The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-14
Preparations Made for Real
War When MacSwiney Dies.
Slim Fein Issues Orders to the
"Republican Army"
VEHGEAkCE FOR MACSNHEEY
Irish Rebel Chiefs Refuse to Let
individuals Take Action. :
Reprisals To Be Taken as in
Case of McCurtain. =

London, Sept. 14.-Negotiations for
the settlement of the Irish question,
which are described as the most prom
ising as yet initiated, will be nullified
II Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor of
Cork, dies in Brixton prison where he
is continuing his hunger strike said
the Dublin correspondent of the Times.
Secret negotiations on the basis Of
full self-government within the empire
nave been going on during the last
three weeks between the most proFr1fs
nent leaders of moderate opinion and
influential republicans. he declares
The moderates have at last been told,
ne adds. that nothing further can be
done while MacSwiney is near death
and If the lord mayor dies the
last hope of settlement on the pro-
posed basis will disappear.
Appointment of an additional under
secretary for Ireland has been decided
upon by the government 1t will be his
/ duty to deal with all problems which
may arise in the six counties of the
! province of Ulster, the unionist strong
hold in Ireland.
Sim Fein Issues Orders.
The Sim Fein government prefers
to carry lout its own reprisals for the
| expected death of Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney, on hunger strike in Brixtor
prison. rather than entrust them to
individuals, 1t was learned here today
An order issued by the commander
in-chief of the Irish Republican army
stated:
ITO all officers of the Republic
army:
You are directed in the event of
the death of Lord Mayor MacSwfney
OF Cork, so far as possible. to prevent
individuals from exacting reprisals.
and to oppose organized retaliation.
The Republican government be-
heves Great Britain will welcome an
uprising as an opportunity to inflict a
death blow on the Irish people.
Be assured the Republican govern
ment will carry out just retribution
Il against persons concerned. Witness
the fate of those concerned in the
death % Lord Mayor McCurtain.
seven were proven guilty in the re-
puDlfc's courts. None is now alive
Mayors Condition Unchanged.
The latest bulletin on MacSwiney.x
condition said II was unchanged.
An Irish boy has brought one of the
aHeged mira aculous bleeding statues of
! the Virgin from Templemorel and has
asked permission to place it in Mac
I Swiney's room.
The Sim Fein charged TODAY the
British officers in Ireland are leagued
! with members in the cabinet to break
the organization before parliament re-
assemblies.
British Expect Uprising.
! The Freeman's Journal reported the
wives of officers and soldiers in Ire
land have been ordered to leave i'm
mediately- This was interpreted in
| some quarters as indicating the gov
| crnment foresees serious uprising in
the event of MacSwiney's death
| 1t was learned today that confiden-
tial reports from the United States
have influenced the decision of the
British cabinet not to release the lord
mayor. The report said American
sentiment was torpid that discus
sion in the press there was largely on
the question OF expediency and that
no moral was pointed out