The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-26
LEADERS
Of IRISH
REPUBLIC.
Two High Officials, Arthur
Griffith and John Mcneil
Have Been Ar
rested.
COMES AS A SURPRISE
Thought British Government Has De-
cided to Make Clean Sweep Of
-
COMES AS A SURPRISE
Thought British Government Has De-
cided to Make Clean sweep Of
All Sim Fein
Leaders.

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DUBLIN, Nov. 26.-Sweepins down
on leaders Of the Sim Fein move
ment, British forces today arrested
Arthur Griffith, acting president Of
the Irish republic" John Mcneil,
founder of the Irish volunteers, and
several other high officials Of the 70
publican organization.
Griffith was arrested At his home
here at two a. m today. The charge
against him was not made public.
Since the murders OF fourteen
British officers in Dublin Sunday
there has been great activity and
hundreds Of suspects have been gath
Iered in by soldiers and police.
| The attacks last Sunday were sup
posed to have been engineered to de-
stroy evidence British officials had
compiled against Sim Fe1n leaders.
Many documents were destroyed in
the raids and most of the officers
shot were connected with the intelli-
gence department Of the British
army.
Griffith is the chief Of Dali Direann,
the Irish parliament and acting
president of the republic" in the
absence of Ean,onn de Valera.
The Irish volunteers, organized by
Mcneil have assumed some strength
despite the difficulty Of arming and
training. Drills are conducted clam
destinely in isolated spots.
The arrests of Griffith and Mcneil
came as surprise. Both had been
moderate in their public statements
and had been allowed every freedom.
It was believed documents cap
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search by Irish Office officials and
the military implicated them with the
plots of extremists or that the gov
ernment had decided to make a clean
sweep of all Sim Fein leaders, mod
crate or otherwise.
The arrest of Griffith and Mcneil
was believed the start Of cleaning
up in Ireland.
At Griffith's home quantities Of
Sim Fein literature were obtained by
the police.
Griffith has been allowed his free
dom heretofore, being regarded as a
moderate, despite his high position in
the Sim Fein organization He has
declared frequently that he is not
connected with and does not approve
the murder policy" adopted by the
extremists.
AS result of the arrests today,
striking at the heart of the Sim Fem
governmental and military plans,
many native Sim Feiners were pre-
pared to flee. 1t was believed the
many documents seized in recent
weeks have yielded information to
implicate many who considered them
selves immune from punishment
Bomb Kills Two.
CORK, Ireland, Nov 26-Two men
we're killed and three wounded in
bomb explosion here today.
This was the second explosion in
Cork this week.
In the confusion following the ex-
plosion police were at first unable to
ascertain who threw the bomb. The
where the explosion oc-
Cured was surrounded by police
Gordon in an effort to set trap for
the perpetrators.
Thirty-nine Dead.
DUBLIN, Nov 26.-Thirty-nine per
sons were killed and eighty-one
wounded in fights, bombings and as
sassinations in Ireland during the
last week, it was announced today at
Dublin castle. The week covered by
these statistics was the bloodiest
since the Sim Fein rebellion started.
The figures include civilians, police
and soldiers.
During the same week, 113 arrests
were made, it was announced.
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