The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-24
|SINN FEIN PLOT
NOW SPREADING
TO BRITISH ISLE
Round Up of Suspects Greatest
in English History.
Hundreds Caught When Dublin
Was Surrounded.
PARLIAMENT WANTS PEACE
Asquith Leads in COndemning
| Police Reprisals in Ireland.
UniOnists and Labor Fight
HOme-Rule Bill.
Hundreds Caught When Dublin
Was Surrounded.
PARLIAMENT WANTS PEACE

London, Nov. 24.-Steps for the i'm
mediate establishment of peace in
Ireland were urged in the house of
commons today by former Premier
Asquith. supported by labor members.
John Clyne and Arthur Henderson
joined Asquith in a motion condemn
ing outrages and police reprisals in
Ireland.
The motion opened debate on the
entire Irish situation. Asquith opened
the discussion and Premier Lloyd
George was expected to follow.
Unionists in Opposition.
With discussion of the Dublin trag-
edy at it's height. the Irish home rule
bill made its appearance in the house
of lords. Second reading was moved
by Lord Birkenhead.
The earl of Dunrayen moved its re-
lection on the grounds that the bill
is not supported by the majority of
Irishmen. He declared it IAN ignor-
antly honest" attempted to settle the
Irish question.
Unionists were reported to have
solidified their opposition to the bill
because of Dublin's red Sunday"
Extend Plots to England.
Extension of Sim Fein plots to Eng
ldIlQ was TtPOIttd mere lOudy.
1t was declared the secret service
uncovered plans for violence in Lon
don, Liverpool and Manchester. H.
eliminating documents were said to
have been obtained in many raids in
southern ireland.
Reports at the Irish office here were
the roundup of suspects was the big
gest yet undertaken by the govern
ment. Hotels were Communicated in
Dublin and turned over to the soldier
while private houses were searched
for men and documents. Even the
residence of Archbishop Walsh was
searched, police demanding the arch
bishops valet.
Hundreds Caught in Dublin.
Hundreds of persons were caught in
Dublin when the barb Gordon was
thrown about the city. With hotels
closed to the public, many sought sleep
in the streets.
Outside Dublin intensive raids still
We're in progress. Vat Ballylongford i,
was reported firing lasted thruout the
night, with one civilian killed.
Men, described as uniformed,
burned creamery at Duharrow. At
Castlerea, where police made search
| for suspects, one black and tan was
reported killed and three persons
wounded.
Sleuths Swarm in Erin.
Dublin, Nov. 24.-Swarms of secret
| service men operated in southern Ire
| land today
| Reports to the Irish office here said
| evidence of plots of sensational char
acter had been obtained. Plans sur
passing the alleged scheme to infect
men and cavalry horses with typhoid
and glanders germs were said to be
| among these.
| Meanwhile all sOufbern TroIo M
| kept nervous finger on the trigger.
! Curfew laws were being enforced
| strictly thruout the territory covered
| by black and tan police and the con-
! stabulary.
More Disorders Reported.
Disorders reported yesterday and
last night occurred at Millstreet. where
Constable Kearney died last night OF
injuries sustained Sunday when he was
| shot from ambush.
At Cork a mysterious explosion in
Patrick street injured six persons
Arrests thruout the southern coun-
ties have run into large figures. Pris-
oners here were so numerous cell
space could not be found for ALL
One more death from the shooting
| Sunday in Croke park was reported
today. The death list at the park
stood at thirteen.
| The bodies of the fourteen men
! killed in the Sim Fein raids Sunday
| forenoon were taken to England today
aboard a DESTROYER