Evening star., 1920-09-14
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! ONMACSWMFrS
! HUNGER BATTLE.

eight-Government Says
There Is No Change.
Dy Tie Associated Press.
LONDON, September II. - Terence
AacSwiney. lord mayor os Cork. was
apnrecaably weaker this nofning. - \
result OF his hunger strike. which he =
coffainuing in Brixton prison. says .
bulletin issued By tho IrisA SeR-Deter-
minsxion League. It stated MacSwiney
conscious and his mind was active. To-
day Is the thirty third day since he be-
gaM his hunger strike in protest against
his arrest by Bsieiah ankhegities In Cork
Reports 70 tho home once from prison
physicians who arc attending the lord
tB1sa hy the league. They reported
the5e was virtually no change in Mac
Swiney's condition and that he had
passed a restful night
British Not Blu0nE.
Assurances that there is no element
of hluffing in the respective attitudes OF
the British government and the Irish
case were obtained from responsible
sources of each faction by the Asso-
ciated Press.
IF the Sim Feiners think We are
hiding our time and will capituiate
when MacSwiney's condition requires
eleventh-hour action in order to save
his life. they are mistaken"
This characterizes the British official
view as expressed TO the correspondent
"rhere can be no question about our
desire or intention Of having Lord
Mayor MacSwiney recede from the
tragic stand he has takens declared
an official at the London headquAf-
ters OF the Irish nationalist organ
iation. IF he is not released volun-
tarily by the government. he will
most certainly go down in history as
the first Irish hunger striker to perish
in an English prison..
In dealing with the MacSwiney case,
the home office. which controls the
strictly adhered to it's policy of di-
vlAging nothing about the prisoners.
But it became known today that some
Of its reports from the, bedside of the
Ten days ago the os1icials beiteved
that = new Irish crfsis was imminent
when the prison physicians reported
that the lord mayor could not live
more than thisty-six hours.
Dealt With Act1aa Csadatlsn.
Since then the doctors hare Sleciinedsl
70 predict but; @ have sSaansd them
actyal condition Of the prAyo1ef f'hey
contend th4t the casa OAfIeS medical
science: tkat in aapcd = csse .one maa
faight have been dean s0ays; ago. wAile
an, anether G Might, sl I'VE @ sss.y z. wsssa: no
of any indIy yiduak under. ssch@ clfsun-
The docadfss Disagree .x:sth TIA, re- !,
ports of tlrs ss1ris1 SSlx- x-De1er,niAGtio
Issue. yslgh eysdettiy sre sstsinsd |
are allowed at his beasdS. lhst.fhss|
NSsotiafioes Tof d. :sssaftsnsN 81 |
{ b Irish qu1attonsswhacA.t - Aeoofihe1d
e III the s,'P rs 1s.s
Eyiney. lora mayor OF. Cork, dies iaj
Bffxton sprfson, where he is .cons
kfnuing his. hungef strike, says the
D1bain CORRESPONDENT of the Tfn{ee. !s
Secret nesptiationt on the baafs ee3
pire have been gsing on during me
last three weeks bStWeen. the most1
prominent le4derS pf modern opinion
and inluenttaT srepQbiieahs, he DEL
elared- Ae M asratess hare at last
Isa Ess essa ss nasniaS MaesxiSs hSs
is near dsath, and iS tAa 11fd mayer l
dies the 5lsst hope of settlement pn
the proposed basis wtii tfsaprexf..
AppofntmeuA bfan eddttiona3sundef-i
U0SIeS8Fy 1ftE
upoh by theegoyernment. It viii hee|
his dntys to deal with all. pfoblems
|which may arise - TIE II counsie6
of the province Of UiDeer. the uaionist
In frelan4. s-s7
Hear Hunser. .stxllksese CAsss.
A special court Of inquiry was held
here today to hear evidence in behalf
|of the hunger strikers now in Cork
bail. which Harold Barry. former high
|sheri6. of Cork. had advised Premier
Lloyd George he could introduce to
prove the innocence of at least two OF
khp men-Sean Hennessy and Joseph
Murphy.
lege. where Hennessy Was student.
lis expected here to testify for Hen
messy. Evidence was given tending
Ito contradict the government's ac-
|cusation that Murphy had IN his pos
on ys Jn,y ooo but r.. ne iawyes
for the defense said that he had |
mot had sufficient time to secure wit |
|nssses to controvert the additional |
charge that Murphy also had in his |
elder Murphy. however. denied that
fhfS son had any such documents when
searched by the military.
The inquiry was adjourned. A1eef
ftwo-hour sitting. to await the arrival
|in Cork of various witnesses. The
|stndent. OHerlihy, testified in be-
half of Hennessy, but promised
|a@davit from another student wit
mess was not available, as he refused
Ito 60 on with it when he learned
ithat Barry intended to present it to
the commission.
DUBLIN, September 13.-The hotels
and restaurants of Dublin were closed
.from 8 o'clock to o'clock this aft
.ernoon to enable the employees to at
.tend prayers for Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney at the Marlborough Street
Church. The workers marched through
.the principal streets to the church
carrying the Sim .Fein tricolor.