Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
WITNESSES SAY EIGHTY PER CENT
 OF IRISH PEOPLE AGAINST ENGLAND
Military Rule By England Described As Terrorism" By All Witnesses Appear ing Before Committee
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WASHINGTON Nov. 19-More wit ness tales of violence in Ireland and ac- counts of social and economic develo.2- rnents from the effort of Irish inde- pendence were received today by the commission of the committee of 100 investigating the Irish question. The commission then adjourned over thanksgiving to resume it's inquiry. probably the first week in December Personal accounts of the killing of citizens and police last September at Balbriggan and the burning and loot ing of homes and thores there and at Galway and other Irish towns were re- lated by John Dernam, town commits sioner for Balbriggan. and Americans who toured the country recentlf, in- cluding Mrs. William A. King of Iron ton. Ohio. and Mir. and Mrs. Francis Hackett of New York. A copy of the report made by the Quaker commits sion from Great Britain which inves- tigated affairs recently, was submitted by Paul J. Furane of New York, rep reSenting the Society of Friends.
 Terrorism" was the term applied by an Of today's witnesses to the military rule of Ireland. Mir. Derham said the black and tans" bayonetted two citi- zens of Balbriggan and burned twenty five houses during a raid in reprisal for the shooting of two officers by un- known persons. He said he was himself beaten with bayonet butts and other wise maltreated.
 No compensation, he said, was of fered by the British government for the property destroyed by the military.
 A picture of the military rule, main tained with armed lorries and ttanks in Cork. Limerick Dublin and other cities. was given by Mrs. King. who said that street shootings were nightly occurrences
 MT. Hackett. associate editor of the New Republic. said the people gener- ally were submitting to their civil and other controversies to the republican courts. Barring only the nominal au- thority of Dublic castle he said, there would be little British dominion in Ire. land. except that of the military forces
 Eighty per cent of the people are for Sinn Fein." said MT. HaclSett, who stated that he always had sympathized with the Sim Fein movement.
 The judicial administration of the Sim Fein officials, the witness stated, includes formal. although secret "trial' of police. constabulary and sol diers charged with killing Irish citizens
 Responsible Sim Fein leaders told me" said Mir. Hackett, that these killings of policemen were an absolut' necessary act of justice. most of then having committed actual murder.
 Conditions in Ireland are 'workinl up to massacre" Mir. Hacl<ett said. H. added that many of the "black an' tans" were ex-convicts and othe desperadoes.
 "The English are pursuing polio of oppression and assassination h continued, "and making no effort { bring to book the guilty, among tn military forces. of lawlessness."
 The British policy regarding restitu ton for property destroyed by the mill tary is to impose assessments upo the citizens of the communities wher violence has occurred, the witness sai' He added that Sir Arthur Griffith ha told him that in September there wer about 15o.000 troops in Ireland and h estimated the number of police kille within the last few years at about 12
 Before the world war, MT. Hacke' stated British officials permitted Ul ster revolutionists to import arms froi Germany without hindrance, bl baked with military force attempts ( similar importations into southern Ire land.