Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-21
Hunger StriLer Fed by
Physicians During I'm
conscious p rid.
MEAL OF ESSENCE
OFBEEF AND BRANDY
macswiney~ indignant When lie
Learns of Action-Prison Doctors
Follow Instructions of Government
Officials doctors Say Lord Mayor
May Die Regardless Of Breaking
of Fask
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
London, Oct. 21.-Official confir-
nation came from two sources this
morning of the reports that Lord
Mayor MacSwiney, of. Cork, had been
fed during the period of unconscious
ness. The bulletin Of the Irish Self
Determination League, dealing with
the condition OF the lord mayor on the
SEVENTEEN day of his hunger strike
at Brixton prison. announced that the
prison doctors had forced meat juice
into MacSwiney's mouth during fit
OF delirium which the prisoner suf-
fered last night From the govern
ment's side. 1t was announced at the
home office that the lord mayor had
been fed last night It was explained
there that the prison doctors were
under instructions to use any possible
means to keep him alive, but that
during consciousness he resisted at
tempts to administer nourishmerit.
Their attitude is. 1t was said, that
when the lord mayor was unconscious
and unable to resist, they are carry
ing out their orders If they then give
him food.
The self-determination leagues ac-
mayor, upon regaining conscious
ness detected the taste of the meat
juice and said to sister near him:
They tricked me and didn't know
it."
Before lapsing into unconscious
ness again, continued the account. the
lord mayor waved his arms violently
and shouted,
"Take it away"
Fed For first Time.
For the first time since he began
his hunger strike sixty-nine days
ago the lord mayor lapsed into UNI
consciousness for a short time today.
While in that condition the doctors
gave him essence Of beef with brandy.
Upon his regaining consciousness
the three senior doctors urged Mac
Swiney to take more. MacSwiney
strenuously refused.
Earlier in the day, it was said, Sean
MacSwiney heard the senior prison
doctor, Griffiths, threaten the lord
mayor that he would make him take,
lime Juice or orange juice.
II was outside the ward" he said,
when heard the doctor loudly in
sisting upon his taking It,"
Because Of the lord mayors stead
fast refusal to take food other doc
tors at the prison promised to in
tercede to prevent forcible feeding.
Justified Is Plea.
In the house of commons today, in
answer to inquiries, the home secre-
tary said in his opi1fion the doctors
would be justified in forcibly feeding
MacSwiney to save his life. The sec
retary said, however, that he was un-
able to assert that any such action
whatever was done would be done
purely for the best interests Of the
prisoner.
Regardless Of these disclosures,
four physicians In attendance at the
bedside of Lord Mayor MacSwiney
late last night said that they would
not guarantee that he would live
more than twelve hours. In fact 1T
has been asserted that the end is ex-
pected at any time.
Delirious All Night.
Lord Mayor MacSwiney was delir-
ious virtually all last night, the
league bulletin declared, and con-
cluded:
'Tt should be made clear that the
meat extract given the lord mayor
during his delirium on the sixty
ninth day of his fast was the first
nourishment which had passed his
lips since his arrest on Aug. H."
The leagues midafternoon bulletin
said:
"The lord mayor continues in q
delirious state but is calmer. He still
fails ito recognize his relatives. Doc-
tors who have just visited him say
there Is serious development of
scurvy, which covers the whole
body"
Was First Feeding.
In the house of commons today
Edward Short, the home secretary,
said in answer to q question that the
condition of Lord Mayor MacSwiney
was very serious. Until yesterday,
added the home secretary the doc
tors had given the lord mayor only
medicine, but yesteday, during semi
consciousness, they gave him . lit
tie liquid food.
Mr., Short was asked wh -,
this mea,tt tho doctors wn~o
feeding tie i2lt maN"r
that n III. -" rc"'tft =,
sisted H. tfrit ', 'u
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