Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-24
BELFAST SCENE
OF NEW DISORDERS
Unionists and Sim Fein Re-
new Rioting in City's
Streets
70 LISBURN HOUSES BURN
BY the Associated Press

newcd here last night. the most men
acing disorder being collision between
the Tnionists and Sim Feiners in Bal
lvmacarrett, on the east side OF the
River Lagan. Shortly after o'clock
the opposing crowds met i'll Blyson and
Kilmoren streets. where shooting and
stone throwing occurred. The police
eventually succeeded in dispensing the
rioters by baton charge.
Policies forces. who later were re-
enforced by soldiers, also dispersed
crowds which attacked two shops In
Montrose street.
Lisburn, Ireland. Aug. 24.--(By A.
p. LAST nights burnings and lootings
of Nationalist property by L0yalists in
reprisal for the murder of Police In
Spector Swanzy on Sunday were the
worst Lisburn has experienced.
The fire brigade was unable to cope
with the outbreaks. Some seventy prem
ises were in ruins today and the dam
age was estimated at f500,OOO. APP
pealS have been issued to the people
to remain off the streets at night.
Dublin. Aug. "a. Try 4. PA
| conference Of Irish Moderates. called
to enable every shade of the home rule
sentiment to unite in statement to
Premier Lloyd George relative to the
future government of the island. opened
here at noon today. Those in attend
ance included many old men and a mum
Der of women. with a scattering oi
Catholic priests. who were not taking
part in the proceedings, but were inter.
ested listeners.
A resolution was put forward declar-
ing it to br the conviction of the con
ference that it is possible for the Brit
ish Government to secure peace in Ire
land by an immediate and a binding
offer of full national self government
to be accepted or rejected by special!
. elected representatives of the people o
ireland, upon whom should be laid thu
task of adopting new constitutions suit
able to the special requirement of Ire
land or Of any part thereof requiring
special treatment
Among the leading speakers in sup
port Of the resolution were Lord Mac
Donnell and Sir Stanley Harrington
One interrupter repeatedly called:
ireland is not colony; it is ma
ton
Two policemen stood at the door di
recting ticket takers. The hall itsel
was carefully guarded by Republica
T volunteers. Every speaker declared Ire
: land wanted peace.
London. Aug. 2l.-(By A. P.)-LOr
e Mayor Terancc MacSweeny. of Cork
: who has refused food since he was ar
: rested in Cork on a charge of seditio
, thirteen days ago, was reported in a
: extremely critical state this morning
e although conscious. Lord Mayor Mac
Sweeny is in Brixton Jail here follow
5 ing his conviction on the seditio
Il charge lie reiterated today his deter
G mination not to take food until he
released
MacSwccny's condition is said TO
such that he could not be removed eve
IL the authorities authorized his imme
diate release, but he stated that If
written order of release We're given
!. would take food in prison until he VIZ
able to be removed
At the home office this morning
II was said the decision of the gOvCrnmPi
= had not been altered and MaCSweeL
s would not be released.
v London. Aug. ga large numb,
" Of the royal Irish constabulary at Duh
). lin. informed the COmmandant tOda
# that they were unwilling to be use
IL to suppress political opinion, says Il
g Dublin correspondent of the Centr
20 News.
d They took off their uniforms and lie
= the depot in civilian clothes.
This is the first time the loyalty oI
morale Of the Irish police has beer
reported affected by the growing dis
ID orders in Ireland The constabular!
-e has naturally suffered more. heavil!
: from Sinn Fein terrorism than an.
/. other class in Ireland, but their .prac
m tice hitherto has been to indulge IL
reprisals rather than resign.1