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EDITED BY EOIN MAC NEILL. Vol. 2 .
No. 34
SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1915.
(New Series).
H Irishme n ha1·e 1nu1K·y tu :;par· fuJ- iun·stinc11t, the suundest and by fa1: tile must rem unerative iu.1·estmen t the y can ·make a t present is in Irish Volunteer ec1uipment and tra ining. Thi · is no oratorical figu~·e of speech . It is a matter .of ordinary common sense and of business calculation. It is based un the fact that Ireland is at p~esent threatened with a vastly increased drain on her resources, and a drain that threaten~ to Le permanent. Xo one has Yentured to show that Ireland can hope to make a profit o ut uf what she will be asked to p~t)'. No une bas been ~t ble to show how Ireland can hope to reconp herself in part for what ·she stands to lose. Ko one has be~n able to show that the financial and econori1ic effect on Irela11d will be anyth ing Lut dead loss , destruction of economic prugress, and conseqttent de1Jopubtion a.ncl i~1p0Yerishment.
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Time~' " report of another Mansion H otbc mct:ting held in Dublin on July 5th. The Lord - Mayor of Dublin presided . Wt: arc not told that the alldience was large, but it was cerLainly select, for it "induded judges, railway directu1:s, bishops, bankers , and representatives of Irish me rcantile ho uses,'' and a gllal'd of Nat.ional Volunteers. Pr.esumably the Volunteer& were there under orders from their authority in chief. Their presence reminds one of Dean Swift's berses on the build ing of the Magazine Fort in the l'hrenix Park:
t ha 1·e read carefu)l y the " l rish
Behold a proof of Irish sense, H ere Irish wit is seenWhen nothing's left that's worth defence, They build a N.fagazine . This time the situation is . still more topsyLurvy, and for the Dean's last two lines ,;.e might substitute : We send a guard to watch and ward Until we're plunde red clean.
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Strangely enough the "Ir ish Times " supplies no list of the select members of the audience, and we are left to wonder who the -bishops were that are sandwiched in the report between railway directors and bankers. If Dean Swift were alive t<rday ! In his own day he accounted in his own 'll'_:·1y for the pa:i;.t played in Ireland by the bishops of his own
These bi hops, be said , were made
land, followed . H e acquitted himself well in pe rforming his duty as a British Minister, as bishops in London, but on their ,,~"lY to H olyhead they were al ways intercepted by higbwav- we ba1·e always under tood and experienced it. · men, who took possess ion of the episcopal g<;r- H e came there, he sa id, "because, among o~ber mcub ~tncl the c"j_Ji:;copal [><1p1:·rs ·arHJ came on to thin gs, _the pupulation of Ireland have money f're !.aud, \\'here they wcr · rccciYc d as bishop:; _tu lend. " As the Lord Lieutenant spoke on and· e njoyed all lhe adYa11tage · of their pre- l ~ b alf _uf a ":\ati~11al GoYernment, " meaning 1·ious occupation · irithout incurri11g any of it~ the present Cualit iun Government, so Sir J. ri~ks. .That \i'aS in- the crude.. old clays ~f Simon sa id, "We are now inaugurating a great Impt:rialism, before tl:~ e modern art of gm·ei-n- ~a ti onal Loa n," meaning __the Imperial War . . I rng . Ireland bad · been deve101:i cl . · lt . is no Loan. Thus from each of the three prin:cipals longer necessary to send bi gbwaynien to Ire- · at the meeting, the guest-house of Ireland's la nd as "judges, raih1'ay directors , bishops, capital receiYed a new lesson on the meaning bankers, and beads of me rcantile ho uses ." uf the wurd:; " nation " and "national. " Sir Ireland itself, lJr'Operly handled , i:; relied upon Jobn explained that, because the p ri ces of to provide nearl y all the de1ruty highwaymen agricultural produce had gone up some what, and burglar:; lhat Ehe predominant plunderer " that is why Ireland has a ,;rcat duty tu d i ~ requires for the "government " uf [relaml. cbarge fur the United Kingdom ." Most [risbmcn think the Galance of debt is on the otber -J<: ., * side of the account, but as Sir John rema rked The tir:;t item ou the Man:ion H o use proearlie r- " L adies and gentlemen, the Briti ~h gramme was a letter from Mr. -John E. Government- you know the British . G01-ern- · R ed mond , M . l'. Mr. Red monLl had nuthing men t pretty well- does nut do these thing · unto say, he has neYer yet found au ything to sa y, less it thinh. they are going to pay." The about the economic and financial .prospect now interjected remark'was distinctly humorous, but loomiug before hi:; cuuntry. "Ireland,'' he not a laugh is reported, even frum tbc jt1< lgcs wrote, "is cluing he r dut y nobly and Yaliantly and the bishops. in the lield , and I am perfectly sure th<tt in * * * the matter of the War Loan and national thrift Lord I veagh moved a vote of thanks to tbtc her people will nut be behiml their fellow·· H ome Secre tary, and his resolution " comsul>jects in Great Britain . ., H e also " wi~hecl mended tl~e \Var Loan as an investment helpful the meeting e1·ery success ." Thi s was the only tc -the Nation " -the Nation once again, and letter the " Irish Times ., thought worth pulJ" appealed to all classes of the community w lishing. adopt rigid personal economy ." H e welcomer.I * * Sir John "as a member of the Government "- The Lord Mayur opened the meeting and the Coalition Government- " upon whose skill spoke playfully ::ibout bow the Government and Yigilan·e the destinies of our Nation demight get al Lhe rnurn:y that wa · in the moneypend. " The Nation once again! The War bags in Du!Jlin, and "cua x the posses:;ors tu .Loan, he said, was "help ful to the ~ation. " lend that mc:ney to- t.lte N atiou "--mean ing, of The ::\ation once again! "The Nation,'' be course, the nation to which the Lord Mayor said, "requires a vas t sum of money to secure belongs . The Lord Lieutenant followed, and 1·icto ry ." Once again, the Nat ion ! was equally playful. He said : "I think there * * * is, as the Lord Mayor has said, no reason to Mr. P. J. Brady, M.P. for the division suppose that Irelancl should not enjoy a I live in, spoke next, but 1s not reported to pecuniary p re-em inence amongst the other h~m:: mentioned the Nation. H e said "tliey daugh ters of the Empire ." This is a ne w and we re not asked to give mone y, but to kuJ it. " interesting account of Ireland's pedigree, al)d That shows the real kindness of the British as it is my duty to study and teach Ireland's Government, which, as Sir John sai<l, we know early history, I trust his Excellency will find pretty well. I wo~cler how Mr. Brady would an opportunity of letting me know when . and receive me if I went to him for the loan of a under what circumstances the Empire gave . fiver, and said . to him: " (don't ask you to give birth to Irela~d. " P ecuniary pre-eminence" it, only to lend it. · I will pay you interest on will sound. well when the prospect begins to be it, and I will raise the interest' off you to pay realised. · 1t. I will mayte pay off 'the loa n instal· ·X· * me11ls in a century or two, and ·I: will 41i se the Sir John Simon, Home Secretary for Eng-
