The Washington times., 1920-02-13
BY FLOYD MacGRIFF.
(Copyright 1920 l. N. 81


LONDON, Feb. 13.-Charging that
martial law virtually rules in Ire
land, and that for three years any
one wearing a British army uniform
could shoot down a civilian in Ire
land without fear Of punishment.
Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sim
Feiners and vice president of the
Irish Republic, today delivered the
most violent indictment against
British rule in Ireland that had ever
been made.
England Need Not Fear.
The chief points made by Mr..
Griffith were:
1.-The policy Of Dublin Castle is to
provoke ireland to open rebellion, 80
thousands can be shot down"
Anyone wearing a British uniform.
constable or soldier can, with I'M
punity, shoot a civilian in Ireland
without fear of punishment"
"To all intents and purposes Ire
land Is under martial law"
"If Great Britain substituted civil
ian rule, outrages would cease"
Let England make peace with
ireland, and she need never fear an
enemy nation on her westerA. flank
Premier Lloyd Georges new pro-
posal for an Irish settlem ent will
never work"
Mr.. Griffith is acting as president
OF the Irish republic while President
De Valera is in the United States.
Text Of Interview.
His interview in full follows:
"The policy of Dublin Castle (the
seat of British authority in Ireland),
today is to provoke Ireland to open
rebellion, so that thousands can be
shot down. Only two things prevent
the military regime from repeating
the Amritsar incident: Fear of re-
taliation by the Irish who are well
armed. despite British raids, and fear
of the effect in the United States.
(The Amritsar incident happened
in India Indians were shot down
when British troops opened fire upon
crowds in the streets of the town..
"The whole world Is watching. II
the British cut all our throats, 1t
would not solve the Irish question. for
British stupidity has followed since
Pitt (former prime minister) drove
thousands of Irish out into the world
making the Irish question an i'm
portant one in Canada, the United
States, and Australia.
Open season for Irish.
ireland Is ruled by camarilla at
Dublin Castle, headed by Sir John
Taylor, British agent provocateur and
his associates. Lord French, the lord
lieutenant, and Ian MACPHERSON. chief
secretary of Ireland are dominated
by Sir John Taylor.
"Any one wearing the British uni
form. constable or soldier, can, with
impunity, shoot a civilian in Ireland
with no fear of punishment. THIS
has been the case for three Yeas.
Sixty-three persons have been so
slain. Verdicts of wilful murder
were returned against the police and
military, but they were never signed
by the prosecuting authorities. Dub
lin castle has ordered that prisoners
be shot in the event of any attempt
to rescue them. Two have been kill
ed in this manner.
ITO all intents and purposes Ire
land is under martial law. During
1919 there IL evidence to show that
there were 1887 arrests, deporta-
tions, raids, court-martials and cases
OF suppression against 719, during
1917, when Lord Wimborne was vice.
roy"
Replying to question as to what
would happen IL Great Britain with
drew the military and substituted
civilian rule Mr.. Grifnth said:
"Outrages would cease, and the re-
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