The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-28
Intent on Gripping All British
Ships in New york--SaiI-
ings Unaffected.
LEADERS NOT WITH THEM
Some Ships Sail Passengers
Help Clerks Load Boats

New York. Aug. 2s.--HostIiltief
were resumed today by the fve pro.
Irish women nickets who yesterday
started demonstration that resulted
In walkout of more than 2.000 long
shoremen employed on British ocean
liners as protest against Great Bfi-
taln's Irish policy.
The women returned to the piers with
large cohort OF longshoremen sup.
porters intent on Gripping all British
ships arriving IN port. Plans also wefa
said to be on foot TO spread the protest
strike to other Atlantic ports and to *
tend II, n possible to ship crews as well
as longshoremen.
Although the longshoremen out de-
untl Archbishop Mannix. Austrslln.,
prelate. had been permitted 70 enter
Ireland and Lord Mayor MacSweeney. of
Cork released from Brlxton prison
London. their stand was not expected 4
prevent the sailing today OF q number II
ships due 10 clear port during the da
Protelds In Drinking Water.
London, Aug. 2s.--Terence McSwet.
ney. the hunger striking lord mayor 81
Cork. still lowered n the shadow vi
death In Brlxton jail today willis aps
pcals continued TO pour In upon the
britlsh government.
McSweeney entered the sixteenth das
OF his starvation martyrdom with No
signs OF the weakening Of his will. He
spent q restless night and was much
weaker and more fcverssh than he was
on Friday II had been reported that
proteids had been administered IN
drinking water. but the chief doctor al
the Brixton Jail infirmary denied this.
The wife and sister OF Mcsweeney
visited him during the morning. and II
was through them that the Brixton jail
doctor issued his denial.
Terence is In terrible condition.
said the sister. "If the government In
tends TO release him II should not be Ieft
TO the last minute. II hee IN not 10 be
released he should he allowed to die and
not kept lingering"
Hlahlanders In Reprisat.
Cameron. Highlander troops recentls
sent to Queenstown invaded stores ami
dwellings OF Sim Felners there ia1g
night as reprisal for the attack made
on them by party on Thursday, Mitch
damage was done during the attack an,s
serious rioeing resulted, reports reachln
here declaring that street nghting a
stlli going on,
Fierce Rlotlnu.
Belfast Ireland, Aug. 2s,--FioFs
rloting occurred this afternoon in (.nl.
llngtreo road, lying between the fnIl.
and Groavenor road districts OF Ne4.
Belfast. The police barracks In culIng-
tree road were wrecked and tho military
tred on the crowd. Many gunehet vle
Tins were admitted 20 the adjacent
Royal Victoria hospital
one oil those wounded Is In virtuaiftr
hopeless condition. ShankllI road NJ 1
anected for the frst time. and even Dr.
per North street. which ID a few HIN.
urea Yards from Royal avenue. the city,
inAln artery s.rxs, "
- WIN "Rsasen WHhn strikers.
Joseph Ryan, vics- president 81 ths
international LonKshoremen'a aasocina
uoh. declared today he thought Il would
90 necessary 20 call q meeting Of the
union ana reason out matters with the
men," whose walkout. he said. ~ -
Gretted because Il occurred Eat 4 tine
Wnon new wage scale and demands
are being formulated by the union fu1
ship operators.'
About half tho longshorsmen who
walRed ,hiI out yesterday returned TO worl
o'v rs norning, y was announced at tho
omces OF the International Lonrahore.
mems association,
70 previous announcement Of steam
snip oHiclhlAs the Cunard ilnern Anssl.
tenia and Pannonia did not nnll n
noon today. and no one was ready "
say oenhitely when they would depart
some steamers Sail,
Inc ~. Paul and Finland, both az fh3
nmerican Z. line, left their pier promptly
~ noon striking iongshoremen. bennf
with the dificuity OF keeninr thss~
rahks intact after some Of tie nsen
VINO walked out yesterday returned ~
Work today, rallied around fervsnf frgsh
orators. They shouted. that they would
continue on strike lndsnnltsly In fh~
nope OF tying up British shipping IN
~ ny american ports until granted fheIr
!, Ihs White Star liner Celtic ana 49,
! o'clock. ss @"As ABOUT
AssenEers and men from the enns.
rixA rrsixA othcs loaded baggage on the