The evening world., 1922-05-23
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other half of which did not refute
the statement that the Anglo-Irish
Treaty was a step toward republic.
The roundup of Republicans was
the greatest in the recent history OF
North Ireland. Swarms OF police
made the raid. The majority of those
arrested were Irish Republican Army
officers.
The captures include Capal Healy,
member of the Fermanagh County
Council and prominent Sim Fein
leader in that district; Thomas Cor
rigan, accountant for the Fermanagh
County Council; Samuel Sheridan,
Chairman of the recently dissolved
Newry Board of Guardians, and Eu-
gene McGilligan, County Councillor,
who was the Sim Fein candidate in
North Derry at the last general
election.
The Northern Governments action
was taken, IL was stated, in an effort
20 suppress not only the Irish Repub-
lican Army and the Irish Republican
Brotherhood, but all other Sim Fein
organizations in the six-county area.
The Governments move follows
swiftly upon Irish Republican Army
raids and burnings of buildings In
the Counties of Down and Antrim
and the intensified hostilities in Bel
fast recently, eliminating in the
murder yesterday of w. J. Twaddell,
member of the Ulster Parliament.
Nearly every town and village in
Ulster was visited, but the bulk Of
the prisoners was taken in the coun-
try districts, from farmhouses. Com
paratively few captures were made in
Belfast, as most of the Irish Repub-
lican Army men living in the Sim
Fein districts of Belfast anticipating
action by the police as a result OF
the Twaddell assassination, had gone
ION the run"
The Ulster Government Is taking
Immediate steps to suppress the Irish
Republican Army, Irish Republican
Brotherhood, Irish Volunteers, The
Sim Eein, Girl Guides and Boy
Scouts. The members Of these or
ganizations, 1t is announced, are liable
to arrest and prosecution.
Official announcement to this effect
was made in the Ulster Parliament at
to-day's session.
The big encircling movement was
commenced at about o'clock, and
the work of visiting houses in town
and country was rapidly and efficient
ly carried out. Several hundred men,
bers of the constabulary and a large
staff of officers were on duty from
midnight, completing the arrange
mentS.
The majority of those wanted were
completely surprised. and in nearly
every instance were aroused from
sleep by the police demanding admis-
sien.
Garron Tower, the County Antrim
mansion of Lord Londonderry, re-
Gently converted into a hotel, was
burned last night by incendiaries.
DUBLIN, May 23.-Major Gen
Beauchamp Doran was held prisoner
for several hours by the Republican
dissentient troops at Wexford or
Sunday.
While Gen. Doran was disembark
ing at Rosslare, upon his return from
London where he witnessed the dis
bandment of his Royal Irish Regi
ment, he demonstrated with men WHIT
were seizing the British Sunday news
papers and throwing them into thu
sea. The Republican troops thereupor
arrested the General, conveyed him Il
Wexford and placed him in a guarC
room with prisoner under arrest fol
robbery.
The General protested at his forced
association with this man, and wa.
finally released at o'clock in the
evening. Gen. Doran, who is High
Sheriff of County Wexford. says thai
he was considerably treated