Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-26
RIOT FOLLOWS
MASS MEETING
Irish Sympathizers Maui Two
MacSwiney Cursers.

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-Sinn Fein sym
pathizers throughout the United States
were organizing mass meetings to be held
Sunday in mourning for Lord Mayor
MaeSwiney.
The call for these meetings was sent
TO 1900 branches Of the American Com
mission on Irish Independence by Frank
p Walsh. chairman, suggesting that
speakers urge the American State De
partment to recognize an Irish republic
it also was suggested that bells be
tolled Sunday noon and services for Mac
Swiney said in all churches.
mass meeting Of Irish sympathizers
at the Columbus Circle here last night
resulted in a riot In which two men
were severely mauled by the crowd.
which accused them Of eursing Mac
Swiney.
A policeman also was attacked.
The men We're >reseued and hustled
away in taxicabs.
LONDON. Oct. ga vengeance expe-
dition" of eight Sim Feiners en- route to
England to attempt reprisals for the
death of Lord Mayor MacSwiney was ap
pretended today at Kingstown, ireland.
the Irish office announced.
During MacSwfney's hunger strike 1t
was reported Premier Lloyd George
would be marked for assassination II the
lord mayor died.
The men, described as desperate char
ac.ers," were seized by soldiers as they
we're about to board a boat for HOlyhead,
the nearest English landing.
LONDON. ct. 26-Final plans wers
made today for short and impressive
funeral services for Terence MacSwipey
The greatest honors ever paid to leader
in the movement for Irish freedom Will
be accorded the late lord mayor. Arch
bishop Mannix of Australia, who was pre-
vented from going to ireland by the
British government will assist at the
services.
Esta bllshment Of a memorial In tribute
TO Terence MaeSwiney, late Lord Mayor
of Cork, will be considered by the
Thomas Clarke branch of the Friends Of
Irish Freedom at a meeting at the Hotel
English tonight.
The executive committee of the local
council of the organization adopted
resolution in which MacSwiney is de
clared as among the greatest martyrs
In the cause of Irish freedom since Rob
ert Emmett was done to death by the
same brutal government"
The British government is denounced
and the long record of arrests, deporta
tons and court martials in which he was
involved branded as acts of oppression.
And, further, we hold that Lord Mayor
MacSwinsy was guilty Of no crime
against England that George Washing
ton was not guilty of, and that he was
serving as the official of perfectly es-
tablished government of the Irish re-
public when the English soldiery deported
him from his own land" the resolution
states.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The death of an
other Sim Fein hunger striker. Joseph
Murphy, in the Cork Jail, fifteen hours
after the death of Terence MacSwiney,
has aroused feeling In Ireland TO high
pitch and the whole country was today
under the greatest armed guard of Brit
Ish soldiers and policemen In its his
tory.
Firing broke out at Cork during the
night.
Two civilians were killed in an out
break at ThGrles and another was
wounded.
There was serious situation at Bet
fast, where rioting caused the death OF
one person.
The body of Terence MaeSwiney re-
manned all night in Brixton Jail Ii =
plain glass topped coffin.
The home office announced the inquest
would not be held until tomorrow.