The Washington times., 1920-12-10

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APPEAL TO AMERICA.
Concluding her testimony before tho
American Commission on Ireland yes
terday, relative 20 British atroei les
in Ireland. Miss Mary McSwiney. made
sympathetic appeal for Am rica TO
help the women AMI children OF Ire
land, who Will starye during the
coming winter unless something Is
done for them.
Asking the commission for permits
sion TO address the crowd assemble
at Lafayette Hotel. Miss McSwiney
rose and In clear stentorian voice
thanked the com mission for It's cour-
tesy and the American people for
their welcome.
II ask you. whenever you hear Brit
ish propaganda about Ireland. TO dis
believe IL until you hear our side OF
the story" she said "They are tell
ing lies and lies about us TO turn
world sympathy against us. There -
no separatist movement in Ireland and
the work OF the Irish republi ,an
army is not carried on by band or
extremists. as Lloyd George charae-
terized them. our so-called murder
ers' gang" Is an invention OF the
British. We have no such ORGANIZE
ton and there are no murders OF Brit
lsh soldiers In Ireland. An act'of war
is not murder.
DECLARES ERIN UNITED.
1--WE are not divided people. We
have an International problem thit
Thara
will be no peace for England or the
world until Ireland Is recognized.
when men, women and children are
willing to die for q cause, then that
cause Will triumph. Today Is our Val
ley Forge and tomorrow Will be our
Yorktown. Just as you Apericans had
your Valley Forge and Yorktown.
when England shoots our men,
our women will fight. When she Kills
our women, our children will night.
and when she Kills our children the
blades of grass will grow into armed
men'to repeal the invader.
They have burned our creameries.
destroyed our crops and killed us COM
mercially and industrially. They are
trying to starve us out and they Will
unless America sends us relief. The
coming winter will be a hard one Tor
women don't mind starving but we
don't want our children to starve'
For humanity's sake. save our chill
dren," she said.
TELLS OF OPPRESSION.
In her testimony. Miss McSwiney
told OF the troubles she underwent
and the troubles inflicted by the
British government on her. She SAID
that when she told doctor. who
wanted to forcibly feed her brother'
that the lord mayors affair was IN
Gods hands the doctor replied, you
has nothing at all to do with It.
She also stole some OF her brothers
medicine and had II analysed so that
she could ascertain whether or not
there was food in the medicine. She
found out that there wasn't and then
set about TO refute the propaganda
that McSwiney was being secretly
fed.
Miss McSwiney stated that the
fourteen British officers killed al
Croke Park, Dublin. a few weeks ago
during a football game were British
spies. They were sent by England
to ascertain the movements OF Sim
Fein, she said.
At the conclusion OF Miss NC
Swiney's testimony, Senator David i.
Walsh Of Massachusetts,, a member ~
the commission, asked Frank p.
Walsh, counsel for the witnesses, IL
he could supply the names Of the muir
derers of Lord Mayor MacCurtain.
Mr.. Walsh said that he would get
the names for the commission.