Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-03-11
STORY OF THE
BLACK AND TANS
OF IRELAND
Major Grome Tells How
Pennsylvania Force
Was Formed

ohV"S Aoa "nat R4t fOsts dUQ VINO Is
behind the attempt 20 create In the
various states what Is known as the
state constabulary "cossacks'' or
mounted police. and well do we know
the history of the Pennsylvania state
constabulary and their brutal work
in defeating strikers and terrerizing
peaceful citizens. but do we know that
these American Black and Tans"
were patterned after the ! infamous
BLACK and Tans" in ireland. known
as the Royal Irish constabulary whose
cruel deeds will live to shame hu.
manity for many a day?
| The sole duty of these brutalized
'eossacks'' on horseback is TO destroy
the right and liberty of the workers
| in America, to override the law of
the land and crown Judge Gary the
King of the Open Shop"
The sole duty and purpose of the
Irish constabulary OF BLACK and
Tans' is TO destroy the Irish Repub.
| lie. the peoples chosen government.
and crown Lloyd George the King of
Worlds brutalizing forces that are
now blasting the hopes of free men
Everywhere.
Major Groome, superintendent of
Pennsylvania state police, herewith
tells the story of his trip to Ireland
given as part of his testimony for the
Industrial Relations Commission of
which Frank p. Walsh was chairman.
Major Groome. testifying: - OF
course. there were no rules, no regu.
lations, and nothing to go by; and
those men were divided into four
troops. They were sent to barracks.
II designed the uniforms. decided how
they should be armed. and decided
that 1t would be necessary for each
man to be mounted. and purchased
THE horses and drilled the men and
gave them as much instruction
Chairman Walsh: Did you make
these regulations and Instructions
yourself?
Major Groome: Absolutely. No
body else could
Chairman Walsh: Did your have
lany prototype IN the country on
which you planned that7
Maj1r GrnoSne: / have the reports
|0f the Texas rangers, which was the
only organization OF any sort in the
lcountry, and | also got the reports of
the operations OF members OF the POI
llice forces throughout the. civilized
world. got the Italians, the Ger
mans and Royal Northwestern police,
and the Irish police; and from going
over their reports and the duties
which they performed | came to the
conclusion that the conditions in Ire
land were more similar to those in
Pennsylvania, so far as industrial and
agricultural conditions and the char
acter of the population were con-
Icerned
Chairman Walsh: Did you make any
personal investigation of European
countries?
Major Groome: Yes; went to
Ireland with letter from our Secre-
tary of State. and spent three weeks
in the barracks studying their meth
ods, organizations. and rules and reg
ulations OF their constabulary.
Chairman Walsh: What are they
called?
Major Groome: The Royal Irish
constabulary.
Chairman Walsh: How is that or
ganized? Is there superintendent,
a local superintendent in Ireland in
charge?
Major Groome: Yes. he is appoint
ed by the crown. They have 10000
men in Ireland.
Chairman Walsh: Is there a SUI
perior officer-has he superior Of
Ificer in England?
Major Groome: No, sir; he is at
the head of 1t.
I Chairman Walsh: The man on the
ground in Ireland is the absolute head
of the organization?
Major Groome: Yes.
. Chairman Walsh: Under the law
has he the authority which you say
to saying how many there shall be.
and the location of the barracks, and
the movement of the men from time
to time?
Major Groome: | do not think he
has at the present time, for the Irish
constabulary has been in existence
over twenty-five years. | imagine the
original superintendent must have had
that authority Ireland. as you know.
is about the same size as the State
of Pennsylvania with $4,000 square
miles and they have 10000.
Chairman Walsh How does Ire
land compare with the State of Penn
sylvania as TO population?
Major Groome: II is not so large;
/ am not familiar with the exact pop
ulation of Ireland.
Chairman Walsh: Does the con-
stabulary in Ireland have authority in
the large cities like Glasgow and
Dublin?
Major Groome: They police all OF
the cities except Dublin.
Chairman Walsh: Does Dublin have
separate arrangement?
Major Greene: They have a munic-
ipal force; the balance of the cities
are under the eonstabulary
Chairman Walsh: You spent. you
say, three weeks at the barracks?
Major Groome: Yes. and. got their
ideas and their rules and regulations
II is proposed TO pattern the III
nois constabulary after the. irish
BLACK and Tans" If Senator Dunlaps
bin becomes law
Patronize the union auto mechanics,
Save a childs life.