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authority,weretransferredto cityhospitalsduringthenight. OPADzartn.DEMOHSTRATIONS. INLONDON (FromtheLondonCatholicTimes.) AdemonstrationoutsideWormwood ScrubbsPrison,organisedatafew hours'noticebytheLondonbranches oftheIrishSelf-DeterminationLeague, tookplaceonSundaynight,April 25th.Nearlyeverydistrictinthe metropoliscontributeditsquota,and whenthevariouscontingentsconvergedonWood-lanetheprocession,accompaniedbybandsofIrishpipers, the

soldiers,

band,made a

concessionhuntersandfinancierstradingonafictitiousexchange rate,andwillshortlybeownedby Anglo-French-Americanmerchant princesinthenameof"liberty,"or perhapsofdemocracy.-Ibid. TheEnglishmanwandersfrom statuetostatue(inWashington)and readsthenamesofmanywhofought fortheAmericansi.sthewaragainst England.Buthewillneverfind Englandnamedasthecountrywhich acknowledgeddefeat.Thatisafine instanceofrestraint- ShecommemoratesbothsidesintheCivilWar, whichwasthefirstproofthatmaterialismisneverthesupremeconsidera-tiontoapeopledestinedtosuchinfluenceasAmericamustultimately yield,-WalfordD.Green,intheNineteenthCenturyReview.

TheoldpurelyAmericanmemory oftheWarofIndependencehasalmostceasedtoactasanirritant againstGreatBritain.Americanchildrenarenolongertaughttoregard theEnglandoftheeighteenthcenturyasatyrantPower. ButIrish memoriesremain,andIrishinfluence intheStatesisverystrong.Onthat thereisverylittletobesaidexcept thatGreatBritainmustactjustly andleavetheverdicttotheworld.-Idem.

"Itwillbetimeforustoconsider thesuperiorityofthecheapmoralising ofaConfuciusoraBuddha,oraMarcusAurelius,whenitcanbeshown thattheylivedasChristlived,loved their workedfellowmenasChrist.lovedthem, forthemasChristworked,died tosavethemasChristdied,andthen rosefromthedeadtoestablishthem intruthforallagestocome."-Rev. R.J:Little,S.J. AHYMNOFCONSECRATION TOTHESACREDHEART! Whensoftlydawnsthegoldenlight Andshadowsmelto'erlandandsea, OSweetandSacredHeartofChrist!

wrongway.Itblusteredandvacillated,boastedandsurrendered. --LordFrench,whohaddeclaredthathewouldnotaltertherules,thathe wouldnotseetheLordMayor,hasdoneboth.HesentfortheLord MayoryesterdayaftertheconferencewithSirNevilMacready,andreleased theprisoners,thoughatfirstanattemptwasmadetogetthemtoagreeto conditions.Theyrefused.Theygooutfreemenandabsolutelyunpledged. FoolishastheLordLieutenantlooksoverthistransaction,Mr.Boner Lawisinthesameeast.Ile'toowasadamant.Hewarnedusagainstthose whowouldraiseourhopesofrelease.Andswearinghewouldne'erconsent, heconsented. Britishstatesmanshipisbankrupt.'Malignantstupidityisitsonlyasset-Againstanationfacingitwithindignantcontemptitishelplessand hopeless. ThescenesinthevicinityofMoun. joyPrisonthroughoutyesterdaywere ofamostremarkablecharacter.One lessontheytaughtmostforcibly-the readinessofthemassoftheIrishpeopletoconformtomeasuresofdiscipline whentheyproceedfromquarterswhich theyrespect.Themilitaryandpolicehavingbeen completelywithdrawn,thekeepingof thevastcrowdsdevolveduponanumberofCatholicpriestsandbodiesof Volunteers,and,withwonderfulsuccessdidtheyeffectthatend. Itistruethataeroplanescircled overthecitycontinuouslyduringthe day,andSewovertheprisonata verylowaltitude.Thenoilethey createdwasverydisturbingto,the prisoners,whostronglycomplainedof ittoiheirvisitors,oneofwhomdescribeditas"anact

