New-York tribune., 1920-08-27
King g Refuses
Aid TO Dying
Mayor of Cork
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is stated here that the next few days
will bring definite announcement Of
more liberal ameliorative policy in Ire
land, or designations that must wholly
alter the personnel OF the Irish ad
ministration.
THE fact is that MacSweney and
other hunger strikers have been more
or less the cause Of precipitating the
present crisis, but the situation has
been ripening for months.
"Viscount French and his counsellors
frank oppose the policy Of drastic re-
preston, and while fully prepared to
enforce law and order. they hold that
conciNatory measures should immedi-
ately be given moro particular form
than hitherto. While Sir Hamar Green
wood sympathizes with this view and
is prepared to support it, he feels that
his share in the Irish administration
must necessarily take its direction
from the Cabinet"
DUBLIN, Aug. 26-An announcement
was made a. Dublin Castle this eve
ming that eleven hunger striking pris-
eners in the Cork jail had been trans
ferred from cells 10 the prison hospital.
The announcement added that no prison
regulations were to be allowed to stand
in the way OF any possible palliative
treatment.
Replying to the appeal Of the Irish
peace conference in behalf Of Lord
Mayor MacSweney, Home Secretary
Shortt autographed to-day:
81 am very sorry, The decision is
the decision of the Cabinet, and l can
not alter it,
Duffy, irish Member Of Parliament, asn,
who is the Irish. Republic" envoy in
France, to-day published letter he
had sent to Premier Millerand yester-
day appealing to France to intervene
for the release Of Lord Mayor Mac
sweeney. The letter said that France
saved the British Empire by her sacri-
hces during the war, and "were a sug-
gestlon made to the London govern
ment it would save the life of an Irish
patriot"
BELFAST, Aug. 20 (By The Associ-
ated Press) ).-Serious rioting broke out
in Belfast tonight, during which there
was considerable shooting and some in
cendiarism.
To-night's rioting began in the Falls
district of West Belfast, the scene of
the deadliest fighting in the July dis
turpances. 1t started with revolver fir
memories. Albert Street, in the Falls
area, situated in the populous mill To-
cality, mainly inhabited by National
lists, became the new storm center.
During the trouble an armorsd car
appeared and fired on the rioters. a
number of whom were taken to hos
pitfalls suffering from machine gun
wounds. Crowds of shipyard workers
appeared from the side streets, waving
Union Jacks.
The military was heartily cheered, as
was a section of the fire brigade, which
was summoned for an incendiary fire
at the foot of Seaford Street A few
minutes after the fire started the
whole block of buildings was seeth
ing mass Of flames. There was much
looting.
Belfast could be no worse" high
police officials said of the conditions
tonight.
At 8 o'clock the riots had extended
fare running from the heart of the
city to the falls. where two spirit stores
were looted The military was obliged
70 disperse the rioters i.
Rlotlng Of the fercest nature began
at the city end of Ballymacarrett about
o'clock this evening, in Vulcan Street
ana immediate vicinity. Many were in
Juleu among the rival factions. Later
the trouble extended to Newtonards.
thirteen miles from Belfast, involving
the shipyard workers.
Fierce fighting occurred in Clona1.
ION Street, East Belfast, this after
The military fred volleys at the
crowd and several persons were seen
to fall The FIRE brigade was caught
between hostile stone throwing mobs
and had to return to its station.
Rloting was renewed at noon in
Wolff and Foundry streets. The police
quelled the outbreak.
The city was quiet this morning af-
ter night of rioting and bloodshed,
but the atmosphere continued sur,
charged. During the nights rioting
the casualties were reported as one
person killed and twenty injured, IN
cluding two young women. One of the
latter is in a critical state.
The fire brigade reported twenty
eight incendiary fires in the twelve
hours ended at O'Clock this morning.
Thirty-nine persons were arrested for
rioting and kindred oFenses.
The rioting originated In a report
that Nationaliste yesterday stoned
children leaving the Comber Street