The Irish Volunteer - Volume 1 - Number 37

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Price, Id.

Saturday. October 17,1914 opinions, ~ a.rmed Ireland is - th~ ide.'ll at all. Theore are some yet · who can oruS betie'\'e ill the utility of the Irish ' Vo!tmteers as QJl auxiliary ro England's A-.my,. ' oot th.ey ~ ir~wing les~ ' ~ Dumbe- andi..hcir Opillions are vitiated by a doubt of the lN~esty of their convidioos. Anyhow, I rebind has progressed so far, <ki.ring the }.ast few months that ere long 'these opin. .willt ch.ao€e aIs()..

to the heart 'of Ireland for a l!lU.ndred

'Carried by Assault. "'L.....;:run,., _. I rtl1an d h <is c:l.moed. the OO"~-, ~~ J by 'assa~lt, 'Th-e" lea-ders " no longer l.em<i

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whait it would be I~ke, kno\....-i.ng ..11 aroug tha t , " ' hen . at last it Cil<=-. th.at. . , fo.rth '. ....-ould be worthy of its great origin and its grro.tet" destiny. And n~!V th<f± . it is here no power can tum it ftom its patll , It is m.ucbing. marcilip.g, =-ching ..2<log the path which Ireland has, trodden ior, c~tuJi~s, . an9 : it is , Il.e,,," tlr~ goa l. : n doub{' it" l~l ~ kx>k · roillld , .rt~'6ur po . ga therings , Is {ocee condemned as an

. We ha<7e bro,ken t he thrall cf ;r c entlli'}<, 'We haV'e advanced from posidoil ttl post· t~. liberating meQ's miJl.ds as weUas .p.1rtially freeing their bodies_ Wha-t .open :oppo~iti.o~· ,diere-: ;,s·'n 0 ',; . is '' MgUgible, wh.a.t~eJ.4d da.ngeni eidst ' ill the " b<i.~Pe of n·ew. polkies fl'fe not formidable. Greater 00pcs-sible chimer:l. or ri'fies as ... yqtl'ng ="'3 . st:1d.es. and mo~'e s~b-t!e 1re.:!S<>n men.uoo • • . • ., ' "' ., .' dre.:un? Is . the battle foc lrelall.d · .in: .l:.e- · them .at the start, but· the ohst.,des were

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l! !¢.O!~~~US·I\!'~<iS;''; ~{\;~', ~~ea' 'ki~~ ;;':~t;l( t~"'~~t' of ~~ine=, §h'oft-9 .d )"ehild' ·oo 'atij ' :wild g.aM6 .er~ ne~ti6;,~ ';~i::~~~~. ~a'D stiil iina~~ ·~.eady,)-t~ J alj ' r~4. · b~db.~t ' ¥i1im~:~ ,·OCrt.'ll riij' strike the Vo~unteers into bein.g, hom the li.ps of the br;:w e iu .... or'ds, L1 the ~t sh~kles of slavel:}' .off our 1an4.

Iceland called a.nd: they mUst follow the inevitable path th:a-t - every movement' 'springing; from the heOiXt of the people ha.s followed-the p,a.t.i1 to.:freedom.. Our politicians did not start .tbe VohU1teers they ,laughed at' them, and 'fct:mle<l' them ' wner'e ,t hey could. So ~u froro. seeing their neeessity Oi: .e ndeavo·a r· i.n~ to· leg-aJise their existence' und--...r EngUs,ll'l.aw, the very Act whkh was to tnak.e ketan-d a Nation was deb.:tted <I.jflin an.d .~,ga1~ Ul. Pa.~i&m:ez.t~ ' wit~ll,t. .~;; f~t.t;. pl:'.o~st, aga.inst :f ~i denial ,~:.'j)f " I!',~~\,. " (,, ~ . right 00· an a.rmeQ force for the pnY.t',rti.)il, of h er ·own interests. In spite .f law and procedure of sneer and apathy, ~ armed f,c'ree grew up . in Ireland. and the leaders had to xeco"."ise it until to,<14."" 200,000 cr:- , " " ', Irish Vo.lunte~~s are the ' nucleus of the fiaest fighting farce in' th-e \'\"Odd.. We have a. ' long 1"Oad tG travel yet, but the mos~ difficult P'lrtof the road has been traversed .1..~ a 1re4.qy, and t h e 'men w bo outside....,

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The V-oic£ 0/ th.e .Rifle:. . . ' Great 1.3. Irel,.:l..'ld. Su~ mu~ be . th~ e~C.!am.obtJ· ciri 'of e'I"el j thillld~ IrYlhman " In sp~te oJ' the rep,r~&sf()I,1 Gl' cen, tu~ie.s, . • ,<he.n :'Ill a: m-ed ·.·Wand was dtdwned i " the blood of jta· ~ie., in o-f :.he ~~rs of the gospel of ·a!i.g1icii~~i c:J., ill spj{tl of th.e timldand the 'I:TI~:ne:r""C(..; '. who '~'>r ' i n a.~i . a. c:altse ~ fear, . Ws ' :ue back 'at ' the"'bedrock of tsr~gs. Tw~ :re':ll"5 ago =d OUi' p<)li.ti.ci~s 'sheered a.t force, and 1aAloorhed ··wiUl7 sla>rish ta.a~ter 'a.t · tht1 idea o~ aanee lrishmeR~ OUr- ·U1.li<mj,3t trkll,ds ·· who c1a.rDoUrellt fo~

