Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-08-07
George Bill Suspends Trial by July
and Gives Police Broad Search
Powers.
Provides For What Closely Approach
es Martial law and Drastic
Penalties.
British Soldiers Are Being Reinforced
by Daily Arrivals From Across
Channel.
IRISH PORTS BEING CLOSED,

j. M. Danvir. American Press cor
respondent. cabling from London on
Sunday, says that Gin addition to the
suspension OF trial by jury in the
new crimes bill for Ireland, which
Premier Lloyd George will Introduce
in Parliament Thursday, ] am able
to say that it provides for what close
| ~ approaches martial law in ireland.
Trial by court-martial is substituted
for jury trial, with a court composed
of civil and military members, nonlis
mated by the crown, and a high court
Judge presiding. The prisoners may
also be removed to London for trial
instead OF having their cases heard
in Ireland, the scene of the crimes of
which they may be accused. Drastic
penalties are provided for the posses
sion of fire arms, or the harboring of
rebels, and almost unlimited powers
of search is conferred on the police
and military authorities"
The White Star liner Celtic, due at
Queenstown Sunday night with 500
passengers for that city, has been
lordered to proceed direct to Liver-
pool. II is surmised the Baltic, on
which Archbishop Mannix of Austria
lila sailed from New York, will be di-
rected to take a similar course. The
Press Association says neither White
Star nor Cunard liners will call at
Queenstown to disembark passengers
, until further notice.
From Dublin the Associated Press
cabled that should Archbishop Man
nix, of Australia, be forced to proceed
! direct to Liverpool the question aris-
4 es as to how the Government can pre-
vent his coming TO Ireland. Until a
. few months ago permit was re-
Iquired to land in Ireland, but this
Regulation was abolished. II is sug-
s gested that it might be revived, as
I has been the rule regarding Govern
!, ment search of passengers baggage
I large nnwbers %, 4Eishs Rishaps AMI
priests from AUSTRALASIA are at pres
ent visiting Ireland and inclination
y has been given that they viii form 9
+ bodygaurd for Archbishop Mannix A.
y he is permitted to land. The Arch
= bishop of Sydney, Australia. who ha'
: been visiting Ireland, Sunday preach
y ed a sermon sympathizing with thu
Sim Fein.
Fears that the Irish situation
which is daily growing more tense
may burst into general conflagra
: ton at any moment are expressed il
e responsible quarters in Dublin. A
4 the present there is virtually no civil
: law south of the Boyne River excep
p THAT administered by Republican
~ courts but it is pointed out that eacl
3 day finds the balance between mill
/ tary and revolutionary rule growing
N more equal. 1t is estimated there ar
,e between 10000 and 10000 full
m equipped British soldiers in Ire
e. land, and they are being reinforce
in daily by men arriving from acros
of the channel AS result, Their
m are more frequent and more stub
h. born battles between the troops an
he the Republican volunteers, who 10
w. time had things much their ow
n way. There have also been NOR
d. arrests for carrying arms and sed
e. tious literature, as reports to courts
ed martial show. 1t is expected th
IL number of these arrests will il
a crease IL the Government succeed
re in carrying its drastic measures
in the House of Commons ne,
of week. Reprisa7s by policemen an
as soldiers on villages suspected
in harboring men responsible for a
Is. tacks against the armed forces
at the crown are also expected her
gh the police being particularly arouse
id, over the attacks made ON their &c
'p- low members.
We In the meantime, the Sim Felnef
by IN carrying on their campaign, ha'
he virtually cleared the country OF ba
"a racks. They are now turning tine
to attention to country houses whe
nd military forces might be house
on and a number of these have De'
~ burned during the last ten days
he Attacks. on coast guard static
he for the purpose of capturing explc
he ives have stopped, II having been
Mt. tablished that this practice was J,
vas perilling the Hives Of seamen, W
to could not be warned OF marine ia
Ad- gers except by these guards HON
the of coast guards are. not lmmui
bi- however, and a number OF the
re- have lately received attention
fact. II is commented, nothing
Ireland is safe at present that mis-
either be used against the repun
can movement or that might
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