The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-15
LAYS MURDER
PLOT TO BRITISH
Arthur Griffith, Sim Fein Leader,
Says He Is Marked for
Assassination.
ASSERTS THAT he HAS LIST.
Mate.-5ombs F:uried by irish Con-
stabulary in ReprisaI for Shooting
Of Inspector.

DuDlln.-SenS6t1Ona charges that
the government itself was responsible
for reprisals in Ireland and that a
certain number of Sim Fein leaders
were marked fol- assassination were
made by Arthur Griffith, founder of
the Sim ,Fein organization, who said
he was first on the list of intended
victims.
Mr.. Griffith, to support his state
ment, exhibited 20 the group of Amer
lean, English and continental newspa-
per men, 20 whom he made a long
statement preferring the charges, al
legged official documents secured "
Sim Fein agents. Among these papers
was an official permit alleged
to have been signed by Gen. Sir
Nevil Macready. military commander
Of Ireland. 1t was made out to man
named Hardy, who has had lifelong
career of forgery and Imprisonment.
Hardy is alleged to have been released
prematurely from prison OH d ticket Of
leave signed by Ian MACPHERSON us
Chief Secretary for Ireland, permitting
him to move about freely in Ireland
unhampered by police surveillance in
the role, as Mr.. Griffith asserted, of
government spy.
Although accustomed 10 almost daily
sensations, Dublin was greatly excited
over the revelations of Mr.. Griffith.
oh f, Of no
afternoon newspapers.
1t is pointed out that If the docu-
ments are authentic. Mr.. Griffith Is H.
able to arrest under the defense of the
realm act and under the new restora-
ton of order act, for having them in
his possession, end particularly mil
itary order relating to movement Of
troops not yet 'lrried out. Similarly
it is said that every newsr aper CORE
spondent transmitting such an order, or
the substance of 1t, and editors Of Brit
iish newspapers reproducing Il likewise
are subject to arrest.
Mr.. Griffith read to the newspaper
men a secret order which he said was
issued from general headquarters two
days after the recent Balbriggan affair,
saying:
There are indications that the meas
ures recently taken by the govern
ment for the suppression Of disorder
in Ireland are beginning to bear fruit,
and have the de"ired effect on, at any
rate, the more moderate section of the
Sim Fein, who are '.eginning to use
their influence tr prevent the campaign
Of outrage. The Irish government
hope, If the pressure Is maintained and
If certain measures they have in view
are successful, great improvement 4
the situation may take place within
two months.
Mr. Griffith charged that Hardy who
had been sentenced to fvc years i'm
prisonment after confessing 70 thirty
years of crime, was released nine
months afterward to act as an agent
provocateur In which capacity he ap-
preached the Sim Fein.
Mr.. Griffith said propaganda cam
paign In America, representing the
Sim Fein as divided into two sections,
with the lives Of the Moderates In dan
ger from the Extremists, was organized
by Irish government officials to cover
the intended murder of Republican
leaders and to divide the people oy
representing the deaths as due to the
Extrem,s
81 am first on the list" he said, land
the story is to be circulate! as in the
case of the LORD Mayor of Cork tha.
was assassinated by extremists because
/ was urging moderate action. We ere
aware Of the names they have on the
assassinations list"
TIE Sim Fein has published a de-
JAILED list of 269 armed soldiers and po-
lice who fell into the hands of the RE
publican army since Mag. it .say- the
men were treated with courtesy as pris-
oners of war and were released unin-
iured after they had been disarmed.
The Sim Tein document claimed this
proves the organization 'is not huge
murder society"