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. mone y off you t:o p ay the insta'in1cnts ." There already increased, ·and certain to be very the Germans defeated , and £3,000 ,000 a da)1 is nothing to l.Jeat the inno:.:ence of an atto rney . greatly increased before long. We ca n see a spent in the me'~ ntin~e. );o, the reaso11 is!\lb·. Brady put his fout on a painful spo t, and ' T1rospect of less in dustry, less emp loyment, " Shoul d he ''- the editor spoL1ld have written must' ha 1·e made some of bi s hearers wince for more poYerty', furth er depopu.lation. P erhaps · "should they, " but' a t this point ep10tiQI) rea · mument. " It 1rns sa i·cl · that r:l rish people· . there is another side to the account. If there duced bis writing to a blur- " Should he by coul d spend the ir money mo re profital.Jly on is, the sooner it is shown to us the .better. Will any misfortune succeed, a ll the benefits the y lri sh ind ustr ies.·· But Mr. Brady got out of Mr. R ed mond produce the other side ? Will have secured through Land Pu.rchase and Land it band~omely . " If Pruss ianism got the upper the L ord Mayor o.f · Dublin let us see it? Acts \'.vould quick] y vanish. '.' L et us pause and hand in tbi s war, then good-bye to Irish indus- Will Mr. Brady tell us something we c~n hope consider the exact meaning of this awful tri es .··, );°'" ulJsen·c Mr. Brady's· log ic, for it to gain, ·besides preventi ng the Prussians from thre at . \Vhat benefits exactJy b-ave the farrper s · js ma g nifi \'cnt .· H e docs not pretend that Irish J est roy ing ind us tries by pre,-entiug ourseh es secured through Land Purcha se and Land peupl e can inve st the same money in the War from creating them? Mr. Field used to wr.ite A c t~ ? L u:rn and in a n lrisb ind ustry . H e admits treatises about Irish industrial developmen t ; * * that to l.J:.: impossible, and confesses that, if will he tackle the subject no w? Lord Iveagh Under Lan d Purchase, the Imperial Gm·eruyou 1rant the V\Ta r Stock yo u cannot have the is the mos t extensive a nd best paid tax-gathe rer ment has advanced Irish mone y to buy out Irish industry as well. BLit if you ge t the in Ireland, if not in the Empire. Will he tell Irish landlords, and the tenants have to repay Via r Stock you will prevent the Prussians from us whe re Irelancfs prospect o f profit comes the loan and interest by ann ual payments exdestroying the Irish industry tha t yo u might in? tending over a long. term of ye ars. This, we . ha Ye had if you d idn' t ge t the W ar Stock . My are told by the "Independent,'' would quickly * * * The "Irish Times, . begins its editorial on · excellent represen ta ti1·e in the British Parliarn ni sh if the Germans succeed. I am trying ment fo.llowed bis lea de r fa ithfully in saying the topic by say ing: ,; We are sorry that tw o to get at the meaning, . and it seems to me that not.bing about Ire land's prospects unde r the classes of Iri shmen were not better represented the "Independent " is rashly risking supprescum i11g ta xat ion. In my . endeavour to a rrive at y es t~ r da y ' s meeting in tJie Dublin Mansion sion or prosecution under the D e fence of the at t he real purport of the Mansion H ouse H ouse-name I y, the farme rs and the working R ealm Act. D oes it mean tha t the annuities "coaxin g, .. l ha1·e come to the conclusion tha t men.·' It wi.ll be worth a journey to see, if the payable by the farm ers would vanish, or, if it woul d be mos t "helpful .to the .:\ ation " if p:uties to the meeting and !ts unanimous vote , not, what? Does it suggest that the K aiser · all Irela nd woul d sell out , retire from business, or any o f them, Ye nture in six months' time to is in a co nspiracy with the landlords to restor.e im·est the proceeds in W a r Steck, and fo·e a ddress a meeting of Irish farme rs or working the m if be succeeds ? How exactly is L and Mr. Brady men on the same subject. · In the same Purchase going to vanish? comfortably ou tl}e interest . seconded the r eso lutio11 to " help the ::\ation. " ed ito rial, disc ussing how to save up for the * * * war, the ed itor writes : "vVe are glad to .learn One-third of the I rish farme rs ha Ye not' yet * * of Agri culture is about to tha t the Department Si r W alter );uge nt, M.P .., spoke next. H e Among them are secured Land Purchase. supported the resolution, but does not seem to red uce from £so,ooo to £ 40,000 its annufJ some hundreds of Lord L ansdowne·s tenants , al locations to the county agricultural comh;we mentioned the S ation. Sir W:tlter is, I mittees .., Splendid ! "\Ve ·are sorry " the and Lord Lansdowne is in the Coalition am told , a d irector of the " F reema n's J ournal·' Cabinet. These farmers may expect the bene... a ud its . associaee publication s, and appears to fan:ners did no t go in a body to the Mansion fits 1·aunted by the " Independent ., as soon as H ouse to hear all abo ut th e Lord :Mayor's have spoken in t ha t cap acity. some ingenious Government can invent a p lan Nation, and "we a re glad " to see th at they of borrowing money at 4~· per cent. and acl* * * are to be deprived of an improvement ·grant of The next spe aker was wfr. Stewart, a direcYancing it to be paid off, principal and inter-est, £10 ,000 a year as a contributi.o n to an expentor d tbe ]:lank of Ireland . H e told the by annual payme nts at 3 ~ per c.e nt. MeanJiture;;of £3 ,000,000 a clay. If this was not meet ing that the Bank bad ag reed to put a Impe rial ism a nd respectable, it might appear whil e., the tenants have the benefit , such as it mil.I ion pounds ·of Irish money ·into the \Var is, of pay ing a "judi cial rent. " This be nefit, to be stark lunacy. L Ga n. This , it: may be expected, · will give a tbe " Independe nt. , says, will vanish if the * great impetus to industri a l develop ment and * * Ge rmans succeed. Surely the "Independent " 1~he d isturl.Jing mental e ffects of Imperialism ernpluyment in Ireland. does not suggest that the judicial rents wouiJ Not a re not confined to the "Irish Times ." in that case vani sh? If so, does it imagine * * * The resolution was then p ut and carried ha1·ing met for some time a nybody who has tbal the Kaiser would reward the landlords by unanimo usly, Sir J oh n Simon "thanked them read the " Freeman's J ournal ,'' i haYe not th(: restoring their old power .of raising rents, or all. exceedingly , ·' ancl Mr. Willi a m Field, least no tio n what special phase of Imperial that he _would abolish both rents and landM.. l' ., sa id that "they in lre lancl stcod to fall lunacy tha t org an is at presei1t a ffli cted with. lords -? The thing req uires explanation. or win u11cler the Briti sh flag a t the p resent The " Irish Independent ·· advertises that it bas * * * lent £3,ooo to the Lord Mayor's Na tion. So mcment .·· If Germany were ·to succeed to the extent of well it might. The " .:\ ational " advertisements * * controlling affairs in Ireland , which is plainly In all the speeches, as in Mr. Re dmond' ~ may be expected to make good the loan, and ·Je tte r, we look in 1·ain for a wurd of light on the indep endent outlook of the " Independent " what the " Intlependent " is suggesti1'W, then the question : bo w this gigantic scheme of war cannot fail to be imp roYed by drawi ng an addi- · the re is · nothing more certain than that the Jin ance , unexampl ed and un a pprr;adied in the h istory of the wo rld , is likely to aff:::ct Ireland's · ]HOS[ieri t y. Sir J oli n Simon spcke about the increased p rices of Irish produce . H e fo rgot to b:-i lance these .with the increased cost of all the necessaries of lif e and labour. H e did not say tha t the re wo uld be a corresponding slum p in produce prict:s a fter the war. H e did not ta ke up the recent sReech of Mr. Me agher, :M.P., the only warning note from any of our parl iamen tary representatives so far. Mr. Meagher a nticipated a ne w Irish burden of five shillings an acr~ in Impe ri(ll taxa tion . We may
tional £ 1 3 5 - a yea r from the · additional Imperi al reven ue to 'b e lev ied on Ireland . Ha1·i11g thus establi shed its dis in teres te d position; the "Independent " has taken, like the " Irish Times ,., to lecturing the lrish farmers and working-men.
