Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-24
IRISH MODERATES
OFRAME COURSE;
FARLEY ON TODAY
Sim Feiners and O'BrieniteS
Only Have Refused to At
tend Meeting.


BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, August pa conference Of
Irish moderates, called to enable every
shade of home rule sentiment to unite
in a statement to Premier Lloyd George
relative to the future government of the
island opened here at noon today
Those in attendance included many old
men and "A number of women, with
scattering of Catholic priests who were
not taking part in the proceedings. but
were interested listeners. The confer
cnce is being held in moving picture
theater. the location of which is well
known as the home of ancient concert
rooms.
Seven hundred tickets have been is
sued for today's conference of the Irish
moderates to representatives Of every
section of Irish life except the Sim
Feiners and O'Brienites, both of which
have refused to attend.
Speakers Say Peace Is Wanted.
4 resolution was put forward dc
claring it to he the conviction Of the
conference that il is possible for the
British government TO secure peace in
Ireland by an immediate and bind
ing offer of full national self-goNern-
ment, to be accepted or rejected by
specially elected representatives of
the people of Ireland. upon whom
should be laid the task of adopting
new constitutions suitable to the spe-
cial requirement of Ireland or of any
part thereof requiring special treat
ment"
Among the leading speakers in sup
port of the resolution were Lord Mae
Donnell and Sir Stanley Harrington.
One interrupter repeatedly called:
ireland is not a colony; it is ma
ton"
Two policemen stood at the door
directing ticket takers. The hall it,
self was carefully guarded by re-
publican volunteers. Every speaker
declared Ireland wanted peace.
May BE Made Chairman.
The chairman of the meeting prob
ably will be Sir Stanley Harrington.
large chemical manufacturer and
commissioner Of national educa ton in
Ireland. who has accepted Niscount
French's offer of seat in the lord
Ilieutenant's advisory council.
The O'Brienites. Timothy and Mau-
rice Healy. William O'Brien. Eugene
Cream, John Quincy. d. d. Sheehan
and John Walsh. all former members
of parliament, have Jointly refused
to attend the conference on the
ground that at a moment when meas
ures are on foot to take the lives
of the lord mayor of Cork and his
\
Archbishop Mannix is refused admis-
sion to ireland and when our coun-
try lies under the scourge of an afro
cious military despotism" the only
course is Ito refuse to enter into
peace negotiations with Lloyd George
and refer him TO the elected repre-
sentatives of the Irish people"
The party headed by Stephen l..
Gwynn. formed in April to advance
unity in Ireland. held meeting this
afternoon and decided to attend the
, conference in support of the views
of Mr.. Gwynn.
Smokes, But Will Not Eat.
LONDON. August 2s.-Lord Mayor
Terence MacSweney of Cork, who is
| in Brixton Jail. London. on a hunger
strike, was smoking today. but was
reported weaker. 1t was said that he
was still determined not to abandon
the strike.
suade him to change his mind. Lord
Mayor MacSweney declared: 1T is use
less to compare my case with that of
others. l feel that. lord mayor of
Cork and chief magistrate, my case rs
different. If l give way now ! shall
give away the cause of Irish liberty. |
would rather die than do that"
Archbishop ManniX of Australia. witr
the Bishops of Ballard and killaloe, Wis
tied the lord mayor in the prison inns
! IL,
utes When the three departed crowd
| which had gathered inquired as to the
| lord mayors condition. The Bishop O.
! Killaloe replied briefly: He is very
proStrate.'
DUBLIN August 23.-With the
shooting of Police Inspector Swanzy
at Lisburn ii is calculated that only
one of the men held responsible by re-
publcans for the shooting of Lord
Mayor MacCurtain of Cork now re-
mains alive 1t is true that ii is al
legged forty men participated on that
fatal April night. but il is declared
that only the leaders are being hunt
ed, and the man who is said to be SUI
alive is hiding in Killarney. AFRAID /"
show himself in public.
Official information is to the enect
that forty houses were burned at Lis
burn as reprisal for the killing OF
SwanZy and il is feared the us
turbances will spread to Belfast.
Catholic Pnrochini Hall Burned.
LISBURN. ireland. August 24.-The
burning of nationalist property here
continued until after last midnight.
Among the buildings destroyed WAS
the Catholic Parochial Hall.
Virtually all nationalists have LETT
town in face of the loyalist reprisais
for the murder of Police Inspector
Swanzy Sunday AS the reprisals pro-
ceeded last night every house stu oc-
cuoied. with the exception of the one
i'm which lay the body OF inspector
SwanZy. flew the union Jack, word
having gone forth that failure TO en-
! hibit the flag would be taken as