The Washington times., 1921-01-07
C0RK'S MAYOR.
HERO TO CREW.
Sailors on Liner West Cannon
Believed to Have Aided
Stowaway.
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young men OF Irish parentage one
may meet every day on the streets
of American cities. His soft, pleasant
voice IL without any suggestion OF
brogue. There is no trace or Engllsh
habits OF speech. His pronunciation
suggests an American. smoothly
shaver, with the roughly cut features
OF the Irish. blue eyes and dark hair
which he brushes away from MS
forehead in slight pompadour, ne
might subtract a year or TWO from
his age and get away with II. Ihis
is In spite of few gray hairs.
He was asked today after he had
been told OF his release II he would
discuss his plans for the Immediate
future. He would say no more thah
he had said before the announcement
was made. That was:
II shall not stay in America long
Two or three months at the extreme
limit l am an official OF Ireland anG
II would not be becoming for me tc
remain here. l must go back ana
share whatever the future has Tor
my people"
"Dou you expect to be arrested
when you return? You'll probably b.
charged with treason or something OF
that sort for what you say here, VIII
you not?"
Probably, although. OF course. the
English do not have to have charge
against me to arrest me. Ireland Is
full OF concentration camps "hicn
hold lrishmen against whom no
charge ever has been made"
II have two purposes in coming 10
America. One Is to testify before the
Committee of One Hundred and the
other is to follow up my cabled ap-
peal for assistance from America for
the Irish who are suffering for the
necessities of life. When those things
have been accomplished ! shall re-
turn"
Have you thought that being made
Mayor of Cork Is like getting your
death warrant
1T seems so, doesn't it?' He show
ed no more interest in that question:
How have you happened to es-
cape being imprisoned" he was ask
ed. "You have certainly made your
feeling known"
"Oh, yes" he said. "Of course. I
have made my feelings known and
the British have tried to arrest me
several times, but"-He paused and
his blue eyes twinkled.
Il have not been there when the
British came.
HIS HOME OFTEN VISITED.
They have visited my home at
night two or three times, but no
Jrishman sleeps in his own home in
these days. You sleep one night In
the home of one friend and another
night in the home of another friend"
The manner in which his face
lighted up showed that, whether
death were involved in this game
of hide-and-seck or not, he enjoyed
it.
They have raided the City Hall
more than once. but 1t always hap
pened that was not there. The
Cork Council always has difficulty
In holding its meetings. They are
always secret, for fear they will be
raIded. They are arranged for one
night at one place and then the
rumor comes that il would be well
not to hold them at that time and
that place. Once. short time ago.
the British raided the council, evil
IDENTIFY hunting for me, for they
touched no one else. Well. you see,
| was not there when 1t happened.
I was late that night. and when
arrived there the raid had started.
Naturally, l did not go in
Daniel O'Callaghan entered public
life about a year ago, when he was
elected by popular vote a member of
the Cork council. On the 23d of jan
uary each year this body names the
lord mayor from its own member
ship. MacCurtain was named last
January. He met his death about St.
Patrick's Day. Then McSwiney was
elected. His death, occurring last
November, resulting in the election of
O'Callaghan, who says he expects to
be reelected this month.
LORD MAYOR is SINGLE.
The present lord mayor is not mar
ried. The home to which he refers is
the home of his father and mother
and his five brothers and two sisters.
The father like the lord mayor. is in
the postal service. The lord mayor
has been employed by a firm of ship
agents.
When the lord mayor boarded the
steamer West Cannon at Cork the
captain was not aware of his pres
cnce. 1t is believed, however. that
members of the crew saw the lord
mayor when he came on board and
helped him to conceal himself in the
hold of the ship.
1t Is said the lord mayor was dis
guised as a sailor, but there is no
confirmation of this report beyond a
knowing smile from members of the
crew of the West Cannon, who ap-
pcared jubilant at having done their
part to help land the distinguished
Irish leader in America despite the
watchfu,ness of the British authori-
lies on the other side
There were police n plenty near
the dock where we were made fast"