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that Mr. Meagher was not strongly pressed to attend the Mansion ·H ou se meeting.
" Since the P urchase Act of r903 wa s passed, " says thi s mentor, "the deposits in the J oint Stock and Savings Banks have increased by nearly £z5,ooo,Qoo. That sum , and much more, ought to be avail able for investment by the farmers and working cJ asses alone ." The banks will app reciate this advice. " No class, " proceeds the lecture, " should be more eager for
,We can see Irish money withdrawn by the million from Irish industries, !business, employment , and development . W e can see · taxe,s
the de fea t of the Germans than the farmers of the country ." Thi s is not because high prices a re likely to prernil aftel' th~ war is finished ,
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whole tribe, from Bantry to Bushmills , who at present fawn upon power because it is powe r, the whole tribe would in that case be found fawning upon the new i1ower, and scoffing at eve ryone who would stand out for national 'principle, _national honour, national rights and liberties. Instead of the " ~ a.tion '' without ~ na me- Hy bridtan nia might fill the gap- Lord :Mayor Gallagher's N ation , we should have a new-fangled " Fathe rland " in Mansion H ouse speeches ; and instea d of a Viceroy, we should ha1·e a Stacltholder who woul d tell us that Ireland was one of the daughters of Deutscbland. Whatever the German might be for, the " Independent " would be advising us to ·become I . fearlessly dependent on Germany, and would · tell us, when.the next war of empires came upon us, to fortify ourselves for the · payment of an
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of the ir savings. We should be i1wited to "lend " whatever our poverty could afford to
ment. Our rep rese nta ti1·e p ubli c me n are shirking all thi s ques tion . The lo nge r tl1 ey shirk it, the worse fe r th e rnse h es . The soundes t and mos t remune- rat iw· im·est-
o ur tlea.r " Fatherland, " and the n to pay the handsome and inviting interest ·o ut of our own
ment for Irish mo ne y is in Iri sh Vo luntee r equipme nt.
enor111o us incrt;:i se o f taxa tion by de nu ding o ur L1rn1c rs of the ir ca pital and o ur _wo rkin g cb ~s
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s weat , a nd ultimately to pay .off the loan itself, we who le nt it.
Great indeed is the financial
. wisdom of ou.r "judges , bankei·s, bishops, railway ·d irectors, - and h eads o f mNcantil e 'hou ses!"
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Ques tioned in Parliament by
E1·iclenl y in these ~l ose encoun ters the re a ri e no s uch thin gs as ran gc-fin cl iIJ g . fi clc)~ of fi n ·. J·i re cont ro l, &c. E1·e ry man is l:cnt 0 n Jini shing o ff th e e nemy in th e bandi es t wa):- E\·eil th e rifl e is cli scanled when ils length ~ with ba yonet fixed is found to Le trX) g reat fo r 1·e nie nce . In a b a nd-to-ha nd encounte r ·a
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Mr. Gin nell
rernlve r o r a n a uto ma ti c pi stol is a better
and Col. Lynch as to the reasons for tbe depo rtatio n of The O'R ahilly and othe rs, :Mr.
w ~ a p o n than a rifl e and La r onet , if the sp ace is confined : '\ ow le t us supp ose a case tha t mi g ht easily
B irre ll , Chi ef Sen e tary aga inst Ire land, took refug e once more , o r rather several times , in
Speaking for the Government on Ju ly 6th in
birre llesq ue re p! ies ,, repeating that " he \Vas no t
occur in Tre la nd. A co lumn o f infantry.. is marching a lc ng a nar ro,1- rn acl b et1i1cen high
the House o f Lords, Lord Lansdowne ga1•e the following figures of estimated add itional taxes for the current yea r a nd the year afte r : -
a com pe-tent milita ry authority." The p rete nce is that Mr. B irre ll 's political ni ght attacks on
h1"dges when it i ~ sudd enly fired into: the men instinctively try to close with 'the enemy be hin<l
the Irish Vo lunteers a re not political but milit:iry ope rations. These ope rations a re carri ed o ut in the final sta ge by Gene ral Friend and hi s assista nts, but all the preparatory stages and the fac ts or fan cies on which th e whole pe rformance is based are. e ntirely in the hands
break throug h them. Both ha nds a re e nga ged , a,n d to a im with the rifl e in SUC'h a case is 1·e ry difficult indee l. But p.is tols are q uite good e nou gh fo r the hidden me n to use , a nd it is • much e asier to fire with a p istol throu g h bushes
19r5-r916 t916-J 9 l 7 £42 ,000,000 £ 43,000,000 6,000,000 7 ,000,000
Income-ta x Supe r-tax Al 'oho! T ea
Ti ,300,000 3,250,000
19 ,000,000 3,600,000
of Mr. Birrell and h is subo rd in ates.
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£68,550,000
£12,600,000
These figures, it must be reme mbe red , represent, in Lord Lansdowne's words. "additional .11· a r tnxation. "
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W e ha Ye heard a gre at de al, since the 1rar began, about "Ire la nd· share." The Irish public will liste n with great interest to any explanation th at Mr. R e dmond, Sir Edward Carson, Mr. W. M. Murphy, or Mr. Willi am O 'Brien may ha1·e to offe r them with regard to " Ire land's share '' in th is enormous burden of acld itior:ial taxation. i\fr. Meagh er, M. P., forecasts that one of the forms it will take will be fi1·e shillings an acre on the land. I es ti0
ma te that it will average a t least £3 a year o ut of e1·ery household in I reland .
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These additiona l taxes promi se to be pe.rmanent. The war is be ing paid for o u t of capital , and the a,dditional taxes go to pay the add itional interest. The capital spent is take n a way from prod ucti1·e work and becomes dead and unprnductiYe. Exploded munitions produce nothing but death, destructi on , and rubbi sh. There fore a long with the immen e increase in taxatio n there will be an immense decrea se in the capacity to pay taxes. People are beginning to understand Lord Morley's warning- " If we win this war, we shall have
to pay a fearful p enalty; if we lose, th e penalty will be still greate r. " The penalty falls with least severit y on the inclu stria l parts of Britain, where a . Ja rge _part of the expenditure goes in wages and profits. Countries 1ike Ire land a nd the Scottish Hi ghlands give mone y and me n and ge t practicall y nothing.
