Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
AGAIN TO TAKE UP
Redistribution
Unofficial Commission to
Hear Mrs. MacSwiney, Who.
Comes Here Today.

near MRS. MdcSWlney, WHO
Comes Here Today.
The unofficial American commission
| on conditions in Ireland has completed
arrangements for resumption Of its
morning at 10 o'clock at Odd Fellows
Hall. 41s 7th street. instead Of at the
Hotel Lafayette, as first announced.
| with the taking of testimony Of Mrs.
| Muriel MacSwiney, widow Of the lord
| mayor of Cork. She is to arrive in
Washington at $50 tonight.
Miss Mary MacSwiney. sister Of the
former Irish official, will take the
stand in the afternoon. according to
the announcement issued by the COM
mission. Admission to the hearings
| will be strictly by ticket.
1t is understood that the two new
| members Of the Commission. United
states Senator George w. Norris OF
Nebraska and Maj. Oliver P. Newman.
| former president of the board Of Com
! missioners Of the District of Column
| bia. will sit with their fellow MEM
bers OF the commission at the hear
ings. The commission has received
notice that Mrs MacSwiney will be
| accompanied by her attorney, Frank
P. Walsh III
[ Enslishwomen to Testify.
! It was further announced that
cable had been received from a dele
cation of two Englishwomen. Miss
Ellen c. wilkinson and Mrs Annot
Erskine Robinson, both of Manches-
ter. representing the British branch
OF the Woman's international League.
which recently made an extensive in
ivestigation into conditions in Ireland.
announcing they Had left England on
the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Deem
Der 4. and would come direct to Wash
lington on arriving in the United
States to testify before the commits
sion.
Meanwhile arrangements have been
completed for the reception. to be ten
dered Mrs. 'MacSwiney by local Irish
sympathizers on her arrival in the
city tonight ~
! Plans for TIE Escort.
/ At a meeting last night of the Pad
raic N. Pearse Council Of the Ameri-
=, can Association for the Recognition Of
the Irish republic, under whose aus
pieces the reception will be held, An
| drew l. Hickey. chairman of the COM
| inittee in charge. announced that all
escort Mrs. MaoSwiney and Miss Mary
MacSwiney from the Union station to
the residence Of Peter A. Drury, where
the two visitors will stop during their
stay in Washington. would assemble
at North Capitol and I streets at Z
o'clock sharp. The line of march from
the Union station will be west on E
street to I'd street: south on I'd street
to Pennsylvania avenue. west on Penn
sylvania avenue to 18th street, south
around the Treasury to Executive
avenue. north on Executive avenue to
Pennsylvania avenue. west to Jackson
place. north to H street. east to 18th
street, and thence north to Rhode
Island avenue and west to Connecticut
avenue. where the parade will disband
The procession will be silent one.
without display Of banners. other than
the flags Of the United States and the
Irish republic. jeremiah O'Connor will
act as grand marshal Of the parade and
Edmund O'SuIlivan will have charge Of
all uniformed men in line These latter
are requested to report to Mr.. O'Sulli-
van at the east side Of Union station
at 1880 o'clock.
The 100 women who will form azspe-
cial guard to Mrs. MacSwiney are res
quested also to report to Mrs Rosa F. i
Downing at the east side Of Union sta
ton.
Several hundred school children, un-
der the chaperOnage Of Miss MarEaret
Brosnahan. will head the marchers
- VIII BE Met By Cs1amttsee. sEis
Mrs. MacSwiney win be mot by the
committee on arrangements Of the wem-.
ans reception committee, headed by,
Mrs. Champ Clark. and representatives.
of the Padraic H. Pearco Branch : az
the American Association for the Rec-
ognition of the Irish Republic, and win
be escorted to waiting automobiles
which will head the parade to the home
Of Mr.. Drury. /
Opportunity In Present.
LONDON. December 6.-Arthur Hem
derson. who returned from Ireland yes
terday after taking part In the investigs.
tons Of the English labor commission,
said that after surveying the entire sit
uation he believed the present moment
offered exceptional opportunity for a
settlement Men Of every class were
and were only anxious for peace.
Mr.. Henderson thinks that the gov
eminent policy Of insisting on negotia-
tons Is impossible until the present
reign Of terror is broken. He declares
that this is. mistaken policy and that
tempt to break the spirit Of the Irish
people.
In the view Of the labor leader, a
| definite effort should be made officially
| to arrange an armistice in violent and
provocative acts. both official and unoffi-
| called representing both sides.
If these suggestions are acted upon,"
| continued Mr.. Henderson, II have rea-
son to know that the full weight Of the
heads of the Catholic Church and all
| organized labor in Ireland would COM
| bine to secure cessation Of lawlessness
throughout the progress Of the negotia-
TONS"
| Mr.. Henderson has no definite APP
pointment with Premier Lloyd-George.
the prime minister.
| Government Again Defeated.
The government was again defeated
| in the house Of lords last night when an
amendment proposing a new clause in
tho new home rule BILL offered by the
Marquis of Salisbury, was carried by
vote of 81 to so. This amendment pro-
vided that neither the northern nor the
southern parliament should be estab-
lished under the kings authority and
the protection of the rights and liber-
ties Of all persons in both northern and
southern ireland were fully assured, and
that otherwise the appointed day for
putting the act in force should be fixed
by resolution Of the imperial parlia-
ment.
In moving his new clause to the bill
the Marquis Of Salisbury strongly criti-
cised the safeguards in the bill respect
ing the oath Of allegiance and the pro-
posed crown colony system of admins
ment not functioning.
Lord Birkenhead. the lord chancel-
lor. declared that the government
i ~