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gu n-- t un nin g- tkh:.tte i ll Ldusl<'l' H ll nse was hig h!i:;hu:d hy t he le:\cie .-s aurt mcmh:.~r:; M a ll the· :•nJHi c:ll P:ll"lk·: trying- w n ~.lt!c) one :•.nutller i ll ~: h e sord id r<~k o f ! ' don . :;:e<t •:i": a 1a! t he p~ · ;llt' witncs'>f.'d l il(' n'u ,:~·:u l t~:·~r :t de '~1' Ut{' p~.~teJdl;d ··ca r e.''\· <·nnti ng fol'\V:1rd Hn ash~Hn ed ~· i:: l•> p~.,·.· tllc il' p:n·t in sn ppl y~.,:_; ;!1iorm atio11 that might ht' ip !.11 ;-,<'Jtti }i·t,;huwn w illll>l'i!-IIJHllent. f)~

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and Ol>\.lOSition. \l'ilO h~c! se11t rnen !ik(' ·i;> m !L.rtc, ~kGrath, Goss, O'Ne iJi, Pl~~n t and o~. h en; to race a lil'ing sqttdd; ot· \vho ~en t Ior .t:ngi<lllt1's Hangman to r·lace the rtme n roun.:l the neck of br::l';e Ch:•rlic K0i rn:;, or nilowed Darcy !\lcNeein and J:>.1cCaughey to d ie on hu nget· stl'ike. But. w-:- d id no t expect to see the "RE·puolicans" of Gm dners How and their party <>rgan the "U nited !rish noe~n" join . the que-ue of theSt' blatant ac ~use rs ~nul informers. During the past few m onths ~hey l:ave been huitding up a fi le !:or the Specia l Branch. North a!l'.! South (·n the a<:t.ivitie,; o[ John K~I J <; a nd h is brother, and v!llified and :lCCuscd them (>f be ing ria!)lla Fa il ,, ~ ents , in vol\·~::1 w ith Ulaney and !>t',)CJ.~r!r.p. arrns •)l Bdfa~t . a nd

Co . in ddenc<! Dub! in b,· the :dn! ,al

for the in the inspired S ta teme nt i~s ucd mythit<J l "Northe m Di\·it.::orn rnCind .''

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tions on l"hl' Counci l.

rncntion

wa;:;

people holding po.<:i·

Proyision1•l

Army

Not ~onten t. w ith inform ation they also !;u ppli ~ct pho tr:>g raphs of tlw K e lly Broth(:rs and others thus !nak i1~ g s ~~rc that they could be cn:;Hy identifi ed.

Just as we were about to finis h this :nticle we he;\rd the sad ne\\'s, that :-.1r. L.'· nch's Special Bf,mch m e n h" d takC:n notice of ..,. \he accu s~t io n s !c\'cllC:d aga inst J ohn K<>ll y ana had arrested, accu:;ed. 'Jl"•d eha • ged him wit.h tryl ng to hnpv1t ;.lrrn~ iuto his cwn coL•n t ry, so John Keliy gees back t~J the r.-c::;0n·c~ ll he Oad knowrl for over Sl: \·t- n years in Belfast.. ond the: cra\·l'·r~g of Lcinstc-r llous'.' ond GarC.:ncrs R o ,,. will rejoice tha t they have d o ne good days' \\' O! k for B,:itish Hule and th~ Br i i i:.:h ln (i n~ n~e in } re land. S01:1eone h as posed the· q uestion "V/hy ~ re these $:J · t~lllcd Hcpublicans l""•lte:;ting abuu.t <:fJi laboration

bctw ;.'en

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11'1anna

Fail

Gcn'nuncnt

arm,; fot the defence or his own people in BE-lfas t Jnd th P ·r-;orth . People a ll over thl' ~ou:1try :m:! now rt>fL•rl'ing tn ; he lJ.l. (Uni te:\\ l r ish man i a s the "United [n fonnc1 s.''

Jthat h'h'<

iL g~ nda 1 and the bar on 1nen1be!·s \'Oting in th t~e Plectio ns frn· other -~ n

than

Oftidal

Abst.Pntionist.

Republica n candidate was lifted f;-,r thi:; o c c~t:-;~ol~. t o ~·t Hnw thcrn -to \ '01<'. ·

On Election Day, Fiann a Fail was s wct)t into power -- H \vas a great day f<Jr P.epublican!sm, ~o

IN h'clalHl, the 26 <:onnties of the stad of the Nineteen Thirties fo u11d the wheel o.i coercion, persecution imprisoliHH~nt

headi ng towards its f ul1 c·{ el e . Hcpublic:m :s and Hepublicanism were making <t last. !;tanu ag:1inst it with their bncl{s to the w:tll. 'fhe Cumann na nGaci or Free Stale Government under Cosgrave was pulling out a ll stops to try , as previous English Governments and Coercinnists since 17})8 had tried t o subdue and destroy ior all tim<' the ca use of freed om and the

thoughr: nu u1y people - · espt:cially

the people in the North. l•'rilnk ,\iken ex-chief of staff up to 19:W. now a Governmen t MiniStl'·r went iil person ~n n1eet ;1nd shake h<1nd.s w it h Hepubliran rri::;onc!·& as tbe H.J nil G n t0g fit')\V r•rH~ n ~ ·

fnr thf"rn .