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I'risb opposition wa s successful recentl y in resi stin g an increase of taxation o n alcohol ic products . The proposed increa,se was to be temporary, to restrict drinking d urin g the war. It will be seen from Lord Lansdo wne's fi g ures that the taxation of alcohol will come on again and will mount up to £ 19,000,000 a year, and thi s time it will have to be p ermanent. ~·
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Ireiand is a lso certain to
increase . There will be less employment , lowe r wages, mo re povert)' and distress, higher poor rates, highe r asy lum rates, greater demands o n char ity , less expenditure on p ro<l nctive develop-
Ge neral
F riend is no more respon sible for de p orting the of the Iri sh Volunteers from Kerry
Treasur~ r
or the Secretary of the Ind'ustrial D evelopment Assoc iat ion fro m Cork th a n for sending a large force of armed poli ce to create troub le at a meetin g in Tyrone . Mr. Bi rrell is the Wa·r Mini ster fo r t·hese g rand p ieces of strategy, and
the hedges, but find it p ra ctically imposs ibl e_tn
than with a .rift . Thi s is o nly o ne example : a. sco re o f siniilar instarn:es coul d be q t1o tecl. The re is, in fa c t, practi cally no limit to the ex:1mpl es of thi s kind that might o~ ·c ur. The mo ral is that in Irr la nd fight s mi g ht easily be won bydc terminc rl a nd we ll -handl ed me n a rm ed with p i,; tols.
Conseriue ntly the re i. no excuse fo r a n1· Volunteers who- failin g riA es- o mit to a rm about it. Furthe r riues t io ned whether he would th emselves wi th au tom a tics or re1·o h ers . consider the cancelling of th e depor tation · There are many tho usan ds of these wea po ns o rders now in fo rce in Ireland, Mr. Birrel l re- arn il abl e , at all pri ces_:_with ammuniti o n to p li ed: "The hono urable membe r h as C'rude match. ~ o o ne need b un a rmed , :rnd nn o ne as for his be ing compete nt, we haYe hi s wore]
ideas about tli e adiniuistration of justic e." The military commanders in Ireland who act on the in formati on sup p lied by Mr. Birrell will e njo y the Chie f Secreta ry's jibe . Administration of justice sounds be tter than b e ing utilised as p oliti cal pol icemen.
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The good results atte ndi.ng the ne w strategy
apparently le t to the adoption of the same
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reports that " three soldie rs of the Hampshire R egime nt , stationed at Mo urne Abbey Camp, haYe bee n re manded at Mallo w on a charge of failin g to a sist the civil police housebreaking. " · Eorn MAC ::\ E I LL.
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it might co nceirnbly be necessa ry to turn li ke I ightning fro m side to side and dro p ma n a ftei· man.
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method
sho uld be unarmed . It canno t Le too often p ointed o ut that whate,·e r weapon is the hand iest to kill the e nemy with , that weap on is the bes t. close fi g ht ing
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The lri:s h Volunteer SATURD.olW, JULY 31st, 1916
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I. The hour of tri al has come . Make no mistake : it is not in the future; it is here;
and we must take full measure of our rcsponsibrlity, r:ecall our protestations, an d justify them. We were wont . to envy the men of former time, and pray for a day~ hardly hoped fo r, in our ·own: our prayer h as been answered: .Jet us look . to it, and respond readi ly to Ireland's call for servi ce; for we shall be judged to-morrow.
II. "B ut we must nrnke sarrifi ces "- the conYenlional people have se ized and made their own of the call to sacrifice,- let us admit to our temporary confusion; for on the truth of "sacrifice our hope for freedom is based. In England, where people ea t meat to d isgusting excess, the press asks them to make a sacrifice and eat less meat. What should be done by the orde r of their doctor for the safety of their health they are grnrnly told" is a sa crifice. I have seen a suggester! estimate in a London dai ly paper of an ounce per person pe·1; cl ay ! There is no use arg uing with such people. They are diseased. Were that disease to spread to Ireland, we might well <'l espa i.r.
III. But truth. pa red thi ng
Yaga ries of the se n ~ u a li s t ,to the fine examples n f s:H'rilicc ;,:; i1·cn ti ~ in O \lr O\\'ll hi ~in r y i>y many heroic spi ri b . The ·great rcJ cmp tion demands a grea t pri ce. The consr.ious per{orrn;rn re of onc·s: own duty is il no rm ;il r.I >l ig;1I ion : hut :i. sarriftcc is thC' :i cccpla 11<' 01·c r one's dul y o f the linrden of others , wha te1·er it entails , even to death, that the soul of the peop le might be awakened, the ir weakness tran sformed to strength, and their ii berty restored. Because of our huma n nature the re 1rill be lapses, and the lapses of some must he made ULJ l>y the sacrifice of othe rs ; and that sacrifil·e mu ~t of its nature l>e un•1ualiJicd: the-re ca n he no half mf asures : the spirit bent to ih issue knows there can he no nice calcub ti n.;, no saying ".r will giYe so· much, or so much ,- see, a lmos t everything. " The reserv:ltio n must go. The spiri t must say simply, " I give eYerything. " IV. ~'his is the spirit .in whi ch battles arc won. Those who judge it as merely a rash throwing away of life simply don't understand it, and ye.t it is a t'hin g r1uite ea sy to understand. It is the reali. ation tha t a moment will come when a man must decide whether he will think Ji rst of himself or of the c:luse whi<'11 he sen·es . lf he enters battle, thinking how he will get out of it, watching for the first sign of retreat to secure himself; and if most of his comrades are like him,- for them defeat ·is certain. But if his one thought going into the fight. is ho\\· he will conduct himself in it, and that it will be with credit, not looking for a line of retrea t but a I ine of advance, heartening hi s comrades by his · spirit,- th-at spirit will carry them to victory. H e cai::not have such a spirit without bein g ready at every moment to die . But of course not every .one such must die. There is no battle so furious tha.t every one Of those· .who enter .t he fight, is slain. thousands will come out alive and many untouched : but by their readiness to die t'hey pro\·e themseh es worthy to live . Because they have con<Juered death, they shall ru le life.
it adds to our difficulty in urg!i:ig the The soldier of freedom must ~ prewithout qualification to sacrifice eYeryfor freedom . Let us turn frorh t'he
v. But there are eager spirits whose eagerness needs to be tempered with thought. They realise that hc weYer debased and perverted we may appea r to have become, Ireland always responds t:o the ca 11 of the blood of sacrifi ce ; :lnd knmving the .·eeming perversion of our peopl e to be a treacherous I ie, they would throw away their-li ves recklessly to lay that lie bare : h ut to . ~: i se to such a height i ~ not even enough. True, to ·keep .. the tradition sacrecl a nd carry it on is a · rare achieYement; but the time has c.ome for maEeri a l as well as moral Yidory. W'e must burn with the Jire of battle, hut direct it wir,h the mature judgment of cnmmand, that:, reali sing -the great resource of the sp irit eager to gire al l , will launch its siTengt h to win a compl etf :inrl crowning Yif'lory.
