Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-31

no function of service to the irish
people
I. In spite Of the British terror
the majority of the Irish people have
sanctioned by ballot the Irish Repub.
lic' give their allegiance to it: nav
taxes to it; and respect the decision
cials." Ai oIli-
Two kinds of killings" have char
aacterlzed the Irish republican war.
rare, according to the report. First
the casualties resulting from f5'n
Slnn -teiners' attempts to ohtan
arms and ammunition in attackin@
motor lorries and police barracks
ana second, the secret execution"
OF spies, traitors and enemies of the
irish republic who have been adj
judged guilty by it's courts and
sentenced to death. 1t is admitted
mat the accused never appear before
these Sin Fein tribunals. Minor Of
1enses are punishable by sentencing
the guilty to enforced absence from
their home town and residence for
period In "an unknown locality
Ihe commission condemns the so
called legalized killings.
Instances of Atrocities.
Many instances of alleged atroei.
ties and wanton destruction of prop
erty by the British troops are pre-.
sented in the report but all of these
were testified to and publicly re.
ported at the time of the hearings
last winter Denunciation of the
methods of the Auxiliary Cadets and
the Black and Tans, two forces of
"irregulars" that supplement the
Royal Irish Constabulary and the
regular British troops is expressed
in the findings. Evidence of wit
nesses and depositions from victims,
according to the report, established
the fact that these troops included
III their ranks burglars and high
waymen, gunmen and petty thieves. "-
Regarding casualties, the commits
sion says that it is justified in con
Guiding that mot more than 900 of
the British have been gilled in Ire
land from May 1916 to December
1920. These 600 casualties would
seem to have occurred in a force of
$4,000 during a period of four and
one-half years, it is pointed out, or
at the rate of not more than .26 of
one percent per annum.
On the other hand, according TO
lists compiled by the Irish Republi.
can government and submitted to
the commission, more than 200 un-
armed Irish civilians were killed by
the military and police during 1920
alone. This number, it was said, in.
Guided six women, II children, 10
old men and two priests but did not
include persons billed in the fight
ing. The commission says itt'oes not
vouch for the exactness of the fig
ures but "direct testimony it says,
showed the killing of civilians in
1920 ran into many hundreds"
The testimony attributed to the
British forces approximately $4,000
raids, entailing 'wreckage of prop
erty, robbery, murder of citizens,
brutality of priests and women and
children, and indiscriminate flog-
gingr" Many of the raids, it was said,
were made at night by members of
the British forces dressed in civilian
clothing"
Thirty-six states were represented
in the committee which initiated the
inquiry, the report says, including
five governors, il United States
senators, Is congressman, the may
ors of Is large cities, Cardinal Glib
bons, Archbishop Keane and four
Roman Catholic bishops, seven Pro-
testant Episcopal bishops, four
Methodist bishops and numerous
clergymen, educators, editors. busi-
ness men and labor leaders.
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