The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-30
IRISH HUNGER
STRIKERS WIN
SlxTY.FoUR RELEASED FROM
PRISON As RESULT OF THE
GENERAL STRIKE
ENGLAND CHANGES POLICY
General Macready Appointed BY the
Premier to Supercede the Existing
Heads Of the Government in Ire.
Iand.-French May Quit

Dublin. April 11.-Sixty-f"ur hunger
striking prisoners have been released.
apparently Internationally. and rs Il
result the general strike is considered
off.
The lord mayor. who went to see
Lord French at the viceregal palace
yesterday when Il hitch arose ut Dub
lin castle. through Il stipulation that
the prisoners must return to captivity
on recovery. stated on his return that
the prisoners would be released unc,ll-
diti"nally.
The outcome is regarded as Il tri-
ulnph for the hunger strike and its
ally. the general strike. 1t became
known early that NiScOunt French had
summoned the lord mayor. and that
it was then only II question of terms.
1t is not definitely known what the
| terms are. The trade unioni>tS. how
ever had no doubt which side has
won. and immediately called off the
| strike. The prisons board also receiv-
| ed an order that henceforth. under
the defense Of the realm act. all pri>-
onerS should receive ameliorution
treatment from the date Of their ar
rest until their trial for specific Of
Tense.
The absence Of military from the
streets yesterday was conspicuous.
There were no tanks or armOred ears
posted at the Jail. and the barbed wire
harricades had been removed. The
Irish volunteers maintained order out
side the prison.
| Eighty-one Of the hunger strikers
had not been tried. Twenty We're i'm
pri>oned under ...e defense of the
realm act. without IN indication even
Of the charge against them. other than
| that their detention was merely pro-
ventive. Sixty We're awaiting trial
mostly by courtnErtial for Seliriu,
though no charges had been made
against them. and they were virtually
in the same position as the defense
of the realm act prisoners.
After only four of the prisoners had
been removed from Mount Joy prison.
the government interviewed with the
conditions pertaining to the reinear-
cernti"n Of the hunger strikers. after
hospital treatment.
The prisoners refused the new con-
di,ionS. When Il danger arose that
there would he Il refusal of uii!sr
departure from the prison by the hun
ger strikers. the lord mayor again
visited the vicer"gal palace yesterday
with the view of having the order re-.
scinued.
London. April 1.-THE release of
the Irish prisoners was by direction IF
General Sir Nevill Macready and
marks the beginning Of an entire
change in the Irish policy, according
to the Daily Mail.
When il became clear some time
ago. the newspaper says. that the pol
icy of repression wa> leading to dis
astrous consequences. the premier 'lr-
cided to change the policy. and. if
necessary. get rid of the men ASST
ciated with the old regime. He sud-
denly told j. |. MACPHERSON. chief eN-
ec,tive for Ireland. that he WAS ~ be
transferred to the pensions ministry
and appointed General Macready To
l command the troops without consult
, ing the Irish office. General Macrtaiy
!, the Mail adds. was instructed to in
/. augurate n new policy of Cancellation
I and was given Il free hand. In otlrl
l words. he was to >uperSele the exist
: ing heads Of the government in Ireland
: General Macready arrived in Dublin
4 Wednesday morning and ordered tls
release of the prisoners after an eN
change of wireless messages viii
: Premier Lloyd George who is on hi,
n way to San Reno. according to iii,
!. Daily Mail.
f InaSmuch as General Macready 70
ver>ed the policy for which Visc"un
French was responsible. the viceroy
q the paper believes. wishes clear def
y milton as to whether he or Genera
|, Alacready is the chief power in Ire
o land.
"'The answer" the Mail continues
''may lead to his resignation-a con
n tingency for which the premier pos
It sibly planned. Names of his poSsihl
# successor are being discussed in til
le Hobbies Of parliament. the favorite h.
c. ing the Earl of Granard. although. Il
p he is a Roman Catholic, n special ue
+. of parliament would be necessary I
enable him to act as viceroy."