Show t l rf Faithful to Ideals Ideal 4 I NCE MACS MACSWINEY Y lord mayor of C Cork rk fA f ls' ls dead after se three seventy days of self- self I imposed r sed st starvation His c case se attracted w r t de attention and ar d no na doubt his name has been lb burned r ed deep in Irish history p Humanity will differ in in its conclusion of l M Swiney's sacrifice sacrifice- e. e His sympathetic friends r I ill argue that he rendered a distinct service to toI I lr rid nd but others will maintain that he robbed t Irl Ireland r t nd of a a. much needed patriot f Laut But regardless of these conflicting facts the ne death impels impels the admiration of the orl tid at t urge large l rge He carried the full courage of it Ji jfe c c and was ready to give his life fOr oV a cherished ideal deal The ideal ial may have been misconceived but r the Ithe loyalty and devotion that MacSwiney ren ren- n di it it constitute character tra traits ts which the world r orld cannot help but ad admire ire Time alone can show hov whether MacSwiney served the Irish c cause cause more or by Y dying than by living J 1 |