The Washington times., 1920-10-29
.MAYOR'SBOOY
ON WAY HOME
Priest Says Members Of Family
Were Attacked When Corpse
Was Seized.
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kal and the day was observed as one
of national mourning In Ireland.
After the body had been taken on
board q small boat at Holyhead.
Wales. for direct transportation 10
Cork under guard OF detachment OF
"black and tan" police and English
soldiers, members of the McSwiney
family left for Kingstown on an ordi-
nary steamer. The special boat. bear
ing the body, was due to arrive az
Cork this afternoon. The body VIII
rest In state at Cork until the burial
on Sunday.
Vigorous protests were. made by
members of the McSwiney family at
Holyhead over interference by this
government In plans TO take tho
body to Dublin. Mary Mcswinsy. q
sister. was especially resentfuL
BODY DIRECTED TO CORK.
BLACK and tan" police and de-
tachment OF soldiers from tho Che
shire regiment at Kingstown met tho
commander of the police and military
forces explained that he had received
orders from the government to take
the body direct to Cork. Mary Nc
swiney, who had accompanied tho
body from London. sitting boside tho
coffin In q baggage car. began to pro-
test.
"You will take this coffin to Cork
only over my dead body" cried Mary
McSwiney. when she was nrst In
formed Of the governments orders.
Finally policemen forcibly elected
her and tok charge of the coffin.
other members Of the party tried
to comfort Mary. As the coffin was
unan he apacial hnat aha nd
her friends dropped to their knees,
sobbing and praying.
When news was received in this
city Of the action of the government
officials, members OF the Irish Self
Determination League and other pro-
Irish organizations announced that
funeral ceremonies at Dublin would
be carried out according to program
as far as possible. despite the an-
sence of the body.
The Irish office. pursuant to the
policy adopted toward the funeral
services in this city. said no attempt
would be made to interfere with the
funeral arrangements at Cork.
NO FUNERAL RESTRICTIONS.
It was said the coffin might be
draped with Sim Fein flags while
lying in state, and that no RESTRICT
ions would be placed upon the siz.'
Of the funeral procession so long as
the participants were not armed and
did not march in military formation.
The magnitude and solemnity OF
the funeral procession in this city
from st. Georges Roman Catholic
Cathedral Southwark. to the Euston
station, created a profound impress
sion and was the subject OF much
comment in the newspapers today.
Most of the newspaper printed pic-
lures of the great cortege with It's
immense host OF mourners.
The Daily Express commented upon
the "wonderful" and mighty" toler-
ance of London.
SILENT RESPECT EVERYWHERE.
"It was a scene that could happen
nowhere else. with rebel soldiery
marching without protest" said the
Daily Express. 'There was silent re-
spect for the dead on every hand"
Enough OF our people lined the
streets to demonstrate that there arc
thousands left who refuse to recog-
nize the right Of the Lloyd George
government to ill-use brutally and
foully a small nation said the Daily
Herald. the organ Of the Labor party.
at was one OF the most amazing
examples of British tolerance that
could possibly be conceived said the
Daily Graphic,
The Morning Post, which had pro-
| tested against the governments de-
cision to allow public funeral in