New-York tribune., 1920-09-21
MacSwiiney Said
ToRead Papers,
Talk Great Deal
London Evening News Says
Lord Mayors Condition Is
Different From Reports
of Weakness by Friends
Prisoner Every Sulky''
Home Office Denies He Is
Being Fed; Declares Doc.
tors Would Know of Act

From, The Tribumc's European Bureau
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Sept. 20. - The Evening
News tonight says it learns from a
trustworthy source that "the condition
OF the Lord Mayor of Cork differs from
that given out by his friends, who re-
port him extremely weak"
The newspaper says the hunger
striking Mayor slept most Of the night,
drank hot water and was able to sit
up and be washed and assist in the
operation, read newspapers and talk a
great deal. The News said he was
very sulky."
LONDON, Sept. 20 (By The Asso-
ciated Press).-The question whether
Lord Mayor MacSwiney is being fed is
answered by the Home Office with, "If
he is we do not know it,"
Physicians Would Know of Feeding
In this connection it is pointed out
that it would be impossible for any one
10 administer nourishment without the
attending physicians becoming aware
Of it, and, the government officials
argue, if the doctors ascertained that
the Lord Mayor was getting any food
whatever the entire effects of his
earlier starvation would be nullfied
The government physicians and gov
they can think of to induce MacSwiney
to eat, and il their efforts had met
with any success, the officials say, they
certainly would report it to the Home
Office, which they have not done.
Although little brighter this eve
ming than he was in the morning, there
is no material change in the Mayors
condition, according to bulletin
issued at 10 o'clock tonight by the
Irish Self-Determination League. He
is still conscious.
was able to say a few words to her
this afternoon.
Is Reported Very Weak
Mayor MacSwiney had a bad night
and was very weak this morning. &C.
scording to bulletin issued by the Irish
league. The bulletin said that Annie
MacSwiney, his sister, had just left
Brixton Prison and declared his cond-
tion was unchanged except for the
weakness incident to his long fast.
In his report to the Home Office the
physician at Brixton Prison reported
that the Lord Mayors condition was
unchanged
The case of the Lord Mayor, who to-
day passed his thirty-ninth day of
hunger striking. has dragged so long
with such similarity in the reports
from the bedside daily that most Of
the London papers confne their ac-
counts to paragraphs, some on the in
side pages.
Writes Message to 1rishmen
Lord Mayor MacSwiney last night
wrote message to Irishmen through
out the world on behalf Of himself and
the hunger strikers in Cork Jail. After
thanking them for their sympathy and
prayers. the Lord Mayor said, accord
ing to The London Times:
"If this cold-blooded murder is
pushed through it will leave q stain
on the name of England which has no
parallel (even in her history and
which nothing will ever efYace. 1t
will rise before the English people
whenever they offer another people
friendship. We feel singularly
privileged at being made instruments
of God for evoking such worldwide
expressions Of admiration and sup
port for the cause of Irish indepen-
dence and recognition OF the Irish
republic. II we are TO die, we are
called to that even greater privilege
tceasssued on pass Hve)