The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
IS ACCOMPANIED BY A BROTHER OF
 LATE MACSW|NEY
0'CalIaghan Placed in Jail at Newport News, But Later Permitted to Take Up
 Residence at Hotel
By Associated Press

heSIQenCe al hOtel
 By Associated Press
 Newport News, Va, Janu- ary 4.-Peter J. MacSwiney of New York, brother of the late Terence MacSwiney, ford mayor of Cork, and Daniel O'Callaghan, present lord mayor of Cork, arrived in this port this evening as stowaways on the American steamer West Cannon, from Cork.
 Immediately upon arrival of the
 West Cannon, immigration author
 ities discovered the two men on
 board and. disreSnrding the claims
 of their identity, had them placed
 in Jail pending investigation. Mac
 Swincy carried passport. vised
 by mn American consul, and could
 have made the trip openly, but
 chose to stowaway with Lord
 Mayor buckingham. Upon show
 ing his passport, MacSwiney was
 released.
 The lord mayor later was released from jail and allowed to take up resi- dence under guard at a hotel. He re- fused to discuss any details of his visit. According to MacSwiney, how ever, Buckingham is in this country at the invitation of the committee of one hundred at Washington Investigating the Irish situation. Although O'Cal- laghan was not kept in jail, he is un- der guard furnished by immig grafton officials at his hotel.
 The British would not allow the lord mayor to visit America and he slowed away on the steamer.' Mac Swiney stated. q could have come lack as a passenger, but preferred to make the trip with him. as 1 prefer to remain at his side while he is away.
 CORK IN FLAMES
 T don't wish to be considered dis courteous to the press" the lord mayor said when seen in jail, but prefer to say nothing until l have had my status defined by the proper author ities
 "Ccrk was in flames when we left there,' he said. .sWomen and chill dren were being shot and robbed along with men. The British are trying to make the world believe the Protestants and Catholics of Ireland are responsi- ble for the trouble. There is not a word of truth in it. In nearly the whole of Ireland the people live to- gether tremendously and there would be no trouble were it not for the English"
 Several times while MacSwiney was ario rd O'Callaghan counselcd him to speak cautiously
 Terence MacSwiney did not sleep in his bed for nearly six years up to the time of his death, according to his brother, who continued:
 The present lord mayer has been in the same fix for months. My brother was not safe and MT. O'Cal- laghan is not safe"
 Describing the conditions of Cork when they left MacSwiney said that no one knows at what time death may come. More than 50 houses and busi- ness places in the heart of the city were burning when we left" he said. American seamen walk through the Streets in fear of their lives, and the Irish people do not know what mo- ment will be their last"
 Daniel Buckingham, as deputy lord HidyoI OI luTk, peTlOTmeu the uulteS of Lord Mayor MacSwiney while the latter was, in prison in London. Short ly after MacSwiney succumbed to his hunger strike late in, October O'Cal- laghan was elected lord mayor to sue ceed him.
 Recently the lord mayor sent cable gram to the Irish-Americans of the United States. urging them to organize relief fund for Ireland. He also ap- tn hn Arpa RaI send contingent to Cork speedily to aid the sufferers from the Cork fires.
 O'Callaghan presided at special meet ing of the city council on December 13, at which resolutions giving the Cork officials views with regard to the pro posed truce between England and Ire land. were adopted. These resolutions concluded by saying:
 We proclaim our unaltered determ- nation to seek or sanction no truce save such international agreement may be arranged between the Dail Eireann and the English government
 NOT ASKED TO APPEAR
 Washington, January IA Neither Peter J. MacSwiney of New York, brother of the late lord mayor of Cork, nor Daniel O O'Callaghan, the present lord mayor of Cork, who arrived at Newport News to- night from an Irish port as stowaways. have been requested to appear before the commission from the committee of 100 Investigating the Irish question. pr. Frederic c. Howe, chairman of the coni- mission, said tonight MT. Howe addei that the only knowledge he had had that either might he contemplating coming to this country was contained in recent dispatch from England to the effect that an American consul had vised for MacSwiney.
 PASSPORT DIFFICULTIES
 New York, January 4.--Difficulty in Ub- taining a passport to return to the Unit ed States was experienced in England by Peter MacSwiney, brother of the lats lord mayor of Cork, who was reportel tonight to have arrived, stowaway. In Newport News. Va
 Before his brother died, Peter. who had gone from his home in this city to Ems land without a passport, asked the American embassy in London what stsps he could take to return. He was re- fused aid it was said, because in golny abroad without passport he had vio- lated international law.
 Later it was reported the American embassy had denied him a passport oa these grounds -l. The state departr.. snt, however, denied this. explaining the enn- bassy had i.een instructed to question MacSwiney ard learn how and why he went to England without getting a passport They did not want to prevent his return. the department said. X he was an American.
 Macswiney later obtained passport from the American consul at. oueenstoWm
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