Evening journal., 1921-01-29
dublin 'JUMPY
UNDER Strain
Vivid Picture of Street
Scenes In Ireland's
Capital
SHOOTINGS EVERY
DAY OCCURRENCE
nY CmAIuEs NJ. MNANN.

Alnltru GtDse sian bofIeepOndtni.l
DUBLIN. Jan. 10 lBy Man.)-Dub-
inites were "lumpy" today. M Ator
reacted strangely 10 sudden sound OF
unusual sight. 10 was not fear that
controlled them, hW something IKE
The nervousness that might attack a
soldier long under flre, with allow
ances, nf course, FOR The superior
schooling and discipline OF he sol
der,
The soldier, however, IL playing a
part In the game. lie f5rhts bark.
Here In Dublin. the tract OF fear that
may be found IN somo citizens is the
danger, real or fancied. that they are
mcnaccd as tho quarry In Tho grim
game OF hare and hounds govern
mcnt forces arc playing With The re-
publiCans.
After months OF comparative free
dom from yloloncp. Dublin agaln has
been a center for Sim Fcin and gov
ernmcnt activity and the result or
The campaign IS plain 10 be secn In
the lives OF tho residents. Although
the upper current of life flows al
most as smoothly a. IN the old days,
there Is an undercurrent, strong and
deadly.
There are dolly ehoOtlngs. Daily
| the number OF raids arc Increased
/ Citizens arc stopped on tho streets
, and searched for arms.
Daily the Violence and death are
| forgotteu-6pp0rcnuy. Actually they
are always before tho public.
The American oan visualize Dublin
with is busy waterfront, its brick
and robbled pavomonts, its two and
three story business houses rising
! from narrow walks and the private
/ homes spreading away from The busi-
ness oentcr. II Is a city OF homes
with IFS streets flled with strolllng
/ soldiers IN British uniforms. or the
soldiers may be riding wildly
through tho streets in their lorries,
/ tin hats slanted over their eyes,
/ rifles pointed toward the sidewalks.
The newspapers, instead Of spread
Ing the news OF the world before
their readers, devote entire pages 70
proclamations, declarations of mar
I tlal law, reports OF ambushes, al
taoks. unexplained shOOting and
raids General news is dispensed with
except for two or three short articles
chronlcling outstanding events. The
| remaining space is filled with appar-
emily endless lists OF killed and
wounded civilians, police and sol
diers.
A common sight In Dublin Is a
| lorry load of aIpdharies. green uni
| formed and tam o. shantered. racing
down a street. Suddenly the emer-
gency brake is iammed on. The lorry
swerves and shoots at right angle
| 10 the curb The auxiliaries lear
over the sides before the machine
has stopped.
Some instantly take positions az
sentries. Others fall TO searching pas
ersby for weapons. or they enter :
business house or residence In a raid
Five or ten minutes later the raider'
emerge. sometimes with piles Of pa
prs. az other times they have a prs
oner or two.
some Dublinites Zee at the sgnt o
raiding party. Others follow a
safe distances and look on cauuousl.
while the soldiers search a group o
pedestrians or raid a home. Gener
allv The nervousness Inspired by IN
sight Of the soldiers, their blum
enneids leveled over the motor
sides. is leavened by curiosity. Occa
! sionally braver spirits walk past at
normal gait or pause nearby Tor
good view Of the proceedings.
But at the sound OF a shot therl
is a general melting away Of h'
crowd. Dublin doesn't fear hes.
things; the city Is merely "jumpy-