New-York tribune., 1920-10-26

publican Cork that | can give Is that
Cork has definitely yielded its allegi-
arce to the republic, that the people
Will continue that allegiance unswerv-
ingly and that those who man the
municipal council Will attempt to fol-
low the noble lead of the two martyred
Republican chief magistrates"
Arthur Grlftiths. founder of Sim
Fem. tclegraphed to Mrs. MacSwiney,
who was almost prostrated with grief,
that ''the death of your husband en-
phasizes the indestructibility OF the
lush republic"
At all churches in Dublin and Cork
prayers were said for MacSwiney. In
the former city the flag was flown at
half staff, but British troops raided
the Mansion House to prevent a similar
ceremony there.
There has been no pronouncement
from the government on MacSwlneys
death, but the newspapers have been
furnished with copy of a document
found in MacSwineyS possession at the
time of his arrest, which seems to be
letter from the Sim Fem Minister of
Munitions, asking MacSwiney as 80. G.,
Cork. No. / - if he could not arrange
for making grenades in hts area
The military continues extremely ac-
S'ive in Dublin and It's vicinity, and
b.oodhcunds are being used 70 track
down Slan Fem leaders. Troons hold
sll roads and approaches to the Irish
capital to-day and all vehicles and
pedestrians were searched. The Man
sion House was raided and searched.
Several hotels also We're raided.
lac Black and Tans set fire t. ho
siery factory last night, causing dam
age estimated at $3.50 900. AS on the
previous night, hundreds of terrified
townspeople spent the night out of
doors.
Press Comment on Death
Press comment on MacSwiney's
death follows the lines it took while
he was alive. Papers which constantly
supported the government still COM
mend It's answering attitude, while
rCers ting tho tragedy.
The Evening Standard says: ''We
reglc. chat tn, long ordeal Of the Lord
Mayor Of Cork has been ended by his
death. In contempt of nature. in de-
iiance of the admonitions even of his
own priests, MacSwiney persisted in
his design of suicide and has at last
succeeded The responsibility is his,
SO far as it does not lie on those who
save him countenance. It cannot be
said in any measure to rest on the
government, which merely declared
tnat in no circumstances could the
that decision after most careful con-
tion of all the circumstances and
the death of the prisoner IS as truly
Il Csc vi seH-murder as II ne -ad
orened vein on the first night of his
lucarceration.'
The Globe says: "With great regret
we learn that the foolish obstinacy of
the Lord Mayor OF Cork has had its
natural result and that the unfortunate
.,re,t1 l,l 191n
for this tragedy can be laid to the ac
count Of the British government He
died the victim of a mistaken princl-
pie, and it is impossible to gloss over
The plain truth that he died by his own
act We have said that we regret his
death. But we applaud are Ger
tain that in doing so we express the
sentiment OF a vast ajority of think
ing men-the frmness Of the govern
rieut ] he tragedy IN Br'Y
may not be without value. If it
teaches discon.ented Irishmen that tie
government is in earnest and that the
law must be obeyed it will have far
from evil results.
Victory for MacSwiney
Rather more representative Of the
best English mind, The Westminster
Gazette says: "The Lord Mayor Of Cork
is dead and one more name is added to
the roll Of martyrs in the cause Of
Irish natioRalism. His death has been
= long drawn out tragedy, and there
are some minds for which familiarity
has cheapened, even vulgarzed, 1T. Not
many, we hope, for 1T would be the
profoundest mistake not to realize that
this incident viii burn deeply into the
minds of lrishmen and harden the re-
sentiment which is every day increasing
the estrangement between Great Brit
ain and Ireland.
"The government may urge thou
sand reasons to prove 1t could do
nothing but what 1t did but it is never
theless beaten by the Lord Mayor.
Englishmen have never failed in gener-
Gus respect for those who resist them
TO death, and they know that the death
of this man is no victory for them"
LONDON, Oct 25 (By The Associated
press Officials at the Home Office
said that every prccaution had been
taken and every means resorted to, in
cluding forcible feeding during the last
few days. to keep MacSwiney alive.
The cause of MacSwiney's death was
heart failure, according TO statement
issued at the Home Office. This state
ment Is considered an indirect answer
TO the criticisms of DR.. Josiah Oldfield.
the physician and publicist, who had
declared it was wrong for the Lord
Mayors doctors to administer meat
juice and brandy. He said brandy was
poison and that man at the point
OF death was very susceptible to poison.
A friend of the MacSwiney family
who accompanied Mrs. MacSwiney when
she visited the prison said the Lord
Mayors telegram CT October IS to the
Cork hunger strikers, with reference
TO the death of the hunger striker
Michael Fitzgerald in Cork jail, in
which he referred to Fitzgerald as hav-
ins died for his country and joined
the immortals, characterized the fam
II, attitude
Mrs. MacSwiney and the Lord
Mayors sisters, Annie and Mary, who
were not present when the end came,
entered the cell, kissed the Mayors
check, knelt silently in prayer a few
moments and then left" the friend
said. There was not tear shed by
the Mayoress, who preserved the same
stoicat self possession she has shown
throughout the long ordeal"