New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-31
Civilians Entrench Them.
selves Behind Sandbae
=
Barricades and Drive
Military From Streets
Arlnored Cars Are
Rushed to Rescue
Speaker of Irish Parlia-
ment Denounces Llovd
George as. War Tnciter

BELFAST, Aug. so (By The Assocj-
ated Press).-Six persons were killed
to-day and two last night during the
renewed rioting in the city, and many
others were wounded some Of them
seriously. Forty-eight cases of run-
shot wounds are under treatment in
the hospitals.
During the day in the factory dis
trlcts there was considerable fighting.
especially this afternoon, when the
shipyard workers on the way home.
passing through York Street, came
under the guns of snipers The snip
ing operations continued in this dis
trict until late in the evening. and
there also was desultory firing in the
center of the city.
In the course of the evening persons
who had to use tram cars became so
nervous that they lay upon the floor.
OF the cars in order to avoid possible
bullets.
Curfew Ends HostiIities
Heavy firing continued until the cur
few hour. Among those killed to-day
was Harry Bowers, who was dead when
carried into a hospital and Thomas
Mcmillan, who was shot in the chest.
Earlier in the day William Kennedy
was shot dead in Earl Street, and An
ME Watson, -ycar-old girl, got
into the line of fire in North Queen
Street and was shot dead
Civilians placed sandbags in the
middle Of the streets day and main
tanned heavy firing against the police
and military, who were forced to aban-
don the streets. Armored cars were
summoned. At one time the patter of
bullets resembied naiistorm.
Last nights rioting, when two per-
sons were killed and several injured
was the most serious the city has ex-
perienced for some time. The police
and military were engaged throughout
the night in subduing gunmen and
snipers, who were operating from win
dows and roofs and who continued
their fusillade until after mldnieht.
Street lamps were eXtinguished. and
the only light came from burninr
houses to which the mob had set fire.
Lloyd George Denounced
DUBLIN, Aug. 80 BY fhe Associ-
ated Press .-Optimism in Dublin over.
the Irish peace negotiations received n
shock to-day when John MacNeill
speaker Of tAo Irish republican parlis-
nent, in introducing d deputatio,l from
Tyrone and Fermanagr counties TO
Eamon de Valera, the Irish republican,
leader, delivered violen. attack
against. Premier Lloyd George.
Speaker MacNell said the British
Fremier's words III his recent letter to
Mr.. de Valera, in which he mentioned
the possibility of civil war, would be
taken in Belfast as an incitement to
fanatical violence, which the Speaker
declared had been the outcome Of the
british policy.
The British Ministry, he added, have
their hands on the main switch of
Belfast fanaticism. This policy was
ol$, he asserted, but declared that Mr..
Lloyd George had crystalzed it into
the local regime.
1t was not to prevent civil war. the
Dali speaker declared, but to prepare
FOR it that the British government had
been disarning all except its own
friends and arming its friends as spe-
c'al police organized in Orange lodges,
who would be let loose upon the un-
armed population.
Won't Submit TO Belfast
The deputation from the two coun-
ties consisted Of the chairmen Of the
county councils and local elected rep
scsentativeS. They told Mr.. de Valera
and the cabinet that Tyrone and
Fermanagh would not submit to the
Belfast Parliament, of whose area
they claimed to constitute SO per cent
They declared that in the two coun-
ties there was en- anti-partition ma
jority of 1881.
Mr.. de Valera confined his reply TO
assuring them that the Dali cabinet
was aware Of their situation
The reply Of the Irish republican
cabinet to the latest letter of Premier
Lloyd George on the Irish peace nego-
viii not be forwarded tonight
the publicity department of the Sim
/ Elm announced this afternoon.
Eamon de Valera had q conference
with the cabinet members this after
noon.
LONDON, Aug 30-A special courier
is being held in readiness at Premier
Lloyd Georges official residence in
Downing Street to take TO the Premier.