Evening star., 1920-01-31
S|NNFE|NLEADERS
ROUNDED Up FOR
'DEFENSEOF REALM
Military Carries Out Raid in
Dublin and Other Points.
Seven CounciImen Held.
By the Associated preSS

By the Associated Press
LONDON, January 31.-Advices from
ireland show that the constabulary
anc the military detained twenty-five
men under charges of violation of
the defense of the realm act in coun-
ties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary
this morning.
Seven Council Member. Held.
DUBLIN. January S1.-Many Sim
Fein leaders were arrested in a big
roundup early today. They were tak-
en- to an unrevealed destination.
seven OF the newly elected mem
oers 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 warrant for
the arrest would be read when the
prisoner was taken to the barracks.
Extra editions of the evening news
papers were read with aSidity by the
populace, which was eager for de-
.aiis OF the arrests. All those making
inquiries with regard to the prisoners
were referred to military headouar-
ters' Where information was declined
ABOUT forty Sim Feiners were de-
famed today by the police and mil
ltary In various districts of Munster.
New Council Meets.
DUBLIN. Friday, January 3O.-It
appears tonight that the government
nad ignored the hosting the repub-
ilcan nags on the city hall at the
initial meeting today of the new
municipal council which is made mn
mostly of Sim Feiners. The cor
poratlon officials say that the flags
We're flown from the building with
out their authority.
The feature of the council meeting
was the complete domination of the
oody by the republicans, the temper
OF the participants being manifest
ed by angry protests d. the town
clerks disqualification of Mrs. Wyse-
power. who was elected to the
municipal council, because she insist
ed on signing the roll in Gaelic
About half the members of the coun-
ell answered the roll call in Gaelic
Would Bar Sword and Mace.
a motion by the Irish transport
worker, O'Brien. to remove the sword
and mace on the ground that they
were implements of feudal authority,
relics of barbarism and perpetual
symbols of servitude, raised an awk-
ward question, because acceptance of
the motion would mean reputation of
the traditional authority of the coun-
Gil, which rests on British charters
and British acts of parliament.
The situation was saved by Alder
man William T. Cosgrove. a Sim Fein
member of the house of commons,
upon whose request the resolution
was withdrawn.
The new lord mayor. Tom Kelly,
who is in Wormwood Scrubs prison
Will 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 nominally a
captain in the British army.
The refusal of the council to appoint
a sheriff because this would neces-
state swearing allegiance to the
king is immaterial, as the co-opera-
tion of the council is not essential
to the appointment of a sheriff.
When the councils of Cork and
other places elected Sim Fein mayors
they refused to appoint sheriffs be-
cause this would have necessitated
swearing allegiance to the king The
Cork corporation today by 30
votes to IL declared it's loyalty to the
Irish republic. The Limerick corpora
tion similarly acknowledged the
Dali Eraenn as the lawful govern
ment and rendered it full allegiance
The Drogheda corporation has elect
ed a Sim Fein mayor, Philip Mono
han. MIR. MacGurin. who was elected
for Cork, has served several terms
OF Imprisonment.