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io. the Xorth to-day. Ireland as foaght the coastitutional j.,.-g.\Mi by the same methods, and all the v ast f.ullds I the mijtht be, that an English party could command was powerless against the -patriotic scrap"Damn-the Prcclamatioa ," ·is the mildest ings of Irishmen. If it comes to other expression that that unsavoury piece of sUly methods the issue will be the same. It is legissation, born of stage £right, will com- the duty 0.£ every Volunteer to arm, &QIDe· mand ill Ireland, Ulster is laughing at it how·--Q'nyho\v. Get a rifle, Save OJ: bor. still, and Ireland is irritated at its stupi- tow or sell for it, but litet it. dity, and, to some extent, hampered by its ~ meJl,
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ex'stenee. Wll.~ a Goyernment that i$ supposed to be friendly to Ireland's demand . . . upon stereo ...._ ty p. As part of the trarning for the summer f'-oed or u om sh Oilld' lllSlst I ing; such an old comedv wi1h its -rather ' much good could be done !by II: fortnight's bitter monal would take "a l-ot of eXPla.na.11i!e under canvas, and Volunteers every., tion mi lit .. "'. . where should make an effort to spend some . .'s all A 11' 1 I ary expel, wnung in a ,_ _-" E ng 1·_...· time In .this fasbion. There would not be u U y we lD""rmcu lSu. re\'lew states . . . . . . that tho . ocla " . ed t ", much difficulty tn pl'ocunng suitable pr ma.lon was a ",3,. tioaalrst Ireland. "It is inconceivable that ground for eo general camp, and if a. few this view is cor ct bee to make crrangere, ause, "....so, 1't WOU ld members got, together crovide the most dam ' meats recruits from every part of Ireland agmg argument a.0'. . Id" duri h lid . ainst Liber " c WOU join urmg 0 ay time. The • . 1 ded pol~y ill Ireland, If it scheme should be self-s-upporting, and for were mten e agannst Ulster, and is still ' . 0' d ' . tnose who are accustomed to take holicon nue against Ulster whoe.er 1S re da' . . " ibl f' ' .. ys provide a really pleasurable time at sponsioie or It must be under the impres. .a moderate C.QSt, and, at the same time sion tr...at everv Ulste» Volt t . . J'...' ID eer IS eqUip. do much towards promoting eneral effi. pod with hands some, bat th'. .. g VLH4 cn 0. same Clt!llCl.}'. lavish scale as the Centipede is supplied with feet. . Rifle Competitions. J
the o'purpl-e ~ of Donegal the Volunteers have unified Ireland. Not a county but is waitI'in'" . for the word to do Its part when need , " . . arises for Ireland. Not a, town, not a vil4:;::e !lot bas he-ard the tramp of marchin.. men and the music of the rifle. And o , as time goes on the tecmp and the music • >'W-ill zrow l-ouder until it swells into the aote ~ \-';"t .. _ .Anc1 to achieve ~ ~he To-day
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eyery~y. weapon in Ireland. It must have 38 definite and well-defined part in the .life of the people 2.S the bicycle, Evervw~ere a Volunteer Corps exist they shoufd brtng pressure to, boar upon sports pro. meters .~ out A-"' s .: titio I '" ~." .... -r ~ =<>uuug =pe... ns on their programme. Reviews should be a feature of every big cou.nty event, and the lt~. of a regiment of trained and armed Volunteers ·wouI.d· give ~,'!le\V m~ng to many a po . Iitieal meetiag. We ate gomg throuh a ew:eat li..tion<~ 1 reenfO'once, and '.,. . no obstacles should det or ~, from Showing. once and for all ~ !re.:and has awakened that the old regime IS indeed ended, and f tl;tat guarded by the rifles of the VOIUK-I ,<:v> -c-r.