The Irish Volunteer, Volume 1 – Number 4

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• Saturday,

Vol. 1. No.4.

February

Price, Id.

28, 19f4

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Ulster

I<lTe ,at one, with them on this and at any prioe

fhe

national

integrity

must

be maintained.

to be seen what L'Ister no

for

peatedly

stated}

011 their

they

:'h

as

any

behalf

sane

demand

a lead

aright

to Ireland.

the

lesson

of history,

every ;atio.ll. mil st. learn

to be free

and

to

I no

She'

retain

that;

its

I

Ireland's Need \YJaile Ulster looked

War or Bluff obvious

claims

moral

of

command

i.that a demand supported ter how inconsiderable

I

makes

it will

always

Ireland

which

to-day

tained

command

is Tapidl.)'

is changed

getting

her

army

ments

and

passed

into

when

The Volunteer Uniform . S~ far

the Sub ..Committee

has

this and his

civil

bluff

war

set up

seour irizb more

,-part

of lhe

I tical

opinions

i

are

gets Home

is merely

Sir Edward

followers

to force

of Ireland

whether

acfually

jf the

they

respected

terms

for that .

s

almost

c .nducted

in

with

A Lesson Learned past.

has

The

measures

! tion

learned

English

!hat

that

the

Parliament

roused

appealed

bitter

deeper

situation

has

brought

be reached

chief

deoi-I.

ment I

the centenary be

peculiarly

sight

i the

memory

I spectacular

more than

ation

In

gain

to

our

"occurred

the to

week alter

little

the

of mon:ent

national

has

outlook

in

so. far as. the. political situation, is con'. cerned. \\oat the utlirnate proposal for dealing ,problem .just

with

what

is

termed

may be .is a matter

as what

pl:ot'est will . still Sn the

form take'

the against

the

balance. ~

Rule

against

Orange Ulster to Unionism

the very laws that

made

,'-

and IS

tJle last century from nationality

It Unionist but impotent to prevent their passage. As 'Cl1l0nISLS and as Or. and

'Volunteer:s

Home

pretesting

UIster I angemen

of conjecture,

T'lster

fact during has passed

laughed

how

strength

I not

at

flouted their

fiery speeches,

ised that or

England

stronz does

!l0~

futile

because

no. matter

how the

smite

their

resolutions

England

resolution and their

burn.

Undivided Ireland

Ireland

ideal

real-/ speech lheir

fire does

peculiar

In

a

has

IlessOll

has been

corps

I gress

I is ta that

A New Policy

been, establish~

has

been.

ness

made.,

of dri ll and

drill

halls,

better

manlier

and

has

results

I the

learned

and

spirit

.

0-£ arms

of nationality

I

of ,

sergeant is :

I

crosses quickly

side of the street

and l-ooks at '

weather

signs.

district

are

and

taking

efficient

ambulance corps: the women

their

place

buitding Yolun:0er

in

up Army

!

the

of

a de-

the help of all, and it is gratifying, of the

work

is being!

Crowded Out.

a pro-

evident

t~e in

There

everywhere,

a

of a spirit

and the conscious-

brings.

lYe have been obliged to hold over a numb-er of inter·esting articles owing to pressure on our space. At the request of ; many corps we have re-pub lisbed illI.' Miller's excellent article on drill. lYe were unable to re-publish the semaphore alphabet , but may be able to do so later. 'Ye would ask correspondents to let us have copy at the earliest moment possible, as matter for publication reaching us later than Friday has only a small chance of publication in the following issue.

· I

Rif[es

an army

~

excellent

evidence

of . In'

but in most' Irish to the

'Yhen. a recruiting

ranks .. The

thoroughly

Volunteer

~-ot c,nly. are

manifest and

shi lling.

we have

in Irish he usually

various

National

of

everywhere

discipline

al-

o-rolllld '

b

numerous callers at, already been accosted

thanks;

to see that no side left lind one.

.but on the streets,

bearing

the pride

the

0

to offer the youth Saxon

been formed

of Ireland

.mands

aptitude

corn- ,

has

Ambulance Corps.

Local Operations '''Ith

Dublin

huntina .

,

~

and

else could

the

Army amuse-

street

recoznised' ~..

of the have

to the other

a nation.

I

opiDlOns·1

fiery the

own."

courage As

the

of the

Brunswick

tainced

"Xo,

answered,

{

Dnring

the

ac-

opposite

considerable

by a rna- the sky as if studying appro-

strength

realise

recently

of the British

the men

the

effect:

stir the imagin-

as nothing

much

an

Staff to sen-e

by the recruiting sergeants, cases a reply was given ,in

greatness.

event it would

do

and

of its present

of its past

of Ireland

would

heart

shape

rifle will be .

premises

of those :-;hO are paid

corps

would

has and

is in

servise

base is directly

Great

fact, scme Headquarters

To celebrate review

among

Ireland

I

the

has caused

w.:tys been

at an early

been. estabhas .' h Iished the suaaes,ted review on the n int ' f he b tt1 f Cl . t f's beinz centenary 0 tea eo. on. ar]. " discussed and preparation made to take a

that

recru itirig depot

re- I ranies.

A National Review Everywhere

army

that effect

H eadq uarters

in Ireland

the

I

-aPPosi·1 fro~-·the

forth.

upon to the A

time

hy the Headquarters

I priate, it would be again taking up the the; threads of our nati~nal liie and a unified

sentiments

.tha found expression in fury loud mouthed because more impotent

rely

suited

into

·-c·t whe-

in use.

as the Dublin

will condi-

Volunteers.

probably

w-ould

I and

present

of the

passed .,.Ireland.

has

more

to

of

may

of

a fmal

choice various

way

steadying

and reliable

'-i~;.· :. The fact

~

1 tional

lessons

by

being

all

before

The

units

uniform

date.

part.

LTster

the

quarters

attention

reached.

qu irements .

opinions

self.government

many

he li~ited

but

i

met as far as is

national.,

is

adopted

I

the and

Parlia-

their

wishes

a

very

will receive

polio 1 sion will

whose i

from

necessarily

J

c.-nsistent

Outpost

tions,

it ct

on having

and their

I

or whether the purpose

province

A

I

decision

for

represent

the negotiations

rnent can count

which

pre-

remainder

matter of indifference, They command J respect that armed men can command

I in

Car.

Rule

advantageous

northern

Ulster

a

I

so ob-

met the require-

little

the Volunteer

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quired

inch.

rifles

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~o.t d~.

received

possible

the

irrespective

The

had

the weapon

treat

up to the last

has

Other-

undoubtedly

found their

have

of recruits

up-to-date I

attention.

have

and

or not.

importatfon

Volunteers.

ther the arms so obtained

con-

G

pared

Waiting.

all that

half

cided upon a uniform for the :\al1onal Army. Valuable suggestions have been

son and

--0--'

But

rest .of Ireland

amused,

would

).he

on t're . establish-

would

largely

hands

listened to and those who can command very much more power will tempor ise and realises

From the

the

half

i

The demands in themselves may be rea,.sonable or unreasonable, still they will b:

I

drilled

on

shape,

is

by arms no mat. the party that

'

idly

temptuous.

of the respect

Ulster

Xational

traders

be

that

the

hot-foot

?

should

fortunate

forbidding

came

purchased

will be considered.

perhaps

merit '0: the WI~

made

~

The

is

arms

the

the

It

-'"

of an.)' magnitude

proclamation

free- lof

~

reo

purchase

j rrrade.

dom.

formulated has

learned

[wishes

placate

Redmond

given

a lesson that

remains

will

have

bas

Ireland

It therefore

concessions

though

demand,

of

has

I


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