The Washington times., 1920-07-20
PLAN MORE DRASTIC.
LAW TO CURB IRISH
British Frame New Bill 10
Strengthen Army Courts
In Island. - ... 81
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upon by civilians before the soldiers
began to shoot.
The whole situation In Ireland to-
day Is so confused that IL cannot bo
foretold with any degree OF accu-
rscy where and when the next out
break will occur. nor what form IL
might take.
RUSH TROOPS TO IRELAND.
More troops were rushed to Ireland
yesterday, including a battalion from
| the Isle of Jersey. The feeling OF
horror aroused in this country by the
murder OF Colonel Smyth was reflect
ed In the House OF Commons yesterday
afternoon when members put many
questions to the government regard
ing its Irish policy. Andrew Bonar
| Law. government leader, evading
most Of these, declared martial law
was not at present considered the
best method Of dealing with the irish
| situation.
| At noon yesterday the Assizcs Court
opened in Cork. but only nine OF the
236 talesmen summoned for jury
| duty put in an appearance. All
had been warned to keep away. The
resident magistrates made brave at
tempt TO carry through the days pro
gram, but those present in court
only judges. police officers, unrescued
prisoners and handful Of jurors
spent an anxious afternoon during
which an interruption was expected at
any minute.
The mutual hatred which the as
| sassination OF Colonel Smyth un-
| leashed may continue to spend itself
in renewed shootings by both sides.
The gravest anxiety has been aroused
| in England over the turn which
| events have taken. Yesterdays papers,
even those sympathizing with Sim
Fcin aspirations. unanimously de-
nounced the shooting or Colonel
Smyth and the subsequent disorders.
| The Daily News calls the assassina-
! ton of Colonel Smyth an insane
crime" and says the brutal murder
is one OF those insane acts which re-
! duce the warmest friends of Ireland
in this country almost to despair
THE desperados concerned care
nothing for the loss involved, but II
is a loss" the paper adds. for there
I is no prospect whatever of Ireland
winning any sort of real freedom
without the support or sanction at
least. OF considerable body of
British opinion"
DANGEROUSLY NEAR RAPIDS.
The conservative press is naturally
| still more emphatic in denouncing the
murder. the Evening STANDARD. after
| cxpounding the frightful character
| of the latest Sim Fein crime and
! pointing out that the Daily Herald
| failed to condemn this murder, goes
on to say. "One must express hope
that the resentment over this detest-
able crime will not defect the judg-
ment OF the premier in dealing with
the whole question Of Ireland.
During the absence of the head OF
.he government there is a tendency to
drift with the stream. but in this case
VIC are too dangerously near the rap
ids to afford to permit much further
delay In dealing with what is rapidly
| becoming the dis1ntegrat:on or So
ciety in Ireland"
The Unionist members OF Parlia-
mcnt. it is announced. are planning to
make the murder of Colonel Smyth
subject OF debate in the House of
commons Thursday.
sINN FEN ELATED.
The attitude of most of the Sim
| Feiners in Ireland toward the crime is
Zone of unrelenting satisfaction. They
say his speech, wherein he is said TO
| have advocated the shooting of civil
ians by the police in cagpaign TO
wipe out" the Sim Fein was never
denied. by him. but that he merely de-
clared il was "inaccurately reported
and that he therefore, declared open
warfare and his death followed in due
course.
daring raid was carried out by
armed men at the kingsbridGc Ter,
minus of the Great Southern railr'
at Dublin, yesterday afternoon, re-
sulting in the destruction o. three
railway cars filled with military
stores. which were being guarded by
ten soldiers.
The raiders armed with reyolvers,
drove up in motor cars and surround
Il and disarmed the soldiers and aft
erward set fire to the cars. The fire
brigade was summoned, but the men