Evening star., 1922-11-14
GREATER WARFARE
LOOMS IN IRELAND
Fresh Outbreaks Expected
After British Convene
Parliament.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, November 1.-THE cur
rent Increase of activity of armed
forces opposing the Irish govern
ment is attributed to reunion Of the
licanism. This among other things.
resulted in the reappointment of
Eamonn De Valera as "president of
the Irish republic" with a council of
state claiming. sole legitimate author
ity in Ireland.
There is wide divergence between
the accounts published by the govern
ment of its successes against the
irregulars and those put out by De
Valera's party. The government
claims to be winning and gradually
restoring order, while De Valera's
infiicting and assert that the Free
State already Is beaten.
These assertions are made partly
in propaganda sold upon the streets
painted nightly all over Dublin on
lamppoSts, billboards and bridges.
The civil guard and the metropoli-
tan police pace up and down all the
thoroughfares. but they seem unable
to check these manifestations Of Ire
lands internal dissension.
Every day government agents go
about and smear paint Solidly over
the Inscriptions. but the next MORN
ing they appear again.
Seeks British Attention.
The intensification of activity by
the irregularS is supposed to be
partly aimed at the British political
crisis. with the design of bringing
home to the British the thought that
a
despite the treaty. When the new
British parliament assemblies and the
constitution of the Free State is sub
mitted for ratification. it Is antici-
pated that the activities of the ir-
regulars will be further intensified.
Except in the south. all large bodies
of republican forces have been dis
persed in a wholesale manner by ma
tional troops. but small bands are
able to inflict constant losses and
humiliation upon the government by
their activities in Dublin and else
where.
Repressive power has been granted
to the government by the Irish par
lament. but the republicans never
have believed these powers would be
fully exercised. and so far their fore
casts have been, for the most part,
accurate.
The Free State government has
10000 troops fully equipped and cost
ing nearly sS,O0O,O0O a year. Yet the
attacks of the irregulars are made in
confidence of escape and with the
thought that even If they are caught
they will suffer nothing more than
detention in prison.
If members of the Irish parliament,
which resumes Wednesday, express
in public what some of them have
been saying in private. there is sure
| to be searching criticism Of the gov
ernmentS ineffectiveness against the
irregulars. The latter's policy of dis
| locating railway traffic is witnessed
daily fn the wholesale burning of sig
nal boxes. some of them on suburban
become a common thing to seize a
train and let it run. loose at full speed,
certain of smAsh-up. Appalling
consequences of this wild practice
| have been obviated SO far only by
/ good luck.
Arrests Not Feared.
| Considering some arrests which
| have been made and others (which
| have not been made, it is inferred
! that there are differences Of opinion
| in the Irish cabinet as to what ought
| to be done to put a stop to the ir-
| regulars Apparently the republican
leaders are not seriously evading ar
and his principal colleagues are said
to be well known.
Only the other day Erskine Chill
ders. one Of De Valera's leading lieu
tenants, was arrested at his cousins
house-a place where he has fire.
quently resided and where it would
seem natural to look for him. 1t was
inferred that he must either have eX-
pected immunity, such as had been
enjoyed by his chief colleagues. or
else he wanted to be arrested. There
are some who think such a desire is
shared by DE Valera, and that hence
it ought not to be gratified.