>. . . nAa'e ' what haoppens the Volunteers must fulfil 'I -""'~ ~ 0'£ Hetten.e:s under a fncndly (?') pre. teers a 'll"\V era at .-... and ,progress 18 their d-e.stiny, IDU·st fu1fil the pledge that teetora1e, ,,;:;(j wh.ile ihe pl'OOlamatioa'is on:rs. ~ R"llJ their existence m'<lkes te the uatioa, a! , :'lOt sa Hll:'·" aR injury' i-t ill ll. Ineu'<l.Ce Q.Ild Work. pledge thit the future of Ire1atl'J is Qil iil~tllt. ""~g= ~~e AI" " r"VJtL ...............0,;1 ~ .c.U.:)S a n.e.c.e.stUt'. y, ana. To fuHiI that pledge assurance must !xl Whg wlll" to be free CQa be free. ......Bd I ~ ~b.ould no' prese t ch difi' It.n mu lCU v to the doubly sure, ud thou~h a limited :au~- :hi~ ~pplies to tP~ nation :1,8 well as .the I Gold. country. In the towns the Mo;ris tube bor of ~. ad di&eipllaed Volu.t.en; llldiVldual. And lust new Ire.la.nd wl11s, . and \.A" .,' d ' ranges W1U. 0 away Wlth would 1M edequa.te the . ~,bllity of na.y, 1DWts upon Fre~dom, and freedom 1ti :..::e.(,Jre,see that the proclam.ation 15 wha-t Am . ffi . 'r--' .._ . .,' an encan 0 cer said of fwure under uy comoination o~ circum must come our way a:t any pnce. The wllhurawn. Whether a sectJon of English the E'Ii h . • , ...., . 'ng s system of shooti.ngstances, no matter how untcw.a.rd must· day of the·bia drum and the big resolution ofhclals III this country COnnlye.d at the T"_ ·h· . d II h . S! tH·} o-ur·e}es-an ·pu ·t e.trlgger. be prOVIded a"",inst. The~ef.(lre to those are .gOlle, and rifles are the only arguments recent land::ng of arms 1!l the ?\orth or nOL plan F _ 'J, " """ • . .' . .....' 0, l.!.e present llDpron.sed outside the movement' more Volunteers' tba. can command muc.n at.tention Just now. does not matter, ,'\ hr.t does matter IS tnat I:an('fes l'n the -~ ill . • ). ., • ',". .b ~ CQu.a . ury W S':llt adto., those within the ranks, better Volun. Ul~ef l.S armed to the teeth against Eng. the present proclamahon d~cr.mUlate.6 un· rrurably, Indeed ilie):e is a serious dou:bt teefS; to all Ireland; ar:ne.d Volunteers. lis:h Jeglislation, which it reg)2U'dsas foreign duly -against men whose ;patriotism e.as·1 if the b<\nked and distanced ranges are Smce the .fi_r$ti.n';J,der set foot in Ireland -foreign to its welfw:e and hostile to its ul1ceasin~ly ~emanded money paid out jn' ~e best training for real soldiers as dis. there were not wanti.n,g men with the most illterest, and whether they are right in their the small sums that couJ.d only be afforded. i tinct from the toy pattern: EveryWhere resolute oou.rage to oPIPOse him, soldiers beUef or not does not alter the fact that Let us face tbe issue squa1:'ely and in there ar{! sui~able valleys backed by .£.:!irly with the tra.ditional·s..1ci.ll of the Ir.shma: \ lO~,OOO.Ulst:r :i.fIes are r~dy to protect 'spite of all the T~ry. gold Irela~d will ~ve stee~ ~lopes withjn easy distance and \,:th in strategy a'nd \Vi?..r, but Ulster clans Olt their POlllt of V1ew. Ire~an~, as a whole, mo~e bou~nt thro~gh the sacnfices a. IIUl1lmum of care there is not the lea>St battled alone,. and Munste~ septs looked can command at least SL'C !lmes as many l'Of md1vldual Inshmen In one year than risk of damage to !property.
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