The Irish Volunteer, Volume 1, Number 7

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form.

comp IiIS h

it J,

speak.

Training,

sions Empre,

What t.hen is to he the result? lion of Ulster pressed

its

impose rest

inalienable

its

wishes

of Ireland

Not the lobby,

to

ballot

I

and

its prejudices,

box,

and

who is to rule

only

dictatorship,

ment

is to

. the

when

they

Democrat.c

of the

sup·

by

amd

Ulster

But desp.te Ireland's

be done.

govern-

'made

by the gold

pa wns.

a powerful

to Ulster

T:he concessons with

the

weigh

heavily

have

upon

the

Ir,e].and

cult

yet to deal ,with come

to .placate

of it all increases

the

o'or

Ireland';"

Ireland.

Outpost

oat

Speaking

strongholds

them

;~ud

--0--:-

.~. y

Dillon

would

•.~.

trad-itions

week

Concessions.

tions,

ernment ster

be

j:ry.

The

rifles

can

N at.onalist

i consummation i still

makes

I are

by

of Irelandl

is

the

which

won

the

same

means

the and

struggle,

without

The that made

.'

I and r

rejected

with

been

contumely,

threat

will

make

every

the Tory the .British

Par-

been

successful.

Ire-

the

any return of impossibility.

300,000 N a·

~Qverll1nent the old

As to the

be accomplished

mary eVeJl·

I

by

which

of

if .it is neces

-

-

gave

the

Green upon

to

it only

are, gos-

music

freedom.

-:.

lift

the

At

meeting

have

drawn

"Give

us

the

their

with

brazen

freedom an

guns."

every

to

movement OQt

the

of

_..

- - _ __ .

that

will,

clear

'Of

the

will

.. - .....

,

ways 'and

of, the

doubt about will he no , no

been

I.. I

l

I,

display

0(, •.

soldiers

if

discipline, wise hands

movement

lie;;

~rmy

I ~quiP.!

may

are

be

Of. course

to count,

upon

the' fi.deli~y

to the trust

true they

rea.

care.

Irish .people_ to the The Irish people have not

natio~l been al-

reposed

wanting

I I

what

to their

I i

!

I

them.,

in

to-day.,

Uniforms. T.he question decided',

brains see

to

the

land

wi 1.1 have

what'

uniform

form

at

the

co-rps got

is

the

Clontarf, men

will

,

... ,.".'

or

;

is still unso we

to

getting-

muster but be

...

,"

short

i

.

to'!

in

.to uni-

as it is uni-

present

..'.

Ire-

U)lshort

being

I :

as

Ibe adopted. is

I

trust

throughout

instructions,

time full

,

uniform

a week

various

of the

formed ands.

pa-'

Ill:

that

permit

every town freedom are

of

ibUJ!.

doubtedly

farmstead,

Ireland's

_.

speakers

tribute

But first in whose the

I -"

be

national

have

of the faith,

necessity

will

and

raj~ks

inthe

the

who

Undoubtedly

have

of

Col·

which

All

the

na-

men

again

muzzles of

emb lem, hearts,

Ireland

..

to

the

meeting welcome

it will

guidance

they

is Ire.

in

or

Voluntter

...

anniversary

hats

a

safely. entrusted

support.

Volunteers

Parliament

in

the

of resurgent

after

the

show,

merit

tra-

Irish

Irish

nana-

lise their responsibrljtv and knew they are 'Out to achieve and the

drab

Once

Irish subject

the

I

of

as

men

an

is

the

pa~ive

of

that

From

to

a lesson

will be

force, big

years

point

as

~ Burt it

manhood of Ireland is athirst for rifles but -the time to suplPly them is not

Ire.

martial

Ieaverr

marching

wakened

throbbing

\

well

I

The Guns,

carried

nationality

every hamlet and village, and city, hearts aflame for

to ac-

may

of

I..

renewed It

driving

after

youth

represent of

I

I

~

to

they

The

'Of. of

flank

sist

still

come, the brave

will

tions

in

its

PQwer.,

potentialities

And

tionality and made history.

to make

be

as

heard

accepted

voice

lege

it.

sary

to

Volunteers.

has

Par liament

system

thai

yet

cannon

. of "the

methods

not

that

rnust

a long way towards

the

I ,

'.

a symbol.

live

I

"WIll be the!

Ireland

than

a real

with toin.

empiy

yet

•.

a

re-awakening

just yet. Let there be no it the Volunteer movement

have

Y'¤a~

scarcely

fittingly

conscious

of Clontarf

are

prove

and its willingness

gl'O.wIin!g fewer

the

Land's

and

be more

a force,

a'11<I the

to-day,

r.

It will

destiny;

the

banners

tramrp

the

Ierla.nd,

stregth

con served effort

re,-

prepara-

.

nation

its

had' guns. arms, Those

but

The

K:Mionahsts,

these

or

death

many'

and

will

they then

0:£

dition

Party

of

The thing

in

colour

a

who _ would

masses

and

glory

manhood

will

have

time

its

of

men

Volunteers

shot."

