The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-25

soldiers in Cork while attending ses
sion Of Sim Fem court. After tria.
by a courtmartial under the regula
tions of Defence of the Realm Act, he
was found guilty of sedition and sent
enced to two years Imprisonment
which he was serving in Brixtor
Prison in London.
MacSwiney. then an Alderman Of
Cork, was elected Lord Mayor of the
city at special session Of the Corh
Corporation on March 80 Of this year
He was a we'll known Sim Fein leader
and, prior to his election. had been
deported and imprisoned several times
one of the latest notable instances oil
his confinement having been in 1916
in connection with the Irish Easter
revolt.
When arrested on August IL, Mac
Swiney managed to escape to the
street from the back of the City Hall
which soldiers had surrounded, but
was captured outside. He was taken
to the military barracks and came UP
for trial on August 16. The courtmar
tial found him guilty of having control
of the secret police cipher, of having In
his possession a document likely to
cause disaffection, namely, copy OF
a resolution of the Cork Corporation
pledging allegiance to the Dahl Ell.
reann, the Irish Republican Parliament
and Of having made seditious speech
on the occasion OF his election.
Weak at Trial.
Already weak at the trial because of
his refusal of food, MacSwiney disput-
ed the jurisdiction of the court,
saying: Il am the lord mayor of this
city and it's chief magistrate. I de-
clare this court illegal and those
taking part in it liable to arrest under
the laws of the Irish republic"
The day following his trial, Lord
Mayor MacSwiney was deported to
England aboard a destroyer, under a
heavy military escort, and was lodged
in Brixton Jail. The government an
nounced on August 10 that he was
sentenced to two years imprison-
ment
MacSwiney's hunger strike brough.
numerous solicitations and protests to
the British authorities, many of the
appeals being from sympathizers in
the United States-even a threat from
the Sim Fein in Ireland, that, in the
event of his death, a general strike
and serious disturbances would pre-
vail throughout the island. AID appeal
was taken directly to the King, but
this also proved unavailing.
During his imprisonment, the Lord
Mayor received numerous messages of
encouragement and also petitions to
abandon his strike. He replied to the
latter that if he gave up his fight he
would give away Irish liberty" and
that he would rather die than to do
that"
Replying to reports that sustenance
was being given Mayor MacSwiney,
the British Home Office declared ''if
he is being fed we do not know it,
while members of MacSwiney's family
denied categorically that food had
been given him.
Peter MacSwiney, Of New York,
brother of the Lord Mayor, is an
official of the American Commission
Tor Irish Independence.
CORK, Ireland, Oct 25.-Feverish
interest in possible developments
caused by the death Of Lord Mayor
of this city. which oc-
Cured in Brixton prison, London, this
is mingled with the grief in
which his death has plunged south
Ireland.
Although the people appear stirred
to the highest degree of bitterness, it
IS regarded as extremely improbable
hat there will be any outbreaks or
1isorderly demonstrations in this city.
It is expected, however, there will be
4 considerable extension and intensif-
cation of guerrilla warfare against the
police and military forces, which. an
,icipating reprisals, are doubling their
especially in remote dis
,ricts.
, Cork Jail where number of hunger
strikers are in grave condition, is
uarded inside and out by soldiers
equipped with machine guns. There
S an exceptionally large garrison here.
t is equipped for any eventualities,
las number of tanks and armored
cars and is ready for instant service.
Military forces are so strong that it
S considered improbable that any at
empt at force will be made here.
1t is understood the Irish parliament
lad been making appeals to all ele-
nents of the population to refrain from
violence. This is believed to be the
policy of various influential leaders of
he Sim Fem movement Whether
such counsels will be followed by the
element or by members of the |
IRISH Republican Brotherhood, one of
he most militant of Irish secret socie-
les, remains to be SEEN
SOUTH AFRICANS PROCLAIM
RIGHT OF UNION TO SEcEDE |
CAPETOWN, Union of South Afri-
a, Oct. 25.-The Free State National