The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-13
TERENCE M'SWINEY
SUFFERS RELAPSE

London. Sept. i3.--After raliying and
passing better night, Terence Mac
Swiney, the hunger striking lord mayor
Of Cork, suffered another relapse this
morning,
The following ofiicIaI bulletin was ia
sued at 1890 o'clock;
''rhe lord mayor has collapsed. He
is In state OF exhaustion"
The following bulletin was issued at
1880 o'clock.
The condition OF MacSwiney IL I'M
changed. He Ia now unable TO speak"
Earlier In the day Rev. Father DOM
mic, personal spiritual adviser TO Mac
Swiney, had cheering news for the lord
mayors friends when he left Brixton
jail.
"MacSwiney was not so restless dur
Ing the night and was able TO speak a
few words this morning." said the
clergyman. Rumora that MacSwiney
had been fed clandestinely by the prison
officials were denied BY Arthur oBrisn.
has called frequently to see him.
II have been given every assurance
that Terence has taken nothing but
water since be began his hunger strike
thirty-two days ago. said o'Brien.
Other Hunger Strikers.
Cork, Sept 13.--Seven OF the eleven
Slim Fein hunger strikers in the Cork
jail were In critical condition today.
II was reported during the morning
that death announcement might
come from the fall at any time. The
military and police authorities have
taken precautions to cope with disor-
ders IN the event any OF the hunger
strikers die, Troops and police are
held In readiness for riot duty. Warn
inssa hRve bFen'@ pested that the union
~, Is,s wll make an. reprIsels u attacked by
Three thousand men wearing green
uniforms pRraded In defiance OF the
military regulations AZ the funeral Of
scnmor Qulrke, stun FeineE who
< x" Sol H'S was ' iIred over onIrSss grave,
The authorities were discreetly blind"
and made no effort to stop the dem
onstration. =,
An Become Restless.
Scork, Sept. ia,-~(A. p.l~-IThe eleven
hunger strikers in, the Cork jail were
still alive today. but all ~ them were
materially weaker. Two of the strik-
Ing prisoners Burke and ksnny, coll
lapBed twice during the night and their
condition Y Snspk spes,I,, smnie o,s
youth. wii6Ae toNi)tyon has been ser
flotA for several DAYS, remains IN
cninat0sa state and In his semicou-
srious moments he = refusing 20 taks
the customary quantity OF wnter. Dur
Ing last night he accepted only tive
slips
All Of the eleven strikers are becom-
Ing very restless. which. according to
The doctors, In new and not rcassur-s
Ing phase of their cases
II was learned today that both the
government physicians, DR. Pearson
and Dr, pattiscombe. had received
Appeal 10 Amsrlesns.
Mrs MaeSwinsy. wife 81 the lord
mayor together with his sisters Mary
and Annie and his brother. Scan. have
addressed an appeal 70 the Americas
Ambassador and the heads ~ the other
embassies and legations In London for
To their governments. u
calls attention 70 The case OF the lord
mayor and that Of the steven hunger
strikers at Cork, and expresses the
hope that the united councils Of the
nations addressed win prevent the
tragedy now pending and thereby calm
the peoples Of the world"
The letter deals fully with Mayor
case from the date 81 his
arrest 10 the present time and says
Lord Mayor MacCurtain was muir
dered for the same reason for which
Lord Mayor MacSwlncy IL being muir
dered nov because he was nghtlng for
sell. Differentiation for hts country. N
the present tragedy II allowed 20 pro-
coed we are confronted with the un-
narallolrd crime 81 two lord mayors q
the same city being murdered within
six months o. each other by a sup
posedlv civilized government
1--WE are Of the opinion that this "
nj grave concern for all xoyernpients.
owing 10 the very close relations ex-
stinE between modern nations. gov
rrnmtnt outrage iu one country reacts
In another. II W. clear 10 Us that Y the
crimes now .perpetrated In Ireland w
The name OF the English government
ara tolerated. the foundations OF the
governments OF all nations VIII be ini-
periied"
London sept i5-Terence Mac
swlncy. hunger striking lord mayor OF
FORK. WAS described as being IN
very Frustrated and exhausted condi-
ION" in an official bulletin issued ~
o'clock this afternoon.
At $40 II WAS announced that Mac
Swlney'A condition was unchanged
sister Annie. accompanied
iy Canon Nurnane. visited MaeSwiney
IN tho Rrixton Jail infirmary during
he evening. They said the patients
mental faculties were then unimpaircd.
AZ mid-a fternoon mayor MscSwineN's
condition had not altered mateFialN'
The leagues bulletin stated 'that ne
continued very prostrats and EXHAUSTED.