The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-09-22
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LONDON TINES ASKING WHO
IS FEEDING HCSWINNEY
1T Is Suggested That His Visitors.
Priests and Relatives Are Giving
Him Sufficient Food to Keep Him
Alive"


London, Sept. 1a-The condition of
ference MacSwney, Lord Mayor of
Cork was reported unchanged in three
bulletins issued today by the Irish
Self Determination League, although
ne appeared somewhat refreshed by
TWO hours sleep during the night. This
evenings bulletin, given out after
Mrs. MacSwiney's daily visit to her
husband, said:
HE is extremely weak, but still
conscious"
Considerable talk was occasioned to-
day by paragraph appearing in the
Sunday Times under the head "Who is
feeding MacSwiney?"
1t says:
Everybody is asking who is feed
ing him. There is no doubt at all
that the government is not giving him
food or any o fthc prison officials. It
is suggested that his visitors, priests
and relatives, are giving him sufficient
fod to keep him alive"
Pointing ou that Mr.. MacSwiney
and the Cork hunger strikers have
virtually equalled Dr. Tanners forty
days fast, the newspaper asks now
The first twelve men to be found
Mayor MacSwiney and the eleven IN
lCork-when they tried to go without
food could equal Dr. Tanners record
which excited the wonder Of the world.
In reply to this O'Brien, Of the
Irish SelfDeterminaticn League.
said:
| "Nourishmcnt or food of any kind
IS not being given to the Lord
Mayor"
The fast of DR.. Henry S. Tanner
which lasted forty days was carried
out under supervision of New York
medical college in the summer of 1880
DR.. Tanner had previously abstained
from food from periods of many days
one of his efforts, unofiically re-
ported, covering period of az days.
1t was the doubt expressed regarding
this achievement that impelled him
to undergo his world famous 40 dav
fast. He was then 40 years of are
and he lived to be 87
Report McSwiney Better
| London, Sept. 19.-Terence MacSwi-
ney, lord mayor of Cork, passed a
somewhat better night in Brixton
rlson having two hours sleep, which
seemed to have refreshed him slightly
says bulletin issued by the Irish Self
Determination League at noon today
the thirty eight day Of the lord may
or's hunger strike.
Otherwise, the bulletin adds, Mac
Swiney's condition is much the same
today as yesterday. lie is extremely
weak, but not quite so exhausted, aud
still is conscious.
Believes Government Firm.
Belfast, Sept. 19.-Sir Hamar Green
wod' chief secretary for Ireland, has
informed the magistrates of County
Louth that he can hold out no hope
that the British government will re-
verse its decision in the case of lord
''''E>i 4'it'1h'"i itlcy vi COEK Oh munger
strike in BriXton Jail The maris-
trates recently sent communication
to Sir Hamar demanding full self-yov
ernment for Ireland, with powers not
less comprehensive than this eniovcd
by any dominion and calling for the
immediate release of MacSwincy. The
chief secrctary's reply to the magis-
trates says:
+ Il can hold out no hope Of reversal
OF the decision Of the government i'm
the case of the Lord Mayor of Cork.
| can assure you the government is
desIrous granting the fullest posi-
bic measure of sclf-govcrnment to the
Irish people and would wclcoc an
expression of moderate opinions di
rcctcd to the unfortunate state of
affairs"
Belfast, Sept l9.-Soldicrs who had
been in ambush since early mornino
surprised a body Of Sim Fcincrs at
bombing practice in the hills today.
One Republican was killed; two were
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