The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-01-22
Sim FEM REVIEWS
REIGN OF TERROR
in SOUTH IRELAND
Peace Talk in Background
as Greater VigOr Is Shown
in Fresh Outbreak.
EXTREMISTS CONTROL
De Valera Believed to Have
Been Overruled by the
Violent Group.
GUNMEN HOLD FREE REIN
Policy of Reprisal Serves Only
to Make Slaughter More
Appalling.
GUNMEN HOLD FREE REIN
Special Gable TO THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW York HERALD

Special Gable TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Jan. FL.
Sim Fein has launched another
wave of outrage in Ireland and is try
ing to force the Government into a
new course of action. The number of
killings in southern ireland, and par
ticularly In the areas under martial
law, this week again proves the real
strength of the extremists, despite the
reiterated assurances by Sir Hamar
Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ire
land, that the forces of the Crown are
getting the upper hand.
Meanwhile the auxiliaries are fight
ing back in their customary vigorous
fashion. but at best the result Is some
thing like draw, while all Ireland is
plunged deeper and deeper into the
terrorism which the Christmas peace
efforts tried hard to avoid.
All peace talk has been abandoned
following the numerous ambushes and
reprsals. These have revived in it's
worst form the cycle of terrorism which
was known last fall.
No Hope In Present Policy.
The action of the Crown forces in con-
nection with reprisals is regarded by
many persons here as further proof that
no solution of the Irish problem can be
expected to come out of the Govern
inent's present Irish programme. Well
informed observers here and in Ireland
believe that this is the very idea back
of the Sim Fein tactics: that the Irish
extremists hope to prove to the world
how misguided the Government really
is In it's present policy.
Sim F'ein wants the Crown to come
out with some new, definite and tangible
offer without all the entaEglements of
the Home Rule act. The Irish do not
dare to make an offer themselves be-
cause they do not trust British officials
They want clear cut proposition put
up to them, and then they will be able to
tell Just where they stand and possibly
will be able to meet it half way and ar
rive at some basis for negotiations
But so long as the Crown insists on
pushing forward the Home Rule act
the Irish. or at least the men in power
in Sim Fein councils, will not talk
peace, but will continue the programme
of outrages and will press to the limit
the advantages they have gained by the
very horrors co nmitted there and as a
result of which England is suffering
more than Ireland in the eyes of the
world.
Governments Claims Empty.
The free rein enjoyed by what the
British call the Irish gunner" seems to
indicate that either Eamonn de Valera,
President of the Irish Republic" has
gone over to the Collins Mucahy group
of violents or has been overruled by
them. De Valera has been regarded as
a moderating influence in the Sim Fem
councils, but the outrages this week do
not speak wen for any moderating In
fuence he may exercise.
Apparently there Is little substance
in the Governments claim that II is
getting the better of the Irish rebellion.
Its very emptiness Is demonstrated by
the killing yesterday of seven constables
in County Clare. Meanwhile innocent
persons are suffering just as much as
they ever have, just as much property
ia being destroyed as at any time in
the past and every act OF violence on
either side becomes a further reason
by either side why they should not
listen to the counsels of peace and mod
GRAFTON.
The martial law regulations have
served only TO make the plight of law
abiding citizens worse. AS the Vest
minister Gazette says: The Govern
ment, is practising Prussian methods
while the British soldiers and police, who
are not used to such methods. are but
bungling practitioners"
LONDON, Jan. z1.--"Durins the first
fifteen days Of this year" says bull
letin just issued by the Sim Fem. "the
armed forces of the English Government
has achieved the following Successes {:
Fourteen civilians murdered, including
four prisoners. two children and one
woman; thirty-two wounded, including
seven women: six towns shot up. forty
houses and eleven shops wholly or par
TALLY destroyed. seven men tortured or
logged, and one creamery. one factory
and two public halls destroyed"