Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-06
MACSW|NEY GROWS
STEADILY WEAKER
IN HIS PRISON FAST
Prisoners Wife Gets Sympa-
thetic Message From
Residents of Cork.

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Residents of Cork.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. September s.-Terence
MacSwiney. lord mayor of Cork.
spent . restless night at the Brixton
prison, whore he Is continuing . hum
ger strike begun on August IL In
protest against his arrest by British
authorities. Father Dominic. private
chaplain to the mayor. visited the
prison this morning. and on leaving
said that MacSwiney was very low"
Sean MaeSwiney. brother of the
mayor. spent the night with him. Al
noon IL was announced that Mac
Swiney showed signs Of much greater
weakness. although he was still con-
scious and his mind was active. HIS
face was more drawn and he was
paler.
Mrs. MacSwiney received a message
signed by the president and secretary
Of the Cork urban district council
people Of Cork hearted sympathy"
and adding:
The sacrifice the lord mayor and
his fellow strikers are making has
infused into their countrymen set
tied determination to carry to triumph
ing for"
According to the Weekly Dispatch.
Father Denis Matthew. Benedictine
priest Of French origin. who has re-
sided in England for forty years and
officiated at MacSwineys marriage.
brought him some water from
Lourdes.
Ne Authority to Act. Word Sent.
NEW YORK. September 5.-Petsr ].
MacSWiney, brother of the lord mayor
Which he ssd Rs had re eeR o. from the
State Department at Washington, setting
forth that 1t was mot in a position to
make protestations to the British au-
thorities" against the lord mayors ar
rest Mr.. MacSwiney had requested the
State Department to intervene In his
brothers behalf.
The letter, dated August -. said:
The receipt Of your letter Of August
1S, 1920, and your telegram OF August
81. 1920, il acknowledged calling the
arrest and Imprisonment Of your brother.
Terence MacSwiney. by the British au-
thoritiee.
I'm reply. I beg to inform you that:
from precedent established in cases OF
this kind. the department finds it il
to the British authorities against the
arrest and imprisonment Of one, who,
like your brother, is not citizen of the
United States.
&c. ROWLAND. SHAW,
For the Secretary of State"
Lloyd George Refuses Aid.
LucERNE. September thy the As;
ISOLATED PEess). = Premier Lloyd
in the negative to the message of
Mayor Hylan Of New York city urging
the premier to release Lord Mayor
MacSwinsy Of Cork from prison. The
premier in his reply dispatches yes.
terday stated. politely but firmly that
on justice and law.
Bonar Law Replies.
LONDON. September 5.-Replying to
Lord Mayor MacSwiney. Mr.. Bonar
Law. the government leader address
ed q long letter, dated Downing street
today, to the effect that the govern
ment's position was made clear in the
premier's statement Of August rs. to
which there was little to add.
Strikers sn Twenty-Sixth Day.
BELEAST, September S. - The
eleven hunger strikers in the Cork
day Of their abstinence from food,
having subsisted only on water for
this entire period The condition OF
one Of the prisoners, Michael OReil-
~, il critical. and he is unable to
speak to visitors.
The period these men have gone
without food is q record for Irish po-
litical prisoners. The longest previ-
NORWOOD Scrubs prison in Eng
land last April and lasted twenty
three days.
It was stated today that the condi-
tion of the hunger strikers is SO
lowed to visit them whenever they
choose.
The Cork nurses association has
s % the he. sepSy % ard its
order that the nurses may attend the
hunger striking patients day and
1bss Il was ora Sa: that
able to arrange for an acceptance OF
this order by the prison authorities
Fifty.one arrests were made under
the curfsv law last night. The SUBJ
and police, who stopped all motorists.
Council Sends Telegram.
DUBLIN. September THE stand
ing committee Of the conference Of
Irish moderates. convened here re-
Gently for the purpose of settling the
Irish question by agreement. today
sent the following telegram to Pre-
HIicT AAOyu SSOI8e-
Once more. while there is yet time,
We implore you in the name Of the
Irish peace which you invoked our
aid to secure and in the name Of COM
mon humanity, outraged by the spec
tacle of the law demanding its pound
of hesf.. to order forthwith the re-
lease Of the Lord Mayor of Cork"
Among the signers Of the telegram
was Maj. Gen. Sir William B. Hickie,
who commanded an Irish division in
France.
CORK. September 6-Two boys
were shot and killed at Macroom.
this county, yesterday. Reports state
that it il believed the shots were
fred from a military lorry passing
through the village. which il twenty
four miles west of this city.
Will Hold Government Guilty.
PORTSMOUTH, England. September
s-The Trades Union Congress-. at
which it was exJ Sted many grave
industrial Questi q, including the
coal crisis. would Ie considered. con.
vened here this n orning. 1t was at
tended by more than ESQ delegates,
representing 100000 workers.
One Of the earliest acts Of the con-
gress was the adoption OF q resolu-
ton expressing horror and indiGna.