The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-01
IRELAND FACES
 REIGN OF TERROR
A Man of Mystery" Directs Radical Sim Feiners' Activities-M Moderate Leaders Are Helpless to Halt
 the Uprisings.

Dublin, Dec. 2S.-Ireland is today facing reign of terror such as even this strife-ridden island has never known.
 Directed by a man of mystery" a new extreme element of the Sim Fein party has determined to organize re- bellion and terrorism on a more ex- tensive basis than has ever been at tempted
 Though the moderate leaders are aware of the plans of the extremists they are powerless to halt the threat ened uprisings, and are afraid that plots of the terrorists may disrupt the Sim Fein party and otherwise ser- iously injure Ireland's cause
 The moderates declare that the ex- tremists are planning a series of scat tered outbreaks which are intended to harass the government aud to make things so uncomfortable for it that it VIII be forced to do something
 t is declared the new radica. lead~ CTS realize that an organized rebellion on large scale, like that of Easter week, 1916, will almost be impossible and entirely futile, owing to the gov ernment's concentration of troops, tanks and armored cars.
 To overcome this handicap, it is said, the leaders have decided upon a series of sporadic attacks turnout Ire land. The first step in this program was the attempt to assassinate Lord French. Yesterdays repetition of the attempt on the viceroy's life is gener- ally believed here as being evidence of the desperateness of the new ele- ment, which thus is splitting away from the main body of Sim Feiners, and pursuing a course of determined and aggressive action.
 The more radical spirits openly an- nounced in Sim Fein eetaoieteta nounced in Sim Fein circles last week that they were determined to re- peat the attack on Lord French and to keep after him until they get him or drive him out of Ireland, after which they would get MacPherson or any others England may send over"
 Illustrative of their daring and de- termination is the amazing openness with which the name of one man who swore to get" French is mention ed by the radical Sim Feiners.
 Self appointed boards of strategy openly discuss the possibilities of at tacks on Lord French One such group in the coffee room of one of Dublin's biggest hotels discussed the means of attacking the wire regal lodge.
 Extremists among the Sim Feiners declare the present campaign is in- tended to convince the world that the Irish no longer will tolerate British rule, and is aimed as a demonstration against the government rather than the expression of bitterness against individuals.
 Dublin, Dec. 2S.-Assassins still seek the life of Viscount French, lord lieutenant of Ireland, and the vigils of the British secret service were re- doubled today following the daring effort early this morning to kill the viscount at his home, the vice regal lodge. in Phoenix Park. Two casu- alties resulted from the fighting which followed, Lieutenant Boast of the viceroy's guard and an unidenti- fled member of the attacking party being killed.
 The same desperate abandon which marked the attempted assassination of French week ago featured the at tack of his would-be assailants today.