Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-11-07 | Page 15 | 'Black and Tan' Damage Claims Agitate Erin

BLACK M la i SM16E GUK SUITE ERIN Payment for Reprisals by Military Mili-tary Will A:ect Large pfija Owners I DUBLIN. Nov. S. Taxpayers in Ire land are agitated over the questioi who la to pay for the i mages result ing from reprisals cummH'i J by ihi "Black and Tans." or sen-1 milltarj force, employed by the governmeirt tc suppress Sinn Fein disorders. The total amount of damages result-lug result-lug from Sinn Fein disorder?, and reprisal.- by irangemen and government agents la Ireland, is estimated to be - .-Arly C 10.0o0.000. Already award amounting to 5.000,000 tor claasAges inflicted by the Sinn Feincis have been ... I assessed against tar ta. ... 1- I"- . 1 J .1 HI 1 The law prei;crlb-1, thai the taxpayer taxpay-er shall pay fr a!' willful damage t j proper: , or I't'e maliciously inflicted. inflict-ed. The county judges fthu paaa upon claims arising from dam in Ul ic'v and Tan reprlaals have grunted awards to the claimants and a templed to make them the charge against the 10-mmVM 10-mmVM cal authorities. They have, however, ll Indicated In their judgments in.it they H believe the government should make H good the losses caused by its own sorv- H The principal taxpayers in Ireland H lire for the most p.,rt Unionists who H are the largest property holders and would be hardest hit if the taxpayers H were compelled to pao thi damage h claims. While they are anxious to help the government put down disorder, H , many disapprove of the Biack and Tan RH reprisal.'; and are unwilling to pay tot wM the consequences of them. PR1 ( r.M AT IS BT The Irish Times, the principal ' -H ' ionist newspaper, .demands that the government shall make a clear public H statement "that the obligation to com- H pepSate for murder, arson and robberj h committed by the ints of the gov- eminent Is acknowledged by the gov- ernment and Will be promptly met " ':;, The governrti nl paid the bill BgV-w about .Voo.ovO for tin damagi Bajw fered b the city i- Indiiin li. tin- Kist- H er week rebellion and this Is pointed B to as a precedent for similar action In the matter of BUtcfe and Tan r prisals-H prisals-H It is expected thai the government H will aleo be asked lb pay for the dam- IHH age inflicted by the S 1 which awards amounting to 6,009." 000 already have bee 1 made by county judges Besides mere Is a bill for the 1 damage done by Orangemen in Ulster 1 fe. 00