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Meanwhile the Irish Trade Union Congress had called a general

strike to protest against the treatment of " political prisoners " in Mountjoy. All the shops in Dublin were shut, business ceased, and the trains and trams stopped running. The scenes outside the prison were remarkable. Thousands of men, women, and children moved in constant procession in front of the prison. Some of the women wailed, and orators occasionally addressed the crowd and displayed Sinn Fein flags, It was believed that the death of one or more of the hunger- strikers might be announced at any moment. There were signs of careful organization about these demonstrations, and we cannot be in much doubt that the scene had been carefully prepared for the reception of Sir Nevil Macready, the new G.O.C. in Ireland.

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