Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-31
DECLARE S|NN FE|N
|SPART Of PLOT TO
DESTROY ENGLAND
ConfereeS Tell Lloyd George
Reds and Germans Are
in Collision.

LONDON. July 80 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-An official report con-
corning the reception Thursday by
Premier Lloyd George of q deputation
of unionist peers and members of the
house of commons for discussion of
the subject of ireland shows that the
chief spokesman of the deputation
were the Duke of Northumberland and
Sir Edward Carson. the urioniSt lead
er. both of whom emphasized that the
Sim Fein was part OF great world
wide conspiracy in which bolshevlSm
and German revenge were playing an
active part. aiming at the destruction
of Great Britain.
The Duke of Northumberland al
luded to an alliance alleged to have
been formed at the beginning of 1919
between the Sim F'ein and bolsheviki
through DIR. Patrick McCartan, The Sim
Fem ambassador to America, and de-
clared that the Sim Fein is represent
ed at all the conferences in Russia
leading up TO the third internatiOna lie.
and that the Sim Fem program was
virtually identical with the program
propounded by the third internationale-
Sir Edward Carson elaborated his
theme of the existence IN the United
States and other parts of the world
of prop. ganda bureaus representing
the discontinued peoples of Egypt.
India and Ireland. He argued that
it vas from the time that Frank p
Walsh of the Indian propa ganda
bureau in America" came to ireland
last year that the Sim Fem became
Enmanag eable in a conspiracy which
he said would eventually beat the
British government
Sir Edward quoted from speeches of
Judge Daniel f. Cohalan of New
York to support his arguments HID
referred TO the existence of a Ger-'
man propaganda bureau in Zurich
to foment the Irish discomfort and
declared that Germany never would
abandon her struggle for revenge.
He also spoke disdainfully of the
principle of self-determination being;
applied to all small nations without
consideration of the interests OF
larger nations.
Premier Lloyd George in replying ex
pressed disappointment that the deputa-
tion had failed to suggest possible RENE
dies for the situation in Ireland He
agreed there was bolshevist support be-
hind anti-British activities in Ireland.
and said he would not be surprised if
there also was bolshevist money. But
he added, I'VE should make a mistake if
we came to the conclusion that the Sim
Fem is purely a bolshevist conspiracy
against Great Britain"
The premiertouched al length upon the
difficulty of finding the necessary troops
and officers for the carrying out of a
military policy in Ireland under condi-
tons worse and more trying to mems
nerves than the late war
yiscOunt's Friend Assaxsinated.
DUBLIN. July 31.-Frank Brooke.
wealthy country gentleman. close friend
of Niscount French, the lord lieutenant,
and member of committee on Irish re-
construction appointed last year by the
viceroy. was assassinated yesterday.
Mr.. Brooke was killed in the di-
rectors' room of the Dublin and
Southeastern railway in Westland
row, where he had gone to attend a
meeting of the railroads board of di-
rectors. Three assassinS entered the
room and fired at Brooke while he
was talking with a Mr.. Cotton, who
is another director of the road and is
also manager of the London and
Northwestern railway. One of the
shots entered Brooke's lungs and he
died Immediately. Brooke carried a
revolver, but had no time to use 1t.
Other men had been left on guard
outside the room during the shooot-
ing and the assailants escaped.
A resolution introduced in the coun-
Gil of the Dublin Chamber of Com
merce calling for a measure provid-
ing complete self government for Ire
land, has created much interest, as
the chamber. which represents all
large business interests of the CITY,
includes at least 80 per cent union
lists.
BELFAST, July 3o.-Charlemont
fort, erected in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth on the first entry of English
soldiers into Tyrone, was burned by
armed raiders early this morning.
The building, which overlooked the
River Blackwater at Noy, was long
occupied by the Charlemont family,
the members of which founded the
Irish volunteers at the time of the
American war of independence. 1t
was used latterly by the government
as military stronghold.