Show AMERICANS ARRESTED arrest and release of the agitator henry george in ireland by NV W U Tc wail to the HERALD NEW aug 12 A cert certain ain obscure journal journal hero here has the following alleged allege cablegrams cable cabe grams from dublin simultaneously with the tidings of tho the liberation of henry george comes the tidings of the announcement that stephen J mcany tho the now york k star special e cial correspondent in ireland has asp been e e n arrested at ennis whither ho lie went to visit his relatives and whence he be wag was about to mako make a tour of the distressed districts of west ireland where evict evictions ioni arc are being carried at wholesale rate these arbitrary arrests arc are the repression act and their manifest intention is to intimidate american citizens from visiting ireland tho dablain castle author authorities T itice think and not without reason that the land league mague is supported chiefly by tho the moral and material aid received from the united states and they are of tho the op opinion i nion that such assistance would be largely diminished if the correspondents and agitators were discouraged from tray traveling eling through ireland at present henry georgo george was arrested it ia is understood at the ex express ess direction of the premier no vio protest against the arrest or imprisonment wag was made to tho the government through the american consulate one report states that when glad stone heard beard of the arrest of georce george ho lie was quite indignant at what lie said must have been a blunder and ordered his instant release and that lie caused the officers to be severely questioned as to their reasons for taking another into custody the spokesman for the officers replied the tile prisoner is a common rough looking man sir A bearer of government orders assured tho the officers that tho the ministers anxiety to have tho the prisoner at once set free indicated that the government deemed him a it very uncommon person which government lias bas lie behind him asked ono one officer of another the british government was the tile reply of the dispatch bearer neither the messenger nor officer had any idea of georges identity and ho lie was liberated with much ceremony and went his way quietly tho the record oft of tho 0 arrest was made to read arrested henry george accused by the police of association with suspects |