Middletown transcript., 1920-12-04

| rests were made by them and quanti-
ties Of documents said to be incrim-
mating seized.
Though attacked bitterly by the op-
posit1Qn press and members Of parli-
ament for this Dublin affair as well
as for its Irish policy generally. the
government defended its position with
extraordinary tenacity, and to support
it made public captured documents
which were said to expose Sim Fein
plots for campaign Of terrorism in
England, including assassinations and
the destruction Of property by dyna-
mite and fire. In the house of COM
mons Wednesday night Lloyd George
scored notable victory. Former Pre-
mier Asquith moved resolution ex-
pressing adherence of the Dublin as
sassinations and c0ndemning the re-
prisals and urging immediate steps
to pacify Ireland. Col. John Ward by
an amendment changed the motion
into an expression of admiration for
the courage Of the crown forces in
Ireland, and this was adopted by
vote Of 3O3 to SO, amid the cheers Of
the governments supporters.
An echo of the Irish trouble was
heard in New York Thanksgiving day,
when an anti-English mob undertook
to sack the Union club on Fifth ave-
nue.. On the club building was flying
the American flag between British and
French flags, and the manager was
asked to remove the British emblem.
He complied, but later the flag was re-
placed, and then the mob attacked the
building, breaking all its windows
and destroying most of its paintings
and furnishings before the police
could disperse It.
The American commission on c0ndi-
tions in Ireland is hearing many wit
nesses and has now decided to send
special committee to conduct q first
hand investigation. It is made up Of
Maj. Oliver p. Newman Of Washing
ton, Rev. DR.. Norman Thomas and
Arthur Gleason of New York and J. 81.
Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania
State Federation of Labor.
The row between the Western Union
Telegraph company and the admins
tration has reached the acute stage
It has to do with the laying Of GER
tain cables at Biscayne bay, Miami,
Fla, permission for which was grant
ed some time ago. Connected with it
was the attempt to land cable from
Barbados, which the Navy department
prevented. The company thereupon
declined to carry further messages for
the State department at reduced rates,
and the Navy department threatened
to destroy the bay cable if the con-
structiOn work was not stopped. The
company applied for an Injunction to
restrain Secretary Daniels from in
terfering with the work, and the next
day Secretary Of War Baker revoked
the permit for the laying Of the ca
bles. The courts must now decide the
entire matter.
President-elect Harding and his
party landed at Cristobal on Tuesday
for a five-day visit in the Canal Zone.
Wednesday he made a trip on the |
canal to Panama City and called on |
President POrras. Later the president |
crossed into American territory to re-
turn the call. Thursday Mr.. Harding |
had a game Of golf, followed by din
ner with President Porras, and Friday
he returned to Cristobal, whence he
sailed on Sunday for Norfolk.
A Thanksgiving day announcement
was made to the effect that John D.
Rockefeller had given to charities and
public institutions the sum of $685.
763, 1857, in memory of his hate wife.
The fund is being administered by
the Laura Spellman Rockefeller me-
mortal, chartered in New York, and
the beneficiaries are mostly organiza-
tions in the support Of which Mrs.
was especially interested
in her lifetime. More than eight mil
lions of the fund already has been ap-
to % institutions. 1t is
estimated that this brings the total Of
Mr.. Rockefeller's big gifts up to ap-
$475, 100000, making him
the most munificent giver known to
history.
CASTOR Chevrolet. one of the best
known of the automobile speed kings,
was killed and Eddie O'Donnel, an
other race driver, fatally hurt when
their cars collided during the $50
mile national championship race at
Los Angeles on Thanksgiving day. The
contest was won by Sarles.