New-York tribune., 1921-03-28
British Seize
Tons of Irish
Rebel Papers
Raid Headquarters of Sinn
Fein Propagandists at
Dublin and Find Vast
Number of Documents
War Supplies Are Traced
Munitions Discovered by
Forces Intended for At
tack to Free Prisoners
Specio1 coa1e to The rrshune

Copyright. 1921, New York Tribune Inc
DUBLIN, March 27.-The headouar-
ters for all Sim Fein propaganda was
unearthed by police cadets in Moles-
worth Street last night, according to an
announcement made at Dublin Castle
to-day. The government made the big
gest haul of rebel literature ever made
in Ireland, seizing and carrying away
several tons of books Stiles and papers.
The propaganda matter found in
cluded files of letters to Sim Fein
agents abroad, and dealt especially
with agitation in Italy. France and
Spain. The equipment of the Office was
elaborate, the official report said, in
cluding files of newspapers, clippings
and documents bearing on Irish rela-
tions.
The discovery Of the headquarters,
which follows the recent arrest Of Des-
mond Fitzgerald, director of Sim Fein
propaganda, is undoubtedly serious
blow to Sim Fein, but it is understood
that the republican propaganda organ
ization was never centralized, and the
work heretofore done in the Moles-
worth Street Office is now to be under
taken elsewhere. The department will
be badly crippled for some time, how
ever, through the loss of these records.
May Stop Irish Paper
From information available tonight
in Sim Fein circles it is not clear
whether the raid will result in the sus-
pension of publication of The Irish
Bulletin. republican daily propaganda
newspaper that has been printed Sc
cretly in this country and circulated
abroad.
This government blow to Sim Fein
made another unlucky Easter anniver-
sary for the rebels. Only last week
they raided a big arsenal outside of
Dublin when the police surprised the
guards.
1t was said in Sim Fen circles that
Dc Valera probably would issue an
Easter statement late tonight which,
although taking the form of reply
to Premier Lloyd Georges speech of
last Wednesday, will not advance the
cause of peace in Ireland. 1t will in
sist particularly, it is said, that the
governments condition that sur
render of arms preeede the peace
Fein.
This has been the first week end in
some time that has not brought re-
ports of ambushes and terrorism from
different parts of Ireland.
Munitions Struggled In
DUBLIN, March q (By The Associ-
ated ss).-Reports made to the au-
thorities in connection with the cap
ture of the large quantity of arms and
ammunition found by government
forces in Dublin last Friday, said to
have been the greatest quantity of
such material SO far taken, show that
the arms and munitions were landed
on the coast Of Kerry in fish barrels
few days previously. They were
then sent to Sligo partly by train and
partly on motor cars, reaching Sligo
Tuesday night and arriving in Dublin
the next morning. The bombs and
shells were packed in boxes and ad-
dressed to the branch of an English
firm, we'll known bicycle manufacture
ers, in st. Stephens Green.
This firm, it is explained, had no
knowledge of the shipment, and the
goods never reached it, being inter-
cepted, according to officials, by Sim
Fein agents and taken to the stables
in Mountjoy Square where the mate
rials were discovered.
Meant for Jail Attack
This large consignment of ammuni-
tion, it is declared, was intended for
use in connection with a plan to am
bush the Grown forces on their way