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EDITED BY Vol. 2.
No. 38
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MAC. N·EILL.
.SATURDAY, AUGUST,. 28, 1915.
(New Series).
Price One Penny.
The que ·tion of maintaining an effecti,-e and the confide nce repo,ed in them by their organi ·ation to stre ngthen the pos ition of the fel low-countrymen.. T ime is on their side, and Irish P arliamenta ry P a rty was discussed al the if time all o1rs the whole youth of [rela nd to convention, and on thi s point the "J ri sh Daily be t rained and prepared for Nationa l defence T he ncce:;sity fo r a :;trong and df.cienl Independent" came in fo r its share of the ant.i - and imLmed with the ::; pirit of 1\'at ion;1l liberty , Volunteer organisation is now admitted un all criticisni. The posit i•.;n of the J ri sh. Volunteers National unity, and :\ation;tl :;trength , whu hands . The Nation .looks to every Voli.mtecr in thi s matter is clear and lkcidcd . They ba1·e will comp lain of the temporary amt· futil e and more especially t0 every Volunteer officer never proposed to trespass on the prOJXT s p h ~ re provoca tions of Mr. Birrell a nd bi:; ·ubordito keep working for strength and efficiency . of the Iri sh P arty o r to put tbemse h·cs forn·ard nates? Some men ha 1·e to suffer from fhese The Nat ion's need forces certain qu es tions to as a p a rt y organi sation . Last year, when the attacks, but who ever heard of an a rmy that l.Je repeRtedly a keel. i,\buut every corps of Irish demand was made tha t they - should Le p roposed to wrn ,·ictories without suffering Volunteers. Wbat. ·i~ being done to ge t eYery ' ii1corporated in the pa rty fo;·ces . under the wound:; ? * * * man in your corps suitably armed ? Is eYe ry sont rol of Mr. RedmomJ·, the obvious rep ly o f if they had bee n party men, The B ishop uf izaphoe·s letter ma de a timely the Volun teers, man getting trained to shoot or to use hi :; to the coming war taxation. In di,reference wou ld have been : "If \re bccume a party bayonet or his pike ? I s every man ge tting the sation, w~ :; hall ·demand the ful l powers c u s~ i n g the taxalile capacity of Ireland , orgaJ1i special training required for I r ish Volun teer:; acc0rdcd to uthe r party o·rga n isations-- attent\on in the pa st has been directed ma inly ~o that they will l.Je ~ Lile to make the most o f especia ll y the power to take part in conventions to the rela ti,·e capacity of Ireland to bear the defen:;ive fea tures of the coun try ? I s and in the selection of repre entati1·es, " :rnd taxes , in compari son with Great Britain. In eYery office r applying hi mind to a study of coul d not baYe been denied them, making this compari son, Irish local taxation these power the countr y from the point of vi ew of national wi th the res ult that the Voltinteers 1rntil d h;11·c has usuall y been ignored, though it is p lain defence ? Are officers and men using their uppor tuni ties for field practice iu the tactics of become the dominant f actor .in politi cs, and that , when we are d iscussing the relative faxattack and ·defence ? Is p ractice main tained in politics would baYe l.Jecorne the dumina nt f actor able capacity of two countries , the entire body of taxes, local a ~ we ll as central, must be rec0111101tn ng, scouting, cr0:;s-country . mu,·e- in the Vulunleers. taken into account. If the findi ng of the 1893 * * * mcnts, the use of cycle corps and cycle detachCommi The King\ Couut y election might h ~L,·e ssi0n , of which Mr. R edmond was a ments ? Js systemati c and con:;taut communication practised and mainta.ine<.l between each tempted the V0lunteers lo interfere , if they member, i, correct, that Ireland':; taxa tion corps and the various corps in its neighbourhood were ope n to temp tation. The recen·t Dublin should not exceed one-twentieth of Great ur other corps a t a distance ? I s there pe riodical electio n did not tempt them. The T ipperary Britain's, it is clear that any such frnding inspection of arms ? Are the officers who a re e lection dicl not temp t them. The impend ing would be worthless unl ess .i t took account of responsil.ile fo r maintaining affiliation and com- Harbour Division election in Dublin wil l not the heavy local taxation uf 1.reland, made munication with Headquarters performing that tempt them. Th y haYe no des ire to interfere heavy by the . destructive effecb of the Union. i t the domain of elec tions, and they are no But even apart from the question of loca l du ty? less resolved not to be interfered with in their taxation, the' taxable capacity of I reland cannot * * * own business. They have given abundant be de termined by any comparison with Great Last week's com·ention a t Lette rkenny ma1·ks proof that they can be trusted to look after ·Britain. There is an absolute limit to Ireland's a distinct impro~e m ent in the Iri sh polit ica l the ir own business and to recogni:e their taxable capacity, and all taxat ion in excess of situation. The letter from the Bishop of responsibility to the Nation - and they ha' e th at limit is destructive lo Ire larn..l's prosperity. R aphoe to the corn·ention was a noteworth y made gOod notwithstanding tbe enormous * * * "Like any other peop le difficult ies. surrounding them and the shameless pronouncement. Beyond doubt, the pre~ent taxation uf worthy of freedom ," wrote bis Lordshi p, "we hostility of Dublin Castle. The recent attacks I reland is already fa r in exce s of that limit. have, under God, to depend in the main on of the Castle have resulted in doubling the rf the imposition of one-twef1tietb , or oneourselves, the justice of our cause , our unity organising energ y of the Irish Volunteers. fort ietb, or any other fraction of the Imperial and strength ." "Any weakness in Ireland at budget means an y increase in Irish taxation, ·* * * the end of the war would be a menace to our In all this extraordina1:y situation, there bas it mea11s the stra ngling of Irish enterpr ise, Jhe country's freedom and a loss to all her been no more gratifying arid assurin g feature check ing of Iri sh- '.(leveloprb.ent , - 3-nJ a: w nin terests:"- " -Now the r ower of taxation comes than the discipline ·ahd :self-r{isfrain t of a -large tinuation of .the depopulation_ a·nd J ecay: that suddenly forward in a ·most important develop- and . p urely voluntary : organisation . of armed are the result:s of .the Union. It will invoh e ment under the Ac.t. itself. " A self- reliant men, in vie ~v · of the scandalous persecution: of : I ioish Union~ sts and Irish Nationalists · in one Ireland,' a u~ited Irel and, a strong -lreland- honou.red and trusted members of: their body. common disaster. Already both have · joined this: 1~ ~hat ~makes free Irelarid, <and : ini the It sh.ow.s .that i:he frish Volunteers und¢rstand:. hands and - succeeded' l.n di featillg a taxation face of such 'a ~nion. of qualities . the: Imperial their own purpose , an'd :will riot :allow their: proposal that was· ·a mere tri fle compared' to legisl ature would find its_ work , . ~s far as policy to 1be thwarted o r d:il-erted by provocative . what may threaten them under ImperiaLivar Ireland)~ ' c01~cerned~ : red:ucep.,to a,cc,~pting and attacks on their line of ' march. -Why · shotild· burden of £ 400,600,doo, l.i.kdy-: to '.last :untli placing on .rocord I_r~land's own measure of they? Every week sees an improvement in mo. t' Qf us ha.ve· fi'i'a de : room -fOi· the . rlext National right and liberty. the ir numbers, th ir training, the.i r armament, genera t i• 1n .
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