Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-02-07
Whole Families Caught in a Coun-
try-Wide Roundup by the
Military.
sinn Fein Leaders Declare the Raids
Have Been an Absolute
Failure.
ANOTHER MISTAKE OF GEORGE.

Cablegrams from Dublin to the
| Sunday papers bring the startling
/ news that more than coo persons
were arrested in a countrywide Sc
ries of raids by the military Satur-
| day, 1t Is estimated. The raids were
made under direction of Dublin Cas-
tie authorities and were conducted
with the greatest secrecy, not even
the police being advised of the plans
in advance. Notwithstanding the
secrecy, it is understood, only twen-
ty of the fifty members of the Dub
lin Corporation Council marked for
arrest have been captured. Newly
elected Sim Fein town officials were
rounded up in various parts of Ire
land. The raid, which was not en-
tirely unexpected, is taken as the
Governments answer to the defiance
of the Sim Fein organization signi-
fled by the Independent officials.
Warships arrived in Dublin Bay Sat-
urday night for the purpose, 1t is
understood, of carrying the prison.
ers across the Irish Sea on their
way to Wormwood Scrubs prison.
The prisoners were brought into
Dublin on special trains. There is
talk Of general strike in retalia-
tion for the wholesale arrests, the
labor men having decided to make
common cause with the Sim Fem
ers. The Associated Press Dublin
correspondent sent the report that
many Sim Fein leaders were arrest
ed in big roundup early Saturday.
They were taken to an unrevealed
destination. Seven of the newly
elected members of the Municipal
Council were among those arrested.
The military alone carried out the
raid. The wife of one of the men
arrested was informed that the war
rant for the arrest would be read
when the prisoner was taken to the
barracks.
Joseph McGrath, Sim Fein mem-
ber Of the House of Copmops foe,
fRs vas ws&eWarsr Wsrrvatats eatiagis's TIE Siis5ner
Re taken in lorries to the bar
Z racks. More than twenty of the an
! rested men were placed in Noun
/ Joy Prison. The arrests caused
y great excitement in the city. Extrs
r editions of the evening newspaper
: were read by the populace, which
d was eager for details of the arrests
d All those making inquiries with re
n gard to the prisoners were referred
t to military headquarters. where in
= formation was declined. Abou
Q forty Sim Feiners were detained BY
! the police and military in various
e districts of Munster.
d From London the news Is sem
S that the advices from Ireland Satur
: day show that the constabulary and
s the military detained twenty-five
men under charges of violation oi
the defense of the realm act in
counties Limerick. Glare and Tip.
perary that morning.
g Only a dozen or so of the coo
n Sim Feiners taken in the country
!. wide raids in Ireland remained in
hands of the Government at night
according to Dublin dispatches
!, Whole families, II is said, were
d taken in custody by the military and
: then released. Sim Fein leaders de.
9 clare the raids to have been an alb.
I solute failure IL the intention was to
Q crush the Sim Fein organization.
important alterations in the Gov.
: ernments Irish bill, as roughly
9 drafted for the purpose of state
s George before the House of Com.
I mons rose, have been made as the
s result of criticisms from many quar-
|
s to the London Daily News, and con
!. tinues:
"These changes refer chiefly Il
a the powers Of the proposed Irisf
9 Council and to financial provisions
: which will be found to differ mate
}, rally from the Prime Ministers
q forecast. The Governments inten'
: ton at present is to stand by the
Q principle of a Protestant area and
a Catholic area, as defined BY
4 Lloyd George. for the two Parlia
d ments. but II Is recognized that an
9 amendment upon this vital point Il
T Inevitable. Lloyd George is credited
I In we'll informed quarters with the
(: determination to put the measure
through. This is due not so much
to any enthusiasm for Irish freedom
as to pressure from two quarters
Washington and Dublin. Opinion ir
Q ireland Is hardened against the bill
Q II any hardening was possible. Irisf
politicians of all classes and shades
I decline even TO discuss what the,
call q House OF Commons whim.'