LATE CABLES.

Evening Star, Issue 17328, 16 April 1920, Page 8

LATE CABLES.

STOP PRESS ITEMS,

LONDON April IS In the Commons Mr Bonar Law read a message from Lord French stating the following precedent:—Alderman O'Brien, who was arrested on suspicion of implication in a conspiracy to murder local servants of tho Crown in Ireland, and -went on tho hunger strike in prison, was sent to a nursing home. The Governor of Mountjoy Prison in Dublin was authorised to liberate prisoners awaiting trial or deportation whom the doctors certified to hi in imminent danger of death and requiring, treatment which could nob b.» given in prison. Accordingly 66 prisoners were released on parole for according to the particular case. Owing to the mistake o. the prison authorities, sonv: cf these 66 ,were convicted prisoners servin., sentences, who were in nowisj entitled to release or parole. He emphasis'-' that this was not to form a precedent. The whole action taken in ragui-u to hunger striking was passed on decision with regard to ameliorative treatment. He denied that there was any change in the Government's attitude The. same course was followed as in the case of OT3riei>. The Lioverumux would be only too glad to change their Irish .policy if conditions changed, but the Government must take gvgrj precaution to protect life^