Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05

stationed. ten trucks full OF them
started for Balbriggan. There they
first set fire to the public houses ana
a large number of private homes from
which they drove the people, and then
burned to the ground some OF the ARG
est hosiery mills in Ireland. belonging
to an English firm. They wound up
the raid by numbering barber ana
a dairyman. both Sim Feiners- SIM
lar raids we're made last week on
other Irish towns where the police had
been enraged by the killing or wound
ing Of their comrades. In County
Glare a military truck in which were
a number of police was ambushed Dy
armed men and in the ensuing hght
four Of the officers were killed. Inc
police involved in the Balbriggan Incl
dent were not members of the Royal
Irish constabulary, but recruits Tor
that force who, from their uniforms,
are known as "black and tans.' In
the last two weeks more than twenty
policemen and soldiers and a score OF
Sim Feiners have been killed in Ire
land, and large numbers on both sides
have been wounded.
Oswald Garrison Willard, who used
to 4 be VIGOROUSLY pro-German and
anti-British, has formed committee
of 100 Americans to investigate and
report publicly on conditions in Ire
land, with especial reference to atroci-
ties. Public hearings will be held in
Washington by a commission Of the
committee. Several senators and gov
errors have agreed to serve on the
committee, all the members of which
are said to be prominent citizens.
SO far as the public has been per-
mitted to know, little progress has
been made toward discovering and APP
pretending the perpetrators Of the
Wall street bomb outrage. 1t has been
definitely established, however, that
the blast was caused by the explosion
of a huge INT bomb with a time de-
vice, and there is no doubt the affair
was arranged by reds. Many arrests
have been made, but it is not known
that the guilty persons are in GUS
tody. Since the New York explosion
a good many other cities have re-
ceived warnings that certain public
buildings were to be blown up. A
good guess is that the outrage was the
work of radical leaders who wished by
this demonstration to keep I'D the
revolutionary spirit of their recruits.
The five Socialists who were ex-
PEELED from the New York legislature
some time ago, and who were re-elect-
ed recently, attempted TO take their
seats. Three of them were again
ousted, and the others resigned In pro-
test. The action Of the majority in
the assembly was opposed by Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Is characterized
by Charles e. Hughes incredible folly
mental principles of American institu-
tons" Owing to certain complica-
tions this time. the case may be taken
| into the courts.
The Kenyon committee OF the SEN
ate resumed in Washington it's inyes-
| tigation of campaign funds, and sub
poenaed several bureau chiefs in the
| endeavor to learn to what extent fed
eral agencies are being employed TO
! disseminate election propaganda for
Cox. The Republicans assert the pub
re No IL.
war and navy have been used this
way. James w. Gerard, chairman of
! the Democratic finance committee
told the committee he had collected
only $12S,000 to date and that he
would be happy IL he got a million !;
also that no limit was put on indi-
| vidual contributions. William Boyce
| Thompson, chairman Of the Republic
| an ways and means committee. told
| the committee the Cox charges were
"all bunk" and aroused, Senator Reed
by asserting that Mr. Cox lis no
stranger to Wall street" Pinned
down, he said he implied nothing SIP,
lister.
Devotees Of the national sport are
wrought up over another inquiry that
began last week. This is an investi-
cation. by grand jury at Chicago,
into baseball gambling. and it gains
| added interest because il promises to
uncover crooked work by players In
the worlds series last fall between
the Chicago White Sox and the Gin