The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-23

his sterlinggqu of heart and
mind and who looked upon him IS
5Fthefr ch:efSmainstay in the feli
swell as in the council chamber
4 against the evil conspiracy to
(which he has now fallen victim.
sSsasIreIand Nt the newspaper adds.
mourn the loss of devoted
SON and gallant leader. and pray
that the calamity may bring the
less desperate of those who oppose
IisSpoIicies to a sober realization
ofsfhaE terrible nature OF the course
into Swiic they have been seduc-
led. VI. 4
sAfnbushes and Raids Planned
LONDON. Aug. 2s.-The assass-
inauon of Michael Collins at Ban
9don, Cork yesterday, comes direct
won the heels of the announce
ment by the Irish IrregularS of A
policy of ambushes and raids in
Sfheir fghta against the Free State
Collins was shot
down from ambush only a few
hours after he had been given an
ovation by the residents of Cork
city, which was freed less than
fwosweeks ago by the military I'M
der Collins, command. The place
asMhare hefell is part of the con
Qency he represented in the
kEireanns
He&sssof the outrage, only meag-
ersdetai1s&of which have been re-
tsceiTed here, came too late, for pub
{ 1ication in the morning newspapers
thesmajority of which comm ent on
the breaking up of the organizer
welfare in Southern Ireland.
The Times prints under the cap
ton, The Hour for Leadership"
ia til bute to Collins as the success
Ssorof Griffith s directing head Of
REDISTRIBUTION Free State which
assumes unexpected Thickness in
View of his assassination.
the public eye" it says,
tsMichael Collins is a man of en-
sergYa and obvious----and personal
disregard for danger have endear-
8edshims tosyoung Ireland.
General Collins shoulders no
doubt are broad and his frame
strong but the joke that now lies
upon him are heavier than that
which Parnell bore and beneath
which Redmond fell"
Battle of Propaganda.
sLONDON, Aug 23.-(By the
ASAssociated Press The assas-
:sEinations OF Michael Collins was
sSspreceeded In Dublin by kind of
battle of propaganda, both the
provisional government and rep
resentatiyes: of the Irregular army
$posting placards which set forth
s their irrespective aims and claims.
reaching London after
ssattendfng the funeral of Arthur
ssGrifiths say they found curious
crowds assembled about these pos
Ntersss One manifesto charged that
StheHproyisional government had
SsecretIy dispatched an emissary
tos the south to assasinate canon
sdeSYa1era. Side by side with this
was another placard in big letters,
sanironica1 Interpretation of a
amanife este which the enemies of
the Free Skaters imagined as be-
ing sent out by Collins and the
members Of his staff. 1t was
worked something like this:
Men of Ireland, your king
and Your country call you. You
who have fought so bravely for
:stheScause Of the empire in Egypt,
Indian and elswhere now are
needed again for the defense of
theGempire.
Anoth and longer poster ap-
placed by governmental
ssOBctalS dealt with the situation
caused by the Irregulars through
ireland
argued that the Irregular
moyement was destroying every
hope for Ireland's
S.prosperitya and happiness and APP
spea1ed%to the citizens generally to
sstand o1idly behind the provision
algovernment-
Marked For Death
The grief over the death of
Arthur Griffith was accompanied
bysa public expression of admtra-
S. IonE and affection for Collins.
Swhose three hour march through
fheGstreets Of Dublin behind the
body OF his colleague was most
incident in Irish history.
bscauseg everybody believed that
collins himself had been marked
4 forsdeath.
This sinister fear seemed to
pervade the very atmosphere of
thegcapitai. II Collins had any
premonitionsofh his fate he did not
SshpwSit but: walked calmly for
Hyard khands heroic figure,
Il boy1sh and 3sconfdent.
AtthssCathedral where the ser