.\las, 0!1 t?' yeo.1· i a tcr rna r~ y Rep!.:bli<:ans were back ngain in the jail s undt•r the nl'w managemen t

of F ia nna F'a il ·-- anti in th e year' which fo l],)werl u p to 1946 th~:: ! ·e was a ne w trail of litti e Whill' CrossC's denoting n t· ,,. Ma rt.~·r~ grav ~ .; .

Rep ublic.

To-day ~ha t ~amc unity appe al. in the s hadow o l more coercive

The SpE-cial Branch in the service of the Government was given e \•ery faciiit.y to purs ue their vicious. murderous tactics.

nnd re p ~· css i vc, rnf'a s urcs . is heing propagated especia lly in th e North.

De Valer a'> new compromising political party, F'ianna F a il, who ha d <':1 lCi t>d Lei n~ter House in 192'1 was making politica l capita l out of the cocrci'.'e measures being useti then ago inst Republican~, and had t.ake n

an atti t ude of yigurou :; d d ence of both the I. R.t\. and Si nn Fein, calling them " the fl oWl'r of the Nation etc.'' - p rotesti ng bot.l1 inside aml outs ide of

Lcias tet· ll ou~ e and d emanding th e rl'leasc o( all the Hep u blicr~n p risonet s.

~Tanufact tued political panic stations 11rc being a lerted - unite (a nd d a mn principles ~ to g<'t the

F'i na lly the CT~' w<·nt !rJI·th fo :·

and t!u.: Eng lts h Spec i a! Hrn nt h in scndif!J3 rc·, tuiation of tlw He puuliC' ·- · to eamonn S rnullc n and his cmn- , unite to I"<' m ove a ll t he Ct:l'l'Cic" l · :·.-,de·$ to j;Iil in 1-.:n;.:l~ nu on the · pr: s •mvr~ -·- unite ::t 11 d return chnrgt:' o ( tr yhu~ tn bu~· ~~r.d gt?t Fk&~u1a F.J il t,> f)O \':!!J' fnr th~ an n$ f, ·:· tliP d~..~(t~'1r;t~ l)f thr people [i r·hi(.'\"f n lPH! Gf th r'~\' thing<.;.

f'itHlna F'tdl G ,P;PI :1~nr·a t tc send b itn f.o ,k1 il f" r the '.'e1 y sa1n1: thing - - h(·ipill}! t·) pro\.:Prt' t l~ 0 ~arnc

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•Jf tl« l<f' puUi·: an !' :o•ki ship 11·~ •·e ~xn: j,-' i! y ('(J!)V~·C I<s·_t lJy .this fJl'I).F:~ ··

Nora--"Wh at un ity ca n there te betwl'en those who believe in compl<?te iHd cpende:Jce a nd thr:;sc v:ho <•H' r.ont en t w it h a m cast!re of r,elf-dclcrmination ? - There ca n't be ."

WE-stmin ~ ter,

Sio"mont Ol' Lein~ tc r Hvuse '! Don' t rock the Unity boat --:- or vote! Ancl once aga in some Republicans have [alien for tha t line of propag3nd~,

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u,, vanguard

urg ing us to fall in these n ew!~· con ve rted "l! •Jitl'd Irishmen' ' -· wi ll ing to ab:111don Hc publknn prin cipics and ide;tls frJr which ou r p tt riots a nd :narty rs

fough1 and died in ex('h:t!\,ScJ f nr this NJr·ss o f p ,1ttage

" lhd t\'... H.t•:Hl ,-,hat ,lames Ctil'il '•Jily ha-:1 t(, s~l,\' ;d):)ui th is kind of \JN!TY. f':; li('(i

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thf' ~ll;lt f (· r •., ! · l~nity' :l ~ rcbtf'd. bv hl·:t' in ::e•· h•>ok. "l'or tr,ti t n[ a H.<'ht·i Fn:het·.'

1s-mC'dia · lterested !n sor.1e ,~epub l ir.

marty rs In C\'CI"J'

•lis h. a m! 1ariessly nt <'ause

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dep<>ndn and

Connoll y- "Nnt w it fJ tio nesty." No ra-" Ah~ ~

['ve got it thereremember w hot you wrote som eti me ago? Wa it: ,SC'e jf I've got it righ t. ·Unity is a goOd thing, but honesty is better, am! If VJC cr.n only have unity at th e CX!)H ISC of lionc$ty, the n unity is not worth th e price w e a~e askclll to pay "i"or it- Isn't that it~ .

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·ke we to our e m that · \vh ich · ice. urse to 1 ?hobof · !-he

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h:.J.\'e your choice.

In i ' n, nv tr~n tif,:l bc t. '-\'~'C' t, .l ;H f\t'S \'.·\~n i

··v.•e'v 0 got i1 Na tional fe ti~h callt·d ' unity' and a l ot of incur· able optimists w ho thi nk we c.1n a .:hie\'e: it. And w e'll go to <~l most any lengt..h to persuade om sel\·es that ·we can h ave i l. We ('onstantly b li nd ourselves to thr:· fact that it is m erely our reactio;1 to the a ncien '.r~tmt of otn· c""querors that \\'P can 't unit e."

