The Washington times., 1921-02-21
SPIES ACTIVE
ALL OVER ERIN
Mrs. McWhorter Describes
Methods Used by Military to
Crush Irish Spirit.
By MARY y. McwHORTER,
Nstis.sI President. Ladies' Auxiliary
49,. n.a.. of Hiberaians.


This is the fourth Of series Of
articles written bv Mrs. McWhorter
ANON Information gathered IA an ear
Tended investigations IN Ireland. Miss
Marv MacSotney, whose ireland
TODAY" tpas published recently IN
The Washington Times, has reviewed
Mrs. McWhOrter's articles and de-
clared that they present a true PIC
ture of life in Ireland today.
/ was in London last July when
Mr.. Lloyd Georges infamous res
toration of peace act" was made a
law. He assured the House Of Com
mons that with the aid of this act he
would have peace restored In Ire
land before parliament convened
again, October 20. i.
When | read the bill that had
become a law ! could not but feel
that peace in Ireland was the last
thing Mr.. Lloyd George and his as
sociates in the British cabinet de-
sired.
CHARGES OPPRESSION.
As soon as the act was put into
operation in Ireland. the Irish people
were Immediately subjected to a
most abominable system OF oppres-
sion and repression. The crown
forces. intent on killing of the lead
ers of the Irish republican army. Of
fered immense rewards for the names
OF those leaders. mysterious "Mr.
Ross" connected with Scotland Yard.
advertised his London address In the
Irish papers. He requested informs-
ton that would lead to the discov-
cry of the Irish military leaders. Of
fering large sums of money for such
information.
Possible traitors were told that
they need not sign their names to
etters Of Information and that they
could claim the rewards later by
coming to London and presenting
copies OF the letters which they had
sent. In order that the British mill
tary authorities could carry out their
murder campaign against the irish
republican officers, civil inquests were
forbidden in eleven counties. when
Irishmen were shot military in
quiry was held which was traVesty
on justice.
SLAIN ON FALSE INFORMATION.
"R. /. c." men. anxious to claim the
rich rewards offered by ''Mr. Ross.
were not over careful about giving
correct information; this led to the
killing of many men who had no
connection at all with the volunteers
or the Sim Fein party. For instance
One day last August, man named
Lynch, living in the village OF Hos
pital, in County Limerick, was taken
| out of his house by the British SOL
, Tiers and shot in the presence OF his
mother and sisters. No charge was
| made against him and no explanation
| was given for the act.
A few days later 1t became known
that it was another man by the name
of Lynch that was wanted. In the
early part of last October ! was In
Dublin. One morning we were horri-
fed to learn that a nan named Lynch
rom Killmallock, County Limerick
had been shot during the night In MS
room in one of the Dublin hotels
The night clerk of the hotel reported
that about o'clock that morning
twelve soldiers and two "Black and
Tans" demanded admittance; they ap
preached the register, examined IT,
and went upstairs. They came down
in a few moments and went out.
FOUND GUEST DEAD.
About half an hour later, two Dub
lin metropolitan policemen came to
the hotel and told the clerk that they
had received a telephone call to the
effect that a man was dead in one
Of the rooms in the hotel. The police
men and the clerk went on tour or