Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-26
BROTHER CABLES
WORD Of CHEER TO
CORK LORD MAYOR
MacSWeney's Kin in N. Y,
Says ''WorId Is Stirred by
Your Noble Fight
By the Associated Press

by Inc Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 26.-Peter Mac
Sweeney from his desk in the offices Of
the American commission for Irish in
dependence here today cabled a mes
sage Of encouragement to Terence.
lord mayor of Cork. his brother, now
near death from a hunger strike in an
English prison.
Peter MacSweney is an American
CITIZEN and has been in New York ten
years. learning and working at the
shoe-cutters' trade, and ever keeping
an interested eve on Developments in
the odd country" Today he dispatch
ed this message:
Dear Terry: No true Irishman
could take any other stand than you
have taken. The whole world, par
ticulariy America. is watching. and is
stirred by your noble fight. We are
all praying for you and hope God
VIII sustain Muriel (Terence's wife,
in her great trial"
Terry is good boy" Peter said
today. "a good brother and husband
and, thank God. a good Irishman.'
British Government Guilty.
Peter declared that il the lord
mayor of Cork dies from his hunger
strike in Brixton prison. the British
government will be guilty Of ~delib-
crate murder"
The fight my brother is making is
a fight which. under the new coercion
act Of Lloyd Georges government
may have to be made by any Irishman
or lriShwoman at any time Peter
said. The only protest available is
resistance by the person imprisoned.
ITS hard to know your brother
hn~ 1,yr, a.
great to know that his sacrifice has
become the center of the eyes of the
world. watching the cause Of Irish
freedom
MacSweney Brighter Today.
LONDON. August 26.-Terence Mac.
sweeney. lord mayor of Cork, despite
two serious collapses last night due
to his critical condition resulting from
his hunger strike in Brixton prison
was brighter this morning when Wis.
tied by Father Dominic, his private
chaplain. He was too weak to speaL
more than few words. however.
Mayor MacSweney's visitors also in.
cluded his two sisters and Bishot
LCohalan of Cork. 1t was officially
stated today that thirteen policemen
were injured. none seriously, during
last nights disturbances outside Brix
ton prison, when a crowd engaged in q
When told last night of King
Georges telegram replying to the ap.
peal of Redmond Howard, nephew q,
the late John Redmond. urging elem.
-ency for Irish hunger strikers, Fathe,
Dominick said Il am glad. but | am
afraid it is too late to hope for the
lord mayors recovery now. He is re.
signed to his fate"
Cahleeram to MI. Wilson.
DUBLIN. August 25.-Arthur Grif.
fifth. 'acting president of the Irish re.
public" has sent the following cable.
gram to President Wilson and the
heads.of all the governments:
Il inform you that the lord mayo,
of Cork and duly elected deputy fol
the county of Cork. Ireland, was re.
Gently seized by the armed forces OF
England arraigned before English
military officers and forcibly deportet
from this county in an English wal
vessel, and he is now in Imminent
danger OF death in Brixton prison
London. l recall to your excellency
the allied and neutral states. when the
burgomaster of Brussels was treated
with a lesser 'indignity and harsh.
ness"
Dublin Castle tonight issued a lone
statement reciting the circumstances
surrounding the arrest of Lord Mayor
MacSweney of Cork and devoted to
showing that there is no intention or
the part of the government to inter
fere with peaceful. though illegal
Sim Fein arbitration courts.
LONDON. August liking George
has replied to the appeal of Redmond
Howard. nephew OF the late John
Redmond, urging clemency for the
Irish hunger strikers, saying that the