The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-14
ENGLAND CARRYING ON WAR
OF DETERMINATION IN IRELAND,
SAYS LAWRENCE CIMNELL

determination In Ireland" said Hon.
Lawrence Ginnell Of Dublin who will
speak In the High school auditorium
tonight on the Irish question. 80
far the English forces have shot 500
non -combatants. some OF thom being
men so years old. others boys under
is and Htlli others mothers with in
fants In their arms
Last fall British soldiers shot into
a crowd attending "a football game In
Croke Park, Dublin, killing 10 spec
tators and wounding many Forty
five Of the wounded have since died.
they fired into dance hall In Brun.
County Limerick. and killed siN OF the
young people"
Mr.. Ginnell was Informed by the
Interviewer that many Americans
looked upon these Staying as rcprisals
for the killing OF British soldiers. lie
said such claims are untrue.
Cites some Ca-rs.
Let me Titc "A few cases" he said.
Two republican prisoners were shot
In Dublin castle. after they had been
stripped Of their arms These men
were handcuncd. and their corpscs
were found stlll handcuncd. The
British said they were trying TO cs-
cape. This didn't look like rcprisal.
Two other republicans were arrested,
handcuncd ana placed on a Iorry.
They were tied back 60 back. When
they had proceeded some distance
they were shot dead, Tho British
said the soldier who Killed them had
suddenly gone insane. on several
occasions British soldiers waved
white flag. ana when republicans
went forward under the flag Of truce
they were shot down. one British
officer was shot In reprisal for these
actions, because the republicans be-
licNcd they had been led into n trap.
Was the death Of Mathcr Grinin.
OF Galway. IA rcprisal?' Emphatic
ally not. said Mr.. Ginneu. answering
his own question. Father Grimm
had been summoned TO Washington
to testify us to the atrocities COM
mittcd by the British IN galway. lie
was preparing to leave one night,
when there was a rap on hts door.
lio opened % and the caller said nc
was wanted TO give the last sacra-
Hcnts 10 "a sick person. A. he stepped
out he was seized and boys later
found his body In "a bog hole. where
Il had been thrown after hc was shot
and killed. lic was nsassinatcd To
prevent HIM telling the truth to the
American committee"
Mr Ginncll was asked 10 what eN-
tent the religious question figures in
lrcland's troubles.
No Religion In Issue.
There h. no religious question to
speak Of" he replied. England Is
spreading such propaganda 60 stir up
higotry ana religious prejudice. The
fact that two members OF tho Irish
rcpuhlic's cabinet are protestant re-
flutes this one Of these. Robert Bar.
ton, belongs tu the protestant aristuc-
ruc,, but ho was elected minister Of
agriculture by tho people, 90 per cent
OF the Catholics voting Tor him. Bar
ton and his Two brothers served .a the
war under tho British flag. and his
brothers gave their lives for Britain.
The other, Robert Blythe. is the son
OF an Ulster clcrgy but the pyu-
pie elected him minister Of COM
mcrcc.
NO the religious question should
not be- considered by Americans az
all. Why. our greatest enemies are
tho aristocTattc Catholics of England.
Right now cardinal Bourne, arch
bishop Of Wcstministcr, b. IN Home
TRYING TO use ms influence ON tho
popo 60 induce him to condemn the
Irish republic OF course. he is un
rmissary ~ the British government.
Sir Horace PlunkCtt IN non
Catholic. but he De- doing a lot for IN"
propl, aud the British are undoing
a lot he accomplished, He establish
ed cooperative societies among the
farmers. and cooperative Crvamcrits
were started. As these crcamcrics
were modern, they contained the best
of machinery. Now the British have