Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

The coroner's inquest on MacSwiney
was held Wednesday. The British
jury refused to accept the position
that MacSwiney was suicide, bring
ing in verdict that "The deceased
died from heart failure due to a d.
lated heart and acute delirium, follow
Ing scurvy due to exhaustion from pro-
longed refusal to take food" The
body was then taken to ST. Georges
cathedral in Southwark, where it lay
In state. Thursday requiem high mass
was said and then tremendous
throng of Irish and their sympathizers
accompanied the casket to Euston sta
tlOn, whence it was taken to Cork. In
that city arrangements were made for
the final ceremonies on Sunday, and
there was q great deal Of uneasiness
over what might accur. The authori-
ties placed no limit on the size Of the
procession, forbidding only military
formations. The people Of Corr were
said to be in sullen and threatening
mood.
The Irish sympathizers in the Uni
ted States are not letting up any In
. their activities. The, other day dele
cation of them, headed by Frank P.
Walsh, presented to Secretary of State
Colby arguments favorfng the recogni-
ton Of the new republic of Ireland"
Mr.. Colby listened without comment,
but cautioned Mr.. Walsh, when refer
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as president" of Ireland, that as sec
retary Of state he could hear them
only on the understanding that they
were there as American citizens and
not as representatives of officials of
the Irish people.
I'VE demand recognition, not as a
favor" said Mr. Walsh, 'but as a
right. The Irish republic is now estab-
lished as de jure and de facto gov
ernment. Its stability and representa-
tive character are attested by the in
dorsement Of the ballots Of 80 per cent
Of the Irish people. The courts Of the
Irish republic are functioning daily
and their decisions are respected by
the entire population"
Though not so important an event
as 1t would have been before the
World war; the death of the king of
Greece may lead to developments Of
some moment in that country. Alex
ander died on Monday as the result Of
monkey bite. The state council at
once decided that the throne should be
offered to his younger brother, Prince
Paul, but stipulated that If he accept
ed former King Constantine must for
mally renounce his claim to the crown.
Paul let 1t be known that his decision
must be made by his father. There
is chance that IL he declines the
throne will be offered to Prince Chris
topher. Constantine's brother, who
early In the year married Mrs. Will
liam B. Leeds, an American. Still
more likely, however, is the establish
ment of republic, probably with Pre-
mier Venizelos as its first president.
The expected concerted movement
Of the Reds against Baron Wrangel In
southern Russia has not developed
very rapidly, possibly because the Boil
sheviki are too much occupied in COM
batting revolts within the territory
which they control. The latest of these
outbreaks are reported to be in the
regions of Odessa, Kherson and Podo-
liza. That the situation in the Moscow
district is serious for the soviet GOV
ernment is indicated by the fact that
Dzersjinski, president Of the extraor.
dinary executive committee, has been
appointed commander in chief of all
the troops there. he is the most bru-
tai Of all the Bolshevist leaders and Is
considered responsible for much of the
Red terrorism and for many murders.
Meanwhile Wrangel continues to in
fict defeats on his adversaries and to
capture prisoners and material; and
he does not seem to have lost any
ground to the Reds.
The all-Russian soviet has ratified
the peace treaty with Poland, and has
given the Poles more territory than
they asked at first, in return for a
pledge not to help Wrangel.
Being informed by their military
missions In Lithuania that large bod.
les Of well equipped German troops
were crossing into that country from
East Prussia and concentrating In the
, Kovno region, the allies protested to
Berlin, but the German foreign office
replied that 1t was powerless to pre-
went the movement. It was supposed
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