The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-25
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4the aritatiou for macswiney. )

IN the agitation for macswineys
Two notable controversies, one
constitutional and the other theo'
logical, have arisen from the case.
4 The first was whether King George
could properly exercise his pardon
ling prerogatiVe Independently OF or
iSagafnst the advice OF his minis
terB. The second was whether the
Catholic clergy, representing u
q fch which holds suicide to pc
crime, could consistently admins
ter the sacramentB to hunger strlk'
ers. The Kings reply through the
Secretary OF State for War, 10 the
petition of members OF Parliament
was generally. interpreted to mean
that tho Kings personal leaning
was toward granting a pardon. But,
since Premier Lloyd George ana
sthe Foreign Minister, A. BonaT
/. Law, were at the same time issu.
Ing arguments against c1emency
for the Lord Mayor, It was eyiae tiI,
khat any action IN that dlrecttSa
7 by the King would be against tne
advice OF his ministers,
The newspapers published many
editorials and letters setting Iorth'
on one hand, that King George
should not be embarrassed by direct
appeals to him and, on the otneE
hand, that he should and had the
riRbt to exercise his nominal con-
additional power OF pardonlnS.
The Weekly Nation, which ~ one
OF the most advanced liberal or.
RanS and not generally rateo ns o =
supporter OF monarchy, argued thuE
fhfg was an occasion for the KING
Ia yindicate his constitutional
right and protect the counIr!
Against the growing autocracy OIL
There We're many other argu-
Fnents to the same effect, one hls
torical writer, combating, the the.
Dry that the King always had Deen
10 cipher in such matters, e19u nrT
w new story In the annals OF brlt'
iafi fnotlsrcny, telling how George
III. described by Thackeray as tho
weakest and least admirable CHAR
aacter ia the line OF British Kings.
t5liRed, to pace the council ChanDeE
Sgith Sfears pleading for the pardon
StsS cTiminnls and sometimes carry
Inc point, although once when nc
wrote to the Viceroy OF lrelahu
granting pardon to a murderer nc
I vas compelled by his cabinet 10
cancel his edtct; 40 .or
ward Dv MacSwiney's advocates
.slfhoug6 advocated from anti-Sinn
Vain Quarters, was that the OF
,fsnsas 81 which MaCSwiney was
Convicted were so comparatively
iiTht they did not Justify mis- suffer
ing even though voluntarily. fTe'
iIlier Lloyd Georges reply was int
MacSWiuey undoubtedly was nlbn
gf0fflcer Of the Irish HepuhllcaIl
army" which 1eCreeu ana eXeCutet1 ~
J murders Of officials anu ponce ,, IN, ~
( IRELAND. The Republican army, ui!'
iftse ma Sinn Fem, Is purely a Sc.
Sff.et organization. The identity OF
siSJ ofitGers and personnel IS KEPT
rom the public and there Is DOUBT
aysn. whether The Sim Fem CON
trols It OF officially knows it's work
!i,he theological argument over
the course OF Bishop Colahan anu
eIin c ttney's chaplain, ine He ,,
lpathsf Dominic, in, as crltlcs Say
eneouragtng him , 70 conin1 T;b Sa'T Rev
Saffar bernard Vaughn was the
\ ofiIy priest who publicly criticized
r Shen1. A lecture which he was 10
fieliyer IN Glasgow, a center OIL Ia
hSfi TTionisnl, had to be CanceLled
an a ccount OF the unpopularlty ms
words brought upon him.
q The human aspect Oh inc hoLu
MAYORS hunger strike was the one
fhafs chiefly interested British peo-
BE and compelled the ,,t sympathy a5S.
9fites. Mrs. MacSwlney ana ms
ghFothers and sisters were treated
4 evefyWhere with respect ana on
\ fheir side had nothing but good 70
! isay OF the 1aIlers and police with
whom they had to deal.
Anyway out Of Macs winey's I'M
tirisonnent except his death woui0
Nave been welcomed by the whole
nublfc but his family were as, tlrm
: fMacSwiney In refusing to listen
any end except release or death.
sheTH can be no doubt the irish
rannl, fieans believed MacSwtney
ina given their cause the most val
ilnable Service in his power and tnat,
Mia John Brown, "he will trouble
Won more than ever when you have
lSnniled his coffin down.
Macswiney's hunger strike was
begun on August - when, with ten
a his associates, he was arrested
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