New-York tribune., 1921-04-01
Si1ln Fein Kill
Five Police; IA
More MISSING
Barracks in County Cork At
tackled With Bombs and
Rifles After Front Was
Blown In With Dynamite
Another Fightin Limerick
Unionists Confer With Car
dinal Logue With View
to New Peace Proposals
From The Tribune's European Bureau

Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, March 31.-Five members
of the Irish police are dead and four
teen are missing as the result of Sim
Fein attack on the barracks ut Ross
CsrberS, County Cork, early to-day.
Three members of the constabulary
escaped through upper windows of the
barracks and succeeded in making their
way to Clonakilty in four hours after
the attack began, but aid could not be
rushed to the beicaguered garrison in
time.
The assault began at 2 O'Clock, when
the front wall Of the building was
blown in with explosives. The attack
ing forces followed this with bombs
and rifle fire, forcing the police to re-
treat from room to room of the bar
racks. The structure took fire and the
flames finally spread to the one rema ain
ing room where the police had barri-
caded themselves and were Offering re-
sistance to the rebel fusillades. Some
of the crown forces succeeded in es-
Gaping from the burning building.
Another clash between Sim Feiners
and government forces is reported from
Ballyhahill, County Limerick, in which
one rebel was killed in a running fight
and one policeman was slightly
wounded
Inquiry Verdict Criticized
Summarized reports of the findings
of the Irish investigation committee
cor,{ c,,% II bo
which were published here this morn
ing, evoked general unfavorable COM
ment. Epitomizing this attitude, The
Evening Standard says: "Whatever
else the report of this commission may
or may not be, it is a deplorable breach
of International manners"
This newspaper admits, however,
that "the governments case in Ireland
has been woefully mishandled through
OUT and remarks that public support
will be all the stronger if the public
can be assured that every effort will
be made in the future to avoid giving a
foreigner any chance of impugning
either the humanity or justice Of our
methods in Ireland"
CORK, March 81 (By The Associated
ss).-Three hundred rebels engaged
II the attack on the Ross Carbery bar
racks. The village fair, which was TO
have been held to-day, was cancelled.
BELFAST, March 81 (By The Asso-
ciated Press ).-Cardinal Logue, the
Prlmate of ireland, was interviewed
Tuesday by Sir William Goulding and
three other Southern Irish Unionists,
with the object, it is understood, of Sc
curing the opening of peace negotia-
tions between the Irish republican Par
Lament and the British government
The interview took place at Dundalk,
County Louth
Irish railway man and resident of
Dublin. He is chairman Of the Great
Southern g. Western Railway Of Ire
land and of the Irish Railway Clearing
House. He was a member Of the Irish
Convention of 1917-'l8 and is a former
High Sheriff Of the County of Dublin.
De Valera Reticent on Truce
DUBLIN, March 81 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) .-Eamon de Valera,
president of the Irish Republic"
replying to a QUESTIONABLE in The
Freeman's Journal to-day, was vague
concerning the question of peace in
Ireland. But he said defn,sely that
Dali Eireann had decided not TO
place ban on the coming Irish elec-
tiors but on the contrary would con-
test every constituency.
De Valera declared that negotiations
with the British government on the
basis of the partition act were alto
gether out Of the question. He reiter-
ated that Premier Lloyd George could
have ppara tO-morrnyv If 20 d.sIrr1 /.