Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-10
Hunger Strikers
Are Under Guard
OF Machine Guns
Correspondent Refused Per
mission to Interview Prison
ers in Cork Jail-Mac-
Swiney Much Weaker.

Cork, Sept, 9,-(By The Asso-
ciated Pres}. .)AThe correspondent
of The Associated Press called at
the Jail this morning, but he was re-
fused permission to see the Irish
prisoners now on hunger strike, or
even to interview the prison authori-
tias. The warden at the-gat which
lie opened sufficiently wide to reveal
soldiers and rifles and machine guns
inside, explained that only relatives
of the prisoners were permitted to
enter.
Cork jail is an ancient stone pile.
A machine gun peepcd through the
window commanding the entrance.
On the tower. rising from the mid
die of the prison, was soldier with
a rife, bayonet fixed. pacing up and
down. Other soldiers on guard out
side watch the groups of relatives
and friends of the hunger strikers
waiting to enter.
Fear Eventual Results.
These precautions seemingly Sig
nificd the uneasiness of the authori-
ties Y4o what may happen if Lord
Mayor MacSwiney in Brixtpn
prisdo, or any of the men incar-
,cerated here, should die. Cork
sw2rrns with troops, afoot and in
lorries or armored cars. The bar
racks yards contain tanks, and not
far distant there is military air.
drome. where considerable activity
prevails.
Just what form any attempted
reprisals will take should the.
hunger strikers die is a almatter for
conjecture only. i,
>The correspondent today qucs-
toned group of young Sim Fein
adherents in front of the prison as
to what mightrbe expected. They
winked and looked at each other.
Finally, oneA of them tossed "a
cigaret away. Scrambled down from
a fence and saM:""Well, IL you want
to, to know, n it will be up boys and at
MacSwiney Weaker.
. London, Sept. 9.-Lord Mayor
acSwiney, of Cork. who is incar-
oerated in Brixton prison and has
been on hunger strike since Au-
gust u. passed very bad night and
complained again this morning of
dizziness, according TO a bulletin IS
sued early today by the Irish Self
determination league A physician
who attended him considered him
mach weaker than lie Waslyesterday.
The lord mayor was visited LAST
wight by Father Patrick MacSwiney,
a cousin, who said he was surprised
TO find the prisoner so we'll. He ex-
pressed belief that tie crisis would,
not come for three OF four days
The noon bulletin issued by the
league stated that signs OF atroply
Of the skin had appeared and that
as a consequence the mayors arms
were being nlassaged and bandaged.
British May Weaken.
2 With MacSwiney going to his
death with greater tenacity and with
a greater arousing of British and
world sentiment in his behalf than
had been believed possible, the,
British government today gave an
other sign of weakening in its re-
solve to carry out the death senteree.
This fact is sharply registered
with the cabinet and through the
logic of PremierN Lloyd Georges
statement: IF you let the mayor
and the other hunger strikers out
you cannot govern Ireland" is rec
ognized the other side of the shield
also the view, THAT you cannot gov
ern Ireland if YOU let them~lie I.
starvation in prison."
A continued military occupancy,
demanding large number Of
troops, is all that can be looked for
ward to- Out OF this occupancy
things would occur which, it is
feared, would prejudice Great Brit
ain with the liberal element of many
sections of the world.
Irish Officers Killed
Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland
Sept 9,-Armed and masked mea
attacked four police officers here last
evening. Two Of the constables,
were shot dead and another serious
ly wounded.
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