The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-19
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{ Chicago Woman Paints Brutality
Of Black and Tans as
She Witnessed II.
By MARY +. McwH0RTER.

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Thts is the second Of series o.
ortiolss written by Mrs. MaWhortsv
spon txforusotion gathered IN az sS-
tended invsstioattSn IN Ireland. mss
Mary MacSwtney Whoss "Ireiand To-
day ,0as pubiishsd recently N Ths
Washingtom Times, has reviewed
Mrs. McWhorters articles and de-
cLared that they present a Tus plc-
ture Of life in ireland today.
1t has been said that the British
military forces in Ireland do not aP-
prove Of the manner In which tne
"Black and Tans" deport themselves.
During the three months ] spent
there ] saw very little difference be-
tween the actions Of the two forces.
CITES ONE INSTANCE.
For instance; One evening last
August 1 tourneyed via Charabane
from Lisdoonvarna, in the County
Glare. to Limerick city, Uimerick has
been cut off from train service for
months.)
When we arrived at Sarsneld Bridee
we were stopped by q military bar
ricade and were ordered out on tho
road. bag and baggage. The barri-
cAde consisted OF the usual sand bags
and bal bed wire. with armored cars
tanks and machine guns In abundance.
Among my fellow travellers were
number OF Irish priests who HAD been
. ending their vacations at the famous
Irish Spa" as well as several men
and women Of the trade and farmer
class. I~was the only American citi-
n..r s.svv IAI IN
on the road and were searched on the
order OF q very young looking officer.
] protested their right to search
my baggage on the ground that
was an American citizen going peace
ably about my travels. The soldier
who was conducting the search sad
to me, ~ don't care what You are: at
present you are with these wild irish
animals" was amazed when saw
the patience exhibited by my fellow
travellers In the face OF this gratui-
tous insult. Their only answer Was 4
shrug Of the shoulders. confess my
hands ached to box the ears Of the
insolent Tommie.
"HALF-CIvILIZED SOLDIERS.
As looked on while the search
was going on ] could hardly believ q
that our own boys fought beside these
apparently half-civilized soldiers IN
Flanders for the freedom Of small
nationafities. A nation that produced
such soldiers as those ! met on this
occasion must be nation without
ideals.
l had met hundreds OF them already
during my travels through ireland
They always 60 about fully equipped
for combat, with trench helmets and
all that. In the cities and towns they
1ake night and day hideous; constant
ly dashing about in lorries, armored
cars tanks, etc, and armed to the
teeth, their guns always pointing al
the hearts OF citizens.
Sir Hamar Greenwood and Sir
Nevil Macready have attempted to
excuse "reprisals" by saying that
when a member Of the r. I. c. Ia
shot by q member of the Irish re-
publican army the black and tans
are SO enraged by the death of their
companion that they 'see red" and
run amuck." These two gentlemen
do not explain how the black and
tans. who are only over from Eng
land a short time, can have formed
such violent attachment for the
members OF the r. I. c. Be that as
1T may. I know from experience
r.. 1. C. shot by the Sim Feiners,
and hence no excuse for "reprisals."
the black and tans supply the de-
ficiency.
CASE IN POINT.
Following is a case in point:
On July IL last Sir Edward Carson
made his annual visit to Belfast and
addressed his fellow bigots there.
Excerpts from this address appeared
on the screens in all the moving
picture houses of Great Britain and
Ireland. The speech was so anarch-
istic in tone that II q civilized gov
eminent was dealing with Sir Ed
ward Carson he would be ordered
shot Immediately. The result Of that
July and the early days OF August
Sir Edward Carson's fellow bigots
in Belfast started campaign
against the Catholics. with the result
that when / was leaving Ireland
10000 Catholics were homeless and
$4,000 out of work.
The Catholics in the ship yards
OF Belfast were Immediately dis
charged unless they forswore allie
glance to their elected government.
The campaign developed into a
veritable pogroms. could never
find out how many lives were lost s.,
1t was we'll understood that these
pogroms were instituted for the
purpose of getting the Catholics
in the rest of Ireland to rise against
the Protestant minority. This failed,
however, and there were no reprisals
on the part of the Catholic majority
In the balance Of the country. 1t is
we'll known that, excepting in a small
section Of the northeast corner OF
Ulster, the Protestants and Catholics
OF ireland live in perfect harmony
and friendship.
LET PoGROMs PROCEED.
While the Obstetrics were seeking
to exterminate the Catholic minor
tiles in Belfast, Lisburn. cambridge,
and other northern towns, the British
military stood by and made no at
tempt to stop the pogroms.
August is IL a unurch holiday for
the Catholics of Ireland. 1t is the
Feast OF the Assumption OF the
Blessed Virgin and Is called Lady
Day in the Harvest" Along with
being a religious feast, IL has al
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