The New York herald., 1922-07-02

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Dublin. July 1.
With tho capture OF the Four Courts
by the troops OF the Provisional Gov
ernment after the army insurgents
mad surrendered. the worst Is over.
Peace is practically reestabished not
only In Dublin but throughout Ire
land, giving an opportunity to review
the whole situation.
1 traversed every street In the dan
ger zone last night, walking around
the blazing courts, and went near the
Gresham Hotel, which is still held by
the iyrcgulars, said to be under the
command of Eamon de Valera / am
+, convinced the disturbance Is virtually
finished, surrender of the Four Courts
having killed it. though it probably
VIII take a week to round up 1.-the
snipers. and persuade the irregulars
TO surrender the various buildings
they hold.
Little Firing.
There is little firing. most OF It being
produced by the accidental discharge of
rifles evoking sympathetic volleys from
machine guns. The streets are deserted
and unlighted. but order is maintained
bv the Irish soldiers. whose coolness
efficiency. sobriety and kindness have
surpassed anything l ever saw under
similar circumstances anywhere. Not q
single one of them has got drunk. though
Tho rep-t111rS ad A.,
excellent steading effect was produced
hy the occasional presence Of priests
among the sentry groups In danger areas
around the Courts.
There has been no looting In all the
streets of that area. thought It is de-
serted and front walls are gone. afford.
inr splendid opportunity for pilfering.
TIC sentries now and then searched per-
sons for arms. but always courteously
and alphabetically. and gave directions
and explanations with great patience
i was amazing to me, considering The
strain danger and fatigue to which they
were exposed. which always in my ex-
rcr.e1ce, make soldiers rough and brutal
even to their friends.
The movement Of the irregulars, what
ever its professions. meant military die.
tectural masterpiece and all the Irish
y
for crushing that attempt.
Ireland Backs Free state.
The big points are Rory O'Connor' 8
fdilure to produce a general insurrection.
ard the clear indication that the vast
majority of Irishmen are against him,
despite the curious fact that the recent
attitude of British statesmen and public
lopir ion served to strengthen O'Con-
rof's hands A wave OF animus against
Ireland swept over England after the
~assination Of Field Marshal Sir
If.fry Wilson: Winston Churchill in the
Ifn"ss of Commons put all responsibility
frf Keeping the peace in Ireland upon
II shoulders of Michael Collins. and
81 i.an'mg Worthington- Evans, the War
Secretary. speaking at Colchester, said:
"Thc British Government has told Col
l:rs and Griffith that they must govern
o; 20 The Four Courts could be cleared
bS British Tommes In a few hours.
Hitherto the dirty work has been done
in ireland by the British: now the Irish
mrSi do it themselves"
Sir Laming's speech has been posted
throughout Dublin by the irregulars
who. e propaganda makes capital Of re-
lieieus and racial Irish prejudices. They
refer to Father Dominic and Father AL
bert who withstood siege with them in
. ttc Four Courts and they make great
parade ofIrish names like O'Connor and
C'Donnell. as opposed to un-Irish names
like Griffith. A green flag was hung
ov er the courts, where II still flies above
the black and battered ruins. And
C'Connor's friends are making much of
his fame as a rebel. which long has
owned a historic connotation In ireland.
land.