The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-03
Sim FE|NERS ARE
THROWN IN PRISON
ARTHUR GRIFFITH AND siNk
FEM MEMBERS OF PAR
LAMENT HELD
ARRESTS CAUSE SENSATION
Raids Conducted Quietly In Dublin 0y
Auxiliary Poiiee.--Larue ouantI.
ties Of Republican Literature
and Documents seized

Dublin, Nov. q. - Arthur Griffith,
founder Of the Sim Fein organization
Prof. John MacNeil, Sim Fein mem
her Of parliament for Londonderry
city, and the National University Of
Ireland, together with number Of
others. including Professor MacNeils
son. were arrested yesterday by the
auxiliary police. Mr.. Griffith was to
have addressed meeting Of the Irish
differentiation league ut Manches-
ter next Sunday. Among those arrest
ed were Joseph Mcbride and r. j. Dug
gan, Sim Fein members of parliament.
A statement from Dublin castle. the
seat Of the government, on the Griffith
arrest, read: Arthur Griffith was ar.
rested at his residence In NJ. Law
renee road nj 2 go n. m. A large guam
tIty of literature was taken from his
house. No arms were found. He was
In bed and was taken away In mo-
tor lorry. He made no statement. His
arrest was effected without trouble.
Dublin, Nov. 27.--Authoriiative In
formation was given the Associated
Press last evening that the arrests
yesterday of Arthur Griffith. founder
~ the Sim Fein, and John MncNeili
aud Il. j. Duggan. Sim Fein members
Of the parliament. and others, was the
prelude to a contemplated roundup Of
number OF well known men. either
actually or believed to be. connected
with the Irish republican movement.
''Some form OF internment Is plan.
ned and II Is intended to hold the lot
OF them indefinitely" the correspon.
dent was told.
London, Nov. 27--Arthur Griffith's
arrest In Dublin. Il Is stated, came rs
great surprise to Premier Lloyd
George and the Irish police. II Is even
declared that II brought forth some ad-
verse criticisms from the premier and
from those IN the inner circles OF No.
10 Dowing street, the premler's Off
cial residence.
No orders for the arrest of Griffith
Ind been issued there, II IN said. High
cr officials have considered him one OF
the strongest moderating influences In
the Slim Feln organization and no evil
dence TO the contrary, report says, has
been forwarded Ia them from Dublin.
Dublin, Nov. GA statement Is
sued nj Dublin Castle yesterday says
TINT the week ending November 20,
which was comparatively calm, the
number of serious outrages falling To
the lowest on record during the last
ak months. was succeeded by the
commencement Of week "of tragic
eventfulness without parallel In the
history Of Ireland since the rebellion
Of 1910
"tn the space Of 4S hours" says the
statement. ''3s persons met with vlo-
lent deaths and 20 were wounded or
Injured. The statistics of minor out
RACES were exceptionally light. One
vacated police barracks was destroy.
ed, Raids on the malls fell from ~
to 10. Forty trials by eourtmartial
resulted In ID convictions and II nc
guittnls. There We're sentences To i'm
prisonment nj hard labor varying from
two years To 81 days imposed In %
eases"
London. Nov. 27.--A dispatch to the
Central News from Nenagh. Tipperary,
Ireland. says Denis Carey was taken
by uniformed men from his lodgings
a h.,1l Lat
fired Into HIS body.