The Washington times., 1921-05-08

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Several newspaper articles that had
peen published In this country to the
effect that leaders of the Sim Fein
government were dickerinx with the
British government for a peace settle
ment in Ireland were taken directly
from the fake bulletins that osten-
sipiy had been published by the Irish
Republican government
The first issue of the spurious bulle-
tin was printed March 30, four days
after the publicity offices of the
Dail Eireann hod been raided by
crown forces. All the fixtures of the
oHices, including typewriters, presses
and printing machines that were used
In publishing the Irish Bulletin, were
conhscated. The bulletins, up to that
time, were issued every day.
The last issue of the irish Bulle-
tin. prior to the British raid, was
Volume 4, Number S. -Four days
later the ffty-sixth edition OF the
fourth volume appeared. 1t was then
that the clumsy scheme was dis.
covered. The Crown publishers, in
issuing that number were not aware
of the fact that the Sim Fein gov
eminent had already published tho
fifty-sixth edition In other offices
that had been in readiness In case
OF raid on the. chief offices.
ONLY FOUR EDITIONS.
Only four editions were printed by
the crown publishers when II became
known that their attempts had been
futile from the outset. However, sew
eral newspapers and press associa-
tons. who are hostile to the Irish
cause jumped at the chance to pub
lish several of the statements that
"a ri ~ al ia 81 S.I-
the bulletin. Those dealing particu-
larly with peace negotiations between
the Sim Fein and crown authorities
were harped upon.
The bulletin issued by the crown
raiders was similar to the one issued
by the de facto government OF Sim
Fein. 1t told of the barbarous acts
of the crown forces and of the MUIR
dering of Irish citizens. The terroriz-
ing crimes committed by the British
military forces were more exagger-
ated in the fake bulletin than in the
bona fide issue OF the Irish republic
can government.
The fake bulletin spoke OF the
thousands OF murders" millions of
homes burned" and other such pres
posterous statements. The next is
sue of the real bulletin refuted the
statements printed in the false pub
LEGATION and stated that 1.-The MUIR
ders committed in Ireland by the
crown forces are not thousands but
322 from January ], 1920, to March 81,
1921. The homes ruined are not mil
lions, but $500. a fair proportion of
which were not wholly but partially
destroyed
The fake bulletin then goes on to
state in it's first edition that the Irish
ha hot
police are planning malicious acts
against the people in their commun-
tiles and other stories of British mis-
rule in Ireland.
BOGUS PEACE NEWS.
The second. third and fourth Ell :
tons OF the fake bulletins tell about
peace negotiations and give further
space to discussion OF the night of the
Irish people against overwhelming
odds. All this was denied by the
Dali Eireann.
According to Joseph Begley. OF the
Irish diplomatic mission In Washing
ton, the publishers of the bogus bulle-
tins laid stress on the tales OF afro
cities and other details rela.Ivc TO
tn fight OF the Irish people tor ir-
dependence for the purpose of break
ing the morale OF the people.
1T was believed by the Crown pub
fishers that the people OF Ir land
would not be able to tell the differ
ence between the fake and real bui. =
tln," stated Mr. Begley. They greet
ly exaggerated the truth of afro
cities and made 1t appear as though
the people were fighting against odd,
that were impossible to overcome.
Then they printed stories Of peace
negotiations between the Irish lead
crs and the Crown authorities. The =
chief object in this gross exaggera-
ton was to discredit the well-known
accuracy and moderation OF the b. :
letin as issued, by the Irish repub-
lican government. This was done fu
the purpose OF breaking the morale
of the Irish people and to ,repudiate
their faith in the leaders OF the Irish
Republican government. However.
their attempts were amusingly fu-
tile," said Mr.. Beg.ey.
Until exposed in Parliament, SIM
lar tactics were used against Soviet
Russia. according to several British
newspapers in their discussion Of the
disclosure of the fake Irish bulletin.
1t is said that fake editions OF tie
Russian newspaper Pravada were
made available to all foreign CORE
spondents at Helsingfors, but the news
was concoctcd in London and tho
paper itself was printed there.
EXPOSED by NEWSPAPERS.
The awkward scheme Of printing