The Washington herald., 1920-11-23
House Suspended
For 20 Minutes az
Members Engage
In Free : for : All
Fight-Devlin Pull
ed Down In Seat
As He Shouts Out
Questions onSun-
days Fighting.
BY ROBERT J. PREV.


LONDON. Nov 22,-shooting peo-
pie dead in the streets. burning
buildings in many places, and ar
rests in nearly every part Of Ireland
by the British police and Black
and Tans." marked a day Of re-
prisals by the military and fresh at
tacks by the Republicans.
The weekend carnage in Ire
lands big cities. where dozens were
killed and probably hundreds
wounded, found an echo today In
the British house Of commons, when
an uproar caused by a discussion Of
the Irish questions brought fisticuns
and a suspension OF the sitting
while the turmoil subsided.
Tho house suspended for twr-ty
minutes following a free fol II
fight when labor members sought TO
defend Arthur Devlin. the Irish
leader. from attacks by Unionist
members. who were infuriated by
Sir Hamar Greenwod's CHASTITY reci-
tai Of the murders in Dublin.
Irish Leader shouted Down
Devlin twice arose 10 speak when
the Irish secretary ended He was
shouted down in his first attempt
but the second time he managed to
make himself heard by shouting the
question:
why has nothing been said about
the appearance Of the military az
the football field and the indiscrim-
mate shooting where ten men were
kilIed7"
In a -Aash the houseT was in a.
,aprosf-xaIajor Nolson,- Sitting on
the bench beneath DevIin, leaped
70 his feet and wrapped his arms
Aercely about the Irishmsn's. neck
attempting to pull him over the
bench. DevIin. short but muscular,
struggled violently to free himself.
while the labor1tes were holding
him down in his seat and the Union
lists trying to pry him up 30 that
they could throw him bodily from
/ the House.
| In the midst Of the struggle Dew
I lin shouted:
rs this English courage and chiv-
airy, attacking one man in 600T'
Speaker suspends House
Eventually his bodyguard beat on
the attack the speaker in the mean
rfme suspending the House 20 en-
I able quiet to be restored. Later MAJ
Nelson spologized to the Irishman.
/ saying: Il am afraid ] let myself
I go too far"
In reply TO Devlin's shouted ques-
2 tfon. Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief
/. secretary for ireland. answered for
( the Premier. that no question had
been asked regarding the Croke
Park shootings and panic.
Lloyd George later told the Com
mons he was convinced Irish au-
T. thorities were gradually succeed
= ing in their gallant efforts to break
up the gang of asssssins that have
been terrorizing Ireland"
He said the government has al
, ways realized IL took time to stamp
out such a carefully planned and
highly subsidized plot" but that in
spite Of the Dublin outbreak. he
was sure authorities were progress
ing.
Today's incidents in Ireland In
cluded the burning down OF the
great -four mills at londonderry
Wholesale arrests following ex-
tensive raids in Galway's town dis
trict, with the burning Of several
houses. resulted from the clashes
surrounding the discovery OF the
body of Father Griffin at Barn, near
Galway. Saturday.
At County Tyrone a group Of po-
lice were ambushed. In returning
the fire during the attack the police
wounded one woman and an old man
who Witnessed the ARRAY dropped
dead from fright.
Another body OF police were at
tackled from ambush at Leap. near
the South coast. when fifty men
sprang upon them. Two of the ass
sailants were killed.
Nine sim eFiners Arrested.
Nine Sim Feiners were arrested
in wholesale raids by the soldiers at
Olonmal today and many arrests
were reported from Listowel.
The official account of the out
RACES in Ireland given out by the
authorities emphasizes the heroism
of the wives of the slain officers OF
the British forces, when the armed
men. burst into homes bent On
slaughter.