vr. Anrl we rnusL rea li se lhat this is a tri al o f our youth and fresh manhood. The sacrifi ce to be \\;orthy of the name rnust be paid hy our best of bloorl. Our old men will not suffice : - they have fill ed out their I ives, and in the ord in ary course of nat ure must soon surrender e1·erything. It is to tl;le young we must look , because they have life before them, f1ill of promi se , temptin g ·to amb ition, and
Saturday, July 31st, 1915. holding a wide and bright field for the exercise o f ch;u·:lc tc- r, {·i\<"rgy :1 nd ;1hili ty, where hononralJle sen·icc: may be rer-:1.uitcd with honourabl e rewarrl s.· It is those wl10 have everything to l>ind them lo life must be prep:lred to la unch everything into the p it o f death: from su<'h a compl ete a nd ready surrender alone a regenerated people is born. Those who hug the earth cry, "madness " : it is a mystery that is beyond them; but so also are the mysteries of l ife ancl death. VfT. But young or old we must answe r the call. The tr ial i: for each one of us" without except ion; and it is none the less sure beca use u ery one is no l brought form ally into court, :lncl there arra igned, tr ied and judged. While you \\'atched with eagerness the open ord eal of your friend, yo u, as you wi 11 realise on reflection, we re al so being tried in the :ec~ecy of_your soul. Every test of him came home to you; and you in your mind have registered anew your rletermi nation or fled the battle. Of this secret tri:ll none ~ut your Maker and you ha\·e knowledge ; but that tri al is a defin ite th in g: its decisions are registered, :rnd to you its tru th is known ; and it will serve its end cr:i ually with the fullest and most forn1:ll trial in the open light of clay . If you secretly waver, and. think of safe courses for yourself, you may be conscious of your weakness, and half fearing discovery may try to cover it up in bluster : your very bluster will betray you. If, on the other hand, you make no loud protes t but silently resolve you will be steadfast, your decision will give steadiness and strength to your own side as definite! y as if you led a glorious charge to victory on the open field: of this be as ured. When the air is charged with danger and the country is stirring to the one issue, your character will be discovered; in the mere lift of an eye or a chance word you will disclose yourself: the secret examination of soul was hidden from the multitude, but its result is now re\·ealed; virtual! y, you have lecl a red yourself for or against. If as you read th is you realise yo ur secret is known; if you have wavered in thought and are troubled , remember you have this advantage yet: you can still recover. An occasion will offer, and se ize it for some resolute purpose. Moral courage is you r need, and happily for all of us, given sincere love of the truth, with serYice, discipline and training it can be acqui red. Take comfo rt ' from this : of that man who moves but slowly, conside ring and weighing everything, it may be -asserted with confide nce he wi 11 never retreat a step . Moral, not physical, courage is the thing. Physical courage · is Y:i luahl e, but in one respect it may e1·en be a dange r : it is the common virtue of the physica ll y perfect man, and its possession rnay bl inrl one to the higher Yirtue of moral courage, . wh ioh ma1w physically perfect men lack e ntirely. Pl.a ce no reliance for a nything on phys ical co urage ; it will kn<'I itself rearli ly Lo .ranic: but moral ·coura.ge will make you un · conr1uerabl e. Acquire it, practise it. he full of it , anrl yonr enemy may seize you , trampl e on ) Ou, tea r you to pieces, but he will ne\·er extract from you these two wo rcls:--fo r which he woul d equally exhaust hi s bri,bes or his fur y - these two simple words alone, "I surrender. " Learn the truth of thi s, and you will be true to the encl.
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VIII. T o the end-what could stimulate us more to the full height of our achievement than the thought thaCwe may be writing the last chap ter in the struggle foir freedom? T hat last To-morrow the rema.ins of o ·Donova n Rossa fo un rlation two yea rs before . Luby, O'Leary d1il pter shou lrl be the best : by every canon of log ic and a rt a nd tru th the .l ast chapte r shoul d \\"i 11 he h id to rest in Glasnevi n Ce metery, an<l and H a ltigan we re a rrested \Yith him . H e wils be the bes t. P ut everything then from mind the men of Ireland wil! have the opportuni ty sente nced to penal sen ·itude, ·and during the that it may be fi lled with this one thought,-the of pa yi ng a last trib ute of respect to one of years he was in p ri son he wa constantl y subday that is ours. The history of this day must the greatest of the men of '67. jected to rhe utmost bru tality and the grossest be wr itten in golden lines worthy of the The funeral of a '67 man, occurring at such ins ult . Jn 187 1, with other p risoners, he was chapters that make up the splen lid story of a time as thi s, must inevitably rem ind us of . re leased on condition of not returning to our rnce. Let those who a re our -i nsp iration the circumstances attending the funeral of Ireland for 20 years. After his release he stand fo rth in spir it from the pas t, challeng- T erence Bellew MacManus ·in 186 r. MacManu s fo·ed in America for many years, where he took ing us to comradeship, that we may r ise to the was a '48 mil n, who died in San Francisco in an active part in ass i s~ in g the National . 0 \'.Cleve l of their ~1o bili t.y , their valour and their 186 r. A rrangements were made for bring in g ment at home . . H e spent some time. j n J re la Bd con:tancy . T hat is t he sp ur to make us burn his· rema in to Ireland, and the newly organ.i ·eel a fe w years ago, and, to the r~g~e( of h is \ri th p ri de and strive like her~s : and then Fenian MO\·ement took charge of the funeral fr iends, returned again to pend the last yea rs we shall write the last chapter, and write it a rrangemen ts. T hey dec irled to make it a test f his life in America. Now he is dead, ilnd well. Remember , we especially who h~lYe · of their strength and d iscipli ne . The fu neral - his remai ns haYe been receiYed. in Dublin wi-th the honour due to one who never wa-vered in preached this hour; its coming and its hope ; it self was a most imp ressi ve ~ ffa ir . O rder wa. the hour will be all . we have dreamed, if all we ·have r rotested we: are willing and ready to da re. The whole hi ~ tory of our people ha s culminated to thi s poin t, and we must rise on the crest of the moment: so sha 11 we seize our op portuni ty, Yi nd icate our prophets, justify our dead, re tore a n old nation to her place among the n:1t ions, and add a new glory to the hi story o f the worl d. T ERENCE J . MAc SwINEY.
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kep t among the vast concourse of people by F eni an Marshals, and 50 ,000 men, nearl y a ll me mbers of the brotherhood, ma rched in process ion. In Thomas Street the men uncoYered as they passed t.he spot where R ober t E mmet wns executed. At Ghsne1·in, J nmes Stephens ()e lirerecl lhe ora tion. From th nt· day F eni nnism \\'a s a power. T o-morrow one of the men who organ ised tha t process ion will rece iYe a simil a r t-ri bute . O'Dononn Rossa _fell into the hand s of the E nglish G01·ern me11 t \rhen, in Sept. , ·1865, it ri1 idecl the offices of the" frish P-eop le, " which he had managed sine ~ its
hi s adhe rence to the ca use of an Independen t Ireland . T he funeral, which will take place to-morrow, will mark a fi tting close to the career of a: man who died unrepentant of hi s hos tility to imperial ism, and who spent his whoie life in the service of Ireland . The stree ts of Dublin wi ll be thronged with men from all parts of Irela nd, who believe in t he principles to whi ch O'D-onovan Rossa dedicated hi s life . "U nconfoun ded by contempora ry happenings; und isturbed by the prese.n t turmoi I in Europe, they will carry on the work which h has lef t nnfi ni shefl, un til its fi naf trium ph .
