New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Slain in
Irish Fights;
Towns Fired
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armed with rifles secured the streets.
There was occasional rife fire. contin-
uing up to late hour.
Whoever is to blame for the ont
break, it is considered the most seri-
Gus of its kind. This is the first time
there has been such a disturbance in
Dublin, although similar fighting has
been frequent in the south and west.
The days events are most discourap-
ing, in view of the conciiatory Ulster
attitude toward Dominion home rule
and the confidently expected pro-
nouncement tomorrow of a generous
offer of self-determination by Andrew
bonar Law, government spokesman in
the House of Commons
The Freemans Journal" this morn
ing had stated that Bonar Law would
make surprising announcement" and
the Unionist Irish Times" said the an
peal of southern Unionists for domin-
ion home rule no longer could be o.
nored by the government. More and
more, the paper added. the Unionists
were coming out in favor of dominion
home rule, considering it the only solu-
ton left.
Sim Feiners yesterday morning stole
Dublin from London. The stolen mail
included the private correspondence of
Lord French.
The raid was carried out in the
heart Of the city in broad daylight 1t
met with more complete success than
when the raiders month ago at
tackled the postoffice and took the gov
eminent mail, which later was recov-
cred.
A van containing the mail turned out
of the railroad yard of the Westland
Row station and passed into Erne
Street, which runs under the railroad
arch. When about half way through
the tunnel two men leaped from the
shadows, seized the horses heads and
embarrassed them, while two men COW
cred the driver with drawn revolvers,
and about ten others took up positions
effectually guarding either end of the
archway.
The state mails, sofficial papers and
the private correspondents of the
viceroy were rapidly sorted out, evil
IDENTIFY by men used to that kind of
work, dumped into a waiting motor
car and whisked away.
DUBLIN, Aug. 15.-Henry Harrison,
secretary of the Irish Dominion Home
Rule League, has received many letters
from moderate men throughout the
country, including Ulster, indorsing the
leagues suggestion that a conference
be held to endeavor to arrange a settle
ment of the Irish problem. The letters
come from men of all parties, and there
are several from Catholic and Protes-
tant clergymen.
Reports of reprisals by the police and
soldiers, which are coming in in in
creasing numbers and which it is feared
will further arouse the people and
make a settlement more difficult. are
greatly exercising the moderates. Tele-
grams are being sent to Andrew Bonar
Law and other Unionist members of
the House of Commons, urging that a
stop be put to these reprisals
claim from the Inspector General
of Police for $4,000 as compensation
for the destruction of the Rahenv bar
racks by fire was formally burned by
the chairman of the North Dublin
Union here tonight
Many recent raids by both British
troops and Sim Feiners have created
much unrest IN County Leitrim, Prov
ince Of Connaught, and a regiment Of
soldiers has been quartered at Carr;ck-
on-Shannon. Owing to the boycott Of
Nationalists in Belfast, Leitrim mer-
chants are refusing to give orders to
Belfast commercial travellers. Because
Of the boycott of the police several
leading Sim Feiners are reported to
have received letters threatening their
lives unless they supply the onstabu-
larry with provisions