Evening star., 1920-09-15
|MACSW|NE'Y LOSES
I STRENGTH RAPIDLY
Mayors Sister Appeals for
u. S. to Use Economic Pres
sure Against England.

! LONDON. September IS (by the AS
sociated Press).-Little change in the
condition of Lord Mayor Terence Mac
swiney Of Cork was reported this
| morning by the physician of Brixton
| prison, where MacSwiney is incar-
cerated. In his report to the home of
| nee, however, the physician declared
! increased weakness" was noticeable.
The bulletin issued by the Irish
| Self-Qetermination League read:
| This Is the thirty-fourth day of
i the strike. The lord mayor passed a
somewhat better night and had a few
and limbs continue. He is still con-
scious and his mind is active.
| Miss Mary MacSwiney, sister of the
+, lord mayor, sent the American news
paper correspondent "a message to
| the American people," in which she
asks: Can the American people not
! fierce their government to act in the
name of humanity and civiliZation?'
| If England does not release al
! once the lord mayor of Cork and his
comrades says Miss MacSwiney's
| message, "let America see to it that
| the money England owes America is
! called in. and let American investors.
! individuals and companies withdraw
| their support from English invest
ments. We do not ask you to go to
, Wal Will We uo ttSh Sbu "
act at once. before it is too late, by
| exercising economic pressure"
! Government Attitude Unchanged.
! After cabinet meeting held to-
! day to consider Industrial disputes il
was stated that the governme Rt's at
, titude regarding Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney had undergone no change.
Until further notice. mo ship or YES
! sci carrying passengers eastern
bound enter the port or n3rbCr
! of Queenstown" says notice by the
British admiralty printed in the Of
| fetal Gazette tonight.
The order. which takes effect forth
with, was issued under the restora-
tion of order in Ireland regulations.
| The Sim Fein intelligence depart
ment claims that it has learned that
the British military government, act
| ing in conjunction with certain mem
| bers of the cabinet, has decided to
break the republican movement in
Ireland before parliament reassembles
| on October 10. according to the Daily
Nails Dublin correspondent
l-z"Certainly pronounced change has
occurred in the councils of the high
military officers in Dublin" the dis
patch adds 1.-TWO months ago they
We're inclined to look kindly upon
peace proposals, based on dominion
home rule, and opposed the arming of
the Ulster volunteers. They now ap-
iprove the latter scheme
The Daily Mail also reports that
lit is the intention of the government
| to appear for volunteers to assist in the
maintenance of order in Ireland, the
.call for volunteers not beIng con-
fined to Ulster.
Conditions of Two Critical.
! CORK, September 14-The prison
i physicians today informed the Associat-
| ed Press that there Were no grave col
ilapses among the hunger-striking pris-
/ oners, in Cork Jail during the night. but
that fhe condition of Sean Hennessy and
Kenny was extremely critical and that
all the hunger strikers had been entered
4 in the morning medical report as dying,
1 Kenny, unlike the others. who are
1 young, is a man of forty-two. He has
seven children and his wife is i'll. which
/ is causing Kenny much anxiety and
] lowering his morale.
/ Hennessy is still in the half conscious
\ condition he has b2en in for several
/ days. All are more or less comatose,
| but retain. according to the doctors. "a
blurred perception of outside affairs" !.
/ Gen. Willis, head of the commission
| of inquiry is understood to be greatly
| impressed with the testimony which is
!! being adduced in behalf of Hennessy to
i prove an alibi. The doctors are- pre-
i pared to apply restoratives Immediately.
] but, according to- the elder Hennessy, if
/ is Scans wish to have nothing done for
| him by the government PHYSICIANS or
/ within the Jail. 1t is likely, therefore,
/ in the event of Hennessy's release, that
! he will be carried at once to a hospital,
iaIthough the prison doctors say that his
4 removal in his present. condition would
be extremely perilous.
| Honor and Sympathy.
| DUBLIN, September 1.-THE annual
| conference of the Irish Municipal Au-
! thorities' Association. composed of rep
resentatives of the local elections ad-
ministration bodies throughout Ireland,
1 today elected Terence MacSwiney-now
in Brixton prison, London-presdent for
! the next year. The conference then ad-
| journed for the day in sympathy with
| him.
| The Irish peace conference committee
| has sent final appeal to Premier Lloyd
George. saying that the release of Lord
Mayor MacSwiney was an Indispensable
condition to Irish peace