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stead of . discm.'Sing the su~rel:\J.e y;l.}ue cf meetings., it is whethk'r O1lr ri~'es art> up, Ito·date an-d 5en' ice'abJe is t~ g.reat qUI$.lion, and Whole stOf'~ of future reseh.., tioa.s ace Il.egiigible wne. it is a · qo-estioll of tbe quantity of ammunition, Instead of the young ma~'s hope ' to' figbt for 'IreLand in In~Iand. old dreamers hJNC .moO.re l'O'Sj' yisioas s~iIl and dream of ·conqueiOing ' fo.reign armies afar, And meanwhile ·I re' lii-!\d : go~s ' en marcllif,lg., tra,iping •.' arm;ing·,' .iu. as~ $p6ntan~us( an erw.~ssioll ' of her:. n<l., . 1ionality as was the risIng of '98; Who' s~l! lead bu~ the men' wlK> are worthy, dHlmen who arc ' nearest in harmony with the needs ~ po~ibilitles. the desires iUlQ

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\lVe have oW.!?,,: so fdl', we are wi.,ning. and tll,e ~t1ttlfe Wiu sec our, triu.lllph complete_ But we 1»ust ke.ep ou he wci'.. The preparation~ of the SUJl).jpJl":t 011 the drill grou~ mlisf be S<lpplemeqted du.ring tha winter at the riae 0·U.tt5. 'the great work hef'Ore the VQlu.n~ 1S df.i.cien.cy with tM" {:ffie. and that (,..<'ID cisi1y be adueve\:L. The...-e :is no I.ac1:c4: co';petent instrueto!:s and AO dea.rt~ of f-a.cillties . {o~' r-ra<:tice, so ,tha.t wl}e.:a'· ned suquner C~lY).M the - Volun, 'slic:\UfI >~ 00' tae" .poi~t '" ~ . all·round e£f:ici.ency. Less parna.a wOrli: =d more s.oldieri~ shautd be ille a1m 6T&y.

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And j'ust because its ,leaders can onl! be such, itS course, too, is ciear • . No man , I 1 .1 ' .. _1

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-In reJ.an .. no power In iL-"land or be~'On.d .. 1 . .' , ',.. ~ ;j" " , " .I:re_;tnd" can cbange IS · no, . , , ' : that.~ . ~ There , . . , IllGre fear .·of turmng' 1t to Impenallsm than ' t.hel'e is :thrrt the . pheasant's egg shou1d ~ a . ' pe.:l.Cocke , .As we have ,said • a Im.n041-e<;l. years the . Volunteer mO\"ell1ent .produce . ~. ~Jld aallle to . stay as ,t he final and it is bf the ·";ery soul of lre!-a.nd •. aU that u:a,",ns~em~e dema.tl.d fow: I ~e~'s , free- ' liS g.oOd in i.t~ all tM:t men wi!} honour , .

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.:Ive ; In .!.LUe 15 cry : f I '~ --'. h ' th 1:"": ' de o. re~ w en e po H,Cl3.n3 a·re . se-n"edly" fru"C1'otten. Out- of the ~nies of .u.aT111g, It !>'i<>l.\..:;u .,Wi

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giveft ertI';t<;ts from s;?ceches ~nd article9, soo'ki.n g that .". the,:'. cO,untry .. is . ste~.astly~

an,: ,ittelllpt to il'ldu~ the Volun. t~~ ·\p %llt ,E~gund:'g b.3.-t\lee a~~ad. .And not,only is Fr'e~ agaInst ~t, but ~ !.ri.sa race everywhere. '\eVe h.al'e deieted the m.any bitter .,..,. ';"'rso:ri.a.l refe'l'~n-ce5 tg dQ.RI.'. ,:( "i . .. 'luid'Ii"e for,is' true' to :WJ.ancfiand ·to 'Ire> th~' v:"'o ' initla:ted':)th ~ : ~Jatu:~ailig re: .~ Lurdorily • . Those who bes~efed Eng, ctciting camp~lgn, {ox w'e believe tha-t no ,land ~;ith wb.lning praise" who gloded in g·o od can be a=mRlished . ~y su.ch. The Who Shalj Lead? 'England's Empire, ha.e 'm"vem~nt3 en·· kept Th'ess ,ma}' ~'hrkk its elf hoall:S<'!, or . OltgU of their ,o~'tt. Irelan<i teems with spre:od base insmU?-t!ons as to· cluu:;u:te:rs :!-\.;; .~0 '~€l . sh.all' ~d}pe: m~;ero~t V;~ -" t!$em .. q~b~, excreSeJlCe5 Oil the body p-oli. 3.oQd . m-oti:--es. hut . .t14.'0l:t wiU , not aitecl the 'against

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