The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-22

FOURTEEN ASSASS|NAIED IN COLD BLOOD
BY Sim FE|K GUKNEN SUNDAY MORNING


frances and this maneuver was re-
lsponsibIe for the riot which followed
their appearance in armored cars.
They declared shots precipitated the
panic which followed.
Spread to England Feared.
[By Webb Miller, United Press Stat
Correspondent
LONDON, Nov. 22.-Spread Of IS
sassinations to England was feared
there today following Dubli1's Fed
Sunday.
/ Heavy guards were eStabhshed IN
/ Whitehall and Downing street and
large bodies of troops were reported
held in readiness for quick dispatch
to Ireland.
The London press called for deter.
mined action by the government to
suppress further outbreaks. Punish
ment for leaders Of the raids was
urged. AT the same time there was
criticism Of the government for It's
policy Of "condoning" police reDrfsals
and athus permitting outrages OF this
nature to occur"
| The Daily News described the out-
break as the worst massacre of
/ British soldiers since the Indian
mutiny.a The News insisted on the
I, f1rmest action, declaring the empire
endangered.
! Stern and unremtttfng vindication
iof the empires laws was demanded
by the Times It declared it's belief
the murders had done incalcrlable
/ injury to the Sim Fein cause.
| The Daily Mail blamed the govern
ment's shifty policy which cannot
and deserves not to succeed The
/ government, it declared, thas encour-
aged reprisals. Its ministers have
nntruthfully or evasively answered
/, questions IN parliament and this dia-
bolical orgy of assassination is the
! result. It is the elimination of
wickedne~s on both sides.
! Reports to the Irish Office today
said Detective Thomas Ryan was kid
I in Cork. Two other officers were re.
they had been kidnapped. Ryan was
Kidnapped once previously and black
and tans threw bombs in the city in
reprisal.
City Under Martial Law.
DUBLIN, Nov 22.-Dublin, follow
,
tical martial law today
The death list in the murder raids
ON British officers and the counter at
tacks of police total twenty-six. OF
these fourteen were officers and po-
lice killed in their homes and in the
streets. The others were civilians
killed at Croke park, where panic was
precipitated when Sim Fein pickett
opened fire on police and police re-
turned the fire. shooting into big
crowd watching hockey match.
The streets were heavily patrolled
today and all traffic was watched
closely. No trains were permitted to
leave the city and the docks were
watched for fugitives. Following sup
posedly incendiary fires at the wharves
last night, extraordinary precautions
were taken there today.
It was announced officially that
sixty-five persons were wounded in
the stampede at Croke park. OF
there eleven were seriously injured
Irish Leader Causes Uproar.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-The house of
commons suspended its session today
in an uproar growing out Of discus.
SION Ol Inc DuUll11 HluIOSIS.
Joseph Devlin, Irish leader, was
the center of the disturbance. After
firing a number of questions at Pre-
mier Lloyd-George, he repulsed at
tempts to pull him back into his seat.
Others joined in the scuffling and
the sitting was suspended in confu-
sion.
The premier had been asked by an
other member if he was willing to
TASK commons for permission to
shoot every member of the Sim Fein
murder gang" who should be caught.
Lloyd-George replied that he be-
Iieved the authorities would gradu-
ally control the situation, but that he
would not hesitate to ask additional
powers if he thought it necessary.
Devlin made several attempts to
gain the floor while the premier
talked Other members howled him
down He managed finally to ask why
the premier had not mentioned "the
massacre" on the football field.
Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief sec
retary for ireland, answered for the
premier that no question had been
asked regarding the Croke park
shootings and panic.
Devlin kept his feet, demanding the
floor, and fought off members who
tried to pull him down. The sitting
was then suspended.
Panic Reigns in Dublin.
DUBLIN, Nov. % (2:40 p. mo- =
Bodies of several additional victims
of the fighting between Sim Feiners
and British forces were found in the
streets OF Dublin today.
The confusion throughout the city
was SO great that it was impossible
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