Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-29

tIno ASSOClaIeQ PreSS t--1De lhLSTE- ment camp for Irish political prison CTS established here last November is now filled with 1,727 men. 1t was ori- ginally used as training camp for Ulster troops in the war and is d. vidad into two enclosures which are called cages"
 Within each of these are rows of brown huts and an extensive recrea- tion ground, the whole ringed about thickly with barbed wire and over looked by 2 number of high sentry boxes.
 There have been no escapes from Baliykinlar and no attempted breaks. -Tunneling would be impossible" an officer said, because the water comes close to the surface of the ground.
 The men are housed -25 to hut, each being provided with plank bed, straw mattress and four blankets.
 The Associated Press correspon- dent and representatives of an English news agency were, the first newspaper men ever allowed to visit the camp, which is about 30 miles miles from i Belfast. Scarcely drearier spot IS to be found in Ireland The camp is pitched cn fiat which is swept by all the winds that sport on Dundrunl Bay. We have a lot of rain here. said one of the British army officers inchdrge, We get the maxmum rain fall'
 Prisoners Are Shy
 The prisoners were shy of the news paper men. Joseph McGrath, mem Der of parliament from Dublin dis trict, q prisoner who holds the post oi the Irish Supervisor of Internees,' voiced his distIust of the correspon dents who sought to interview him aDcUt prison conditions.
 How do ] know who you are?" hC asked. Any, outsider allowed tc come into this camp is bound to bs suspect from our point Of view. You could not come unless the military au thorities consented
 Even if you are what you say yor are, anything told you would sub ject to censorship before you were al lowed to publish it. l am willing tt give you a written statement if vol can understate to print it as submit ed. The Irish people will never learI the truth about conditions here unti we are released and can tell then ourselves"
 Dr. Hayes. another member Of th, | Dali Eireann also refused to niak, a statement. but both men talked a some length with the visitors. Sleeping Huta Clean. Warm The sleeping huts inspected by th, newspaper men were clean and well kept and there were stove iires burn ing. Prisoners do the cooking undo the supervision of British arm! sergeant. The intefned men were d their evening meal in the messroon and looked up with curiosity at tht sight ot strange civilians The. Janged in age from youths to elderl, men.
 One of the first prisoners encoun tered in the camp was Dublin bar r'5ter. whose long white beard gay, him the look of patriarch. He com rlained to the esccrting officer tha ID had failed to receive the literar! supplement of LenScn paper l' lich hc had subscribed
 EXcet; .oy -aperyision by the mill try authorities, the prisoners run tieir own show. They are organizet i9 units of about 100 each under crmpany captain Each Of the twt cages >hus a Supervisor of intornee
 Hlo, untu fsw weeks ago, wai
 Nrovn as Camp Commandment Tin prisoners had regnl9r military drll daiiy aud, accofdins 10 MT. Mccraii lhey were ready for rifle practice,
 when the authorities nut stop to tn drilling and changed the titles oi th'