The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-26
ARTHUR GRIFFITH
UNDER ARREST
Sim Fein Founder and Acting
President Irish Republic
Seized by Police.
OTHER LEADERS ARE HELD
No Formal Charge Preferred.
Irish Rally at Manchester
Prohibited.

Dublin, Nov 26.-(A. P.)-Arthul
Griffith. M. p, founder of the Sim Feir
organization: Prof. John MacNeill. sinI
Fein member OF parliament for London.
derry city and the National University
OF Ireland. together with a number OF
others, including Prof MacNeill's SON
were arrested today by the auxiliary
police.
Arthur Gr,ffith is acting president OF
the Irish republic in the absence OF
Eamonn DeValera in the United States
No Charges Preferred.
London. Nov. 2s.-The Irish office, In
stating this noon that Arthur Griffith
this morning. said no formal charge
had yet been preferred against him.
He was taken away In a lorry to a
destination not made public.
Rally Prohibited.
Manchester, England, Nov. s6.-An
Irish rally, which was to have been
held here tomorrow with Arthur Grif-
nth. acting president of the Irish re-
public, as chief speaker. was prohibited
today by the mayor.
Mr.. Griffith charged that police agents
had recently sought his life but had
failed to frighten him out Of his ordi-
~"f did not attempt to disappear TO
save myself from assassination" said
the Sim Fem chieftain. Il continued
to go about my affairs as always, eating
at the same place and sleeping in my
home every night, where l could have
been found by the raiders II they sought
me. This Is no surprise to me. have
been expecting arrest for some time"
y Causes Sensation.
Mr.. Griffith was arrested in his
home and his seizure caused a great
sensation. In many quarters he has
been regarded .moderating influence.
The arrest OF the acting president of
the Irish republic was but one incident
and police. Reports Of arrest of promi-
nent Sim Feiners, were received hourly
from all parts of the country. More
Irish people have been rounded up
by the police since last Sunday than
in the raids which followed the Dublin
Wife Tells OF Arrest.
Mrs, Griffith said she was awakened
at 1880 O'Clock this morning by the
crashing Of pane OF glass in the front
door Of the Griffith home;
II jumped to the window of our up
stairs bedroom and called out Speak"
The seven men comprising the party
pointed reyolvers at me. shouting come
down at once"
Il turned and called to Arthur Here
they come; jump and then slipped on
a. dressing gown and ran down stairs.
The men, all of them members of the
auxiliary police. already had reached
the landing. They had smashed the
window and cut the door chain Then
rushed into Arthur's room with revolt
vers pointed and placed him under ar
when they took him. away later. /
said to them Where are Won going 10
put hln?' To this one Of them replied.
we are going to shoot or hang him as
ne Jolly Well deserves"
Our 7-year4old child. who had been
sleeping by our bed. heard the remark
hNq began to scream and became hys-
tfIicai. As they drove of however, an
ether man shouted back: I'VE are taxi |
ing him to the Bridewell' I"
Third Time Arrested.
Mrs. Griffith said her hugband had !
been at home for the first time IN a
week. She recalled that this was the |
third time he had been arrested The |
nrst was In the winter rising of 1915 |
Nnen he was kept imprisoned for eight |
months, and the second in 1918 an con- |
Wctlon with the alleged pro German |
q nspiracy In Ireland when ne was held |
ten months,
~" We had both. been expecting this |
arrest, continued Mrs. Griffith, "and |
really II IN a. relief"
Mrs. Griffith said the raiders had |
remained two hours, systema ticrily |
s tarched the entire ouse and carrin,l |
pT an immense quantity Of pamphlets, |
letters and books.
arthur was not roughly handled. but |
tney threatened him any number Of |