Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-22
ENGLISH WOMB N ARRAICN RULE
 IF IRELAND
Coalition Government Brand ed as Lacking Sincerity
 In Policy Toward Erin

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-An ar. raignment of the coalition govern. ment for what was described as tits lack of sincerity in it's policy toward IreIand' was presented today by two English women to the commission of the Committee of One Hundred in- vestigatins the Irish question.
 Miss Ellen C. Wilain9on O. Man chester. one of 10 women who inves- tigated conditions in Ireland far the Women's International League de clared that if a referendum were talk en, it would be found that the mass of British. opinion was not behind the government in its present policy to- ward Ireland" Mrs. Annot E. Rob inson also of Manchester, joined her in the declaration that while the British public hardly was ready to ac- cept the Sim Fein plan of an Irish republic, Ireland can be won yet" if the government adopts sincere poll ey. Both women indicated their be- lief that the dominion home rule would prove the final solution of the Irish question. f
 Little Scraps of nations are oppos- ed by the English IS inviting st.ug- gles between masters Miss WilklIi- son said adding that he fear of other powers using Irelant for military bases probably would prevent the English people from willingly accept ing the complete severance of Ireland from the United Kingdom"
 Both women told of the burning of homes and the destruction of proper? ty in Ireland.
 While English opinion is becoming more aroused to the needs of a proper policy in Ireland,'' Miss Wilkinson said, ''it has been hard for us to be- lieve that our men were committing the crimes with which they were ac- cused. I had a brother in the mill tary service who was stationed for time in Ireland"
 Miss Wilkinson described reprisals by the military in Cork which sEe said she witnessed in October.
 At 10 o'clock at night she said, "the curfew sounded. and the streets became quiet with startling sudden ness. Lights were cut off and up the street on which my hotel was sitliat- ed came a body of inganrry in ex- teSded formation. A searcnIgaI from the end oi the street played up on their glistening bayonets and steel helmets Three armored cars follow ed and behind them came lorries fill ed with men. The troops moved with precision and discipline through the quiet streets. Suddenly they com m,enced firing. methodically, into the houses. They. marched baeNand forth until three o'clock the next morning, l. could hear constant firing and the challenges of sentries."
 Mrs. Robinson told of the refusal ot American Consul Wells at Manchest- CT, to wise the passports to America of herself and Miss Wilkinson. After the refusal she visited the office of the consul general at London, she said and when she returned to Manchest- CT her passport was vised after she had promised not to 'engage in pro- paganda or to give interviews for the newspapers"
 Destruction of cooperative industry and agriculture in Ireland is d delib- crate effort by the military to force emigration of the young men. Miss Wilkinson said. Lord French, she said. had declared that Ireland could be pacified if the "400090 too many young men" would leave.
 The commission tomorrow will hear