The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-26
GOVERNMENT ARRESTS
ARTHUR GRIFFITH ANO
PROF. JOHN MACNEILL
Chief spokesmen for the
Irish Republic in Gus
tody Of Crown.


tody Of Crown.
Dublin, Nov. 2e. = ASSOCIATED
Press. Arthur Grifiith. founder Of
the Sinn Fein Organisation, Profess
sor John MacNeill, Sinn Fein mem-
Der Of parliament for Londonderry
City. and the national university
of Ireland, and founder Of the Irish
volunteers, together with q number
OF others, including Professor Mac
NeilPs son, were arrested today by
the auxiliary police. Grifath 10 the
acting president Of the Irish Re-
public"
Mr.. Grifhth was TO have address,
ed q meeting Of the Irish Self-De-
termination League at Manchester
next Sunday.
A statement issued from Dublin,
castle, the seat Of the government.
with regard to the Griflith arrest.
read: Arthur Grimth was arrest
ed at his residence in st. Lawrence,
road at 2 a. m. A large quantity OF
literature. was taken from his house.
No arms were found. He WAS in
bed at the time and was taken away
in a motor iorry. He made MOI
statement. His arrest was effected
without trouble"
: In the absence In America Of
EamOnn De Valera, president OF the
Irish republic, Arthur Grifnth has
been probably the most active
spokesman in Ireland, for the cause
Of Irish freedom. Last night In an
interview he charged the policy Of
reprisals in Ireland was determin-I
ed upon by England more than a,
year ago and inaugurated last.
March with the assassination Of
Lord Mayor MacCurtain of Cork.
Everybody in Ireland deplored
the bloodshed, Mr.. Grifnth said.
but England started it, and she,
could get It stopped in ~ hours IL
she 80 wished" He disclaimed any
responsibility for the operations Of
the murder gang" the existence of
which was charged by Sir Hamar
Greenwood. chief secretary for Ire,
land, in recent speech. The real
murder gang" was in Dublin Cas-
tie, Mr.. Grifith declared.
|. Sketch Of Griffith.
| Arthur Griffith came into promin-
ence in 1917, when he presided at
/, the opening OF the Sim Fein COM
ference in Dublin. In by-elec-
tion in June, 1918, he was elected To-
the house Of commons for East Ca
van, and was returned for this con-
stituency and Northwest Tyrone in,
the general election of the same
year. Like the other Sim Fein.
members, however, he refrained
from taking his seat after the gen
eral election.
Last year he was elected one of
the vice presidents of the Sim Fein
organization. During the hunger
strike Of Lord Mayor MacSwiney Of
Cork he was the author OF an ap-
peal to President Wilson and all the
heads of governments on behalf Of
the lord mayor.
| Professor John MacNeill is pro-
fessor Of law in the national uni
versity Of ireland. In May, 1916, he
was found guilty by court mar
tial Of completely in the Easter re-
bellion Of tnat year, and was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment but
was released during 1917. In the
general election of 1918 he was
chosen to parliament as Sim
, Feiner. but did not take his seat.
, Among those arrested this morn
ing were Joseph Mcbride and 3. J.
Duggan. Sim Fein members Of par
, lament respectively for the west
division of County Mayo and the
| south division Of Dublin.
, Witness Funeral
Dublin, Nov. 25. ASSOCIATED
Press. s.)-Enormous crowds, stand
ing 20 deep, lined both sides Of the
route and witnessed one Of the
most impressive militc--- corteges
Dublin ever had seen whom the c0f-
J fns OF the officers assassinated here
last Sunday were taken today by
way Of the north quay to the north
wall. where they were placed on
board a torpedo boat destroyer
. bound for England.
The throngs. composed largely OF
women and girls, showed the ut
most respect for the dead, and rs
lfar as il known no untoward incl
dent detracted from the solemnity
Of the occasion.
i Every arm Of the British forces
in Ireland was represented. and by
a large contingent. There were in
fantry. cavalry. artillery. airmen.
royal Irish constabulary, auxiliary
J CORDS aid black and tans" A twin
turreted armored car brought up
the rear.
I Each CONN was covered with q
Union Jack. Gunners carried the
floral tributes. The cofRns Of the
1.-TWO auxiliary police officers were
borne by light iorries of the police
department.
! Ne Charge As let.
n London, Nov. 2S.-The Irish ofIics
in stating this noon that Arthur
{ Grifhth had been arrested in Dublil
at 2 O'Clock this morning. said n
!. formal charge had yet been Pre-