New-York tribune., 1920-10-26
British Fear Reprisals;
Precautions Taken to
Guard Cabinet Officials
By Frank Getty

death also sets the stage, it is feared.
for desperate leprisals.
Extraordinary precautions are be-
ing taken in London against the pos
sibility Of an attack on Cabinet min
listers or other disturbances. Ire
land was strongly moved by the
death of its martyr In Dublin and
Cork crowds stood in the streets,
praying for the soul of MacSwiney.
The feeling of impending disaster is
widespread.
Universal Regret in England
In England t:ieJe is universal re-
great over MacSwiney's death, even
among those who supported the gov
ernment in its answering determi-
nation not to release him.
Since Wednesday the Lord Mayor had
been unconscious or delirious. with only
occasional moments Of consciousness,
and had been forcibly fed fruit juices.
beef tea and brandy. The iniction OF
this food probably hastened the end.
Scurvy set in week ago. but Mac
Swiney refused fruit juices which were
offered TO relieve the disease. He died
at $40 O'Clock this morning. when only
his brother, Saen. and Father Dominic
were at his bedside in the prison ward.
End Comes at \. NJ
After Father Dominic had been IN
formed, shortly after o'clock. that
the end was actually at hand, he
whispered few prayers TO the Lord
Mayor, who lay motioness, with his
eyes open but unseeing. The doctors
then administered strycauinc. while rhe
brother and priest SAID the rosary IN
Irish in another part Of the ward The
doctor then notified Father Dominic
that nothing could be done, and afser
another prayer, MacSwmoy del
The Lord Mayors brother was not
permitted TO use the prison telephone
who had been with HIM constantly
through his long fast, but who had
retired TO a nearby hotel in hope thai
he would survive the night. II was
not until 6:30 that either the chaplain
or Sean MacSwiney was permitted 20
leave the prison
Arrangements for the funeral were
held IN allegiance pending the govern
ments decision. The Irish Self-De-
termination League hoped 10 arrange
the funeral here, as it was considered
extremely doubtful whether the gov
ernment would permit a public funeral
~ Cork. \ coroner's inquest VIII be
held " ednes day, in the case Of every
death occurring IN q prison here. ana
the Speaker OF the House OF Commons
has been formally notified. as Mac
Swiney was member of Parliament
for South Cork The body will then be
taken to Cork for burial.
Requiem Mass at Southwark
1t was announced that MacSwiney's
body viii be removed Wednesday TO
st. Georges Roman Catholic Cathedral
III Southwark, whore a requiem mass
viii be sung by the Nerv Rev y
o OMeara. Among those who viii assist
Will be Archbishop Mannix. who fre-
quently visited the Lord Mayor in BriX-
ton prison.
The Lord Mayors strike lasted Sixty
eight days, IN which he -ook no tood o.
any sort. Then he became deiirious
and forcible feeding commenced
Foward the end, MacSwiney in MS
dclrium thought himself leading
imaginary Sim Fem battahons INTO
battle.
Fight on" he murmured constantly.
1t is unlikely that the tragedy viii
have any special political effect. for
the tragedy has been too long drawn
out, but II is almost certain that re-
! prisals will follow
Talk in both Erofart .ol lrof,u5 :.
night was all Of possible reprisals. Had
MacSwiney died two months ago Sim
Fem vengeance would have been Ger
tan, but the extraordinary length or
the hunger strike gave the worst pas
sions time TO cool. A month ago I wa &
believed that reprisals would take the
form Of attacks on officials in England
rather than ireland. In many Way
this would have been easier. for the
military grip on ireland is strong a.
the present moment
Carson Predicts Violence
Sir Edward Carson. in an intcrvlcw
expressed the opinion that an attempt
probably would be made to kill some
prominent official OF this country.
1T IS SAID they viii try TO get Pre-
mier Lloyd George and myself" SAID
SIR Edward. but IN his home IN Eaton
Place the Ulster leader showed no sign.
Of fear and had taken no personal pre-
cautions. Police cordons>were throw =
around Downing Street. and a crowd
which gathered in Parliament Stree
and Whitehall was carefully narshAlea
and kept ln order by large body OF re
serves which MAS called out from Scot
iapd Yard
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