Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-30

LONDON. Sept 3o.-Measured by the
casualty lists. the number Of towns
sacked and burned and the violent
pitched battles in which property was
destroyed on a great scale, Ireland has
passed into "a state of armed rebellion
which may result in the devastation III
the whole country unless peace Is soon
restored.
The International News Service today
sought and secured from both the Brit
ISL government and representatives of
the Sim Fein official lists Of figures 20
show the people of America in definite
f0rm how far the devastation of life ana
property has proceeded In Ireland.
These figures are for the period of
time between Jan. and Sept. IS.
The Irish ,ofTice-that branch of the
British government which deals with the
administration OF Irish affairs-Save the
following statement;
Policemen killed, presumably by Sim
Feiners, since January is 102.
These men were murdered in the exc
cution of their duty.
The seriously wounded totsled no.
Attacks on police barracks, including
those we had deserted because OF their
isolated location, numbered 6TS.
Courthouses burned aggregated sixty
FIVE.
Four hundred and eighty-fve vacated
barracks were destroyed.
1t is impossible to estimate the fnan-
cial loss 10 the government.
The various attacks and waves Of in
cendiarism caused damage running into
millions of dollars.
Sim Fein raids to seize arms numbered
at least 500 and in these at least thirty
civilians were killed.
There were 500 raids against vehicles
carrying mails and postofices.
Raids against coast guard stations.
numbered forty.
The Sim Feiners have enrolled an army
Of not less than 100000 men.
They have terrorized the country.
It is impossible to get fair jury trial
because any man joining in a verdict
which is opposed 10 Sim Fein theories is
liable 10 assassination"
Arthur OBrien, sO-called Sim Fem
Ambassador in London, replied 70 the
government statement as follows:
"Since the first Of January fifty civil
ians we're He'd in ireland by the police
or soldiers.
"Thirty-three of them were murdered
since June 20 when the police and troops
were Informed by government order that
they would not be held responsible for
Killings.
''over 100 civilians were wounded IN
military raids and attacks.
'Eighty-niue towns have been raided.
sacked or destroyed by police or military
forces.
The constabulary raided the resi-
dences of suspected Sim FeineFs and
various headquarters but there were so
many Of these raids 1t is impossible TO
estimate them.
1T is impossible TO estimate the ar
rests; too many OF them.
But for example. in the week ending
Sept. II there were forty-seven arrests.
The British government connives at
the looting Of property by armed forces
1t has only the power and authority
conferred by the presence OF an army
Of invasion and this will be lost eventu-
sry.'
The Irish Office estimated that there
are 10000 members of the Royal Irish
constabulary in ireland.
This includes the -so-called BLACK and
tan" policemen, so designated because Of
the color OF their uniforms
In addition, there is an auxiliary divi-
sion composed exclusively of black and
fans"
The war Office refuses to reveal the
exact number of troops in Ireland, How
ever, there are more than at any other
time in history.