Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-02
LORD MAYOR REFUSES
FINAL APPEAL TO EAT
MacSwiney Told He Is Sinking
Rapidly-Declines to Break
His Fast,

| LONDON, October (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-What is described as
"a final appeal to Terence MacSwiney
to accept food was made by doctor
in Brixton prison this morning, ac-
cording to the noon bulletin of the
Irish differentiation League. on
the condition of the hunger striking
| lord mayor of Cork.
| The mayor, however, although he
was told he was sinking fast. declined
to change his decision to abstain from
! taking nourishment. which he de-
clared was irrevocable. The leagues
| bulletin read:
The condition of Lord Mayor Mac
SCwiney remains virtually unchanged.
The doctor warned the mayor this
morning that he was sinking fast and
made a final appeal to him to take
! food: The mayor refused. saying his
mind had been definitely made up
from the beginning. and that his de-
cision was irrevocable."
Fffty-First Day of Hunger Strike.
This was the fifty-first day of Mac
Swiney's hunger strike.
The lord mayor passed
much better night at Brixton prison
last night. according to a bulletin
issued this morning by the Irish Self
Determination League. He had a fair
F.. amount of sleep, and, although very
weak, felt very much rested.
! Doctors who visited him today pro-
| nounced him very weak, and recon-
mended urging him to take food, the
. bulletin declared
An editorial appearing today in the
New Statesman, weekly review of
politics and literature, charges Pre-
mier Lloyd George with responsibility
for the black and tan" reprisals in
Ireland 1t says it understa nds, upon
authority which I'VE find il impossible
to doubt" that the policy of meeting
outrage with outrage was deliberate
considered and deliberately decided
upon in Downing street four months
ago, shortly after the appointment of
Sir Hamar Greenwood as chief Sec
rotary for Ireland.
The necessity for camouf1age."
adds the newspaper, was recognized
tions, therefore. were taken to pre-
vent responsibility for the policy
brought home to any particular indi-
Ividual."
1t is suggested by the New States
man that neither Sir Nevil MaCready
military commander of Ireland) nor
Sir Hamar is directly responsible. but
that the black and tan reprisals are
directed through some authority from
London-nominally through some sub
Edward Carson is behind the whole
movement"
Ulster Not to Blame.
BELFAST. October 2.-Ulster is not
to blame for the failure of govern
ment forces to prevent recent dis
orders in Ireland, writes Sir Edward
Carson, unionist leader in Ulster, III
sending a subscription to a fund for
the relief of loyalists who lost their
places of employment and homes dur
| ing recent riots here.
| Attacks upon our people and their
property and the murder of faithful
servants of the crown, as well as ef-
forts to boycott Ulster traders" he
declared. ARE naturally provocative
Of reprisaIs. 1t is only by supporting
the forces of the executive depart
mentI that the government can be as
sisted in defeating the Vaccinations
lof our enemies and restoring peace to
1.-THE community"
| Sir Edward has issued a caustic
statement relative to the plan for a,
solution of the Irish question adj
vanced on Thursday by Viscount
Grey, which he declares is a policy
of scuttle with a vengeance"