Vote only for the lJnity candi· d:He ho maT.ter when• i1e may lead

i11 t he Nodh ru>d tlwn aduaiiy ('riti<:isit .g J ohn K· ·l h . anci hf'i;j i'n>:

Connolly said :--

FREEi\lEN \VE 'VISH

Un ionists out.

b ehi nrl

uni ty amoHg ~ ll Rt'publican:-; -- to unite tn rcn1ovc ni l thC' cc<'rcion· ist~; fr,,nl power -- t<' unite fol' th<'

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' the\ess. n ecesublican seed o!' qssible. ition . of

Me n o f the No rth . Thraldom who scorn Never ~hall benri the kneC'. Dt-fiallre W<> th row at thP old fee

F rePrnl•n we w ish to be .

)al Ave. ~wn tht> litt!') ~2 - 1936 ~ 9- 19·13 . surgent i h 1!J5BMost \v !;a n · Aet.

God o[ ou r S ires. Freedvms d esire Ever d <·<·s Spring from t hee , Be at ou r side . e\'er our g t!ide L"ad us w Victory . Fair <11·c· you r h ills. dPnr lnn isfa!J

P ru1:d <ll"C' the Sons you own. L oved ~tt"l' lh(' Mart~·rcd hearts at l'f.'$ l

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\\·(, J,ltrlgc ou t' J o~·a \ty. ·,.,·c scorn. Englnnd we \varn Ji'!'\'c·nH•n \ VC n1ean to be. F~;<·t~l t- n

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JUNE. !cic•<tcb it: lr<'land -- n1:: 11y nrobl<· \' U III lltC·t'fS \ \'l.'ll l

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lllgl FOUit yea rs a go.t he FI FTY JlCoplc o.f Irclau d fa-st

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learned of a do cunwn i to whic h seven m en h a d p eu necl the ir na mes - a tlocu men t tha t became the Charter of our Na ti ou's rightful and legitimate cla im to un ity, Sovet·eignity anti i ncl e pc 1~de n c~. H was t he P roclamaiwn of the Irish Hepuhlic iss uecl !Jy the Provisiona l Governm en t of the Irish Repu blic in which they declared t he righ t of the p e o p I e of Irc l:wd to t ltc ownership of Irela nd a nd to the unfetter ed co nt r ol of I rish destinies, to be Sovereign and indefeasible. Tak ing tlwir s tan cl on th~t fundamenta l right. they procla imed the Irish Republic as a Sovereign indcpE:ndent State wherein Reli gious and C ivil lib('rty, equal righ ts and opportu niti('s would be t he legitimate and democrat ic guara nt('e o f every citize n. T o def('nd that He public in arm> t hey pledged thl'i r lives a nd the lives and the ir cnmrades in arms. Nobl y and courageously t h e v fought fot· one !lluri<>u,; week . . . and t hen !Vlartyrdom . in the prison yard of Kilma inbam before the fir ing sqtiads of E ngl and's occupation F ,,,·ccs for 15 o f the l earlcrs. a nd prison exile for h und red > nf othe rs. f'rom his hospita l bed Courtmartial, one of the sig natories of t ha t prorlama tinn - ·- Janws Connolly, reminded us wh y the~· fought and why the~· di ed. " We \\'E'nt ou t to break the connection between t h i s country and the British E mp ire and to establish a n Iris h Rep ubl ic.'' T wo a nd a half years after Easter Week. the people n f Ireland in t he Genua! E lect ion of December 1918 b y a n BO per cent. ma j0t'ity vote of the t'ntire nation p laced the fi nal seal of ratification on thP Republi c a nd ga\'e its e lected representatives the m a nda te to set up t he ir l eg i ti ma te!~· elected Governme nt -- the firs t Da il Eir('ann. Agairi in th e General Election of 1920 that d f'cision \\'a s furthPr f'n dorsed by the peopl£'. Eng land re fu sed to recognisp the democratic d ('cision of the people and b." ter rorism and force sought to s uppress the G n\'t' l'lllllC'nt of Dail Eirea nn . To the ddf'ncc " f the Hepublic a'r\(1 its C o\'c n1 n.1ant. and the frcc d"nl a nd u n ih· for \\'hich ll was pror laim cd . the ~·outh of tfle nation ralli ed and fou ght. 1'hC'~' to,, had cht >'C'n th:~t sallll' na th <\' hC' ' '"'n .. r !!)JG :md d r a.l h .111d llpt isunnH·tH rnc t n: a 11~- nf 0 tC J:1

that santl' l'reednm r:nn··l. S ti ll "·'· fooughl. un til t h e ~- h ad :o lrl'f' ·:t

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the Hepubl 1c ~H 1li :'.i f: ' ifH.i ll)f b nt\' (·s ~ ttllfl b l·~t \\'hr, \',·f r P fo rc~d t o cla~ ll w i! lt thes~ ch..lfc·etions in 1na inta ining the s pir~t anri

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t l u: ou r

tht• ba tt ic· fi <'ld; or before thP firing squ:t ds tn the p risons; ur by hun ~cr s t rike or t he hangman's rope iJ: d efe nce of the HC'publ ic and a ll it stood for - pol itical, f'conn mic and cultu ral freedom as spel t out by P ea r"c at~d C'•nno!l,v and !heir comrades, bclicviug with Cntn10lly " tha t ·.•:(' s hPuld fi r~h l fo:· th,• lrC'edom of t he na tion as th e first requisite for the free developnH'n t nf . thf" Nat iona l powprs n('('cl('d ."