thatitcannotdotherightthing exceptin

Anumberofciviliansalsopassedalong,theavenueaskingthepeoplenot tocheeras Shortlytheprisonerspassed. before7o'clockthefirstprisoner,Mr.PatrickShiels,ofDerry,was released,beingtakeninoneofthe ambulancestotheMaterHospital. Shortlybeforethisanexcitingscene occurredintheNorthCircularroad neartheprisonowingtotheactionof thedriverofamilitarymotorvehicle indrivingatafuriouspacethrough

thecrowds.Agirlwasknockeddown, andthedrivernarrowlyescapedviolenttreatmentatthehandsoftheindignantonlookers. WaitinginaDownpour. FromthedepartureoftheGovernor totheVice-regalLodgeuntiltheLord Mayorcamebacktotheprisonat8.30 p.m.',afterhissecondinterviewwith theLordLieutenantanhourelapsed. Duringthattimeheavyrainfell,but owingtotheeagernesstohearofthe latestdevelopmentstherewasno diminutionintheproportionsofthe waitingcrowd.Largenumbersof peopleremainedintheneighbouringthoroughfaresduringtheremovalof theprisoners.Thisoperation,which commencedabout9o'clock,wasa slowone, severalthoughthreeambulancesand privatemotorearswereused inthework.

TheLordMayoronhisarrivalhada consultationwithMr.ArthurGriffith, M.P.,Mr.SeanO'Mahony,M.P.,and Mr.DarrellFiggis. Immediatelyafterwardstiheywere admittedtotheprison,where-theymet FatherAugustine,OS.F.C.Itwas soonlearnedthatthereleaseofthe prisoners,whichwastobeuncondi. tional,wastoproceedimmediately.Theintelligencewaspassedout throughoneofthewindowsinaslip ofpaper,andwasconfirmedbyoneof thecrowdannouncingthatFather Augustinehadinformedliimthrough theslideofthemaindoor,"thatMr. Griffithhadagreedtoeverything." Theannouncementwasgreetedwitha vigorousoutburstofcheering.This wasrenewedwhenDr.Ryan,onemerg- ingfromthebuildingdeclaredthathe wastakingthefirst25"prisoners"toJervis-street,Hospital. "UNCONDITIONALStraltlIND*11,."

Mr.Griffithsubsequentlyinformeda Freeman'sJournalreporterthatthe releaseoftheprisonerswasunconditional.Asmanyaspossiblewouldbe transferredfromtheprisonthatnight, andtheremainderwouldbereleased to-day.Heunderstoodthattheorder appliedtoallprisonerswhowereon hungerstrike.

Theworkofremoving'Oleprisoners wasTheshortlyafterwardsundertaken. LordMayorremainedinthepri- sonwhileitwasbeingcarriedout.

ThetwoambulancesoftheDublin Corporation,theRathininesFireBrigadeambulance,twomotorcarspro-videdbySurgeonMacArdle,amotor carfromSt.Vincent'sHospital,andmotorcarsgivenbyDr.Cunningham. Dr:Ryan,Dr.McGuinnessandothers weresengagedintheremovalofthe prisoners,66ofwhomaccordingtoa

