The New York herald., 1922-05-23
Member of Parliament Shot
and Killed on Way to
to Business.
MURDERED FOR LOYALTY
Premier in Manifesto Urges
People to Leave Justice
to Authorities.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD
Copyright, 1923. BY The NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, May 22.
The British Government is rushing
troops to Ulster, it was revealed by
Winston Churchill, the Colonial Sec
retary, in TIE House Of Commons this
afternoon. Mr.. Churchill announced
that In addition to four battalions sent
to the Irish province Saturday other
units and ammunition will be dis
patched If necessary. There are now
nineteen British battalions in Ulster.
which can be used to enforce order If
TIE London Government decides to
interfere.
Mr.. Churchill made the definite
statement that TIE British Govern
ment was determined to support the
North Ireland Government to the
utmost.
The signatories of the Irish Free
State treaty are coming to LONDON
this week to discuss the effects of the
new coalition policy in South Ireland
upon the treaty status in Ireland.
BELFAST, May % ASSOCIATED Press).
The terrorism by gunmen continued
to-day in Ulster. The killing this
morning of w. J. Twaddell. member
of the Ulster Parliament, who was
shot ,x,hila op hfy u,a,, 70 ln,,c;nas,
caused the issuance Of manifesto by
Sir James Craig, the Premier.
The Premier said:
my detestation of this horrible
crime fills me with such indignation
that have summoned a special meet
ing Of the Cabinet and all the authori-
ties dealing with law and order. Such
an event as this murder demands just
retribution."
The manifesto says Mr.. Twaddell
was murdered for his loyalty to the
empire and his devotion to the cause
Of Ulster and the welfare OF the coun-
try. His colleagues, II was declared,
will carry on and face the future, no
matter what the future might hold
for them.
Justice and retribution rest with
the higher authorities" the manifesto
adds. Let the people rally around
the established Government, which
will see that proper measures are
taken without plunging our province
or our capital into a welter OF crime
and bloodshed'
Five Other Murders.
Late tonight three men knocked O,
the door OF the home Of former Sergt
Walsh in Newport. Tipperary They
we're admitted by Walsh's wife. When
Walsh made his appearance they killed
him In the presence of his wife. Pat
rick Galligan was shot dead by unknown
men in the same village.
John McLernon, a railway man. was
shot and killed In the Belfast depot this
afternoon. This was the fifth murder in
the vicinity OF the depot since Friday.
This evening sniper in Seaforde
street fred at three men returning from
men, George Lawson. was killed.
Another sniper fred into a York
street fruit store and wounded Mary
Grant, 70 years old. in the stomach.
The body of an unknown man rid
died with bullets was taken to hos
pital during the afternoon.
Thomas Boyd was shot dead this
morning in Woodstock road. East
Belfast, and James Lindsay was seri-
ously wounded.
A man on top Of tramcar was shot
and seriously wounded tonight by a
sniper. The ambulance men while taxi
ing him to the hospital found another
living in the street shot in the thigh.
The total killings to-day reached six.
Soldiers and police were busy swith their
firearms replying to the shots that came
ftom various points Of vantage.
Suggestive Letter Found.
Inspector Nixon. testifying to-day In
the case of Desmond Cream, an amateur
actor arrested In n taxicab In Belfast
with a loaded revolver. said he found
the following letter on the prisoner:
"A meeting OF the northeast advisory
committee in Belfast May III unani-
mously decided To- convene meeting oi
the whole advisory committee for the
purpose Of devising a definite plan OF
campaign to be adopted by the Nation
alists OF the northeast. whereby they
can render impotent the eo-calied Gov.
eminent Of northern Ireland.
The most dsquieting feature OF yes.
terday's disorders In Belfast was the
shifting OF the center of trouble to Bally.
maccarett, the eastern section, wher,
there is large artisan population and a
small, compact Sim Fein community
living In an area called the short Strand
Two men were killed In the violent
rioting there, and Thomas McShane. VIII,
was wounded Saturday. died, brlngins
the total Of deaths over the week end e
fourteen.
During last nights shooting gunner
opened fire on the city electric station
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