The New York herald., 1920-12-29
BRITISH DEN0UNCE
RULE in IRELAND
Labor Men Report ProvocatiOn
by Crown Forces Made
People Desperate.
CRIMES BY AUXILIARIES
Call Cadets Glass Weapon That
Could Be Used in Eng
land Too.
CRIMES BY AUXILIARIES
Ru tAe 4Asaocintcd preas.

BIZ the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 28.-A scathing denun-
citation OF Government methods In Ire
land and a strong expression of the
future of coercive methods to suppress
either the Sim Fein movement or the
republican army occupy for the most
part the report of the Labor Commis-
sion which recently visited Ireland to
study conditions there.
The report. which occupies fifty
pages, has additional appendices giving
extracts from police reports and other
documents and photographs of de-
stroyed property. 1t deals with all as
poets Of the present situation and the
sentiment in Ireland, as well as a
specific study of reprisals.
1t shows incidentally that an appeal
to Premier Lloyd George, signed by
Arthur Henderson and William Adanson.
as late as December % had failed to
bring a response to the commissions
desire to institute an unofficial truce"
so that steps toward peace might be
taken.
Declaring the Irish republican army to
be formidable, because intangible, the
report says that II 1t were concentrated
as an army 1t could easily be defeated
and It exists only because It has the
sympathy and support of the vast mass
Of the population.
80 great has been the provocation
tI.t
OF Irish men and women" continues the
report, now regard the shooting OF
policemen and the throwing OF bombs at
lorries with the Same philceophic resig-
nation that Mr. Lloyd George displays
toward arson and pillage and the shoot
ing of civilians in the presence of their
wives and children. The destruction OF
creameries &c, only serves TO stimulate
recruiting by increasing the numbers OF
desperate mem
The commission says "a thing is being
done In the name of Great Britain which
must make her name stink In tho nostrils
of the whole world. The honor of our
people has been erayely compromised.
The commission charges the Crown
forces, among other things, with burn
Regarding the Governments rcsponsi-
bility for reprisals the commission
states: I'VE do not believe the Govern
ment directly and definitely inspired re-
prisals and violence, but while 1t has
porfunctorily denied certain occurrences
which are beyond doubt. IL has asso-
ciated itself with. and defended crimes
committed by, the Crown forces In Ire
lnnd. Blame for the present situation
does not rest primarily with the men,
bers Of the Crown forces. but with the
Government"
Among the points in the commits
sion's report are the following
Even II only tithe OF the fires
which admittedly have occurred In many
parts OF ireland during the last few
months were caused by Government
agents, the case against the forces of
the Crown and the Government would,
in our Judgment be amply proved.
There ore so many undoubtcd cases
OF looting and theft that the commission
must add these crimes to those OF burn
ing and destruction. Many cases OF beat
ing and other forms of punishment came
to our notice, some Of which we were
able to Investigate.
"In some places there has been good
deal OF fiogging OF the people.
Rough and brutal treatment of
women Is by no means the worst that
has 10 be said against men in the SER
vice OF the British Crown.
Final solution OF the Irish problem
will not be found In a policy OF violence
and vengeance. II will have to be found
along the lines of Cancellation and con-
sent by n more enlightened method OF
negotiation"
Tho report declares that In the Black
and Tans and auxiliaries "the Govern
ment has created a weapon which Il
cannot WELD. II has liberated forces
which IL IA not az present able to DOM
mate"
The -eport ridicules the official con-
tentions that Sim Fein themselves
burned and destroyed property IN towns
of markedly Sim Fein sympathies an
Unreasonable and indeed stupid" A
minute description Is given OF all the
cases investigated. One interesting
point Is that in the case Of the Croke
Park tragedy. when on November 21
numerous persons were killed or injured
mt football game, the report absolves
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