The Washington times., 1922-10-05
BR|T|SHFUNDS
USED|N GRIMES,
COLLINS CHARGE
Gives More Details of Horrors
. In Belfast in His
Own Story.

The Washington Times publishes
Michael Collins book solely for its
historic interest, tithout prejudice
for or against either side of the
conflicting Irish elements.
Its historic interest lies IN the
fact that Mr.. Collins tOrote ten
articles for The Washington Times,
already published, and intended to
acrite a book, but finding himself
too preoccupied as head of the pro
pisionGL Irish government to do the
book, he took Mr.. Talbot Utth him
in his trGvels so that the book
could be compiled from has Ot0n
notes. His unttmely death makes
this the only official narrative that
can be published as "Michael COL
Inns Ot0n Story"
BY HAYDEN TALBOT.
Copyright. 1922. New York American.)
CHAPTER XVIII. Section 4.
Terrorism due to religious differ
ences in Ulster, Michael Collins
pointed out in his statement to me.
sometimes took the form of dire
anonymous threats. He cited the
following instance:
Outside Belfast the rule Of the
revolver Is almost, If not quite, as
much in evidence. There was the
case of a Mr.. Owen Donnelly, Of
Whitehouse, whose daughter was
married recently to Mr.. Anderson,
If the same village. Mr.. Anderson
was formerly a Protestant who be-
came a Catholic shortly before the
marriage. On the wedding day he
was visited and threatened by two
specials, and a few days later his
tathcr-in.law received the following
letter:
II want to let you know that we
Xnow the game you have been play
ing these few months as regards w.
Anderson. You rushed the thing,
got him to turn. and paid him to
do it.
"'You think you are clever. and
we know you are the boss OF the
Sinn Fein Hall as well. but we know
all and the clothes you are wearing
will not save you. We have seen
YOU miles away from Whitehouse. so
YOU are easy got 1t might be days
and it might be weeks. but we will
get you when we want you, so you
may prepare to meet your God.
Death Threat Received.
"'You will not get any letters
from us again. but we will send you
| bullet quick and sure. Take heed
md don't treat this as joke. we
nave men away after Anderson. AT
present he is in Coalisland, so We
will get him, we never fail
q
YOUR last chance, so get down and
say your prayers. but vengeance Is
ours. You will not lead any more
yoof Orangemen into the ranks OF
the damd old Fenians.
"'From the six counties COM
mittee to a rebel and leader OF
young men from the Protestant
Faith
"Since his receipt of this letter
Mr.. Donnelly has remained in
Whitehouse-and as yet the
threat remains a threat.
THE lying propaganda promul.
gated by the Belfast press has
gone a long way toward mislead-
ing world opinion. In order to
carry out the determination of
the Catholic minority in the
northeast it was necessary to
| make IL appear lIldl lilC JV,N''
unarmed Catholics in Belfast
were making war upon the 2SO.00O
Orangemen and non-CatholiCs,
most of whom are armed and well
supplied with ammunition. To
illustrate the methods of the prop
agandists, the slaughter of chill
dren in Weaver street last Feb
ruary is pertinent.
Children Are Slain.
There were the usual playing
| children in Weaver street when
two strange men appeared and
| held whispered conversation
with the police on duty. The po-
| licemen went into an adjoining
street and ordered the children
| who were playing there to go
| into Weaver street. Then they
drove all the children to one end
| of the street.
| Presently the two strange men
| appeared again and threw a bomb
into the midst of the children--kilI.
ing and wounding more than twenty
Of them-all Of them Catholics. Five
of the wounded died, and most of the
survivors are MANNED for life.
THE principal Continental papers.
| including the leading Catholic