Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-31
ENGLAND RAIDS
S|hN FE|NERS IN
DUBLIN, GETS MANY
Military Roundup Captures Most
Important Of Leaders Of Irish
Movement.
FOLLOWS FLAG DISPLAY
By Asso1lated Press % Evern Ernnlne

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Dublin, Jan Many Sim Fein
leaders were arrested in the course of
a big round up AZ O'Clock this morn
ing. They were taken 70 an unre-
vealed destination.
Seven Of the newly elected members of
the municipal council were among those
arrested. The military alone carried out
the raid
Joseph McGrath, Sim Fein member
Of the House Of Commons for the St
James division Of Dublin, also was ar
rested.
The prisoners were taken in lorries to
the barracks
More than 20 Of the arrested men we're
placed in Mount Joy prison.
The arrests caused great excitement IN
the city
About 40 Sim Feiners were detained
today by the police and military IN
various districts in Munster.
Among the members Of the municipal
council arrested were Lawiess and Brenns-
Michael Collins, FOR whom the police
have been searching for some time, also
was taken into custody.
The house Of Alderman McGarry was
searched during his absence and his
brother-in-law, named Henderson, ar
rested
Dublin, Friday, Jan. 30-It appeared
tonight that the government has ignored
the hosting Of republican flags on the city
hall at the initial nesting today Of the
new municipal council which Is made
up mo4tiv of Sim Feincrs. The corpora
tion officials say that the flags were flown
from the building without their authority.
The feature Of the council meeting was
the complete domination Of the body by
the Republicans, the temper of the partie-
Ipanfs being manifested by angry protests
at the town clerks disqualification of
Mrs. Wyse Power, who was elected to the
municipal council, because she insisted
on signing the roll IN Gaelic. About half
the members of the council answered the
ro.l csn IN Gaelic
A motion by the Irish transport worker
O'Brlen to remove the sword and mace
on the ground that they were implements
Of feydallty, relics OF harbarism and
perpetual sumbols Of servitude, raised an
awkward situation, because acceptance
of the motion would mean Reputation of
the traditional authority of the council
which rests on British harbors and British
acts OF parliament.
ne situation WAS saved ~ Alderman
VIM. T. Cosgrove, Sim Fem member
of the House Of Commons. upon whose
request the resolution was withdrawn
It viii be raised again and the question
whether the council means TO continue
work or use the results OF the
election solely for political action viii be
determined The Sim Feiners are said
TO be divided on this point, but In political
circles it Is expected that the council viii
settle down to business and obey such
British regulations as are inevitable.
The new Lord Mayor, Tom Kelly, who
IS IN Wormwood Scrubbs prison, viii not /
be compelled TO take any oath, and it is
one of the humors of the situation that /
under the charter Of Charles l, he becomes I
nominally a captain in the British army. I
Alderman CoSgrove will probably be ap- I
pointed to I'LL the Lord Mayoralty as
kelly's deputy while he is in prison. /
The refusal of the council TO appoint a I
sheriff, because this would necessitate I
wearing allegiance to the King, is inn 1
as the cooperation Of the council +
5 not essential to the appointment Of a
heriff