Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-20
MACSW|NEY SEES
IRELAND Winning
'Hunger Strikers Privileged
in Evoking Support of
World" He Says.

LONDON, September 10 (by the AS
ISOLATED Press).-Terence MacSwiney.
lord mayor of Cork. was very weak
today. according to 4 bulletin issued
by the Irish Self Determination
League.
The bulletin stated that Annie Mac
Swiney. sister of the lord mayor. had
Just left BriXton prison. where he to-
day began the thirty ninth day Of his
hunger strike and declared his condi-
tion was unchanged. except for the
weakness incident to his long fast.
In mis- report to the home office the
physician at BriXton prison reported
that the lord mayors condition was
virtually unchanged.
Message to All Irishmen.
Lord Mayor MacSwiney last night
wrote a message to IriShmen through
out the world on behalf of himself
and the hunger strikers in Cork Jail.
After thanking them for their s. m
patty and prayers. the lord mayor
said, according to the London Times:
IF this cold blooded murder is push
ed through it will leave stain on the
name of England which has no par
allel (even in her history, and which
nothing will ever efface. 1t will rise
before the English people whenever
they offer another people friendship.
We feel singuarly privileged at being
made instruments of God for evoklng
such world wide expressions of adj
miration and support for the cause of
Irish independence and recognition OF
the Irish republic. If We are TO die,
we are called to that even greater
privilege and happiness of entering
the company of those who died for
Ireland.
Expression Of Forgiveness.
1--WE forgive all those who are COM
passing out death. This battle is be-
ing fought with clean hearts, purely
for our country. We have made our
peace with God and bear i'll will to-
ward no man..
After invoking Gods blessing upon
all who prayed for the prisoners, Mac
Swiney concluded by saying:
Il believe God is watching over our
country. and by His Divine decree.
her resurrection is at hand. l belleVe
this is her last battle for liberty and
that God will crown it with complete
victory"
Pointing out that Mr.. MacSwiney
and the Cork hunger strikers have
virtually equalled DR.. Tanners forty
days fast, newspaper asks how the
first twelve men to be found-Mayor
MacSwiney and the eleven in Cork
when they tried to go without food
could equal DR.. Tanners record. which
excited the wonder of the world.
In reply to this O'Brien of the Irish
Self-Determination League. said to-
night: NO nourishment or food of
any kind is being given to the lord
mayor"
Hunger Striker nm American.
CORK, September 19.-Rev. T. Car
roll of Grenagh called at the Cork
Jail this evening and notified the
governor fthe jail that Joseph
Kenny, one Of the hunger strikers. is
an American citizen. He said that
Kenny. who was arrested on sus-
picion of being an Irish republican
soldier. had lived for many years in
Montana, and that he was the father
of seven children. Father Carroll,
who is a fellow-townsman Of Kenny,
said he had communicated with the
American authorities and had re-
ceived documents establishing Kennys
American citizenship.
Big Raid by Sian Feiners.
BELFAST. September 10. - With
twenty automobiles captured from
week end pleasure Sim Fem
ers in mid-Tyrone Saturday carried
out one of the biggest raids for arms
in the. history of Ireland.
tured a gang Of 100 masked men. all
heavily armed and led by an officer,
descended from the adjoining noun
tainside and entered the cars, the
drivers of which, with revolvers at
their heads, were compelled to drive
the raiders around the country, Wis
iting houses in search Of arms.
Soldiers who had been in ambush
since early morning surprised body
of Sim Feiners at bombing practice
in the hills today. One republican
was killed, two were wounded and
thirty-five captured.