Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-14
BRITISH RELENT
| AS IRISH STRIKE
GROWS SERIOUS
Hunqerinu Prisoners in Dan
ger Will Be Released by
Authorities.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
DUBLIN, April 14-Au the hmm
ger strikers among the political
prisoners in Mountjoy jail who are
considered I'm danger By the prison
doctor will be released. the lord
mayor. in addressing q crowd this
afternoon. said the vfeeroy had In
formed him.
LONDON, April 14.-Andrew Bonar
Law. the government spokesman. said
in the house Of commons today that
the Irish government had decided to
treat those prisoners in Mountjoy prison
xh6 were arrested On suspicion by
competent militasy authority 7fRSf-
emily from other classes Of prfDuuerp
and they would receive ameliorative
treatment
1t is understood the men now In
Mount Joy prison will not be released,
but will be granted certain conces-
ssons. which. according to some re-
ports will take the form Of privileges
usually accorded political prisoners
These concessions will apply only to
those who have not been tried, and
| those who have been tried and con-
victed will not be able to take advan-
tage Of them.
DUBLIN. April 1.-THE general strike
declared yesterday in protest against the
treatment Of the Irish hunger strikers In
Mount5oy prison continued today with
added tenseness and increased fears Of
serious developments. Sixty thousand
workers in Dublin alone are on strike
and a feeling of excitement prevails.
The day was marked early by a
fatality, Constable Harry Kells being
shot dead while on plain clothes duty in
Camden street this morning. The con-
stables assailant was an unidentified
young man. He fired two shots from
his revolver and ran away from the
scene before he could be apprehended.
Thousands Parade Streets.
The shooting added to the general
excitement. Thousands Of people are
parading the streets and collisions be-
tween the populace and the military ara
feared.
There have been rapid DEVELOPMENTS
in connection with the strike viscount
French. the viceroy. sent for the lord
mayor today, and later the military was
Withdrawn from the vicinity of Mount
Joy prison. One Of the prisoners among
the hunger strikers was removed to the
CITY hospitals In state Of collapse
Another development was the arrivals
IN Dublin of Gen. Sir Nevil MacReady.
the new commander Of the forces in Ire
land. who Is expected to assume his
duties at once.
Reports were that the general strik.
was gaining ground meanwhile.
DUBLIN. April 13-Two of the nria-
oners IN Mount Joy prison have been
released because the military author
tiles decided not to prosecute thar,
One Of them was a hunger striker
but 1t is officially declared that this
was merely incidental and does not
affect the original situation.
CORK. April 1.-THE strike situa-
tion was not much changed today. but
feeling is becoming more intense.
Shops were opened for q few hours
this morning for the sale Of food
stuffs.
Pickets were active throughout the
morning stopping motor cars. which
were allowed to proceed II a satis-
factory explanation of the business Of
their occupants was given: otherwise
they were turned back. Police are sta
toned in the principal streets, but
the crowds thus far have been or
derly.
Appeal to U. 8. Ambassador.
LONDON. April 13.-Acting Lord
Mayor O'Neill of Dublin and High
Sheriff McWalter appealed Intellectual
ly today to John w. Davis. the Ameri-
can ambassador, after they had failed
to persuade the American consul at
Dublin to intervene for the Irish
hunger strikers.
A message signed by o'Neill and
McWalterSand received by Ambassador
Davis this afternoon says: We had
an interview with your consul this
morning concerning amelioration of
the condition-bf the political prisoners
at present on hunger strike. He stated
he had no diplomatic power. and re-
ferred us to you: therefore. we ask for
your personal appeal to the Right
Honorable Andrew Bonar Law to re-
lease. as we have already requested
him. such Of the prisoners who are
seriously ill.,"
ambassador Davis in reply to the
message telegraphed:
THE consul was quite correct in
his statement of his powers, and my
own do not extend to any represents
tions except on behalf Of citizens Of
the United States"