!IlanFeinFlagsandBanners. InnumerableSinnFeinflagswere carriedbywomen,whoalmostequalledthemeninnumbers,andbanners werealsobornealoftinscribed: WormwoodScrubbsgaolover 100Irishmenaredyingonhungerstrikebecausetheyareuncharged anduntried.Aretheytodie?They willdiesoonerthansubmittoaty rannywhichisworsethanRussia undertheCzar." Aftermakingacircuitoftheprison. thedemonstratorsmassedattherear, wheretheysang"GodSaveIreland. andothersongs,totheaccompaniment ofthebands,andcheeredcontinuouslyforoverhalfanhour. Inadramaticintervalcheerscould beheardinresponseproceedingfrom withintheprison,andtheexcitement amongstthedemonstratorsgrewintense.Silencewasrequestedtoenablefurthercommunicationtobe madewiththeprisoners,andthefollowingmessageofencouragementwas shoutedtothemacrosstheprison walls: "TheLondonIrisharebehindyuu inyourstrike.Cheerifyouhear." Adistinctresponsivecheerfrom withinindicatedthatthemessagehad reacheditsmark. The-RosarymIrish. ThenFatherRoche,ofDockhead, steppedforwardandrecitedtheRosaryinIrish,theaudiencespontaneous. lyuncoveringtheirheadsandkneeling."Onaccountofthewetgrasswe willsaytheRosarystanding,"saidFatherRoche,andhisadvicewascompliedwith. Addressingthedemonstratorsatthe closeoftherecital,FatherRochesaid: "Weareherefirsttocheerandconsoleourfellowcitizenswhomaybe dyingwithinfiftyyardsofus.Weare heretoshowthatwearewiththem andareasdeterminedastheyareto seethefightthroughandgivewhateverhelpwecaninthislatestfightfor Irishfreedom.Whyaretheythere inprison?Theyaretherebecause theyloveIrelandandbecausetheydid everythingintheirpower-andwilldo evenasallIrishmenwilldorightto theend-toseethatIrelandgetsher freedom.(cheers).Onyourwayhere tonightyousawahospitalandthewoundedandmaimedwhofoughtfor freedominthewar.Youhearevery daygreatmentalkoffreedom,and whenmenattheirdoorwishforfreedomtheyputthemingaolandlet themstarve(criesof"Shame!"). Wildcheersarosefromthecrowd when,atthecloseofthespeechof FatherRoche,thelightedflaresand Irish-Republicanflagswerewaved fromthecellwindows. MessagesforPrisoners. Silencewasagainaskedforanother messagetobe

themen

response. Greatcheersf011owed.andthe crowdbrokeup. DishAirsandaMelodeon Anotherdemonstrationwasheld outsidethewallsofWormwood ScrubbsprisononMondayevening. Atabout7.30about200peoplewith SinnFeincoloursarrangedthemselvesinqueuesatrightanglestothe centralprisonblockandsangIrishairs totheaccompanimentofamelodeon. Thefirstsignthattheyhadbeenheard withintheprisonwallswasthesmashingofthegleesinacellwindowonthe sideandthethrustingforthofaSinn Feinflag.Rousingcheersfromthedemonstratorsappearedtostimulate thoseinsidetofurtheraction,and withinashorttimeanumberSifaces couldlae-seenpeeringthroughthelarge hallwindowinoneofthebuildings. Flagsandhandkerchiefswerewaved bythedemonstrators,andtheprisoners,withtheaidofheavywoodenimplements,completelysmashedtheupperportionofthelargewindow,includingfouroftheuprightironbars. Throughtheaperturesthuscreatedanddescribedafterwardsbyoneof theprisonersas"ourloopholes"-fromtwelvetoeighteenofthehungerstrikerswavedSinnFeinflagsand cheeredlustily. Thegatheringoutsidethereuponsang "GodSaveIreland,"andtheprisoners repliedwith"WraptheGreenFlag

secretaryofthe IrishSelf-DetenninationLeaguethen appearedonthescenewithseveral hundredsupporters,andwiththeaid ofamegaphoneendeavouredtoget intocommunicationwiththoseatthe window.Thefirstinquiry,whichhad reference"toJimLawless,"

ishere, Shewillseeyounextweek.Canyou hear?" To "Yes."thisareplypromptlycame: "Wewillgoonuntilwegetour rights,"cameamessagefromtheinsideof thetheprison.Fromoutsidecame

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ProfessorEOINMacNeill'semphatic denunciationofEnglishmethods inanti-IrishPropaganda.