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n•ached the threshhr,ld nJ victory, but sornt·wherc along the line, the cu rse o f con1prornise \Vas tnnking its wa.'· a nd in t he fin a l t e.<t, leader~ ht•sitated and faltered befc•rc• the inrJuciiC'P nf British diplomac,v. <:nd sough t an easier pa th wl<ich Th e end of t he cam paign came i n 1961 to be followed by the release th e~- helieved would t'\'C·ntuall v lead tn victory. of the Hepubl ican p risoners from Unfortunately it was a path that the jails and camps extendi ng over led th<:·m awa~· from t he H c>publi ~ a couple o f years. In the )Jl'IJCess - a path too that led to dis unity nf the s ubseq uent reorga nisation in the once united powerful He- of t h e Hepublic3n Movement. publican Movem ent - and a lso to rn3ny stood aloof and hesitant., blor>dshed and s uffering bC'l\\' ('en w is hing to cling to t heit· p rinciples those \\'ho once had bPen com- a nd idC'als, bu t finding it d ifficult rades-i n-anns in 1he s truggle . to face up to future sacrifice . hencf! The defenders .. r the Repu blic they sough t a n easier a nd safer sought to stem that retrl'at of com- wa,v to trave l a long Freedoms promise . deser tion and di ~tm i ty. Road . ll is a way impr isonmt'nt but they too. were to experie nce affects some men and h istor~·· was the fi r ing sqnads. the mid night merely repL'ating itscol f. murders. the Internment Camps. Year by yC'ar, t he seeds of comthe tortures a nd d ea t h by hunger promise \\'E•re b eing slowly but strike from the ru ling J un ta of the s~·stt• m atic a ll y sown by a polit i~'ine Gael then named Cumann na cal ly hungr,v group. Trad itiona l nGa<l. The l egitimnte Govern- and milita nt Rcpubica ns w c r e ment of thC' Republi c. D a i I gr~dua!!y ckmoted, pltas!'d out or E ircann . was f>Vert h wwn b~· fo rCC' dismissed. Comrnerooration cer:>t u be n•pla red by England's in- moniPs we re availerl of to ;:>rc;:: ch spired Free Sta te for ~r; Count_ies politic« ! object i.ves under tlo c g uise and t he Str.rmont ,J unta in th" Six nf Cnnnolly's Socialism . bu t. '.Vhich Cou n t ies. were a k in to Com munis t ic aims cof Four .'-'t' ars later many o f those Ch airman Mao T sC' Tu ng. defend ers of the Hep ublic in 1922 Gradually into executive posibeca me t ired and weary in t h ~ tion s both in the l. R.A. a nd S inn ~ trugg l e down that r ugged road to B'C'in the Red agents infi ltrated and freedrHn a nd they too sought an soon t he se men beca me the policy easier and safe path. Th<'y w ou ld ma kers_ Young men and g irls accept and avail themsel ves o( the were b rainwashed with th e teachInstitution. L E'ins ter House a nd its ings a nd propaganda of the new powers of Governm en t whi ~ h they policymakers. and we ll tra in ed had once sought by armed force organisers were sent into d ifferc!lt to destroy - mere ly a tactical a re as to s pread the teachings of move they d ~clared ll'ilh v ictory th ese Red in filtrators . j us t round t he corner. The next p hase of tha t policy is T hus in 1926 the Pol it ica l Group soon to be put into effect by them known as Fianna Fail \\·as formed a nd iato the par liaments of Jack to C'nter Leins ter House. and in six Lynch's G reen Republic a nd the .ve:n ·s t imt'. to become th e new Red, W hi te and Bl ue Institutions F'rC'e State rulers. or Storr.>ont a nd W estminster they Ver~· soon th e~' ca ug ht up wi th intend to w~ ge th eir v e r b a I the ir one t ime en em ies -- F ine s trug~ l e fm· I rish freedom w ith a n Gael. in using the sa me repressiv<' Inte-rnational fl avour. a nd cocrci\·e methor!s ag~ ins t those Th<' l'C' is an 0ld song ll'hi ch tells ll'ho had rema ined loya l to the us :Republic - weapons and me thods "\Ve've won e v ery Nations t ha t h ave never cha nged al l down b.1ttle but our own." the ~-ears . There arE' some still fighting on In 1946 nnothe r atte mpt was tht• International Fron t a nd deser tmadt' to breach the un ity or l o~· al in.£.( and n eglecting t he ir o w n Re publica n ranks b~· former Re- Nati,nal Front.. public,ln leudcrs. \\'hn too W<'l't' Since th e treaty of 192l onC' t ime smitlc•n ll'ith th e idC'a that attC"nd- Rep ubli c-ans have seceded f rom ancc at Le ins ter llousc \\'uu ld b r ing the HPpubl ican Mo\'l'i1Wn t to in ius that unity and fn'rdom for tial<• •lC\\' pnlic iC's t ha t t h e~- hoped ll'hi ch our martyrs diC'rl ·- hence• \\'ould unite tltC' pt•nplc in t he fi n~! into this wmprc•m ising pol it ical a<·h iC\'f>mrnt pf nur u nity <:'l n d i n~h:·· :t rer.:~ cn mc the C la nn naPnblact n pl'n~l l' n ce. P~ 1 rl_ , .. 'l'..~day t ha l Pil rt ~· is non . fn furtli C'rvnt e 1Jf th~.., i r pt~li<::y C'xis tcn t. t h ev ha\'(' u sed th0 p:~ri i an tcllt~ o f Twicf• w ithi n th f' pc•t·ird'i t •f 1 ~~;:;~ L P il\t..ll ' l' Hous e. S l <•rnH'i'lt u n d l fll:' ,1Pd i'l.ifi-10(i<l tltr• l•'rc!'rlnn o \\' < ·.,~rn:n-., h•r. Hut 1)\· thr : : .~t ' n f F'i}:h tt.· rs l•1n k tiu.: fi e ld i !1 acfivt :-; u cil l'tC I ic' t ht·~· h:1\'f' \~"i i! P l H'd t l u· t'dt ib.n ;rJ.. :<-Iin-.;t E!lL•l:: n.( t's ( >ccupn.. ei0 ,,·; :11!P a nd spl it tht· ~1 r·v"m ent t inn FP!'Cl clf1d tl w ir (! t' i ~ li ng a r:•l i:,:u.·ck·d th o;;t• wh,, C(ln t inHC'ri ' 1

