New-York tribune., 1920-11-23
Troops Surround City and
ALI Exits Are Guarded
by Armored Cars and
Massed Machine Guns
Seek Gang
OF 200 Assassins
Four of Alleged slayers
of Officers Captured;
Dead in Riots Now IS

From The Tribune's Europca. Bureau
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Nov. 22.--Dublin is sur-
rounded by rings of steel tonight, the
military with machine guns and arm
ored cars are guarding every posi-
Bile exit to the city, while patrol parties
are combing every hiding place in one
of the greatest man-hunts in Irish his
tory.
The search is for a band of men. be-
lieved to number about 2O0-the perpe-
traitors of Sunday murders in which
fourteen British officers and secret
service men were slain.
Official statements say that the mur-
ders failed in their chief purpose. the
destruction Of evidence against Sim
Fein which recently had fallen into
the hands of the authorities.
Information from Sim Fein extre-
mist source says that the murders were
in reprisal for the shooting of the Rev.
Father Griffin, an irish priest who had
been kidnapped from Galway November
l9 and who was alleged to have been
tortured by his British captors to make
him tell what ne knew about move
ments Of the Republicans. Griffin's
body was found the night before the
murders.
Total of Dead Now Twenty-Five
Advices from Dublin say that the to-
tai dead as the result Of yesterday S
outrages number thirty-hve, with more
than q hundred wounded. Fourteen
officers were murdered in what is de-
scribed as the worst slaughter Of this
kind since the. Indian mutny. Twelve
persons were killed by the bullats. Of
the military cadets at Croke Park in
what is called the worst slaughter by
British troops since Amritsar.
Five civilians were killed in raids
last night, two Black and Tans were
other deaths among those wounded
Sunday occurred at the hospitals in the
course of the day.
The Irish capital was comparatively y
calm to-day, with the rigorous search
ing going on everywhere for suspects.
Four Of the alleged assassins have been
captured.
The general feeling in Ireland is that
Sundays tragedies brought the situa-
tion to a crisis. There has been re-
vulsion of feeling on both sides against
the policy Of violence. The E'reeman' S
journal seems to think that prospects
of peace have been opened up by these
tragedies, which are too terrible for
either side to countenance.
Official announcement was made to-
day that Lord Mayor O'Neil of Dublin
had applied to the police last night
for protection. When Lord French
had given his permission to give the
protection, it was found that none Of
the metropolitan police or Of the regu-
lar constabulary was available. A
party of Black and Tans was sent in
stead. to protect the Lord Mayor. AL
though no reason for the action was
given. the inference was left that
ONeil had feared he was IN danger at
the hands Of Sim Fem.
Expect to Capture Slayers
| A statement from official sources TO-
day said; "Therc is far more hope Of
rounding up Sundays murdcrers than
is ordinary in the case of outrages IN
/ Ireland Informers are coming for
ward despite the terrorism
! Premier Lloyd George and his Cab
/ net held several conferences on the
Irish situation at. 10 Downing street.
Sir Hamur Greenwood Chief Secretary
for Ireland, laid before the Premier the
details OF the murders. Greenwood s
tirst Official act on learning OF the
! outrages had been to warn the troops
CT duty in Dublin against allowing any
rrovocation to inspire rcprisalS.
The Irish Office in London gives out
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