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[ViCTORIES OF-UfRECULAR .TROOPS. ·1 THE LIBERATION OF TYROL.
sa me . The Bavari ans storined Berg I sel, but th.: 'f)·roJc."c ,_ :;i.llied in the ·1ruocls, and rvtuuk it with cluhl :ed muskets. 1'"ive assai.dts of the F rench and Bavar ians were rep ul sed, and L efebore e rn:cuatecl the place • at n igh t as befo re. H e first tried to hold Schwatz, but H asp in ger and Speckb;cher forced him to On the i9th he withdrew to abandon it. Sa lzburg. Thus for the third time -within four months was the Tyrol freed.' . It did not remain free for long. At the treaty of Schanbrunn it was ha nded back to Ba,·aria, and occupied by orerwhelming forces . Hofer, aft er a bra ve resistance , . was de feated and captured , and wa s socm a fte rwarcls shot by order of l'\ a poleo n.
enemy on the marshy ground south-east of the tow n. H ere the fig hting went on without any (C ontinued .) The cby ·after the cart ure of [nnsbruck and result ti.II noon. In the centre an attempt by the surrender of the F ranco:Ba,·arian a rmy the French to storm Re rg Tse! was repu lserl rhe Austri an Genera I Chasteler arr i1·ed on the wi th great d ifficulty. H ofer, now see ing in the di stance another scene with an Austrian army. A few clays later another Franco-Bin·ari an fr, rce, under Tyrolese force approaching from the west, Generals Wrede· and Lefebore; occup ied·. Salz- tried negotiations with the French to give it burg, and sent a· strong division to. ca rry the time to arrive . The negoti ations fai led , hut Strub pass, whi ch wa s held by a body of there was no more fig htin g, and the ga rrison Ty ro lese peasants and soldiers, 27 5 strong , erncuated Innsbruck during the n igh t. The wit):i. 2 gun:> .• The assai lants were repul sed Tyrol ese entered their capital once more the four t imes, but finally forc~d the ·pass after follo wing mornirig . nine hours' heavy fight in g.' The next clay F or a month there wa s peace in the Ty rol.. Big Cyclist Concentration General Dewy reliernd Kufstein , which was Then the defea t of Austria by \' apoleon at in Tyrone. Wagram necess itated the withdrawal of the besieg~cl by the Tyrolese , and on the r 3th May . Austrian troops frnm the province. On July ._____..,_____________..,. the two Fra nco-Ba,·arian armies joined hands The largest force of military cycli sts that at Wargl. H ere General Ch as teler, with his 30 th Innsbruck fell once mo re into the hand s ever assembl ed in Ireland was concentrated regul ar troops, haYing vainly .tried to prevent of the Ba varians, who ent a force up the near D onaghrnore on Sunda y, . Ju 1y 1 8th, on the junction of the enemy, was utterl y routed Brenner and anot her up the Inn to subdue the. the. occas ion of the winding up of the Co. country . Hofer imt'nediately sent· out hi s 'f yrone tra ining camp . Contingents ca me from 111 a p itched battle. :111 _parts of the coun try , and no f ewer than no To t<ur :S..l'"Ei"1 \ men were :1ssembled. Of course, the men were 1·0 SJtiLS B.11RO, ,o~ not . :1.ll e<Jually well trnined, hut as the 1' To '""1VAa•.<H ... ~ , , ' l<IORG-L _ o · operat ion w:1.s merely a route march .it provecl ' enti re ly success ful. The evening came on wet at times, but excell ent discipl ine was obsen·ed. The detail s of the march were as follow: ·At 4 p . m. the Donaghmore and Coal island Vol un teers were formed up on the mad near rhe camp, and rode out through Donaghmore · '0 ~o I -I towards P omeroy. About a mile out they were dismounted and ·d rilled wheeling their machines for a quarter of an hour. Then two advanced •, despatch riders came up and announced the approach of · the Dunmoyle and Carrickmore contingents. The men already assembl ed were immediately wheeled about , and presently the others rode up in rear of the m, slackenin g speed whi le they mounted . The entire fo rce rode. into D'Onaghmore, di smounting just outside the vill age and marchin g through it. A The French and Bava ri ans now ma rched on circular ca llin g the country to arms. On small partv from Clogher joined them there. Innsbruck , commitbng great atrocities on the August the second H asp.inger :rnd bis men took way, the French giving the lead in this. On up their position at Oberan on the E isach , The entire force was mounted outside May 19th Innsbruck was reoccupied, and where they ·were jo ined by Speckbacher. The Donaghmore, and rode through Castleca ulfield Wrede and Lefebore returned to Salzburg, F rench General Rouyer adrnnced through to Dungannon, dismounting just in side the. leav ing Dewy to hold the town. Ste rzing, and entered a narrow gorge below town. After a march through Dm~gannon the At the instigat ion of Speckbacher the \ ·ar.ious Maul s, where he was temporari ly stopped -by a entire fo rce was mounted and brought back to bodies of Tyrol ese holdirig l)osition s round barricade. Still harrassecl by marksmen, 'be camp, where it was dism issed. The great size of the col umn . was s.t rikingly Innsbruck now dete rmined to get back the p ushed on to Mittewald, where, in a na-rrow 1i o cycli sts in fil e town. On May z:F d, · Speckbacher with four ravine, tbe Tyrolese hurled clown rocks and shown in Dungannon. companies, by spreading themselves O\·er the trees on . the invader. 'i\Then :i ,300 Qf hi s men meant 55 fil es of two ya rds of road space each, mouiitains, succeeded in routing some hundreds had been killed Rouyer withdrew to Sterzing. or .L ro yards. To th is had to be added about of French cavalry sent out to reco nn ~itre . On H ofer, H aspi nger, and Speckbacher now r yard of d istance between files; with the May 25th, _ H ofe r advanced from h is pos ition :1d va nced and threa tened Sterzing, wh ich was result that the co.lumn was abou t 150 yards at the Brenner Pass to Berg Isel, while entered the follow ing clay by Lefebore with long. As a matter of fact, . no street in D unSpeckbacber, from the lower Inn Valley, 7,000 men and 10 guns. :\ ext day Lefebore · gannon lteld it : when the head of the col umn extended his right wing out to H all . The advanced to Ma ul s, the Tyrolese retreating was in one street the rear _a lways extended French and Bavari:~ns made several attempt,;; before him till they had drawn hi s men deep round into the next . The most remarkabl e l ess~n of the clay was into the defil es, where they utter I y routed to. storm the positi"on, but without success . The next few days passed <]uiet ly, and the them. On th e roth Sterzing was aba ndoned , the enormous distances from which Volunteers Tyrolese receiYed reinfqrcements. Their and the French and Bavarians retrea tecl under r-ou lcl be qui ckl y assembled without troubl e or fatig ue. ill en living well over 30 miles apart fo rces , now numberin g 18,ooo, extended in a many difficult ies to Innsbruck . were brought together into a single body in thr: · · The second inva ding column , · coming by semicircle soutb of Innsbru ck from Zirl to Valders . The Franco-Bavarian ga rri son Landeck , suffered similarly , los ing two-thirds course of an afternoon. It was such .a lesson numbered i 2, 000. On the 28th May the of its streugth from the "stone batteries,'" · as 'in mobility a~ had not been conveyed for a long battle began .on the right wing by the taking the la ndslides let lapse on it by the T yrolese time . Of course, as the discipline of the men improves, stil I greater distances will be covered of the Brid,ge of Va lders by Speckbacher , who we re ca lled . in good orde r ; and it will prove · possible to Three clays later the Tyrolese agai n attacked then attacked Hall. On the left wing Father H aspi nger led his .men by H atters · towards Innsbruck. Thi s time there were 20,000 men control and direct still larger bodies of cycli st ·... Innsbruck, an d came to close quartns \Y itb the on each side, but th e positions were much the Volunteers.
