New-York tribune., 1922-08-27

a@sASs Eiisiaho' Wnen the man 4, \,
strees, when he thought Of rras.,' + 'as
al, believed simply that ~ .',sa : q
servants we're being fouily n,,,,'.I' ssa :
there. Yet here was the bod. 20
arch-rebel passing, guarded s. Z ~ Y
men in the green Uniform Of s. ','',' :
A., and at every point a,ar. :
thronged streets hats cana !. 'as
voices were hushed as the ..m. i. sss
preached. ~
4 few weeks ago Field ~.
Sir Henry Wilson was n,uvs. .'sau
front Of his London home. Y.. .1 2
at Wandsworth Prison his ~. .s-sa'
sins, Joseph o'sulligan aua - -''ss
Dunn, were hanged. There ta.s ss.aAa =
in front Of the prison gate j. ..s''
mony which so often has sc,or.., 8 si''
executions in Ireland in thess IS. ,..e'
yeers--people kneeling and w..
priests reciting their rosariss 80 s.~
singing hymns. But IL vas ss sIs... S.
from Macswiney's funeral as WA ~ !,
raw grayness Of the morning fros, !.
placid sunshine Of that oth., 81.
noon.
It vas q new thing In England. US
that which is new here very on,
tracts the curious. Instsss - IS
thousands who paid tribute "a n,
swiney. however, there were sb.rs i.
Irish residents Of London IN ii. a.,
space before the prison ualIs a
similar crowd, under the iruurs,,;s,
that the executions Of the tro 49,
would take place at PentonyiIle t,a|
gathered there.)
For an hour before s o,e,aeg ~
and women, led by an Irish lsy urs..L
er in cassock and surplice, rscissa i.
Catholic rosary and sang hynss. i
few moments before 8 the tolIinY Il
the prison bell siIenced tie e,.rs
Facing q squad Of policemen via stooJ
stolidiy and Internationally before &.
prison wall, their hands elsspsd b.
hind their backs, the rxourners d-o,,.l
TO their knees. There arose mn.
mur:
@our Father, which at 81
Heaven''-
The prayer finished; and tie p:sy.,
for the dead was begun.
Again the bell tolled heavily. Tsns
was TO need for The official to ensgs
and TO fasten onto the prison gate iii
notice stating that Dunn ard 0'Sula.
van had been duly executed. The toll.
ing of the bell had spread thst news
Then the line Of policemen marsl
forward, gently pressing The maurasri
back. There was no sign q resist
ance or disorder. Quietly The sr.ll
crowd dispersed, and The depressing
neighhorhood of the prison Fssunsi
its task Of preparing for stssias.
work.
Granted that the circumstances
September, 1920. and August, laa
were vastly different; that MaeSwias
chose to die rather than 10 suhns
while Dunn and o'sallivan had nas
dercd in cold blood; that the hoss
MacSwiney's funeral was widely it
vertised, while that Of yesterdays sss
eution was kent secret. the fscs rs
mains that the potential Englisa sTs
patby for Ireland, which showed isst
at MacSwiney's funeral, and vaia
might have been wisely evoked, is DIT
nitely no more.
''In 1920." have been told, "EEgais
was Indifferent to Irish naticafaaI
because she knew nothing sbou
In 1922 she is indifferent becauat'
knows too much
That may not be a fair staten@
the case; but it certainly cpisssas
English feeling. So does lie sass'ss
between the attitude Of the Lsatca
populaee on the two oeca,isEs titss
above.
What now seeras to be shs last g
Of tho Irish tragedy is being rls7s
out grimly among the bogs and rsais
sulas of the South. The Englisa = Il
tion of the audience, whisa last Y
was genuinely interested for g
watches in silence and, FOR The gfs
part, without interest.