Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1920 — BRITISH ARREST MANY IN DUBLIN [ARTICLE]

BRITISH ARREST MANY IN DUBLIN

Several “Black and Tan" Are Killed During the Raids / In Ireland. MME THAN 200 ARRESTED Business Houses Closed by Military Authorities in Campaign Against the Sinn Felners —Raids Continue. • London, Nov. 20.—Disorders broke out in Dublin during the night in connection with raids by soldiers and the "black and tan” police. Some policemen and soldiers were reported killed. More than 210 arrests have been made by British soldiers and police in Dublin in two days. A large section of the population is in terror over the stern measures of the military authorities. The government, in order to facilitate raids, ordered all business closed down for three hours. Business men objected, but complied, fearing reprisals. A civilian prisoner was shot to death at Newry while attempting to escape from the soldiers who had arrested him. Peace Far Off. That immediate peace in Ireland Is a long way off was th# interpretation put upon official announcements tn the l house of commons, notably tire statement of Sir Hamnr Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland, who defended the activities of the British troops and some “black nnd tan" policemen. The Irish secretary appealed to the house of commons to support the military police in their present cam-< palgn against the Sinn Felners. While the government had previously announced that disciplinary mens-, ures had been established In Ireland to check reprisals it was admitted that-the reprisals against Irish republicans for the death of British soldiers and constables probably would continue. Appeal to English. The British government Is making a strong appeal to support its Irish policy. Documents, which were said to have been captured from Sinn Felners, are being made public to support the charge that the Irish planned to* extend their violence to England. Government officials charge that England wns to be the sent of a great campaign of terrorism within a tew months, Including incendiarism, assassination and the dynamiting of property. Raids by British troops and “black and tnns” continue throughout Ireland and the jails throughout the entire country are rapidly All lug to overflowing.