The Washington times., 1920-12-10

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cry OF the irish republic They used
a despicable system OF espionage"
Weren't tbs police shot sometimes
Irish policemen" she was asked.
NO.. she replied. Irish policemen
are loyal to the cause OF Ireland"
"A policeman gets shot occasional
ly, even In America" observed Sena-
tor George w. Norris OF Nebraska. a
member OF the committee.
"NO IRISH CRIMINALs.-
1--WE have no Irish criminals" said
Miss McSwiney.
The witness told of the assssslna-
ton OF Lord Mayor Thomas MacCur-
tain, OF Cork, the predecessor OF Ter
renee McSwiney.
IL was particularly brutal and un-
called for. she said. MacCurtain,
unarmed and defenseless. was called
To the door OF his home and killed
Members OF the commission express
ed their horror. and Senator Norris
said:
81 want TO tell you, Miss McSwlney.
that i am no pacifist. and think
Lord Mayor MacCurtain should have
been lighting and shooting. He GER
tainly had reason for II.
And l also want you to know tina I,
all members OF this committee do not
go To the extreme OF thinking that
the Irish people should be obliterated
before they are freed"
This was taken as thrust at Jane
Adams. OF Hull House. Chicago. and
Dr. Thomas. who. by their previous
line OF questioning, had expressed
their doubt as to the wisdom and
righteousness of reprisals on the Eng
lish soldiers and police by the Irish.
Lord Mayor MacCurtain WAS slain
by British soldiers because of his
business and political ability. and be-
cause he was winning over the hearts
OF Unionists to the Irish cause, Miss
McSwiney testified.
She gave details of the killing
which have not previously been pub
lishcd in this country.
CONSTABULARY CALLED.
Intense interest Is centering on the
testimony to be given by four former
members OF the Irish Royal Constab-
ulary, who will be on the stand this
afternoon. These four men, who re-
signed rather than follow the com
mand OF the British to pursue repri-
sal tactics in Ireland, are Daniel +.
Crowley, John Joseph Caddan, John
Tangney, and Daniel Calvin.
In testifying regarding the murder
Of Lord Mayor MacCurtain. Miss Nc
Swiney declared 1t was his shooting
that was the primary cause Of the
continued guerrilla warfare in Ire
land.
She declared MacCurtain had been
prominently identified with the in
dustrial, economical. and political
life of Ireland. and because OF this
fan he co. l.. ,tv,i
porters in England for the Irish
cause, he was s!gnaled out for de-
struction by the British.
early in the morning of March TO-"
she said. six British soldiers, their
faces blackened and their figures dis
guised by long coats. broke into
Lord Mayor MacCurtain's home. The
Lord Mayors wife came downstairs
to see what they wanted. She was
seized, her arms were pinioned behind
her. and she was tied against the
door. The Lord Mayor was dragged
out of the house and shot to death.
Five minutes after the last bullet had
been fired into his quivering body. his
wife was delivered OF twin babies
both dead"
ireland had believed her cause
would be furthered best by unarmed
resistance" said Miss McSwiney.
This theory was abandoned after IL
was seen British soldiers were run
ming amuck and killing at random
The Rev. DR.. Norman Thomas, of
New York, asked Miss McSwiney to
collaborate with Dudley Field Malone
and Frank p. Walsh. Of the council,
in compiling evidence relative to the
succession of events leading up to
the guerrilla warfare in Ireland.
81 can be ready with such a report
within a week. IL given time to work
on it," she replied.
l. Miss McSwiney read the verdict Of
the coroner's jury which charged
Lloyd George. Lord French. and Ian
connection with the death of Mac
Curtain.
Through 1916 and until the end of
1915" Miss McSwiney said, there had
not been a policeman killed in Ire
land. The Irish Republican army was
being organized, but it was merely be-
ing trained and drilled. 1t had never
been guilty of any act against the
British government, and if England
had cleared out and left us alone, it
never would have been guilty of any
act Of reprisal"
SEES PRIEST BEATEN.
=. J. Gilifoyle, hotel man of Pitts
burgh. Pa, testified that while visit
ing the village of Feakle in the
County of Clare. October last. lie wit
messed the beating of priest by the
members OF the Royal Irish Con-
stabulary, who claimed he was re-
sponsible for the killing Of two police
men who had been shot previously.
According to Gilfoyle. eleven mem.
bcrs of the constabulary beat the
priest for long time with the butts
of their revolvers. demanding he
confess. He also testified that in re-
prisal for the shooting of the police
man, the Black and Tans shot up the
town that night and burned two
houses, one of which was n dwelling
In which he was visiting with his
family and which belonged to his sis
ter-in-law. lie said that after the
beating OF the priest, while he and
his relatives were preparing tea,
Black and Tans came down the street
throwing hand grenadcs. lie pro-
duced steel bullet which he said
had been shot through one OF tho
windows OF tho house.
Later during the night the house
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