Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-07
MANNK'S LANDING
MAY Be in SECRET
London Report Declares
Government Fears Posi-
BILE LIVERPOOL Rioting.

LONDON. August Z (by the Assoc
Grated Press) I'm view of a police re-
port of the possibility of riotine in
Liverpool, the government has de-
clded that Archbishop Mannix shall
not be allowed to land there, saws
the Daily Mail.
Inc newspaper quotes IAN authority
IN close touch with the matter as
SAYING the archbishop may land at
monmouth, Plymouth or Soutbamn-
ton. or that he NAV be taken OF tbo
Baltic and landed at some unnamed
place.
liverpool Plans Reception.
LIVERPOOL, August Eff Arch
pishop Mannix lands here We will
give MIN a reception such as never
oe1ore has been accorded any Irish
nan 10 IN Liverpool" said Councillor J.
r. Nelly today. Mr. Kelly, who is
president of the Irish Self-Determi-
ratlon League and an ardent Sim
relher' is organizing the demonstra-
tlon to welcome the Australian arch
bishop al VII
Prominent Irishmen estimate that
fully 10000 people, residents of Iiv.
erpool, Manchester and nearby cities.
wiiI participate in giving Archbishop
Mahnlx a most enthusiastic greeting.
oust wheEe the reception is to take
mas not yet been announced
out 1T is stated that it will not he
at the landing stage, which the an
tnorltles declare is to be closed to
al out duly authorized persons. The
program for his reception is already
prepared and it is understood to have
tL zen wlreiessed to the archbishop on
the steamer Baltic. Canon Madden
a cousin of Archbishop Mannix' has
peen chosen to present him with an
address. '''' al
1T is even intfma,ed that the free
oom OF the city of Dublin may be
eonh erred on him in Liverpool.
All sorts of reports are in circula
tlon as to what the government in
TENDS to do to balk the demonstra
tion. One of them is that the arch
Dlshop will be taken off the Baltic
py a government craft before the
steamer reaches Liverpool and landed
at some other port, perhaps South
ampton. 1t is rumored the Irish chan
mel will be patrolled by destroyers to
guard against the Archbishop being
taken aboard some Unauthorized craft
and spirited away to Ireland.
Baltic Is "SfIent.-
CORK. August 6-Although ocean
liners usually wireless their position
to Ireland two days before their ar
rival at Queenstown. no word has
thus FAR been received from the Bal
tic. with Archbishop Mannix of Aus
tralia aboard. and it is assumed here
she is taking the Southerly course
and Will proceed to Southampton
Despite the fact that the Baltic will
not stop at Queenstown, preparations
for the reception of Archbishop Man
nix will be carried out. Bonfires are
to be lighted in every parish of Cork
county Saturday. whether the Baltic
is sighted or not.
The Cork corporation chartered
vessel with a view to having it's
members proceed to sea to welcome
the chbshop~but this probably will
be abandoned, as it is learned four
destroyers at present in Queenstown
have instructions to prevent any YES
sells from approaching the Baltic.
These destroyers. which nightly are
engaged in carrying troops to west
Ireland, will also be used. it is under
stood, in case the firmen mutiny if
the Baltic does not proceed to
a possibility which has
been mentioned here.
This evening the corporation de-
cided to confer the freedom of the
city of Cork upon Archbishop Man
nix. Alderman O'Sullivan, who is
acting for the lord mayor during the
atter's absence from Dublin, declared
tonight: The freedom of the entire
city will be presented somewhere in
Australia, if necessary