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March Dispositions of the Tyrone T .r aining Camp. A few details of the arrangements made for marching the .Vo I unteers cnn sti tu ting the Tyrone Train ing Camp from ]JOint to po int will probably prove usefu l for the gui cbnc cf Volunteers all 01·er the country . A certain amount of st_aff work was necessary before each march to ensure that there would be no gra 1·e checks o r mi stakes. The first march wa s made on Monday, July IZtb , from Donaghmo rc tu 'Carrickmorc. A.
This was a short march of 1. 1. miles, and was timed to be compl eted before d inner. It had i.Jeeu arranged a few days ahead ·that a camp site would be prm·ided by the local Volunteers in Carrickm re. The measure· adopted in Donaghmore were as follows : ( 1) !lt 9 a. m. a dispatclt rider- carrying all h is own equipment- -zi.ias se11t off lo ascertain the exact location of tli e camp . This man did not know the co untry, but had precise instruct ions whom to find out from ancl where to find h.im. H e was timed lo !1a·ve !tis duty perform ed at zo-30 a .m. ( 2) T ents were struck and ]Jacked and loaded on a motor car. The only pas enger--excep t the lri1·er- was a man competent to look after the equipment. T!te car w as timed to arrive by ilte· time t!t e cam p site w as ascertained, and return at once. Thi s ·left at the new campingground the tents, &:c., and two men to look
;if t~I them. (3) The infantry detachment of the fo rce in camp was sent off a soon as all equipment was packed and read y fer load ing . They started 1·ery soon after the fir ·t despatch of the motor car-a minimum of tltree !tours being assigned for tlte march. The men marched in light order. (4) When the car returned it was again loaded up with provisions, uten sils, . and -the men·s heavy baggage. Thi · time the only pas:;enger was the cook of the detachment .
Tii e second arrival of tlte 1/lotor w as timed to gii1e at least an !tour to p repar e d i1t.ner for tlte
THE IRISH VOLUNtEER (z) The car returned with the C.0., relie1·ed the men of their packs, and ca rri ed these latt r on to Clogber. The C.O . marched with the The force wa :; met 1 J mil es from men. Clogber <'lncl halted for eating . (3) The cycli-t. and infantry orig inally 11101·ed off together at the same time as the motor But the cycl i ts, of course, left camp. a rriYecl in se1·eral hours ahead of the rest. T ea \l'<l S ready for the infantry 1rhen tbey in turn marched in. rt wil I Ix; seen tbat in 110 case ll'Crc 1·cry claLuratc arrangement:; required. All that wa s needed was a sound es.timate of times and cli st<inces . Particul a r attention should be cl i rectecl to the fact that cyclists and motor transpo rt were of t!te greatest assistan ce and simplified matters ·very markedly .
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LOWEST CHARGES.
Riding Breeches, Khaki Serge, :3/6. Bedford Cord, 4/G M-ilitary Side -drum, seconrl -hand, 22/6.
HOWARD STREET,
Irish Volunteers should support
JAMES LENNON
BELFAST. Teleµ honc 3831.
Ulster's Leading Nationalist Bookseller and Newsagent,
CoL..1.1rce t:>r1sue, bme1t (F..1. rc1urt..1.
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Castle Street and Chapel Lane, BELFAST.
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SECOND SESSION : Monday, 2nd August. Saturday, 11th September.
Everyone should read "The Jail Journal," " New Ireland," " Speeches from the Dock," · r/ - each; by post, 1/2. All National Publications Stocked. Prayer Books and Objects of Devotion at lowest price:;, Vl81TOR3 TO BELFAST SHOULD INSPECT OUR STOCK,
me11 mare/ting in.
(S) The cyclists belonging to the force had been kept behind to assist in loading, camp d eaning, &c., and were the last to march off . All the arrangements worked without a hitch, and an excell ent dinner was read y for the men, tents had been pitched, &c. Points to be noted are the ~ iffe re n t calculation:; of time for motors, cyclists, an d infantry- also cooking , and a certain margin of time b<id to be·· alloll'ed fo r unforeseen contingencies . Tb operation was fayou red by excellent wea ther. B. The second march--Carrickmore to Clogbcr,· 18 miles-was carried out under much more unfanJurable conditi.ons. In the morning, after tents were struck and packs made, it rained heavily, and the m(in were drenched . Thi s necess itated an- entire change of dispositions, to prevent the men-the start was latefrom having to pitch ten ts and turn in hiYering and wet. ' The follo.wing was the course taken:(r) Tents and camp equipment were packed on the motor and sent on ahead. This motor was accompanied by the C.0. on a motor cycle, who procured billets for the men in a large hayloft. The men carried their packs starting.
Come to the Oireachtas County and the College for the Leinster Gaels.
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KEOGH BROS., Ltd.,
PHOTOGRAPHIC GROUP SPECIALISTS,
Write for the ill ustrated prospectus to
pe..1.'0..11' 6 'Ouou.&, Omeath , Newry.
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Lower Dorset Street, Dublin.
Phone 2902.
IRISH VOLUNTEERS. F Comp.a ny.
IV. Battalion.
Draw for Suit Length Postponed -till August 9th, 1915. H old ers of Blocks and Cash please ret urn >alll e as soon as possi ule.
Warpipe Bands. VOLU NTEERS, we ask you r support when starting Bagpipe or other Bands. We are actual makers in Ireland, and can give you uetter and cheaper Instruments tban 'those who arc merely Importers. Best Uilean Bagpipes always in stock. Chanter, Bag, and Bellows, 715&, nett. Wholesale Agent for all pul; lications !,y Carl Hardebeck. .. Write for lists.
D. M"'CULLOUQH
Miss E. MacHugh, "63" Talbot Street, DUBLIN. .
Lucania. Pierce. Swift. Rudge. B.S.A. Cash. Easy Payments. New Bicycles. Repairs. Accessories. Second-hand Bicycles from 15/-. Prams. and Gramophones Repaired.
LUGANIA CYCLES ARE MlDE IN IRELANO. B~st
Terms (Cash Only) from
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TREASON I _ _ _ _ _..__ _.• ·
It is treason for Irishmca to buy the Foreign ~Article and neglect Irish Ind~stries ..
LOUGHLIN'S IRISH OUTFITTING
is better than· the Foreign Shirts, Hosiery Gloves Braces, Hats, Caps, BootS, etc., etc. ALL IRISH'.
MUSICAL WAR.Bt10U5E,
FAIR PRICES.
