The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-09
Renewal of Fighting Looked
for, Negotiations Having
Been Broken Off With
out Results.
READY FOR WINTER WAR
Government Seizes Public Buildings
in Dublin to be Used as Bar
racks for Officers and
Troops.
[By Webb Miller. United Press Staff
Correspondent.

[By Webb Miller. United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Recurrence OF
fighting between Sim Fein and Brit
ish forces in Ireland was looked for
today. Hope of quick peace ap-
peared to have been lost and the gov
ernment, by seizing municipal build
ings for it's officers and concentrating
its forces, indicated it was making
ready for a hard winter campaign.
The Irish office declared Sim
Fein attacks on police had continued
throughout the present week. Ihe
government also continued it's raids
on the grounds that the Irish repub
lican leaders had not suggested peace.
The breaking off of negotiations
was indicated in the announcement OF
Arthur Henderson and William Ad-
amson that they will not return to
Ireland. The two labor members or
parliament were confident of a truce
on returning from weeks stay In
Ireland, during which, they asserted.
they were assured Irish leaders
wanted peace.
Their report was considered by the
cabinet, where it was decided the
peace lceleTS nhu IOl DtCI llloN II
out by men qualified to speak for the
Sim Fein. Henderson had offered to
return to Ireland as the governments s
mediator, an offer apparently re-
jected.
Archbishop Clune, according to re-
ports today. conferred with Premier
Lloyd George late yesterday, bringing
direct word from Arthur Griffith, act
-, - L@ inn 'ni
NorthcIiffe press declared the prime
minister was much Impressed by the
archbishop's report and that hope of
peace still was bright.
1t was understood today that a
note will be sent Father OFlanagan
asking what authority he holds to
negotiate for the Sim Fein. O'F1ana-
gan was the first to take advantage
Of Lloyd Georges hint that negotia-
tions would be acceptable. OFlana.
gan replied to the hint by asking
what the premier considered the first
necessary step.
It was believed. however. while all
these avenues arc being explored the
cabinet had small hope they would
lead anywhere Even while the cabi-
net met Yesterday. raids were being
against Sim Fcin svmpathizers. Also
the military in Dublin was taking
possession of a number of municipal
buildings to be used as barracks for
officers.
The men will be quarterpd there. it
was said, to prevent murders such
as occurred three weeks ago, when
fourteen men were killed in hotel and
apartment rooms.
The lord mayor of Dublin was re-
ported today to be acting as inter
mediary in the settlement of the
Irish rail strike, caused by the re-
fusal of workers to haul munitions.
Passports to ireland.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Hope that
the British government will reserve
its refusal to wise passports for the
members of The Nations "cOmmis-
sion on conditions in ireland" was
expressed today in a letter sent by
the unofficial commission to Sir
Auckland Geddes, British ambassa-
dor
The refusal IF made final would
seem to imply autocratiC interference
on the part of the government with
the free communication of friendly
peoples, the letter said.
Mrs. MurieI MacSwiney, widow Of
the late lord mayor of Cork, was to
testify before the commission today.
She is expected to tell of her hus-
bands part in the fight for Irish
freedom. Miss Mary MacSwiney tes-
tifed yesterday.
Four former members of the royal
Irish constabulary also are here to
testify. They claim they were threat
ened with death if they came here.
Nine Chaponniere Chalk of Switzer-
land has heen elected president of
the International Council of Women.