The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
EXPLOSIONS HIT
 LONDON AGAIN
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!. (Continued rom SAge " day ana Sir Samuel Hoare, home secretary, said in reply to Q Ques- ton by Major clement Attlee, leader of the labor party, that the explos- ions were apparently due to bombs with time fuses left overnight in the cloak and baggage rooms of the Leicester Square and Tottenham Court road subway stations, where the explosions occurred. He added that considerable damage was done and that investigation of the bomh- ings was being actively pursued.
 New Terrorism Feared
 Police feared that the explosions meant e new outbreak of terrorism by the Irish Republican army" ex- tremist organization which Irish authorities have outlawed, in pur- suit of It's demand that all British ofiicials get out of northern Ireland.
 The stations at which the explo- sions occurred are about half e mile apart in the busiest part of London.
 At least six persons were injured at the Tottenham Court road sta ton and six at the Leicester Square station.
 Fire engines were sent to the sta- ton and police diverted the thou- sands of people who sought to enter during the morning rush hour to other stations.
 At Leicester Square, store win- dows were broken, the entrance room of the station was wrecked, wall was shattered and all telephone booths were damaged. Two en- frances were closed.
 At Tottenham Court road station, damage was 30 severe that the en- tire station was closed.
 Among the injured were ticket clerk ct the Tottenham Court road station and Q millsman who was delivering milk to the employees of the Leicester Square station. Both were taken to hospital.
 Planted During Night Police expressed belief that time bombs had been planted during the night in the cloak rooms and bag gage room of both stations.
 It was understood that Scotland Yard took Q most serious view of the explosions in that they confirmed Q belief that recent explosions which did severe damage in London and the Midlands were not the work of a few hare brained extremists of the Irish Republican army" but were executed by determined men under well prepared plan.
 Sir Samuel Hoare, home secretary, said in answer to Q question In the house of commons that 8 men had been arrested in Great Britaitn "so far" in connection with previous bombings. He refused to give details, In addition, tons of explosives had been seized.
 Irish Republican Army
 The Irish Republican army" is the inheritor of the "Irish Republic" which, according to Irish Republi- cans, was established after the Easter rebellion in Ireland in 1916 and never has ceased to function" as the government of Ireland. u
 First Ramon Do Valera and his followers split from the Michael Collins-Arthur drifith group of Sim Fein when 0 treaty was nego- tiated with Great Britain which ended the postwar rebellion. Do Valera eventually took office as leader of the Free State. There were further splits, and Sim Feln and the T R. A." carried on the "re- public" There was another split and the mantle of the republic was formally turned over to the army" But there Is now also Q new Irish Republican Congress" which dis putes mythical Republican author fly with the army"
 Piacards Posted The "army" posted placards in many parts of Ireland and in Lon- don Jan. 1e, announcing that British ofiicials must get out of northern Ireland and that Ireland must be left to the Irish.
 That night and next morning there were bombings in London and the Midlands. Power stations, canals, railroads and communication lines were objectives. Police, acting part ly on secret information sent by po- lice of northern Ireland. began max ing raids in Irish populated dis tricts in England, and arrested many suspects, in addition to unearthing great quantities of explosives.
 The bombings then stopped until today.
 Connected by Wires
 It was believed that the bomb at the Tottenham Court road subway station was connected with the ticket window by wires. The elder ly ticket clerk was opening the shut ters of his window this morning London subways do not run all night-when the explosion occurred. He was hurled across the station.
 Police reported that i've persons were taken from Leicester Square station to Charing Cross hospital and that two were taken from the Tottenham Court road station to Middlesex hospital.
 Strong police guards were posted at both stations, among the biggest in London, to divert morning rush hour crowds to other stations.
 FORMER SENATOR