New Britain herald., 1920-11-23
IRELAND BITTER ON
 BLACK AND TANS'
Man Here From Ireland Tells of Conditions in
 Home Land.

Uncertainty occasioned by the pres ence of Lloyd Georges '.black and tan" army in the principal cities of Ireland have placed that country in an unprecedented state of disorder and confusion. and has served to fan the flame of British hatred through out the land. according to William Murphy. late of County Cork, who ar rived in this country last week. MT. . Murphy is at present making his home on Smalley street
 Feeling against the English premier and the men who make up the black and tan" army, which Mr.Murphy says offers a direct contrast to the regular toops of the British government and instead of being under the direction of England are henchmen of Lloyd George, is exceedingly bitter. For several months past, the army has carried on a vhyilant searcht through out the day and night for ardent Sein Feiners. These men have been shot in cold blood imm ediately upon their apprehension, MT. Murphy said, hav- ing no opportunity for a trial.
 At the present time there is not a single window in the City of Cork which has not been wantonly broken by the black and tans'' who pass through the city daily in search of Sein Feiners. The efforts of the pre- mier's forces have been concerted in this locality, hence the present out breaks.
 Being a resident of Cork. the city in which Lord Mayor Terence Mac Swiney was buried, Mir. Murphy had an opportunity to witness a part of the obsequies for the deceased. Upon orders of the English government, there was no procession nor elaborate public funeral for .MacSwiney, it be- ing the belief that feeling would rise to such an extent as to make an out break inevitable.
 There were, however, representa- tive men from every section of Ire land in the city of Cork on the day of the funeral to pay tribute to the dead lord mayor. It was with no small amount of urgent appeal on the part of the home office of the Sein Fein that public expression of anti British feeling on that day was avert cd. Mir. Murphy said.
 Reprisals, he said, have been even iy distributed between the forces of the Sim Fein and the black and tans." but have been brought on by the latter element. Machine guns have been placed in the center of several cities and an undersized man with the army uniform sent through the street to rip down Sim Fein flags and insignias from the uniforms of Irish soldiers. The temptation to deal harshly with the offender has been great but discretion has made 1t necessary that the offense go without notice. Although greatly outnum- bered, the Sim Fein has an abund- ance of ammunition which is secret ly stored but available upon short notice, and while these supplies last 1t is their intention of demanding "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
 Under pretense of searching for those charged with offenses against the government. the black and tan army has pillaged the houses of every city and town in which they have been auartered. Officers of the regular army. after conducting a search. have always required that the soldiers wait outside the house until it was 1 found whether or not anything was | missed by the owner of the premises. No such condition exists today, how. ever. MT. Murphy explains.