Middletown transcript., 1922-09-02

Hales is the brother of Sean Hales,
pro-treaty member of the Dali
Eireann, and has been a fierce oppo-
nent of the treaty. 1t is not known
whether his offer to join the Nationals
will be accepted.
He and his sister on last st. Pat
rick's Day set fire to the platform at
Bandon where a demonstration in ia.
vor of the treaty was being held un-
der the auspices of his brother Sean
and Canon Cohalan, parish priest of
Bandon.
His present change of front is re-
garded as significant and as giving
point to the prevailing belief that the
death Of Michael Collins may not have
been in vain, as Hale's action may an
innate his comrades to do likewise.
Sean Collins, proceeding from Clo-
nakilty to attend his brothers fu-
neral, had trying experience. He
was arrested on the Bandon-Macroon
road by irregulars, who taunted him
with lacking the courage ito stand up
and be plugged" and spoke jubilantly
of having plugged McKeen, the
traitor referring to his brother
Michael.
Sean Collins remained in custody
over night, but was released later.
Dublin.-Draped in the beloved tri-
color of Ireland, the coffin containing
the body of Michael Collins, slain
chief of Ireland's new Free State Gov
ernment, was landed here from the
steamer Classic and borne through
the streets amid an impressive tribute
from the assembled multitude.
General Collins body was met at
the dock by large throngs of mourn
ers, including Richard Mulcahy, chief
of staff, and other prominent repre-
sentatives of the army. The body
was taken on a gun carriage, preceded
by band of pipers to st. Vincent's
Hospital
: Prayers were said as the procession
passed in silence, broken only by the
= distant crack of snipers' rifles in va
rious parts of the grief-stricken city.
Immediately behind came an ar
mored car bristling with rifles held at
all angles, comprising an incongru-
GUS ending to the mournful procession.
Regular officers draped the plain
oak casket in the Free State colors
and placed it on the wooden platform
built on the 18-pounder gun carriage
. The dead Generals charger was led
riderless alongside.
i. Collins lay dressed exactly as he
9 met death, the uniform bearing the
crimson stain which told the story OF
the end. Poignant scenes were wit
messed in the little chapel as the
mourners came and went.
, Miss Kitty Herman, Collins fiancee
and his sister, Miss Powell Collins
were among the first to enter the
chapel.
Meanwhile, nuns moved silently tt
!, :, and fro in the pale light of the candles
!, Sir John Livery stood beside the coffiI
u with a canvas painting, the historic
portrait of the dead hero.
!, The Irish Government will be con
II tinued on the lines marked out b.
Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins
whose views, freely exchanged witt
their Cabinet colleagues, anticipates
the necessities of the whole situatior
No new lines of policy are conten
!" plated.
The ministry needs little recor
n struction; Arthur Griffith held n
N portfolio, and Michael Collins ha
in been obliged to lay aside his dutie
h. as finance minister owing to his NOR
IN urgent task as commander-in-chie
lie Any pressing financial matters wa
se attended to by other officials, Mr.. Co
Inns having organized very con