Arizona republican., 1920-12-10
RELATES STORY
 OF NACSW|NEY'S
 HUNGER STRIKE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The widow of the late lord mayor of Cork, Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney. presented today to the commission of the committee of one hundred Investigating the Irish question her story of the hunger strike in Brixton prison, London, of her hus- band and of his death. and the details as she had witnessed them of attempts by the Irish republicans to gain free dom for their country.
 Mrs MacSwiney concluded her story with the declaration England shall have no peace. that the world will have no peace, until our republic is recog nized."
 Pleads for Children
 Miss Mary MacSwiney, sister of the late lord mayor, recalled to add de- tails to the story she told the commis- sion yesterday added to the declara- tion of her sister in-l law the assertion that the coming winter would be Ire lands Valley Forge" and appealed for American aid, not. she said, for the men and women of Ireland, but for the children.
 "The coming winter in Ireland" said Miss MacSwiney, will be hard. The British have destroyed our crops, oul supplies of food. The men can get on; the women can stand the suffering; but it is for the children I plead. We mus have help this winter"
 The widow of the lord mayor of Corl AIeclared there was no choice for thu irish republicans but to stand together whatever the cost, and continue th' fight for independence. She said i was such a spirit that had actuated he husband to refuse food until death.
 q knew my husband was happy a his physical strength was worn ava. by hunger, for his countenance abso lutely radiated peace and contentment, Mrs. MacSwiney asserted. 'I was he sought to plead with him to take food But I could not, for I never, neve vrould interfere with my husband in matter of conscience. It was his choice It was the decision of his spirit"
 Aided independence Move
 Miss MacSWiney expressed the be lief that the fatal hunger-strike of he brother had greatly benefited the Iris fndependence movement. She told c the series of telegrams she had eX changed with Premier Lloyd George i an attempt to fix responsibility for he brothers prison sentence and for tn treatment he and his relatives had bee accorded by the British government.
 "rTbe result of this exchange of tele s~rans." she added. made me feel ths TJovd George was responsible befor Cod and man for the death of m brother. I shall continue to feel ths way and I shall continue to spread tn truth Of that situation throughout a -fbf Ireland
 Miss MacSwiney gave an account what she characterized as conspirac between officials of Brixton prison ar the British home office 'to defeat plar of the family to take the lord mayor bodv back to Cork" because, she sal ~the British feared an uprising ar thev didn't want any more trouble tha they already had"
 'sWe Irish are no domestic proble of FueIand's." she said. we are 2 international problem. Our ideals, q ideals of all Irish republicans, are u same. and my plea to the America peopIe is that you at least give ia plav and justice Co us for the Britt stories of the separatst movement not carry all the facts We are T divided and we intend that the who world shall know the truth both of O cause and the misrepresentation Inc British
 The commission tomorrow will he former members Of the royal Irish co stauulary.