The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-28
TWO WOMEN WERE SHOT
WITHOUT ANY WARNING
AND MAY NOT RECOVER
BLACK AND TAN
REPRIS4L.S CONDEMNED
London Press Declares the Government
Does Not Realize Where Con-
ditions Are Leading.

| London, Sept 2S.-Serious anxiety
| over the recurrence of the black ant
tan" reprisals in Ireland is reflected BY
English newspapers, which sharply cal
for the government to halt what il
| described by the London Times al
semi official lynch law" Earlier oe
currences in Ireland passed without
much notice here, but recent raids, es.
pecially those on Balbriggan and Trim
and the lukewarm criticism of the
black and tan" police forces by Gen.
eral Sir Cecil r. Nevill MacReady
military commander of Ireland, are
causing considerable disquiet
Condemnation of recent disorders is
not confined to newspapers which are
ayowedly sympathizers with the Irish
nationalist movement, The conserva
tive Graphic, which is an unsparing
critic of the Sim Feiners, declares:
"This is not calm and orderly justice
and punishment according to British
ideas. II must be stopped"
Charges that the government is fol-
lowing the methods of its opponents
are made by the Times, which con
tinues: Presumably there is hope
that Ireland will be ground to docility
between the upper and neither mill
stones. The government should be
warned of the harvest 1t may reap"
These are only samples of the sort
of criticism appearing in the press of
various shades of opinion. The Arch
bishop of Canterbury has issued an ap-
peal to Christians to make national
troubles the subject of prayer,
''Endeavors on either side in Ire
land" he declares, have been thwarted
by prejudice, infamed by passion,
flouted or powerless and liberty trav-
estied while capable men are striving
eagerly but vainly to find reasonable
pathway through the darkening tur.
MOL"
The standing committee Of the Irish
peace conference has passed resolu-
tion recording its conviction that the
reprisals constitute an almost in
superable barrier to the success of the
committees efforts in uhe cause of
peace"
In the meantime. reports from Ire
land tell of numerous threats of
further reprisals, circulated verbally or
by posters. Warnings are alleged to
have been given several towns in West
Clair that they win be burned unless
Captain Lendrums, resident magistrate
of Kilrush, who has been missing since
late Wednesday and who is believed
to have been kidnapped, is not re.
turned within As hours. The town of
st. Neyr suffered fom raid at an
early hour yesterday. Shots were
fred into houses, some of the inhabi-
tants were roughly handled, but none
were seriously hurt.
There is reason to believe that Duh
lin Castle is now seriously investigat
ing the repFisals Special officers have
been sent to Trim and have reported
Or occurrances there. The chief secre.
tsry for Ireland is now conferring on
the whole subject with the military |
and civil authorities in Dublin and else |
whXe, with the view to stopping the |
raids, and the cabinet in London is also |
taking the matter in hand.
1t is explained there are two forces |
,alled 'baek and tan" One is com
posed of English recruits and the other
argely consists of demobilized army |
1ffieers who were engaged to arrange |
ior the defense of threatened barracks |
n disturbed districts in Ireland. Both |
wear mixed uniforms of khaki and I
black, owing to shortage in full uni
orms. Dispatches do not disclose
which element has been responsible for
aids.