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con t in u ity o[ t he s tntt(r. :<• a nd th e legit im:ttc Republic. Fine Gael. Fiau:n Fa iL Cla nn na Poblactlw. Irish L:~ bour, el.c. all s ha re the gu ilt aud I'C'~:punsib i lit:: q f this dt·:~cr tt r~ n and be t ~~ ~·'a J of t he Repu bl ic and pariiculit rly ~· a ll the blood and s<tJ'fC"rini( tha t h'h'!< flu\\'ed from it.

ElJI TORlA.L THE NAME of our pu blica A S tion ind ica tes, h 11 \\'C

endeavour through t h is ne ws-mC'dia · to ca te r fo r all who are intcrc:stcd in or wh o arc serviug in sor:~e capaci ty, the cause of the Republic for which our patriots and ma nyrs fo ught, suffered and died in e,·ery generation. We s ha ll labour to publ i5!1 and p ropilga te, t rut h fu lly a nd fcnriessly t he a ims and objects o f tha t ca use and to COltn te ract the d eceitfu l and fa lse propaganda that we l':ave ha d to con tend w it h clown the yea rs. We s hall prea(:h the Gospel of T on e in ;;eek ing to un ite all our p eople, Protesta n t, Cat holic and Dissen ter in the common C<tuse of our Nation's un ity and indepPnde nce <! nd we shall condemn a nrl denounce from whatever q u:;:·tc'r it may seek to raise its ugly h ci!d - the monster o f re l igiC~us bigotry a nd intolerance. The Soda lis m of ,Tames Connoll,v, t he idea lism of Patrick Pe:n·so>, and the unrepenta n t R ~ publican ism of Tom Clar)<e we s hall t •-:>' to inculcate into our people-- pointing ou t to the m that · the r ugged F reedom Road which · thpy travelled in tha t sen·icc. We shall conti nue of cou rse to give our fu ll support to "An P hoblacht" t he offi cia l vc;ice of !-he Repub!ican Movement, and we ask our readers to continue thei r support in that respect, never t heless. we il'C'i. tha t !here is a lso a n ecegsi t.v to cat<>r for loca l Republi.can ci.rples a nd to scatter the seed c•! Republicanism wherever possible. We fo llow a long tradition. d Belfast 's Repub lican Journal s since l hl' late Bu lm er Hobso.n fi rst iss ued his month ly b ookl et named ''T he Hepublic" from a Hoyal Ave . add ress before l9l6 right down thl' years with such splendid lilt!"' n ew spapers as An Siol 1932 - 1936 War News. and t-Ogl ac 193:) -19·13 Re publican N c w s ; Resurgent Ulster Hl51 - 1955. Glor U ladh Hl5;i195(] a nrl 'l'ir g raclh 19!>3-G:i. l\ll (1S t of these pa pC'rs were f inal!~· !;;m nee! under t he Specia l .P owers .\et. F i na l ! ~· we enn only hr•P-" :o s ucceed with your unqHalified s uppon in \\'a ~· 0f Art icles. P oems. Snn~ s. Ptc

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Lies i\head }T is th e !lntv of every. where our pe<•pl c ha \·e a spirit of HC!JH!blkan to a ssis t in resistance. The st m n!(er the spirit th~ l?uil<l up of a s trong of resis tance- the more c fTertive cllcch\"e nt on•nJcnt of rcsis t- the resistance s ha ll be. :mcc to B ritish interference in Iris h all'airs. If our morale is better t han t he

The Belfns t Republica n Pre.,;' Centre issued the follow ing . statcm<>nt on ll1th .June.

