The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-20
WAR OF REPRISAL
IN IRELAND SHOWS
RELIGIOUS TREND
Announcement Of Faith Similar
to Death Warrant
BIG FIRE LOSS IN BELFAST
Sim Fein Troops Capture Bar
racks and Bank in County
Antrim

Belfast May 20 (By the Associated
Press Reports of the number of
deaths in yesterdays shootings vary
from FIVE to eight, while dozen or
more persons were wounded
The damage caused by a series of
iucendiary fires will aggregate many
thousands Of pounds.
Three men who were shot when
they ayowed themselves TO be Pro.
testants died during the night.
Murder gangs were astir early to-
day. Two armed men entered a saw
mill this morning and made inquiry
concerning the religious beliefs of the
workers John Connolly, who an
nounced that he was a Catholic, was
killed. apparently in reprisal for a
similar shooting OF Protestants yes
terday
Shanes castle, the country home Of
Lord O'Neil, whose son Is speaker in
the Ulster House of Parliament was
burned this morning by 40 men said
to be from Tyrone The caretaker
was wounded while defending the
property.
Dublin, May 20 (By the Associated
Press) Dispatches from northern
Ireland report that Sim Fein forces
have captured the police barracks at
Glenarm, Martinsdown, Carlnoagh and
Cushindale, all in county Antrim. The
bank at Glenarm was captured in ad-
dition to the barracks
Dublin. May 20.-The Dali Eireann
met yesterday expecting to learn
something of the progress of the ne
gotiatlons between Michael Collins
and Eamon De Valera on the possibil-
tiles of peace and the formation Of a
coalition government, but although
Collins and De Valera were present,
nothing was said on the subject Har-
ry ]. Boland Of the anttreaty group
moved that the House consider and
vote on the points on which the com
mittee Of ten failed to agree, and this
was taken generally as an indication
7 that the De Valera-Collins negotia-
tions had been Of no avail.
The speaker ruled the Boland mo-
tion out, and the question Of elections
was taken up, debate on which soon
put peace in the background
Arthur Griffith was more than usu-
ally determined in his decision and
language. insisting upon the peoples
right TO be consulted. This debate
revealed a more bitter temper than
mas been apparent in the Dali for a
long time The speech of Charles
Burgess (Cathal Brugha), opposing
elections, reflected Griifith's stubborn
ness.
incidentally, Burgess divulged how
the majority for the treaty in the
Dali was obtained According to him
IL was due to the "dastards' of the
council of the Irish Repubicn broth
erhood, who canvassed members in
favor of the treaty. This brother
hood always has been lreland's most
extreme organization.
Burgess denounced the action o
these men as a crime which coul'
. only be explained by their dying fol
Ireland In a future war with Eng
, land. which he expected.
Interruptions and Interpolation
were frequent throughout the after
noon. and at 6 Richard Mulcahy ant
Lord Mayor OCallaghan of Corl
pressed for information as to wha
really happened between De, Valer'
and Collins Then the members be
, gan discussing the wisdom of debat
> ing peace negotiations before dealnI
with elections 1t eventually wa
, agreed to adjourn.