Show I MA MARTIAL LAW Wi i Y IN TAILS f ll Writer Declares Fires of Revolution Rev- Rev 1 Are Fed by Stupid Acts Ads c A U imoN I. I LONDO-l LONDO April 23 Ireland Ireland passes f from om o one e year of terror Into another The ie he new martial law Instituted by bythe bythe bythe the government Instead of suppressing resolution adds fuel to the flames Feins Fein's spirit Is undaunted The government has locked up Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur Griffith the vice president of the Irish republic It has put Desmond a 11 Sinn l Fein eln member of parliament In solitary confinement But the only result has been to bring back to Ireland l Eamon amon de Valera I president of the Irish republic who issues a letter to all' all the members of the British parliament In which he accuses the crown soldiers of these crimes Torturing prisoners Assassinating men and bo boys s 's In their bomes tomes on the the streets and In prison Murdering women and children Outraging Irish women and children l Flogging civilians Humiliating Humiliating- Irish citizens for In Instance In- In stance by compelling them to crawl crawl Forcing men to do military duty Burning and looting De Valera In his denunciation charged 75 prisoners were tortured defenseless hien tuen and boys were assassinated 7 women IS 18 children and I two clergymen men murdered men and boys flogged and 28 factories 47 41 creameries 1008 shops and homes were either wholly who or partly destroyed ed TERRORISM I. I Th The high spots of the last twelve twelvemonths months of terror may be summarized as follows First passage of ot the restoration of order act under which an any district In Ireland can bo he put under martial law Second swift declaration of martial Jaw law In many counties In west and south Ireland Third quick sentences to death orl or 01 l nl ng imprisonment of many men who hadn't surrendered their arms Fourth reprisals by crown forces on guiltless Irish people veople l Fifth burning burning- of Balbriggan September September September Sep Sep- 20 10 20 and a large portion of Cork December 11 for fol which final responsibility hasn't been fixed Sixth passage of the home rul rut act setting up separate parliaments for tor north and south Ireland which however however how how- ever only the es have accepted Take a I recent week In Ireland as typical of tho constant terrorism and strife The week of March 11 17 will wll do Many of the royal Irish were shot Six attacks TV were ere made on In police barracks Mall Mail trains were stopped and robbed Bridges were burned Attempts were made to rescue rescue res res- cU cue Irish prisoners o e Crown r forces were accused d of shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing men who didn't halt when ordered A house In Limerick was burned in reprisal Curfew was proclaimed in Bantry markets at and Athy and the fair at Shan on non were prohibited To climax It all si six young youn- Irishmen were executed In Dublin two charged with murder four foul with high treason A I lIAR The most accurate estimate of damage damage damage dam dam- age to property during the Sinn Fein Feinst st struggle gl l Is more o ef than Os iOnO The war in Ireland is costing he the British taxpayers ers heavily too They are supporting men In the forces In Ireland with the most complete complete com corn military equipment A conservative conserva conserva- tive tive- estimate of the cost Is 1 I I OO a year p The h Irish policy of ot the government I I Is is meeting increasing disapproval in I I England In a a. recent debate in parliament par par- men like V. W. A. A Acland an In Independent Independent tn- tn dependent liberal Sir H. H Caven Cavendish lish Bentinck a 11 conservative and MacCallum MacCal- MacCal MacCallum lum Scott a coalition liberal de- de pounced It GURES GI The Irish office of the British government government gov gov- gives out these figures gOV 1 on crimes attributed to Sinn Fein committed committed com corn in two years and three months months- racks Hal destroyed and damaged Raids on mails malls 1333 Raids on coastguard stations and lighthouses 53 13 Raids for arms Raids on tax collectors collectors' offices 50 0 killed Policemen wounded 83 Soldiers killed ed 74 14 Soldiers wounded Civilians killed l 77 g Civilians m wounded eci In From Irish sources these figures are obtained as au to killing outrages and reprisals reprisals reprisals re re- re- re I attributed to the crown forces forces- Civilians killed in last 1 13 15 months Civilians wounded u in last 15 months de 1991 For the complete year of 1920 Raids on private homes Arrests in raids on private homes Attacks on unarmed citizens 1184 RUled Killed in attacks on unarmed citizens I OS 98 W Wounded d In a attacks it k on unarmed d citizens Men suspected of being republicans republicans shot Cases of and other torture Sabot Sabotage e cases casl'S from mutilation of or rattle cattle etc ec 98 Buildings destroyed 1016 |