The Washington correspondent of the Morning Post said in Monday's
paper that never had such disorder been seen as took place at the White Star dock when Archbishop Mannix embarked in the 'Baltic.' The Archbishop's Sinn Fein supporters carried placards insulting to Great Britain. The crowd was estimated at five thousand persons. The gates were broken open, the officials were swept aside, and the decks of the liner were stormed. English passengers on board the ' Baltic ' who showed their disapproval of the offensive placards were knocked down. Mr. De Valera accompanied Archbishop Mannix on board and received- a blessing before the Baltic' departed. Before he- embarked, Dr. Mannix issued a manifesto to the effect that though he had been represented as "a promoter of strife" he was really "working for peace." In such scenes of peace promoted by the Archbishop the ' Baltic ' departed. We are glad to learn that for the present Cunard liners will not call at Queenstown. The Government speak of this arrangement apologetically, but really they ought to assert it as an act of deliberate polioy. The Sum Feiners have gone to war with us,. and by raiding the lighthouses render the Irish coast dangerous. The proper answer to them is to say plainly, "You must pay the natural penalty of your acts."
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