8 Howard Street, BELFAST.
IRl8H OUTFITTING HEADQUARTERS, 19 Parliament Street, DUBLIN.
THE IRISH \iOLUNTEEA.
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DON'T FORGET
LA:RKlN'S LITT'LE SHOP for Big Value In Chandtery, Tobii-ccosi, Cigarettes, &c.
GAELS-Where.-to get your News, Stationery, Cigarettes.,, General Fancy Goods,. etc:, etc.:-
Q · Faolain·, ·
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IRIS~ CO~DDS
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DUBLIN.
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Bootmaker,
· 116 Emmet Road, Inchicore, 22 Stoneybatter and 23 Bishop Street. REPAIRS Heatly Ex•icuted at MODERATE CHARGES.
J . J. \:l/A LS H, T. C. ,
onuments,
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" 'Everything that is not Irish must be Foreign."
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If you want DRY .FEET and PERFECT FIT
LAHEE~N,
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GLEESON &
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IR_l)'iH GOODS ., ONLY, .
Irish Volunteer Tailors and Drapers, . 11 UPPER O'CONNELL STREET, DUBLIN
Hopkins · & Hopkins' Man ufact urers of
(OF CORK), BADGES FOi{ VOLUNTEER UNIFORAIS, Etc, begs to intimate to his numerous Volunteer . ME DALS FOR RIFLE SHOOTING friends that he has opened a magnificent in Gold and Silver, Tobacco, Chocolate, Sweets, and News Emporium in Dublin at the corner of BlessingORIGINAL DESIGNS. ton and Berkeley Streets. Irish goods a c. , speciality. . CATALOGUES and QUOTATIONS FREE. Col.J.1ri:e
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Com11.o.n're , C.0.1111"'15 .on 1915.
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(Eu gene . O'Curzy College, Carrigaholt). First Session-July S tb t o J uly 31st. Second Sessi on-Aug. 2nd t o Aug. 28th.
COURSES-(a) Temporary Certificate-(b) Full Cerli: ficate-(c) Special Advanced Course in Literature, Composition and Collection ef Gaelic Traditional matter. Hon. Sec. - Maire Bean tti Dhonnobhain, ' 2 Querin Yilla.s, Baile na Coradh, Luimneach.
1ot-S col 11.0. · m um.<.\n .1 R111n . 6 5Cu.o.n.o.c 19 1 5 .
Opposite O'CONNELL MONUMENT, DUBLIN. Telegrams: "Meyther, Dublin. "
Telephone: 3569
CITY CLUB CIGARETTES.
10 for 3d.
TRY THEM.
P . CONWAY Bl. CO., TOBACCONIST S,
31 Exchequer Street and lOa Aungier Street Established 18g4.
Ring Irish ·College.
!UNG, DUNGARV:AN, CO. WATERFORD.
VOLUNTEEJ~S
I Send your COL.LA RS,
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SHIRTS, e tc. , t o
IRISH .VO.LUNTEERS Support your own.
IRISH FARM PRODUCE CAFE, 21 HENRY STREET. No Foreign Foodstuffs.
TARG~~·T
RIFLES
Greener Martini Rifles ... 22 cal. Steven's Favourite Rifles Marksman Rifles Crackshot Rifles ,, Little· Scout Rifles Winche:; ter Single Shot Rifles Heavy Model Repeater RiflP.s ,, Heavy Model Hamilton Boys' Rifles Britannia Air Rifles Adaptors for 303 Rifies ... Targets, 22 cal. Cartridges, Cleaning Rods, All Sundries.
55/· 27 /6 20/16/6 13/ 6 20/ -
27/6 50/ 60/-
10/6 37/6
3/ and
Catalogues Free.
THE BEST VAL U E FOR CAS H IN LIMER I CK.
Volunteer Tents, 35/- each. 'Waterproof Ground Sheets for t hese, 12/6 each.
SUITS and UNJFORJ\fS CLEANED and PRESSED
HEADQUARTERS, 2 DAWSON ST., DUBLIN.
D AYS.
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Irish Made .Shirts, Caps, Poplin Ties, Collars, Hosiery, &c.
SUPPLIED ONLY TO VOLUNTEEkS.
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3 · INN'S QUAY , DUBLIN.
T HE NATI ONAL LAUNDRY, 60 South William Street, DUBLIN. I!~
Specialities-Irish National Costumes ·and Irish Volunteer Uniforms. We are prepared to s arry out the suggestion of transforming dyed civilian suits into uniforms. Dye your suit, and we'll do the rest at lowest cost.
Telephone 2574.
Camping -Equipment for Volunteers.
0 ... C-O.'Ot-O..
Irish Tweed and Serge Suits.
L. KEEGAN,
SPLEJJDID ACCOMMODATION.
p~'.DR-0.1 5
MERCHANT TAILORS, 5 ROSEMARY ST.. BELFAST (First Floor)
Guo & Rifle Maker and Ammnoitioo Merchant
VERY SPECIAL attention is given to conversation . Beginners have a special tutor alwo,ys with them.
PIWSPECTUS ON APP:LICA'.tlON TO
Daniel M'Devitt & Co.,
REPAIRS A SPECIALITY•
RING J[S YOUR PLACE.
First Session - J·u ty 5th to 30th. Second Sessic:>n - Aug. 2nd to 23rd.
TWINElVI \.· BR_O S.,
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If you . want to learn IrishIf you want to get a thorough grip of the Language · in the shortest possible timelf you want a happy, healthy holiday ·
TEACHERS. Ring is the best place for Teachers. Its teaching methods .are renowned.
Manufactured ·by
S . C. ROAO j.. DUBLlN .- ~
KI NG, ST~EET, COQK.
I ca n give best valu.e . in Ireland in R~zors. Try my Specia} 2/6 Razor. Money refunded. if not satisfied. / , Old Razo,rs Ground and Set , 4d. /~
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VOLU·NTEER SAUCE.
DORSET STREET.
'JOHN.·A. O'C(lNN~LL,
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35/36 CAPEL DUB L IN.
Ask for
· Telephone 222.
1- ~o~s!I~:~~~,~~~~~ M. 'QUILLAN '
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Saturday, July ji st, i9_i5.
Orders czmnot be filled unless placed before the end of July.
USE
"Green Cross Night Lights." MADE IN IRELAND.
KERNAN'S
Dry 6in2er Ale.-
p.&'OR-0.1 5 6 11-.o.tt mun .&m, . Draper,
10 WILLIAM STREET, LIMERICK.
LAUGH AS 'USUAL' AND REA D"
WAR HUMOUR and Other Atrocities, . By Will E. Wagtail, Brian na Banban and Myles Malone. 76 Pages of Genuine Racy I rish Humo ur-all with a War Flavour- Stories, Jokes, Skits, Songs, including-
" Eight Millions of Englishmen," "When the Pigs begin to Fly," "A Nail in the Kaiser's Coffin," etc.
Post Free for 6d,
Whelan ·&. Son 17 UPPER ORMOND QUAY, DUBLIN. Printed fo r the Proprietors at the N ortbgate hinting vVorks, Belfast, and pt~i shed at the Voluntec1-. H eadquarters, 2 Dawson Street, Dublin. ·