Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
TRUCE PROSPECTS
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In its train n terrible welter Of ruin. There
have been no fresh outbreaks of shooting
and the connagrations mostly burned
themselves out, but today the finest part
Of the city lay n mass OF ruins In Ut.
Patrick street, which was the main com.
mercial artery of the city, solid blocks OF
business premises, the most imposing sln
Cork, have been wiped out.
The city engineer stated today TINT
the destruction WAS on a scale too great
for him to make nm immediate estimate OF
the number of buildings destroyed, but In
other quarters it was said more than 3O0
had been burned, with the loss Of 3,00O,-
600 pounds sterling.
From st. Patrick street, the flames
passed rapidly to the more congested
mass of buildings at the back and at some
points penetrated 100 yards. The main
area of destruction was confined To TINS
side of the river Lee, but on the other SIDE
the City Hall and Carnegie Library were
destroyed. From the position OF these
buildings with relation TO the main area OF
destruction il seems clear they suffered
from Independent acts of incendlarlsm.
1t was a matter of wonder In Cork today
that no one appears 10 have periehed IN the
flames. This WAC due largely TO the fact
TINT most Of the business premises were
locked up, while in other cases residents
had been warned and fed.
London, Dec. 14-Sir Hamar Green
wood, chief secretary for Ireland, IN
answering questions in the House OF
Commons, Yesterday with regard % the
Cork oonhagration, said it waa not known
by whom the fires were started, but he
protested strongly against suggesting,
without any evidence, that the fires had
been star ted by forces Of the crown.
There WAS no evidence To that effect, de-
clared Sir Hamar, and il was obvious 10
anybody he said, that fires of this kind
were the only possible arguments 10 be
| used about the governments policy IN
Ireland.
Sir Hamar declared there was not the
slightest evidence TO confirm the reports
that three civilians in Cork had been
dragged from their houses md shot or
that the hose of the fire brigade had been
cut and the firemen fired upon. Every
available policeman and the military had
turned out 10 assist the firemen, he added
London, Dec 14-The lord mayor Of
Cork and Messrs Roch and Walsh, lrlah
members Of the House of Commons have
sent the following dispatch TO the aInbae-
sadors of the United States in all Euro
pean countries.
during the past week the people Of
Cork. men. women and children. have
| been held up in the streets Of this city an Il
robbed of all they possesaed Hundreds of
shops have been looted. unoffending
citizens have been publicly whipped or
shot and IT is feared in some eases burned
| alive In their homes. and the principal
| business quarters OF the city have been
| bombed, burned and destroyed by the
! armed forces of the crown, rendering q
/ thousands Of persons homeless and work
| less.
| ''In the name of humanity and for oui
1 tortured people who are seeking prptec
/ ton from such savage tyranny, We re-
spectfuAy urge the immediate intervention
Of your government
As a result OF direct charges that ths
crown forces were committing various
atrocities i n Ireland. the lord mayor
with Messrs Roche and Walsh, will b
summoned before the military board IN
vestigating the fires IN Cork Saturday
night The charges were brought befor'
the House Of Commons last night b1
Commander Joseph NJ. kenworthy, wh'
demanded an impartial tribunal be set III
TO give an unprejudlced report OF wha
happened Commander kenworthy sale
his information came in n message from
the lord mayor and Messrs. Roch anc
Walsh.
Washington. Dec. 14-Contendng thai
the action OF the British Embassy 10 re
fusing TO wise the passports OF members 0
the unofficial commission now investlgat
;r1 conditions in Ireland has brough
the State Department into contempt
and that the question is raised whethe
this country should continue diplomat
relations with Great Britain, Represents
tive Isaac r. Sherwood, OF Ohio, yester
dav introduced q resolution for an intel
national committee TO investigate Il