Ireland's Strength.

pos-

"

and

~

to Ulster

!

tile

the

young

the ri fles has yet to be he·ard in places where heretofore resolutions were Ireland's only voice. The uniforrrr" of the

would

force,

"'e

and

Ireland

"

anniversary"of

made

Answering the 'Call. have

that

of

sacrifice

:

the

great

Already

and

symbol

and

the Vel-

task.

and! route march

hall

Our

pel

in

'Further,

to

.s floa:ting

the

the Dane,

first

being

pageantry

fitting

army

Ireland's be

the

with

the

tiS, and prouder.

Sacrifice in

to tplaces,

in defeat.

single

300,000

has gone

.them.

Ireland in an aibsurd

de-

have

raise, the

tionalists

a

Ulster

preposterous

, civil war ; notwithstanding has

raising

helpless

as they

and Ireland

though

uit such

be as

land: can

temporary

a

fi.ght:n~

the rifles 'Of Ulster

liament

.permanent

I s.ble

ron-cession

Gov-

its

. its

~,

that

impossibility,

firing

raised

the, offer and its results final.

d.rill

the

'under

standard

for the

of

Ireland but will he represen. . It will be. redolent of enthusiasm;

ted.

SQ often

to he captured

effort,

wanting

opera-

present

Nationalists

absurd

without

without would

an

in

yet,

Ireland's

'to guide

lancL'~ sincerity both. lVIr,. _.

against

succeeded

13,·11, 300,000

system

that

unsatisfied.

the

Ulsterrnen

Uist,er has

Ulster

aghast

to Ireland's

Ul·

'of

Ireland,

old

coun-

tribut.e still

become

Of course no

is indeed,

mght

dismemberment

the

levy off the' British

contingency,

I mands,

utmost

Rut 'Ulster

exclusion

and their

'before

exclusion.

as the

ernment. As a

now

temporary

is regarded Ulster

are

I

men any day of the

make the g'ov:ern'lllent of Ireland

of the Gov-

to the Tory die-harls

supporters

Nationalists If, by their

(cheers).

ing the the concessions

the

as fighting

has

of ·a nation is no light

freedoll:

not

".,. S unday

'On

remain

said-"If

back

U'lsterrnen

As expected,

(onset!

.are

Celt

,still the object to be 'accomplished.

day 'by day.

=r=

Our

unteers are ready

b;t·

U'lster could raise 100,000 men, it was far easier for the Natiorrailists to raise 300,000 men, and he John

The

on

liberty.

tiorrs

fortresses ; and it the last

a thousand

assured

a real natioreal army' enthusiastic " and disciplined, . ready' to do battle for' Ire-

corps

the severest test is ns unquenchahle

occupies

vi-ctory

from

'battle for

has

of Ireland

is deathless

as ever.

w~Te' freedom."

principles

will

Clontarf

into

his

that

of

the

resurrection

laud's

multitudinous

'battJ.efields

as prolific

rwithout

300, 000

I

find it diffi-

existenc~.

to

shown

and

to

a,f centuries

II present

up with

sprung

the

selt-sacr.fice

suffered

a numerically 'o.f the' Irish people.

portion

The sleep

so far

of it must

'back

a thousand

and'

rejected

however

is in 'si,ght

he path

of:

futile

fr,OID. end to end

r.apid'ity

t.:p.e founders

to

the

i.,

manhood

~

to re-

all its units

It has

mass.

such

and

con-

considered

tel:' the_sa,cr:.tice,

in.

bagatelles

Nationalist

to cede them

The moral

success

to' weld

needs .tr~d

goal

young

~Clontarf and After.

cwn=-come back with a vengeance. The courage that blazed

'Of peace.

'been

and was willing insignificant

/

and

price

to mere

due

. but : Nationalist

From the

one,

are the that

scom

sold

hns

has,

but

to

lies

and' disciplined Irea thousand times

very'

c±et~ls of its military

argument of the cartridge. been

Its

The

if we are true Volunteers .•

dernoc.

comparatively

that

011

cessoris

at

the wonderful progress made army much yet remains to

it difficult

one

The Cartridge Talks. de;d,

The

British

For the Nation's Soul.

~

'The

has

the

army.

Ireland's

Constitutional

right

be set .at naught

hands

(hat

of

arbitrator.

the Union 'w:iih all its decadency

caste

Ireland

not. th-e d.vision

in Ireland.

axe

in

it

by the British

the

triot

v'lew~ at

of Tory reaction at. es and the rifle pl'3,c,ed in

I

aga'inst

to

conces-

Governm<mt that would endeavou enact the old regime in Ireland.

the

contend

final

Party

brains

Price, Id. "

. necessity .

and discipline

English best

backed

mora

to

sacrifice

arms

racy. 'I'rained, armed land 'could accomplish

but lead and gold ar~· to determine

measures port

sec-

determinar'on

upon

must be the

it:h:]Jt forCe

That

has agarr and agairr ex-

which

f\-om an

he rd 'the

its

. no .IS

of Ireland. :have wrung

OILe corner.

Civil War.

'here .~t

21, 1914

_.-.

in

'.'

thous-

.,

,

ofI.


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