Inourmorningdaily,theWestAustralianof13th February,1920,cablenewsundertheheadingof IRISHHOMERULE underLondondateFebruary12th,containedwhat waspurportedtobeaninterviewwithProfessor MacNeill,SinnFeiner,whichhasturnedouttobe asfarfromthetruthasthepolesareapart.

Thecabled"interview"isatrumpedupaffair, andisnothinglessthan

ADkIltersteMeetleAnstalt!theWinnePublic.

TheProfessorischaracteristicallyoutspoken. Weshallpublishthecableasitappearedin theWestAustralianatthetime,andalongsideit willbeProfessorMacNeill'srejoinder.

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OtherPeople'sOpinion "TheOrangemenhavehadfully200 yearstodeveloptheirprinciplesin Belfast,andtheresultisthatneither physidalhealthnormoralitynorany ofthejoysoflifeareamongitssqualid masses,whosechiefpurposeinlifeis tosweatandproducehardcashfor theiroverseersandgrinders."-Father MartinBranagan. HavingcarvedupAustriaandreducedhertoa

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IconsecratemysoultoThee. BeforeThinealtar'sholythrone, ThewhileIhumblykneelandpray, IbringtoThee-toTheealoneTheofferingofthenew-bornday. Whenallthedayoftoilisdone, Andtwilightspreadsherpurplewing, Andstarryvigilshavebegun BeforetheEucharisticKing. WithloveIthinkofallThouart, OfallThysufferings-borneforme, 0! BeholdtrueandtenderSacredHeart, IgivethenighttoThee. Injoyorgrief,inhopeorfear, Insin,insufferinganddistress, Thouartarefugeevernear,Toheal,tocomfort,andtobless. Inlightanddarkness,lifeanddeath, Intimeandineternity, DevotedHeartwithtrustingfaith, IconsecratemyalltoThee.-(ContributedbyaloveroftheSac- redHeart.) Victoria-. Ticketholdersoftheartunionin connectionwiththebazaarinaidof theVictoriaPillCatholicBoys'Club arenotifiedbyadvertisementthatit hasbeenpostponeduntilOctober.The reasonfortheadjournmenttothis elateisthattheannualFlowerShow (alwaysheldinOctober)willthisyear beheldforthepurposeofswellingthis clubfunds.Theprizesoftheart unionaremostunique,andthefire screenalone:isworththeinvestment ofthemodestshilling.BrennanBros. havegivenpermissionforadisplayof prizesintheirwindow,andwhenthis isniadePerthpatronsshouldnotmiss theopportunityofseeingthem. Allatileder MOUNTJOYBATTLEWON Castle'sUnconditionalSurrender SCENEATTIIEREMOVALOF"PRISONERS"FROMMOUN1JOYGAOLTOTHEMATERHOSPITAL.THE ROSARYISBEINGRECITEDBYTHEHUGECROWDSHOWNHERE. (FromtheDublinFreeman'sJournal-) TheheroicprisonersatMountjoyhavefoughtthegoodfightandwon. Backedbytheentirenation,whichshoweditssympathyandsupportby ceasingwork,theygainedtheirpoint,andyesterdaytheprisongateswere thrownopen,andthesuffererswerecarriedoutbytheirfriends,