S MANY REPUBLICANS are

wondering what their gcn<'ral attitude sh ould be to the British General Election on 18th .June, i t is necessa ry for u s to clarify ou:· position. 'l'he policy of rwn-attendnnce a t the British P:11·liamcnt has been accepted as a fun damen tal part of the Republican code s incC' 191& when th e majori ty of the Irish people gave a mandate to the s ue· cessful S inn F tin cand idatC'S to establish Dail Eireann as a 32 coun ti es Hepublican Pal'liamenl. This mandate was renewed by tlw Irish peopl e at the 1921 GenNa l Election. The non-atte nda nce policy is still the policy o f the Provisional C ouncil and the Caretaker Executive of Sinn F'e in . The Britis h Parliament is a foreign parliament. It is not ou :·

Tht' in tegrity of t he R.N. must be preserved. Its ide nt it v a nd a ims m ust not be W<!akened. or lost in a welter of cam paign::; fo r lim ited obj ectives. There m ust be an efTec· ti ve well co-ordina ted di scipl ined rationa l s truggle for freedom and Nationa l re -unification. We must no t allow Na tionai a ims to be re legated to the background.

parliam en t. ft is rcgretablc that any Irish man or Iris hwoman should se<>k tn sit in t he pm·Jiament of the enemy power responsible for so much bloodsh ed and misery in I reland. This foreign power continues to give ecoo0mic and mili tary a id to i ts puppet regime at Stormont i n order to maintain parti ti on .

We must s ta te a nd re-state tha t the natura l and l awfu l u nit for deciding national issues is the people of All Ire land and not any section in the Six Counties, Political Parties or ind ividuals who s ta tt' otherwise m ust be relentlesslv ccndemned and discredited. .

The B ritis h Government has no de jure aut hority to hold elections in a ny part of I reland. We deny th em any rights at a ll on Irish soil. T ht' priority now at this critica l s tage is the security and defence oi the Na t iona ll y-minded p eople in the Six CoL:ntics. We d o not propose to squander our energies aud resources in fut ile party political in-fi ght ing exercises.

The R.N. must be respected. Those who oppose or hamper the ~' rccdo m S t rugglc must be fea rlessly cxpos~d . I.ynch and his Governmen t han• r epudiated thPir own Constit u t ion by fa iling to protect Irish Na tiona ls in the Six Counties from a rm ed a ttacks and by granting un lawfu l rights to the Pro-Bri tish elements he re. He has accepted passively t h" presence of en em y occupat i-on forces on Irish ter ritory and given comfort and s upport to the Br itish puppet regime here.

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the " Sund ay Press" of faced his call w ith the words, the 21st i\1 a y , cohtmnisi vita l words, "To abolish the Desmond F cnu ell as ks ''Dues memory of p a s t dissensions". Tone's do ctrine r ea lly des- Cl e>arly \\"hat Tone meant was that cribe the sort of united Ire- less emphasis should be placed on la nd we want io-da v'?" as if the divis€'ncss of religious differ the doctrine of Toi1c w a s e nc€'s a nd more on the unifying something different from all in fluence o f our common nationthat has been taug ht and al ity. believed since.

Pcarse had no d oubt that Ton e was in th e ma in st ream of Hcpubli· can p hil osophy. He declared with· out amb iguit y at Rossa 's funeral the true d efi n ition o f fr eed om "is Tone's d efinition , it is l\lilchell' ~ d ef inition, it is Rossa 's d e fin ition." Pcarse seemed to be a nti cip;.~ tin g the h<~ ir- s p litt in g Fenne l Is wh~n he condemned those who wo uld r~iv~ it "Any oth er na me and dd111iti t•n tha n th eir narne and the ir d C'iinition." Fenn<>ll fu rt he1· asks "Do \\"e really want to subs tit ut e t!u' COil1tnon n~n l c 0 f lrishnH·n in pl:JC'' o f t he cknomin:~tion s t>f l'rntc:;lan t. Ca tholic a 11d Di:<st·nt e r'"1 0 1 rou rsc ,,.._, do, in t·xrtclty the ~· a t1H' sense ~s Tone- lllCant \VhPn he plt'-

We must assert our selves and have complete faith a nd confidence in our ca use . W e need to be able to d efi n e t he words 'hooligan and h ooliganism '. We n eed to understand the s tra ins. stresses a nd frus trations that a re affecting ou r people.

Fcnnell d cclat·cs he ca nnot "Sllbscribe to Tone's ideal of Irish Unity". Poor T heobold, sleeping pc·accfully in his grave at Bodenstown, heed less a like of the activi· l ies of the U. VY.'s g rave-wreckers, and the deni gra tions of Fen nel!. .) us t who is out of s tep. Desmond r'cnnt-11 or fh •c gc·nerations of Irish Scpil ratis ts wht' brave>lv fou"ht and di<>d. con ten t w ith T;m C'·s c~n· ccpl ion of Iris h unity. Later J!l•n('ra l ions havC' iHl1plific<.l the m es>:~ge .. r 'l\ Hif'. but t he\' hav e not eha n;::e>d it. Jt is ;1> r~ l ~v.ml lr,d~i~· a l.\ it ,,·a~ in the l i !J\1':-,. fri sh St' p:l l:Jt l~ :t :-; rnav have Jn :.tch to !f':II U · but ,,bv iousiv nnt nc:p ·[\· so much a s r···lu1n~dst lk :;n;r>n<l Jo'C'Il ll Pl l.

