Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-06
To Be
RETURNED \ D NJ T
CAME III AMERICA 10 TELL or
BURNING or CITIES BY TIKI
BRITISH.
Special To The Panhandle

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Danici T.
c'Callagnan. lon. mayor ~ Cork. wha
has come 10 America as n stowaway Ia
tell the commission of the committee Il
me hundred investigating conditions IN
ireland about the burning NJ his town
" the British authorities. may be- de-
lied admission To the country.
In announcing today that an investl.
;atlon into the circumstances surround.
ng his arrival at Newport News yestcr.
'ay on the steamer West Cannon had
'een ordered. state department officials
animated tina, unless the inquiry de.
vslopci unusual conditions. the case ~
he lord mayer would hc given no great.
r consideration than usually is occord
a aliens arriving without PASSPORTS.
Immigration authorities here also ars
conducting an inquiry Ia determine
Shcther Lori Mayor O'Callaghaa IL ad.
nisablc under the immigration laws
Even should II h. decided that he L..
hey said the case would be- referred 70
he state department.
s'auuiif INV tNiN UlNNNi u Hfiu w
us,ody al Newport News. lie Is at a
motel there hut will DE guarded by I'm.
nigIatiun officers. u is said. unip =
iinnl decision In his case IL reached
Continuing the silence he has main.
tanned since his arrival here yesterday
~ stowaway an the steamship West
Canon. Daniel o'Callaghan. Lord Nav.
~ ~ Cork. refused tonigh; to make
any statement for publication until his
status has been determined.
Meanwhile friends II thu Irish cause
In the United states sent telegrams
today offering all assistance possible
to the Lord Mayer and Peter J. Mac.
Swiney, brother of the late Terence
MacSwincy. who also arrived ON the
Wet Cannon.
Both MacSwincy aud o'CallaIhan
are understood tn be confident that the
state department win allow the Lord
Mayer finally tu enter the United
States Tor his avowcd purpose of tcs'
tlfyin. NJ Washington before the COM
mission of the committee of one hun
drcd investigating the irish question.
NEWPORT NEWS. Jan. B.
Throughout the day o'Callaghan and
MacSwincy. at their hotels, greeted
friends who called To- offer welcome
and assistance. Tonight reception
was rendered the two by the Society
II Friends of Irish Freedom and aux
iliary.
During the reception lord Mayor
o'Callaghan talked freely with his
visitors, appearing for the first time
since his arrival to have cast aside AL
worry.
Immigration inspector l.. H. Parker,
In charge of this port. entered formal
order for the exclusion of Lord Mayor
O'Callaghan from the United States
because ~ alleged violation of immigra.
tiun laws In coming here without n
passport and notified the authorities
at Washington by telegraph Of his
action. chief Inspector Schumacher
AT Norfolk, however, Il was learned,
asked Tor the passport condition to he
waived and recommended that the
Lord Mayor be permitted to enter the
country.
u was said here tonight that II the
Washington authorities should support
Parker instead of Schumacher IN the
case, o'Callaghnn can aprHi To- the
department of labor. whrn. h, u cx.
pcctcd hail would h. granted Tor his
appearance at any time Secretary VII.
son might designate.
Peter Macswiney said tonight that
he plans 10 rcmain here pending final
disposition of oCallaghan's case.