unstintedadmiration,

of-refinedbarbarity"inthecircumstances.Armoured carswererunningthroughthestreets intheearlypartoftheday,anda lorry,carryingsoldierswithfixed bayonets,enteredtheprisonabout noon,comingoutsoonagain. AwaitingtheNews. Whenthenewsbecameknownthat theprisonersweretobereleased,steps weretakentoformaclearavenuefrom theprisondoor,rightthroughthe avenue,passingthroughsomeofthe prisongroundstotheoutergate. Notwithstandingtheenormousconcourseofpeople,awideavenuewas sooninbeingbetweentheprison-gate andthehospital,walledonbothsides bymassesofmen,women,andchildren,heldinpositionmainlybythe claspedhandsofthefrontranks.It wasnotgenerallyknownwhentheprocessofreleasewould'commence,but thecomingofthereleasedprisoners ,wasThemomentarilyexpected. crowdshadbeenpreparedby theeventsofthedaytodemeanthemselvesinamannerbefittingamemorableoccasion.Touchingmanifestationsweregivenofthestrengthof theirspiritofFaithandNationality. ApictureofOurLadyofPerpetual Succour;lentfortheoccasionbythe Rev.MotheroftheMaterHospital, wascarriedinprocessionbyladiesfrom theNorthCircularroadthroughthe outergateoftheprisonandalongthe avenuerightuptotheprisondoor.The picture,fixedtoalongpole,washeld aloftbytwoo{theladies. RosaryinIrish Arrivedattheprisondoor,their friends.formedacircleroundit,and inthisattitudetheRosarywasrecit. ChristiattBrothers'&guarFREMANTLEGrand:PlainandFancyDressBall willbeheldinFREMANTLETOWNHALL onWEDNESDAY,Jtr1TE23rd,1920 i 1 Excellent.Supper First-ClassMusicbySheridan'sBand t LATeTIWNToPI1tTHAKRANG6D I DoubleTioket7/6 MeedamosMosannasiand i SingleTicket5!- Muss:AimProtnoters is edinIrish. Lateron,about3o'clock,theRosarywasalsorecitedbyFatherAugustine,OS.F.C.,attheprisondoor, whileFatherAlbert,O.S.F.C.,taking upapositionattheoutergate,recited theRosary,theassembledcrowdsresponding.Theassociationofthesetwomuch lovedIrishFranciscanFriarswiththe lastmomentsofsomeofthemenwho diedaftertheInsurrectionof1916,was recalledbytheirpresenceyesterday, butthementionoftheirnamesmust notbetakenasintheslightestdegree detractoryfortheactivitiesofmany otherIrishpriestswhoyesterdaybusiedthemselves,withinandoutsidethe prison,workingfortheinterestsofthe prisoners. FatherAugustine'sAppeal. Speakingfromtheouterprisongate, abovewhichtwootherpicturesofOur LadyofPerpetualSuccourwerefixed,FatherAugustineappealedtothe crowdswhomhisvoicecouldreachto becalm.Heremindedthemthatthe prisonerSwereveryweak,andheap- pealedtohishearerstomaintainorder whiletheywerepassingthroughandto obeytheVolunteers.

some.unhappily,atthepointofdeath.Thenationextendstothemitsgrateful thanks,its

anditsbestwishesfortheirspeedyrecoverhe action

theGovernmentshows

the

loudlyshouted: "Howareallyourmen?" Areplyfrominsideatoncecame: "Allright." Encouragedbythesuccessofthe eXperiment,othermessageswereshoutedtotheprisoners."PaddyFurlong,yoursister

word,"MichaelGriffithisgoingon well."Therewerecheersinside. &GIB Pty.,Ltd. xmovERsiu,pRQvilmits SUpremesValuesinGardenTools DHANDLESPADES,HollowBack,7s.6d. D.HANDLESPADES,SolidBack,No.2,8s.;No.3,8s.9d,. SOLIDSTEELSOCKETSPADES,No.0,12s.;No.I,123.6d, No.2,15s. LONGHANDLESHOVEL,RoundMouth,No.2,10s. SOLIDSTEELDIGGINGFORKS,SquareProngs,4Prong. Ils.;5Prong,I2s.6d. SPADINGorPOTATOFORKS,'AustralianPattern,4Prong, 7s.Gd.;5Prong,10s. STEELGARDENRAKES,tiowdied,12-Tooth,2s.6d.;14Tooth,2s,odelel'clottr.3's0"/ SWANNEt.KGIAlibEislHOES,Rivetted,2s.(1.;SolidSteel, 3s.6d. LADIES'SPADES,D.Handle,4s-;LongHitnille,3s.9d. LADIES'RAKES,2s.9d.;SwanNeckHoes,3s. WEEDFORK:5d.,lod.,Is.;ardenTroOverS,9d.,10d.,Is. DAYSTRiET&ST.GEOR6e8 PfRTII 105 Theonlyweaponopposedtothe

