
peace with England is SO vital that it
cannot be broken The Administra-
ton at Washington could fairly and
safely express dissatisfaction with the
present situation in Ireland.
"If England paid no heed it would
be right for Congress TO adopt resolu-
tions England could not ar to ig
more hat. If the United States and
other civilized peoples do not call
q halt on Lloyd GEORGE and his pres
ent Cabinet, Ireland. fear, is doomed
to destruction.
The government. being unable to
h:eak the national spirit, has resorted
to the shutting down Of the railroads
so as to starve the people into submis-
ion. Thousand Of young men, who
have escaped arrest and assassin nation
by sleeping in the woods and noun
tains during the summer, VII be unable
to stand these hardshins through the
winter"
Mr.. Healy offered ;g9res to show
shat the British government had be
gan the violence now practiced by both
a-des He said that while there We're
SIX murders Of policemen iu 1918 the
government made 21s raids on private
houses. q rested l.107 men FOR being
irlshm"N ana patriots, suppressed
thirty-two meetin~s, Including fairs
and markets, made cl~htv-one attacks
upQn constitutional gatherings, de-
rorted NiTCtr~one persons t. England
without trial and suppressed twelve
newspapers. Ills Eyures for 1919
showed cight policemen and ten civil
MS assassinated, and 1900 private
houses radcd lie said that in the
first eight months OF 1920 the govern
= ent made )91 arrests, raided or de-
sUroyed 24o00 houses, sacked eighty
nine towns and destroyed 100 indus
tcia ularfs.
Tcll> ST tlleged Atrocities
Nr. Enal laTe details Of a score Of
eged efroet Is BY English agents,
'2EolVins r'- msrder Of women and
children His voice broke and his eyes
ed v'!tE tscrs as he related some
.h ngs tha. ue had seen
in Eue.an4 attended the Trades
Lsoor 4sressr he said, and talked
NOR Prime Minister AsQuitn. and
ic@rNad that the great masses of the
nc1fle are ignorant Of the true sitra-
ton in lrelar'i.'
Men who fought against Germany in
tie late Va are frequently wet Ms Of
Violence by R1ltlsh agents. according
20 Mr. Healy because they are most
bold IN resen'llg "British tyranur."
When Informed that Irisn svmpa-
thizers had burned British flags dis
played in New ) fork in observance o.
Armistice Day. My. Healy said that the
lrisn who we1e seeking their freedom
should not b. held to account for tne
actions Of "hoodlums,' VINO were IN
iurlng the cause they pretended TO rep
resent.