Evening journal., 1921-05-06
MARTIAL in
IRELAND FAILS
Sim Fein Spirit Undaunted
=. BY Shot and Shell
Result Continues
HUNDREDS SLAIN
IN CIVIL. WAR
RYtNnrroN RRcNNER.


b. BONDOB-Ireland passes from 7,
one year Of terror into another.
The new martial law instituted |
by the British government instead |
of supressing revolution adds fuel to |
the flames.
Sim Feins spirit is undaunted.
o. The government has locked up
Arthur Grifith. the vice-president OF /
the Irish republic. II has put Des-
mond Fitzgerald. a SiIsu Fein mem
her Of Parliament, in SOLITARY con-
nnement. But the only result has
been to bring backgto Irsland Eamon
dc Valera. president OF the Irish
republic. who issues a letter 70 all
Il . the members Of the British Psriia-
ment in which he accuses the,crown
soldiers OF these crimes:
Torturing prisoners.
Assassinatng men and boys m
their homes, on the streets and in
I prison.
Numbering women and children.
Outraging Irish women and chill
dren.
Flogging civilians.
Humiliating Irish citizens. for IN
stance, by compelling them to, crawl
Forcing men to do military duty.
Burning and looung.
u De Valera in his dennnciation
charged rs prisoners were tortured.
22O defenseless men and boys we're
'assassinated, seven women, IS chill
dren and two clergymen murdered.
.119 men and boys fogged. and 5S
factories, Al creameries. 1908 shops
and 99E homes either whollyror part
q sly destroyed.
The high spots OF the last IL
months OF terror may be summar-
NJ lied as follows;
81 FIRST, passage OF the restoration
OF order act under which any dis
trict in Ireland can be put under
81 martial law.
SECOND, swift declaration of
Il martial law in many counties m
west and 0outh Ireland.
THIRD. quick sentences OF death
or long Imprisonment of many men
who hadn't surrendered their arms
\ FOURTH reprisals by crown
a forces on guiltless Irish people.
II FIFTH. burning OF BalbrigBan,
September 20. and large portion OF
Cork. December II. for which final
II responsibility hasn't been fixed.
SIXTH. passage OF the home rule
act setting up separate Parliaments
81 for north and south ireland. which
however. only the Ulsterites have
accepted
Take a recent week in Ireland as
& typical Of the constant terrorism
81 and strife The week OF March 11-1T
will do. Many OF the Royal Irish
f-r
we're made on police barracks Mail
trains were stopped and robbed.
Bridges were burned. Attempts we're
II made to rescue Irish prisoners.
U Crown forces were accused OF
shooting men who didn't halt when
n ordered. a house in Limerick was
burned in reprisal. curfew was pro-
claimed In Bantry. markets at Bal
iinrobe and Athy and the fair at Car
reckon Shannon were prohibited.
To climax it all six young Irish
men were executed in Dublin, two
charged with murder. four with hign
treason
The most accurate estimate OF
damage 10 property during the Sim
Filn struggle is more than s40,-
100000.
The war in Ireland is costing the
British taxpayers heavily, too They
are supporting 100000 men in the
forces in Ireland with the most COM
plete military equipment. A con-
servative estimate OF the cost Is
$50. 100000 year.
The Irish policy OF the Govern
ment Is meeting increasing disap-
provai in England. In recent de-
bate in Parliament, men like W. A.
Acland an independent Liberal; Sir
"a. Cavendish Bentinck. Conserva-
tive. and MacCallum Scott, a coali-
ton Liberal. denounced Il.
The Irish Office of the British Gov
ornment gives out these figures on
a, crimes attributed 70 Sim Fein. COM
mitted in two years and three
months:
Barracks destroyed and damaged. .7.s
RAIDS RAIDS on on coast eoastguard stations and
lighthouses ................'..' 30
Rsids sids oR o2' tsE ss Collectors offices 5c
Policemen killed .................. ~
Policemen wounded .............. 3s3
Soldiers killed .................... -
Soldiers wounded ................. III
f civilians killed ...........-....... Z.
81 d. Civilians wounded ..........s..... ia
From Irish sources these figures
are obtained as TO killings. outrage'
7t and reprisals attributed 10 the crown
"a forces:
civilians killed in last rs months. 32i
Civilians wounded In last 10 months 1875
M fFor the complete year OF 1900
Raids on private homes ..........4S, f7.
Arrests In raids on private homes. l2hl
z Attacks on unarmed citizens. ..... 1lSi
Killed In attacks on unarmed citi-
.| Ncnh s..s...s..s.. .ss-.s.s.ssss "
Wounded In attacks on unarmed
clllHenh 80. ..s.. s.ss ..sss. oo'
'Aicn suspected OF being Republic
II ans. shot ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10i
cases Of noggings and other torture IS,
Sabotage cases. from mutilation
OF cattle. etc. ................... 9S'
Buildings destroyed .............. 10tl
DRIVIG TIPS.
oil the speedometer drive fre-
quently. 10 keep il working quietly
and for a long time.
RI Keep the spark advanced iusi
short Of the point where II makes Z