Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-23
MILITARY GUARDS
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| At Athlone armed military forces visited
the house OF many Sim Fcin sympathizers
| and made numerous arrests.
| Cork Nov. 23.--Sbots were freely ex-
changed last evening between anyilinry
| police and civilians In the village Of mill
street, in the killerncy district. II is re-
ported one policeman was wounded and
two civilians shot. After some rifle and
| machine gun fire from the police barracks
the trouble subsidized.
London, Nov. "a Disapproval of the
| present system OF government In Ireland
was expressed in letter written by Leon
ord Wilde, who was shot and killed in the
Gresham Hotel, Dublin on Sunday. which
was received by Arthur Henderson,
| labor leader in the House Of Commons
| today. Wilde asked Mr.. Henderaon's
advice as TO the best method of "conae-
Grating my life" To the cause OF real dem
ocracy in Ireland.
Wilde wrote that his observation had
| led him to believe ireland never could be
coerced" and suggested his knowledge OF
| Irish history might make him valuable
worker in labor party in that organiza-
| tion'- fight in behalf Of ireland.
The Parliamentary Labor Party's COM
mission, which was charged with on in
vestigation OF reprisals in Ireland and
which planned to leave for Ireland on
| Tuesday, has postponed its trip tenn
porarily.
| Dublin, Nov. % Crown forces which
went TO Croko Park on Sunday afternoon
in an effort IN round up alleged gunmen
were fired upon by pickets and aa result
of the fighting the crowd inside the park
stampeded said statement issued at
| Dublin Castle late today, in referende to
| the incident Mt the park
ut had been arranged, !" said the state
ment, that when the grounds had been
surrounded an officer with megaphone
would announce TO the crowd the inten-
| tion of the military 20 search persons IN
| the park for arms, because II was the be
| lief that men associated with the murder
Of fourteen officers Sunday morning we're
| hiding in the crowd An officer was de
tailed for the purpose but before the crown
forces would approach the field they were
| fired upon by plckets. Thus the whole
| plan WAS upset and the crowd was STAIN
| peded There is good reason TO believe
| some Of the shots were fired inside the
| grounds for the purpose Of creating q
| TO escape. IA many Of them undoubtedly
did
The Gaelic Athletic Association shas
| officially denied there were any pickets
at the grounds or that anybody fired ON
| the troops.
| Wieman Clarke of Toledo, Ohio, presi-
| dent of the American Glass Workers
/ Union. and Thomas Macrcady, super
| intendent of the Phoenix Glass Company,
| Monaco, Pa, Waited Croke Park today and
| inquired into the circumstances attending
the disorder Of Sunday afternoon.
Military authorities today commander
| cd thu city hall for troops and the men &C.
| cupied all the offices except those assigned
| to the town clerks.
| In general the life of Dublin is appar-
| entlv unaffected, street cars were running
| today. nearly All shops were open and
| theatres and amusement houses were
doing business.
Men charged with attacking a military
patrol were oourtmartialed ut Msrlbor-
oush Barracks to-day and warm tributes
were paid by attorneys on each side 10
the integrity and fair play displayed by
Captain Bagslly, one of the officers SIAN
on Sunday morning.
Dublin. Nov. 23-The Dublin Evening
/ Msil today published news Of "A sensational
incident which is sllese to have occurred
Yesterday morning in the exchange court,
| resulting in the death OF Richard Mckee
Peter Clancy and man named Mccall
une.
These men, acco rgiing to the newspaper,
were arrested during the weekend and
/ kept in a room of the exchange court pend
| ing transfer Of the prisoners. The Mail
alleges that the prisoners seized arns
/ stored IN the court and attempted n
escape II also alleged the court guard
/ was fired on and, returning the fire. killed
/ the three men.
| Pittsburg. Nov. 23.-William p. Clark,
/ president of the American Flint Glass
+ Workers Union, and r. w. McCreary,
/ general superintendent of the Phoenix
! Glass Company, Monaco, Pa, were sent
| To Europe "A month ago TO investigate the
| glass industry. Personal and business
| friends here said today that neither Mr..
! Clark nor MoCraary were interested oifici-
/ ally in Irish internal affairs and venturcd
/ the opinion that their visit 30 Croke
Park in Dublin was probably the result OF
II desire to sec the scene of Sunday
/ shooting and had no other significance.