We need realistic tactics for dealing with counter d emonst rations. We need to know how to deal with the enemy's tactics of 'containment' an d 'dispersal'.

mor·ale of the cnenw. it will b e easier to achieve victmy. We must th ink in terms o f goi n::: a fter victory ra ther than in ter111s of ·ha nding on the tor('}·,' to tlw n~ x t generatilln. If we struggle to Will bu t fa il. the torch will be> handed on unextinguishcd in any case.

Do u t. t and ~o nfusi o n a re enem ies of good m orale. We mus t k now what we want and h ave a constr uctive p lan of a ct ion. We must be a b!<> to answer q uest ions w ith confidence and vigour. The people will not have confidence in us if we don' t ha ve confi dence in ou rs e l v~·s a nd in our cause. Th e Dublin Government mu~t be discredited as it is a h iiJd ra n<"e ~,? t he progress of the s truggle f or ~ reedom. It can truthfully b P regarcled a~ a puppet or at least as a s ubservie>nt Governmen t fear fu l of Bri tish m ilitary and eccmomic power. The rour·age and in tegrity of its me m be r s s hould b e questioned. Th is could have a sa l u tary response. We m ust exph:.it the g rievances of the small farm e rs a nd fishermen a nd explai n how their economic position can be improved il} a free Ireland . This mea ns we must s t udy t he ir problem s. Ask questions and their opinions. Man d oes not live by 'bread' alone but h e can't live withou t it . Neither ca n· Hepublicanism. Our role is to build up support for our policies and to strengthen the spirit of resistance. It is vita l tha t we should know and understa nd exa c t! ~· w ha t our policies a re. We m u st identify ourselves wi th the peop le a nd make the ir legitimate s truggles akin with ours.

We need to investigate charges of ' hooliganis m ' and 'secta r ia n incident'. W e IH:f'd to k now t he bes t type of situa ti,, n that s u its th e progress of tlw l•' reed nm S: ruggiJ?.

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hav ~ 1;onc t:> worl(, th e chiltlrcn to ~ch;;ol , and the women go ahout their IJ u s in c ss, w ~ a ry from nowh ere, a f an;~ convoy of sleep. Su!ldcniy, it see ms as if Ire m lmo wherc, l! large convoy of British trOO!JS appcu. 'i heir 3·ton trcop carri ars grin•! to n halt an:! out jump arme11 British scluierc in full bat tl e !lress, ancl in ;1 famili ar sce ne in Bella<t et th e 70'..~ they proceed to block th ~ roads Actompanying the soldiers ar c 3 packed R.U.C. Lend Rove r:; wh icil inc:u cl cl at least one plain· clothes t1 etectiv 2 ami two wo men p[: ice. The R.U.C. ente r by the . frcnt tloor, wh il e the British troop.: try to get in the rear, IJreakin G (!ow n th a bacl1 tloor. i hc sea rch i ~ very thorough, besi1tes the usual ami obv iou > t>laces, bells and I>G twcc n IJI1nl1ets ancl sheets are searc h ~d, clothes tal1en from the h ~ t·pre•s arc al l unfoldcll and pu : IJacl\, Other household cff~cts inGIII(Iing washing-machines are Wom c n ' s expertly searched. peroona l effects including hantl· fla gs arc given a very tho?!HtGh searchi ng. Whi le this particular raid was tal1ing p:ace, a large numbe r of military scout cars, patrol the f id e streets, in a vast exhibit ion of mili tary power ami intimid ,ltion of the loc3 1 inh abitants The second raid . w h ich w as also ca rried o ut in the mom ing time . co nsisted of four :S-ton troop

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t·.lrricrs. S l~ n <l rovers, which were lin(' d up one ~ ide of the New Lu d g ~· Hoad. ThC' entry behind the house which wa~ t u be sea rched , w as lined from top t u botlom wit h British armed ·troops. m a ny o1 them stand ing on yard \\'J ib. Thre: houses were scarehed, one of them was vacant. as the (J\ Vner \Vas at work, but this did nut deter th ~ soldiers. th ey forced an enlranc ~ by way uf the back. A Betting Oflice. which was c losed, wa:> <>pened with a ke y from one of the many sets of keys which tlw British troops had w ith lhe m. To the d e light of their Loya lis t s upporters, w h t' \\'atchcd a m i gloa ted, o nce agr.in as the y had been able to do a few days pre· vious. These ra ids were an arrog· a nt d isplay of military power, over a people who had the cou rage ami the Gud·gi,·en Right to ,;tand up t ,, thes e same troops. when the:: acted w ith clelibaate inte nt, by the us e of tear-gas and rioi·squad t._. int nnida te the loca l resident s, whu had not moved o ut oil their o wn ar ea . but ins tea d h ad r epu lsed the so-ca ll ed loyalists. who had in · \'ackd them. threatened and s toned fami lies fro m their ho m es. Whe r,:, was this display of armed migh t when fam ilies w ere intimida tC'd. a nd h <•d to move a ll th eir be long· ings from the loyalists area. s ine' thC' con frontation that Saturday on !he New Lodge Road. The Britis h Autho ri ties said they were actin r; " o n inform a tion received" .

