The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-12-09
DUBLIN M|ubDEha
NOT COMMITTEE / !
By Sim Il|Ag19
Information Seized ii Raid
Shows Tragedies Committcs
By Mysterious Brotherhpoe
Led By Is Men.

By Mysterious Rrotherhpoe
Led By Is Men.
London, Dec. Z Omitted News).IS
casting doubt on Father OsFlaIlagaA1asH
ability to conclude peace betWesn RET
bellious Irish elements and tde Brit
ish government, the Irish office aGs
mits neither Sim Feip nor the Dali
Eireann, the so caJ1ed Irish parlsa3s
merit, has been TIE actual leader I'll
the murder gangs in Ireland. Infor
nation culle9 from a large mass on
documents captured in raids on svari5
Gus Irish headquarters confirms ths
fact these organizations did not#cons
troll me assassins. Instead, the muir
de2s were done by a mysterio,s
Brotherhood, the names Of whose
members are not known even to- this
government. The brotherhood, as thu
Irish office has the information, Isl
directed by 15 oath bound leaders.
Fear Murders Will Continue
It Is reared rnar regaruIessvyUI
! Father O'Flanagan's overturss fot
! peace as a vice president OF Sinr
Fem, the murders will continue bel
cause the leadership of the brotller5
| hood Is not responsible to, and, apas
parentiy. not sensitive TO the desires
of Sim Fem.
If Father O'Flanagan, as vice presi1
lent of Sim Fem. and Arthur Griffith
who vas acting president until his
recent arrest, both are unable to ON
pei a cessation of the murders. 1T IL
lard to see how a basis for peace can
he found as that is of the pre-
requisites laid down by Lloyd Georges
abandonment of the project for an
Irish republic being the other, 1T iss
pointed out.
The Irish office believes the priests
message to the prime minister reveals
q bad split in the leadership Of the
rebellion. However, it is suspected
that the Dali Eireann has al equal
desire to end the turmoil.
Present Calm Theatrical Condition?
The present calm in Ireland is u.s.
peeted of being a theatrical condition
put on for the impression It might
make on Arthur Henderson's lahor
commission. Henderson and the cons
mission We're expected back in Lon
don Monday night and a conference
VIII be arranged IL possible SO that
I "Gl4s GtbO .lt-o & TX ~ SESSlil4 Vs#fC'h
proposal to Lloyd George.
Tho three publishers OF the Free
MANS journal. of Dublin, Edwards,
Fitzgerald ana Hooper. have been
convicted by court martial Of spread
ing Il false report and publishing a
statement calculated to cause dis-
affection. Sentence Will be promnl-
gated later,
The three men were acquitted on
fo;:r other counts,
kl.l. SOUTH IRELAND
SEEMS TO WANT PEACE
Dublin. Dec. Z Omitted News1.-AlI
south Ireland apparently is eager for
tln ~eonsummation OF the truce OF
God the establishment of which is
lang urged strongly by Cardinal
L.ogue, and Archbishops Walsh, OF
Hubtin, E%iiIlnartIn, of Tuam, and
T.&utv, of Cashel.
1854 iGtreann members and Sim
FEN Councils have expressed them
salvos as equally as anxious as the
ylssgy to bring peace to the coun-
trg.
it is now said peace conversation
arc being carried on between a high
Grfe.&l OF the Sim I'ein party ard a
government representative on q prop.
ositson to call an armistice to be fol-
iGWgd b. q formal conference De-
tf"een government representatives
and sDokesmen for Dali Eireann. Ir
tatS conference one proposition would
b. for an Irish parliament for tht
Cnttre country with certain provisions
for The safe guarding of the religious
and other special interests OF Ulster
The Irish radicals kept he peace
ever the weekend, although the mil.
itn"y raids continued.