MOB LAW IN DUBLIN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1845, 3 September 1913, Page 7

MOB LAW IN DUBLIN.

C J PUBLIC PROTESTS. GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST THE POLICE. ALLEGED BRUTALITIES. SWORN INQUIRY DEMANDED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrieht London, September 1. Tho police used their batons on a large crowd this evening in Capel Street, Dublin. Later, a number of youths throw stones through shop windows and looted tho contents. Fearing renewed riots to-night, the authorities are stationing police and mounted men at many points in the city. Many of tho Drodieda police have been summoned to Dublin to assist in tho.preservation of peace. Larkin, leader of tte Transport Workers' Union, has been remanded till Wednesday. The "Manchester Guardian" states that Larkin, the loader of the Transport Workers' Union, is a grandson of a Fenian who was hanged for the shooting of Sergeant Brett in' September, 1867. Tho firm of Jacobson, biscuit manufacturers in Dublin, has forbidden its employees to wear trade union badges during work hours. Tho firm does not object to them belonging to an ordinary trade union, but censures tlhe tyranny of tho transporters' union in interfering witlli work. Some of tho employees belonging to tho Transporters' Union are absent from work, and six hundred girls have therefore' been locked out. There aro indications that thousands of other workers will be idlo to-morrow. (Rec. September 2, 11.20 p.m.)

London, September 2. Three hundred strikers at tho Clay AVorks at St. Austell returned to work under police protection. A largo force of pickets attempted to prevent them by force. The polico charged with batons, and forty wero injured, including the striko leaders, before tho crowd dispersed. BRUTAL POLICE TACTICS. PUBLIC DEMAND FOR INQUIRY. London, September 1. Tho Corporation of Dublin has resolved, at the Lord Mayor's instance, to domand a sworn inquiry regarding tho conduct of tho polico. Tho Lord Mayor added that if tho Government refused ht> would hold an inquiry. In responso to an appeal by tho Irish Transport Workers' Union, Mr. Keir Hardie, Labour M.P., is in Dublin investigating tho causes of tho riot and the alleged polico excesses. Tho British Socialist party has protested to Mr. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, against tho Dublin outrages, and has also telegraphed to Mr. F. H. Booth, M.P. for Pontefract, who watched tho police charge, and criticised their behaviour as' follows: —"Wo congratulate you on your protest against police brutality unclor a Liberal Administration." Right of Public Meeting. Tho Trade Union Congress at Manchester has unanimously adopted a resolution moved 1 by Mr. Sexton, of tho Liverpool Dockers' Union, and seconded by Mr. Stanton, of tho Minors' Union, emphatically condemning the Government for prohibiting meetings in Dublin; also the brutal ill-treatment of citizens. A resolution was passed demanding that tho Earl of Aberdeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Ireland, should re-establish tho rijjjht of public meeting and institute a rigid inquiry. Mr. Sexton said ho was indignant that thero should havo been such occurrences in a Nationalist city. Tho blackness of Larkin, if 'it existed, was whito compared with Sir Edward Carson's hellish blackness. No disorder had

followed Larkin's words before freo speech was stopped. Mr. Bon Tillett said war had been declared on tho workers, who must in future treat their opponents similarly. (Rec. September 2, 11.20 -p.m.) London, September 2. The debate was noisy and excited. A number of tho delegates abstained from attending a,civic reception as a demonstration against tho so-called "butchery of workers." Mr. Smillio supported a resolution pledging all tho delegates to boycott the reception. Tho motion was defeated. Mr. Tillett characterised tlio Government as "a bloody Government." If, he said, tho massacro in Dublin were to continue, tlio workers must liavo the right to uso firearms. Mr. Stanton advocated a general strike as a reply to tlio Dublin affair. A deputation from the Dublin Trades Council meets tho congress to-day. PRESS AND PUBLIC OPINION ON POLICE TACTICS, (Rcc. September 2, 11.20 p.m.) London, September 2. The 'Daily Chroniclo's" Dublin correspondent alleges that tho polico used unnecessary violence. A little tact might havo prevented tho disturbances. Tho baton dharges were reprisals for what had occurred on Saturday, and some of the police, lie declares, lost their heads and tempers. Mr. Mannol Booth says that at tho timo of Larkin's arrest, Sackvillo Street was filled with promenaders. "Afterwards," he says, "the most brutal constabulary ever let loose upon a peaceful assembly rushed up and, down tho street liko men possessed, kicking their prostrate victims. It was apparently a settled part of tho polico programme. Nono resisted, there wero no attempts. at rescuo, and no abuse of tlie police.' Most of the respectable peoplo crawled away with bleeding heads. The Daily Mail" says that tho police erred ion the sido-of brutality, and deliberately waited for runaways imd clubbed them as they ran. Tho photographs show this distinctly. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Rec. Septomber 2, 7do p.m.) London, September 2. Tho conduct of tlio polico during the Dublin riots is warmly supported by the Unionist newspapers and tlio Irish, ivitionalist Independent press, but the "Freeman's Journal" demands an mTlio opinions of tho citizens of Dublin aro unanimous till at tlio polico acted throughout with discretion, courage, and splendid dovotion to duty. Tlio streets wero packed both with peaceable and furious citizens, and when tho police charged tho rioters took refuge amongst the innocent-. It was impossible under tho circumstances for tlio polico to avoid hitting tlio wrong man. ALL-FOR-IRELAND LEAGUE. THE NATIONAL ISSUE. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. Lontion, September 1. Mr. William O'Brien, Loader of the Independent Nationalist party in the Houso of Commons, addressing the All-for-Lioland League at Skibbereeii, said the movement- lor national peace and conciliation was the most priceless work in tho cause for Ireland. If a small inter-party conference, presided over bv a representative mnn, met, he woulc. stake his lii'c it would not- separate until it had outlined tv sfltUomnnl which would . UA 6YprUstiqg fclwjgfo T--' >