The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-30
ALL IRELAND
 MAY BE GIVEN OVER TO SWORD

London, Sept. 30:-Measured by Ine <sa sualty lists, the numDer oL .ow ransacked and burned and the violent pitched battles in which property was dastroyed on a. great scale, Ireland has passed into a state Of armed re bellion which may result in the oe vastation of the whole country uniess peace is soon restored~
 sought and secured from both the British government and representa-. tives of the Sim Fein ohlclal hsts ol figures to show the people or America ton of life and property has pro ceed ed in Ireland These figures are for the period of time between Jan uary and September 2S.
 British government which deals with the administration of Irish affairs gave the following statement:
 "Policemen killed, presumably by Sim Feiners, since January, IS loZ. ] These men were murdered in the ex- ecution of their duty. The seriously ! wounded totalled ITO. Attacks on police barracks, including those we | had deserted because of their isolated | location numbered 673. Court houses burned aggregated 65. Four hun dred and eighty-five vacated barracks were destroyed It is impossible to estimate the financial loss to the gov ernment The various attacks and waves of incendiarism .caused damage running into millions of dollars. Slnn Fein raids to seize arms numbered at least 300 and in these at least 30 civ ilians were killed. There were 500 raids against vehicles carryiny mails and post offices. Raids against coast guard stations, mostly during the past three months, numbered 40. The Slnn Feiners have enrolled an army of not less than 100000 men. They have terrorized the country. 1t is impos- sibIe to get a fair jury trial because any men joining in a verdict which IS opposed to Sim Fein theories and ln- terests is liable to assassination.
 Arthur O'Brien, so-called Sim Fein Ambassador in London replied to the government statement, as fol- lows:
 civilians were killed in Ireland by the police or soldiers. Thirty-three of them were murdered since June 20 when the police and troops were informed by government order that they would not be held responsible for killings. over 100 civilians were wounded in military raids and at tacks- Eighty-nine towns have been raided, sacked or destroyed by police or military forces. The constabulary Sim Feiners and various headquart- CTS, but there were so many of these raids it is impossible to estimate ! them It is impossible to estimate the arrests; too many of them. But for example in the week ending Sep tember IT there were 47 arrests. The British government connives at the footing of property by armed forces. It has only the power and authority conferred by the presence of an army of invasion and this will be lost eventually.
 The Irish office estimated there are 10000 members of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Ireland. This includes the So-called 'Black and Tan" policemen, so designated be- cause of the color of their uniforms Tn addition there Is an auxiliary di- vision composed exclusively of the f7Bfack and Tans.' The War office refuses to reveal the exact number ot troops in Ireland. However there are more than at any other time ir history.