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Satu __ daYI Augu$"t
No. 28
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thcms.Jves -a+ the charge. Few troops Englishmen know that in the. Irish naT~lis important prO:lOll:!cen1ent :!:1peale work. i ion a l mint! t.he r t' i~ 3.[""1;-., a f:,,'\1". bc~')t,t ;:'DC' t.) tholl~1.T!(j,..~~b( men of diff "ent could en, ",1 them at b-iyonet - ," . ._ .~:-" '. - l~t'"pn ;,,.- .g:'t11al1t Fr.enc,tt ar~ f rr infe.;fur .. t~i' of the p~'t!'<.i', tlttt the ~t-:tte.il!len of r:On:)!lUe-3.'.... áleW3 in tr,C't3.nd. It "'~dlcat~d a Ih~_r<::.!'~ if ;he :Frca,.})_:'r:"~" ,,11(;h saort r.d?n ,H=J;ty o~;e.,"re~rl~ '..!}. Because ,cf this common Iine of policy upon which all work of the Germans It nught be. ques- fear It 'h"bo':e, 1,ng'iI'1d to be particularly tined if there are any troops m the r tranj, and honest in the present critical Irishmen might unite. 1n particular it world could stand a well-delivered Ir!sh juncture. Yet her conduct to-day is by no g:tve an opportunity to men or the landed c?arge. A fact also to be noted by Irish 11l;eans calculated to remove the old di.sln.:st Imagine 10,000 of our 1.- or instance, after the generous of:."r of class in Ireland to offer their services at Volunteers. hurlers in a charge. No army in Europe f Xl r. Redmond what can be said of the proonce to the National artny and the\" are would wait for the shock. I pcsal of the Go-vernment to garrison Ireland with English Territor ials ? Is Mr. n:ning forward in large numbers to ioin. Redmorrds offer 10 be rejected? . Are the The unanimity and enthusiasm with Volunteers to be regarded as inferior to \1r. Redmond's speech in }' .. 'lent the Territorials P Any;hing more insulting which all classes are at present joining r'lniSe; Ireland on the side 0 it ain could 110t be devised, We are glad that l,,~nds are suggestive of the days of the against- Germany. This may 1: -: please the order to the Terr itorials has been old Volunteers. And it is to be hoped everyone in Ireland, but it >s tb c. "me countermanded, and that for the present, t11::it the sanre success th at crowned Irish of war and 3011 01US( st+nd, hy 1._ 'lll'..!.rc anyway, th ev arc not coming. An arrange. ",~e some who wc.uld prefer to &C:~ Irelnnd merit likely to have had ugly <results has unity in 1782 will be rcpeate.I In 1914. ,llt:utral as, sa~-, Italv is or Switzerlnnd. been for the moment averted. But that is impossble owing to reasons 'bevond our control todav. ::Ifr Redmond I, said Irishmen were prepared to -defend the : Had the outbre-ik been rscstponed until Irish coasts. All Ireland .ep.,d.'lYses that, Colonel \[oore, acting for the .E"ecut:ve ~In Irish Pnr liament W.:t3 sitting -in. College Any attempt to read Into this pledge mer" I Committee, has charge of the mi lrtary arGreen it would be much easier for oeo- tban it obviously means win be resen.ed I ransrements of the Irish Volunteer move. everywhere, as it must be inspired not be ment. Under Iriru are a number of trr iried pie in this country to see their duty clear l:oY<lcty to Ireland but by some other and experienced officers, second to none of before them. There would not be so mctive. their rank in Europe. 1i. the Government n-. h'Q"t r('-; ~~ is disposed to meet the Executive Commitmuch confused ta.~ as '.':1.' nave ~ P, i tee- of the Xational Volunters in a fair »ent. Ireland wou.d then have h er Já.x-á Jreland:s interest and l:ngJ::mci.- á:'!cres. spir it inthe ma.ter of arms and equipment, ecutive Government with a po:icy and a in ths conflict. ru n together for . -msid. lolot:el :\1001'1.', with his men, - will be i , _ _ .. 1 10 r erable distance. Therefore It.: .. -nt we Ioun-l a powerful ally a_galDst a~y attempt pran , \L Redmon::! would ce on have all our countrymen st mdin '.á"1l1der of the Cermans. But If the Government I'rernier, and his f'atli1.ment would reflect to shcu lder to-day, Xationalist IU , l 'uion. endeavours to c:!ny things wi';h a high i h _:~ r' f t1 countrv Bnt we have ist , mea of the Xorth and men of the South. II1'lnd and to ignore such a valuable asset t e \_1' \. S 0 .tz- -' v: _',~ "_'j)'w" .:~ \. th-e Ce"Y'lr.an..s ~ In.:iln<r, 1R ' . .a . r ';9'11 slr"'inH:-nt. 0/)\<1" .... 0 ~<.. tgfá:J svrnpÇ, 'I_ t to make the rncs; of things as [h,,:' ar~. this country ; all are. pl'epar~d to resist, to tl~etic. they will be perpetrating one 'of the : If we have not a Government in lremg; III the last such a national disaster. 1 hIS bigzest blunders. 1 here must be no effort 1 _ t t t . "in" what menace ranges the men with whom Ire- to do things over the heads of Colonel 'I Ireland we rnus r~ 0 1m:!" land is first and the Empire second along- Jhol"<' 1.nd the Executive Committee, ii the would be the policy of such a C;oyern-. side the men with whom the .Empire is Aid of the Irsh Yolunteers is to be counted -nent under present circumstances, ! fi~'5t and Ireland a long wa! behind. It \ upon. . The Ulster Volunteers' must be . - bi nds all together, treated 111 a ,"mbr way. -
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@~ Since writinÇ the above notes we have "" C" , heard that the .0Yernr,lent propose ~o arm and equip the Irish Volunteers. ThIS is coed news and shows that the Cabinet has'" some appreciation of the situation in Ireland. German zunbcats are still f a on tl1e wa t ers an d th"e POSSI ibilit 1 1 Y 0 visit to Irish ports, if it were only to coal, is 110t remote. The Irish Volunteers stand ready to resist as they are. on England's side. That attitude of theirs is wor~h.. to Englan~ the cost of, arms and e.qulpment ten tunes .0Yer. ~ e are gettm o the arms and equipment In return for ou;" co-operation in this hour of danger, . It is a Iair exchange,
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'\"e understand that an experienced general of Irish birth in the English Army is to be sent over hy Lord Kitchener to consult with the Executive Committee as to the arrangements under ,. which a large body of the Volunteers may be trained. The rank and fil~ may rely upon it that in these negotiations the Executive Committee will carefuJly safe, guard their interests and the interests of the country. They will not hand the movement over to any outside body. They will remember that the Volunteea carne together in the first instance for one main o'biect-to defend the liberties com. mon -to - all the people of Ireland. They came together with 1reland's interest up permost in their minds. Ireland's interests are still uppermost in the minds of the Volunteers, and will hold that position to the last. Buát they reoognise there can be effective and useful oo-operation with Great Britain in this struggle wHh. out for a moment endangering. Ir.eland'" welfare, and it will be with the .object of bringinl; about that co-operation ,that .the Executive Committee will meet Lord K\itchenerás reprcsentath>e.