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Show POLICE TERRORS STIRSJ11L Red Delegate in London Says Army Is Being Regrouped for New Offensive BELFAST Aug 2. (By The-Associated Pres-i.) Cardinal Logue prl-I prl-I mate of Ireland, In a letter read in I Dundalk churches today, denounces impartially the shooting of Constable Brennan at Dundalk a week ago by masked men ami reprisals by the crown forces n Southern Ireland tie b Lid "The poor victim T know to have been a fjulet. upright man who never gave offense to any one In the discharge dis-charge of his duty Am I to be told that this Is an act of war that it Is lawful to shoot at sight anyone wearing a poUcetnanJc uniform and honest l discharging a policeman's duty? I prefer to call It by Its true name cold, deliberate. Wilful Wil-ful murder Hence, anyone who plans encourages or even sympathizes with siirn not participates In the guilt; before CJod.'' The cardinal continued: "I know We are living umler the harsh, tyran-ni tyran-ni ii regime oi militarism and brute forte, which invitee "ill stimulates rime; that all pretense of discipline has oeen thrown to the winds, that , those professing to be guardians of la -a nn.l order have become the most 1 ardent votaries of lawlessness and d s-..niei s-..niei thai they have been oyer-runrJ t ing th country and making the night hideous b i-)ld. rifle Tire, burning! and the destruction of valuable property: prop-erty: that towns have been sicked and 1 i that reckless firing in crov. ded plrues j has mdo many innocent victims. "And when these things are reported ito the authorities, e'thep InveBtlgalionJ is refused or some hole or corner In- Iquiry held But we have never heard I of punishment All thl3 professes to be done by way of reprisals but re- I prise fa are generallj unjust ami often 1 fall on the lnnoc nt I oo |