Evening star., 1922-07-23
VIEWS OF INSURGENTS.
Republicans Claim Big Gains in
Ofhcial Summary.
By the Associated Press.

by the assOCldteu Ercss.
NEW YORK, July 22.-The military
and political situations in Ireland
from the republican viewpoint are Of
ficially set forth in a message from
republican headquarters In Cork, dis-
patched under date of July 20 to the
editor of the Irish World here. The
dispatch reads, in part:
"The republicans hold undisputeu
possession of south Ireland and the
greater part of the west and north
guerrilla forces operate with success
over most of the remainder OF the
country. There is not single Free
State post in the solid block of ter
ritory formed by the counties of Cork.
Kerry, Waterford and West Limerick.
In Cork city, the capital of the re-
publican government, public revenue
services are under republican control.
Nearly the whole Of east Limerick.
south Tipperary. northwest Clare and
Galway are in secure possession OF
the republican army. In Limerick city
the republicans are steadily gaining
ground in a hot fight for possession.
lands are nomlnally but not effective
ly controlled by the Free Staters.
Our mobile columns are block
aiding towns like Nenagh and Thurles
and operating effectively every
where. Same applies to the north
east In the east the mobile re-
publican forces are operating in Kill
kenny. while In Wexford when the
principal towns faced by heavy Brit
ish artillery were evacuated last
were cut and harassed. The Free
state holds Dublin and small area
around it.
The political position is that Col
1ins and Griffith, having by British
orders. with British armaments, de-
clared war on the Irish republic on
June 2S, in the hope of crushing all
resistance, are faced with universal
national uprising in defense of the
republic, with a solid unconquerable
west and fixed or guerrilla resistance
elsewhere. Constitutionally their
position is that of illegal military
1unta making war without the con-
sent Of the people. Ignoring and fout-
ing as British kings ministers under
publican courts and institutions, act
ing as British Kings ministers under
authority given by the British Free
State act and setting up a provisional
government responsible to the lord
lieutenant
Dublin Castle still functions and CO.
operates. supplying guns, rifles and
armored cars. Collins and Grifith
are driven. therefore. to use all the
drastic censorship OF the press, lying,
libelous official propaganda. sup
preston of all the republican news
papers and literature, midnight raids
on private houses without warrant,
Imprisonment without charge, brutal
treatment OF prisoners Of war, who
are given status OF criminals. The
whole nation is beginning to be
shocked by the lengths to which this
policy Is being carried. On July 15
three unarmed prisoners of war at
Mountjoy were shot by Free State
soldiers for looking out Of the WIN
dows, the result being q violent popu-
lar demonstration Of sympathy with
the prisoners.
"a midnight raid on the historic st,
Enda's home OF the aged Mrs. Pearse,
mother of Padraic H. .Pearse, also
moved the people to strong indigna-
tion. Similar raids on the home of
Mrs. de Valcraat Greystones and hun.
dreds of others On prominent republi-
cans of Dublin and provinces were
also made with arrests and imprison-
ment of political opponents without
charge or warrant"