New Britain herald., 1920-11-26
ARTHUR GRIFFITHS,
 SINN FEN LEADER, HAS BEEN ARRESTED
Founder of Organization, Violent
 Anti-BritiSh Spokesman, : Taken From His Home by Officers
BLAMES ENGLAND FOR
 WHOLE IRISH TROUBLE

WHOLE IRISH TROUBLE Tn Interview Last Night He Charged
 That RcprisaIs Were Planned By
 Administration q Year Ago-others
 Arrested With Him Arc John Mac Neil. Irish Member of Parliament,
 and Hts Son.
 Dublin, Nov. 26. tBy Associated Prcss) Arthur Grif1ths founder of tho Sim Fcin organization, Prof John MacNoil. Sinn Fein member of par liament for Londonderry city and the National university of Ireland to- 'gather with number of others in- ciuding Prof. MaeNcirs son. were arr rested today by the auxiliary police.
 Mir. Grifiiths was to have addressed meeting of tho Irish Self Deter imitation league at Manchester next sunday.
 No Trouble OccnSioncd.
 A statement issued from Dublin castle the seat of the government with regard to .Griffiths arrest said:
 Arthur Grifiths wus arrested at his residence in St. Lawrence road at a. m. A large quantity of lit- rrature was taken from his house. No arms were found. He was in bed nt the time and was taken in motor lorry. He made no statement. His arrest was effected without Trouble"
 Among those arrested were Joseph Mcbride and E. J. Duggan Sim FeiE 70 axIt for the west division of County Mayo and the south divis>~a of Dublin.
 Wife Describes Raid.
 Tn a vivid account of tho raid on the house and her husbands arrest Mrs. Griffiths said:
 Tho reason both Arthur md Prof. MacNeil are being tnxen away is thnt no moderate leaders will bc left to guide tho young men and tho Brit lsh government may think they will come out It has been trying to force them olt in order to massacre them"
 The arrest Of Griffiths and MacNeil caused sensation among the Dublin population.
 Mrs Griniths said she was awakened nt i:3o o'clock this morning by the crashing of n pane of glass in the front door of tho Griffiths home.
 .'T jumped to the window of our upstairs ballroom and called out" she continued. The seven men compris- ing tho party pointed revolvers at mo shouting, Come down at once
 Warns Her Husband.
 'I turned and called to Arthur Here they come, jump and then slipped on q dressing gown and ran downstairs The men, all of them mombers of the auxiliary police, had reached tho landing already. they had smashed the window and cut the door chain. They rushed into Arthur's room with revolvers pointed out and placed him under arrest.
 When they took him away later \ ] said to them, Where are you going 70 put iim?' To this one of them re- piled. We are going to shoot or hang hiEn B. he Jolly well deserves' e~a. Our savcn yonr old child who had boen sleeping by our bed heard the romark, began to scream and became . hysterical. As they drove ofr. how | ever. another man shouted back:
 "'we arc taking him to the Brid- welt
 Mrs Gri a ths sair her husband had been sleeping at home for tho first time in a week. She recalled that this was tho third time he mad been arrest cd. The first was in the winter of 19l6 when he was kept imprisoned for eight months. and the second in 1918, In connection with the alleged pro- German conspiracy in Ireland when he was hold for ten months. "we had both been expecting this arrest" continued Mrs. Gri L ths and really it is a relief. l think we will both aIeep better topight in more peace than we have had for many months"
 Whole House Searched. Mrs. Grirriths said the roiders had re- mained two hours and systematically searched tho entire house. They tapped tho walls, tore I'D carpets took tho piano to pieces, examined every hook in tho library Rnd also every iet- l tor. and carried on an immense quan- tity of pnmph1ets. letters and books. even photograph albums and single | photoEraphs of our two children. kOthcr framed pictures on the walls Aaemod to tako their fancy. one of Sthem saying These will do for our mcss room.'
 "Arthur vas not roughly handled. but they threatened him any number pf times"
 BInmes England.
 In the absence in America of eamonn D. Valera, president of the irish republic, Arthur Grifiths has veen probably the most active spokes- ran in Ireland for tho cause of Irish Freedom. It was only last night in In interview cablod to this country hat he charged tho policy of re-
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