The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-23
MACSWlNEYHAS
RESTFUL SLEEP
BUT Is WEAKER
A. Clouds Grow Blacker,
American Committee
to Hear Irish Story.

American (0mmlttee
to Hear Irish Story.
London, Sept 23.-Lord Mayor
MacSwiney Of Cork had few hours
Of restful sleep last night. but was
suffering severe pains In his head
and was very weak this morning.
to q bulletin issued by
the Irish Self Determination league
at Brixton prison. This is the 42nd
day Of the Lord Mayors hunger
strike.
MacSwiney had . few hours
sleep this morning, Sinn Fein bull
letin said. He continued extremely
weak and suffered severe head
pains.
Another Collapse.
London, Sept 23.-(United Press)
Mayor MacSwiney suffered
another collapse last night and was
weaker today. The lady mayoress
was not permitted to talk to him as
she sat by his bed.
MacSwiney complained Of pains
in his head. He was conscious.
Medical men were greatly inter-
ested in the lord mayors expert
ment." There was speculation as
to whether an examination of Mac
Swiney's body after death would
yield important data for determin-
ing disease resisting powers of body
cells.
Clouds Grow Blacker.
London, Sept. 23-(United Press)
Irish clouds grew blacker today
Reports Of further ambushes of gov
ernment police and troops by Sim
Feiners and reprisals by -black ant
tans" indicated approach Of stormy
times.
Developments included another
ambush at Milltown Malbay. Coun,
|ty Clare. A police automobile wai
reported held up there with two
officers killed and four wounded. In
County Carlow was found the body
of an unknown man labeled "spies
beware"
From Dublin it was reported an.
other soldier died as a result ol
wounds sustained in a fight Tues.
day.
The murder of County Councillor
Lynch in Dublin was regarded as
another effort at reprisal.
The death list of the last 10 days
of terror in Ireland was announced
of1cially today as 20 soldiers ant
police and Is Sim Feiners and ci
villains. Many were wounded.
The Irish office in statement to-
day admitted it had attempted re
prisals for attacks on them. but de-
clared reports Of torture and mutt
lation we're exaggerated. Severe
punishment has been inflicted OF
the few police detected in reprisals
the statement said.
Reports Of women and children
being driven. from their home.
were without foundation, 1t wa!
added.
The press here was almost unani
nous in condemning the reprisals
American Committee ON Ireland.
New York, Sept. 23.-Oswald Gar
rison Willard announced today tha
the selection of the Committee O
One Hundred on Ireland, formed OF
invitation of the Nation for the pur
pose of investigating and reporting
publicly conditions in Ireland, with
especial reference to autrocities
has been completed.
Public hearings are to be held il
Washington by q commission OF fiv'
members Of the committee. Th'
personnel of this commission hal
not been announced.
Five United States senators
Johnson and Phelan Of California
Spencer of Missouri, Ashurst o
Arizona, and Walsh Of Massachus
etts, as well as four governors, Ed
wards of New Jersey, Carey OF Wy
oming, Frazier of North Dakota ant
/, Campbell of Arizona, have accept
ed places on the committee, whicl
| is made up otherwise Of person,
prominent In the discussion of pub
lie questions.
It is announced that Sir Auck
land Geddes, the British ambassa
dor, and Professor Eamonn de Va
lera, as representatives Of Englan'
and Ireland respectively, have beeI
invited to provide the committe'
with information and to submit
lists of persons who should be call