Tanks,

Cars,andRiflesatMountjoyduringthelastweekofApril,wastheRosary,

thewaitingthousands. "Areall

allright?Where arethey?"wasnexts-asked. "Joyceisgone,"camethemessage frominside. "Whatdoyoumean?IsJoycereleased?" Noreplywasreceived,andthequestionwasrepeated. "Yes,heisreleased,"camethe

RoundMe,Boys."Fromthenceonwardstherewereencouragingplaudits fromthedemonstrators,andshoutsof "Up,thhrebels,""Up,Dublin,"and thesingingofthe"Soldiers'Song." MegaphoneUsed. Thepr,esidentand

provokedcheersfromthedemonstrators,and whenatlengthsomemeasureofsilence hadbeensecured,ashoutcamefrom theprisonwindow,"Alldoorsareoff the-cells."Rousingcheersgreetedthis,pronouncement. FifteenMenDying Thenextphaseoftheproceedings tooktheformofinquiriesmadebydemonstratorsinrespecttocertainofthe inmates,andineachcasereplieswererecivedfromtheprisoners,eitherto theeffectof"I'mallright,I'mhere," or"He'snotwell."Thelatterstatementledtothefurtherinformation that"Fifteenmenaredying,"and wasfollowedbythecry,"Arewedownhearted-No" Acryfrfamthecrowdasto"How isMauriceCollins?"broughttheresponse,"Allright,heishereasstrong asalion." Theprisonersthensettiretosheets ofnewspapers,and,usingthemas flares,endeavouredtothrowthemover theprisonwalls,butineverycasethe distancewastogreatandtheisostrovisedflarefellintotheyard.Thepri- sonerscried,"Weareallright;weare goingtostickit,andwewillseeit through." Astheprisonersleftthewindow, presumablytogotosaytheRosary, therewerecriesfromthemof"Up,the LondonIrish."TheRev.,Father Roche,ofBermondsey,thenrecitedtheRosaryoutside,whilethecrowd stoodbareheaded,and--atitsconsole. tiontherewasafurtherarrivalofsome hundredsofdemontratorsrepresent- ingvariousIrishbofliesalloverLondon,headedbypipersThegatheringbythistime-must havenumberedcloseupon10.000,and inasolidmasstookupapositiona hundredyardsfromthewallsofthe prisonfacingthewindow,wherethe prisonershadprevesuslyappeared. Therewastremendousbooingfor LloydGeorge,immediatelyfollowedby cheersforDeValeraandotherIrish leaders. Atabout9.30theRosarywasagain recited,thistimebyFatherKelly,and thecrowdslowlybegantoleavethe precinctsoftheprison. 40,000Disappointed. Onthefollowing(Tuesday)night

fellow

was

hopeofgettingsomesignalfromthe barredwindows. Itwasnottobe,

authoritieshadremovedtheprisoners toapartoftheprisonwneretheir signalscouldnotbeseenbytheiras. sembledfriends-andonTuesdaynight theynumberedover-10,000,includinga sprinklingofEnglishsympathisers,demandingtheimmediatereleaseofthe

reliable

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senttotheprisoners, andthewordswere

formidablearmyof

Armotired.

whichwasrecitedopenlyby

IrishmenandIrishwomenagaindemonstratedoutsidetheprisoninpro. testagainstthecontinueddetentionof their

-countrymenwithoutchiirge ortrial.Theassemblage

larger thanonpreviousnights,andallcame tothevicinityoftheprisoninthe

however,asthe

prisoners.