The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-23
BRAND COLORS
AS DIRTY RAG
"BIack and Tan" officer Guilty
of Insult, Witness Testifies
at Irish Hearing.
PROTEST IGNORED, SHE SAY S
Commission Calls on State
Department to Investigate
"MeddIing" Of Official.

mcuuIiIIY VI VIiN'o''
Charges that Black and Tan
troops hauled down an American flag
from a hotel in Queenstown and
trampled the emblem under their
heels were made by Mrs. Michacl
Mohun, of Corona, L. l., today b.
fore the American Commission In
vestigating Conditions in Ireland.
DECLINED TO PROTEST.
Mrs. Mohun said that while she was
born in Ireland, she had been liyins
in the United States for ten years
Hence, she said. she was an Amer
can citizen. Therefore, when the
military raided the hostelry In which
she was stopping while on visit to
her parents. she hung out an Ameri-
can fiag-"the emblem Of my country"
she said.
According to her testimony. cR-
'"tear down that damn dirty rag"
One soldier gave the ass . ysnk, and
Down Ii cane. Others, Mrs. MohSn
testfaed. tread On the standard.
Mrs. MsAun declared tAat when Mr.,
Mas Andrews, Amertean eeaGuI nj
QueeHstown. was informed ~ the In
eiAent. he RefsseS - make . report
Of the affair to the Stsfe DepartAen!.
FEFUsED TO SEND CABLE.
He said I was a guest in . British
town under British protection and 10
secure protection a. an American SUE
gested that I take shelter in the Amer
lean consulate" Mrs. Mshan testife5.
I wanted to send q cable to my
hrpo NJ l. - o.. t.
before the proper authorities here.
The American consul said it would nc
useless to send the cable, as the Brit
ish authorities would not permit It to
80 through"
Resuming her testimony about IN.
nag incident, Mrs. Mohan said that the
next day she reported the matter to
the American consul He said he
would make a note Of It and take It
up with the commanding officer OF
the military" she further testified. 81
told him that was poor satisfaction.
but he said that it was probably all
could get unless they were drunken
soldiers" Continuing, she said:
THE consul said: or course YOU
know they hate Americans as much
as the Irish hate the English
II then asked him TO send q cable
about it to the United States, but he
said the British government probably
would not let IL go through. So I
sent . message to my husband in
New York, but he did not make 1t
public because he feared 1t might
work injury to me-"
SLEEP IN GRAvETARDs.
Describing the disregard that Brit
ish soldiers have for the Irish people.
Mrs Mohan told how British officer
and q private soldier approached a
place where she and her young sister
were bathing in the surf near Quoens-
town, totally disrobed. and entered the
water. Mrs. Mohan said she and her
sister left the water and then set dogs
on the soldiers.
"Many persons, in fear or raids.
sleep In Er.veyards mt night, even IN
the driving rain,, the witness said.
"Many times. when 8oinE t. early
mass, I have seen people coming IN
from spending the night in grave
yards--
Discipline in the Irish volunteers
is very strict, Mrs. Mohan declared.
She rccited case where a volunteer
who had fred on a district inspector
OF police in Queenstown, who had not
been marked for death by the Irish
army, was tried, discharged from the
service and removed from Queens
town.
DESCRIBES OUTRAGE.
9TH volunteers are sober. high-clsa.
men," Mrs. Mohan testified. mot
everyone will be accepted for service.
They must meet certain requirements
A temperance pladge Is taken by
every member of the army. The
British, however. are making no ef.
fort to enforce the liquor laws In
Ireland"
Mrs. Mahon said she had been told
on her trip OF the killing by a de-
tachment OF the Cameron Highland
ers oY two boys named Buckley. mem
bers OF the Irish volunteers who were
prisoners in lorry full OF these
soldiers. She said the boys were
h handcuffed individually and tied to-
gether. She saw them herself In the
lorry and subsequently was told OF
their shooting by other members OF
the Irish volunteer army. She said
the Highlanders gave che excuse that
the boys were trying to escape.
SAW BROTHERS KILLED.
The witness sverrcd she had seen
two brothers, arrested for aiding the
Sim Feiners. tied together and shot
TO death. She characterized the Sim
Teiners as "cooi headed lot OF youns
men" She said Sim Feincrs, when
they enter the Republican Army, take
q pledge to abstain from liquor. IT,
tcoptiuued - P>eeiA~ !.