The Washington times., 1922-09-03

ha"outofy party cpHoiootV~
Arrests Of III.
"It was only after the election
that he declared his intention not
to 60 to Westminster. and the an
nouncement was not received very
enthusiastically by soms Of the
most energetic of his supporters.
They had elected a man. they said,
who did not intend to represent
them, anywhere, ..
THE next event of importance
Feiners in Dublin and throughout
the country. More than forty men
in positions Of influence In their
communities and important local
figures aside from their Sim Fein
affiliations were deported to Eng
land.
They were not actually imprison-
ed, and both their activities and pres
tige increased rather than diminished
| as the result OF their temporary
banishment.
1T was but one Of many similar
instances Of English governmental
stupidity-England's unwilling aid
in arousing the Irish people to that
national unity which finally forced
the ancient enemy to give US free
dom.
Activity st Home.
THE forty deported men. retisved
, OF the necessity Of pursuing their
usual personal occupations we're able
to devote all their time to further
ing the aims of the Sinn Fein. Their
presence in England lent their work
especial Significance. But that 10 .
story to be told else where.
Meanwhile, We at home we're
not idle. Following our victory in
North Roscommon, the reorganiza-
tion proceeded more rapidly than be-
fore. Two committees were how
actually working. the old Sim Fein
committee and the new committee
formed Of members Of the original
committee and others who had been
prominent workers In the North Ros.
common campaign.
AS part Of the reorganization
scheme, a proposal was made that
, we should send q circular to all
public bodies in Ireland asking
them to appoint delegates to =
conference to be held In Dublin.
Many of these public bodies did
not even respond, and many of
them carried the resolution to send
delegates only by bare ma ajorities.
The greatest proportion Of support
came from the South.
Candidate from JAN.
THE conference was held and
1t was decided to organize the
whole country on the basis of the
abortion of the Westminster par.
Lament and the general policy OF
virile opposition against British rule
| IN, nd ~ n
were proceeding for this confer.
ence, vacancy occurred for the
parliamentary division In South
Longford.
THE general feeling in South
| Longford was not advanced polit.
| ically, and the wisdom of putting
forward a candidate from our side
was questioned by many. However,
we decided to adopt q bold course
and put forward q candidate named
Joe McGuinnis, who was then
serving a penal servitude sentence
in Lewis Jail.
THE election was warmly con.
tested. Our principal appeal to the
| electorate was on the evidences.
Our slogan was-'There is q man in
jail for Ireland: put him into par
lament and put him out Of Jail
"All of us worked hard for the
felon candidate. and he was returned
winner by q majority Of twenty
seven votes.
Once again let me emphasize the
fact that cannot be ga hsaid. At
that election the Irish Republic was
| not the issue.
Triumph for Cause.
Joe McGinnis triumphed only be-
| cause the people remembered Easter
Week and the men who died for II,
and then followed Immediately com.
plete corroboration of our election
slogan. The British government re-
leased all the penal servitude pr hon.
ers from Lewes, their release adding
the final fill to our reorganiza ton
scheme, and they were, Of course, &C.
claimed as great triumph for our
cause.
Among these prisoners were three
men who had served in the rising az
commandants. One of them was
afterward, De Valera exercised an
ascendency over Harry Boiand.
Harry Boland's devotion to De Va.
lera was Of the kind that is born OF
hero worship. / am convinced that
Harry Boland believed that Ireland's
salvation was inseparably bound in
the person Of De Valera. 1 have
every reason to believe that Boland
was absolutely sincere In this.
But out Of this situation arose
remarkable sequence, closely re.
lated in Its consequences. Some
time prior to their release De
Valera, Boland and several others
were being transferred from Dart.
moor to Lewes. On the journey
Boland managed to write q note, un.
observed by the guards, and he
dropped II out Of the window of the
railway coach.
Girl Posted Note.
HE had addressed the envelope
to q friend In Dublin. Curiousiy
enough II was picked up by an Irish
girl WALKING along the tracks. she