Foreigrn1

"For Tone is com ing back a g·ain With Leg ions o'er I he wa vc The dea r old laud, the loved old land The brave old land to save." How often have we heard t ha t grand o ld song in th e Ceil i H alls. and at Republican fu nctions and especially on our Jnnua l Pilgr im· age to th e G rave of Wolfe Tone at Tlodens t own!

Well , at least after wit ness ing the magn ificent parade o n Sunday last. Hth June, 19i U, we can truthfully and proudly say that the Spirit of Tunc was back aga in with the greatest gathering of sin· cere Republican followers of T on(' s ince pre-war yea rs . it was in keeping too with th e spiri t of Belfast. which Tone kne\\' and lO\·ed ·- that flclfa;t should pro\'ide the greatest contribution - numericaliy - to the success of the parade. Th e Be lfast of McArts Fo rt. Cave Hill . where Tone h im· self sowed the seed 0 f Hepublican· is m an d Separatism by so lemnly vowing wi t h his comrades .

"Never to des ist in thei r efTur ts until they had s u bverted t he au tho r it.'· of England over their own land and a sserted he r independe nce.''

Upwards of one t housand m 1ny Bel fa st ·' E:,i les ' ' l iving in Dublin were thc1 1' t o gre et them . people travelled from B elfast on Saturday and Sunciay, w h ilst All Units of the Repu bl ican mo\'e· mcnt were represe nt ed viz : Og la igh na hEi reann, Cu m ann na m fl3n . Sinn F'ei n R epublican Clubs. Na Fianna E ircann, C um · ann na gCa ilini and Nat ional Graves' Associa tion. \l"ith t h ree ·bands accompanying them viz·: Tom W illiams Pipe Band, J oe 1\kK cl vey Pipe Band and St. P at r ick's Youth Acco rdian Band. Let it not be thought th at 13C'lfa,; t completely stole the limelight in this Pa rad·~ - the Boys from the Coun ty Armagh wer e there in force a lso, w ith Sa int 1\fary's Pipe Band. Lurg3n . Wolfe Tone Ba nd, N e w ry a nd Blackw::J tersln\\'n Pi pErs and Drum mei·s . a nd rcpre· sentatives of the various units of the Republican Mo ve ment Parti cularly impressi\·c were the members of Na F ianna -· Every C ounty in Uls te r were represented incl ud ing t he heroic un!·cpPn t an t area of B o g s i de. F'rom t he Provinces of Mu ns t er. Leins ter, and -

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1\/JH. COHISII all(l l\11·. O'Learv of the Irish LalJom· Party. lV.1. were so much worri ed a lJont 'th e invasion of CamlJodia by American troOJ1S, t hat they sought a fu ll-s ca le dis cussion in

J.einster House to r egister their protest. M r. O''l'uatha il. Edito r of ·t;n itcd Irishman'. was listed to speak .o t a m ee ting orga nis~d by De 1T~' Hcpubl ican Club to pr(oles t agai n, :. American Polic~· in C ::mbodi3 a nd also th e p rC"s~nce of Amt•lican Base': in Northern Ire la nd \\'ithnut the aut hority of t he Iris h People North or ~oulh. thus i m·nh·in~ th is eoun tr,· direc tl y in a n,· future U.S. Wars . Vcr." noble s ent iments indeed : We re it not for thC' fact that charif\· in t he form of s uch action a nd protes t begins at ho me. \\'here Bri tis h l k.1ses and tronps a rp s ituated in our Northe rn Ter rito ry c1n<.I \\'hich hcu invoi\'C•d this country <l f ours in t \\'o major \\'ars . nncl '.l'ithoul th :· a ulhrorit,· <•f th0 Tris l; people. Bu t when \\'e n·;~ d the comm e n ts a nd o pinio ns of " " t he pu liti c~ll Gmups in Le ins l cr ll toltSl' and als o of Mr. O'T uathail. we fi nd tha t t hey h:l\·c a ln ' nd ,· agrL't·tl lt • d es ert th e I>C'<>plt· <of tf11· N•>rth ,1ncl are in · rlifTPr<'nl ln ll rit i.<h f\a<c< in tlwi r la nd . \Vhvn f\ lr. 0 ''\'u ;dh,lil w a:-; ~; s k 1 ·d nn a ·relcy i:.; io ll tHug ~ ·~~tn!n e if th · j ~ ,· pu bli t..' i.\11 l\l~t\' t:'I I1 P I1 t Wt i S t {•\~li l y ct ~~·d i ll:'i l ~ till ~~ bi'CJliHh t inlq i\lWthl· rtl \, . 1-HHI h l' ~; lid :-- ·· .-\ ~<.1 \o ~1nd .l g<J i n w e ha\'t> s:l id th :ll t llf.• p u q>I C' \•I • · ,,. t lll' l l i It •·Lu :d n~ u~;~ d f' f . . ·:v i l lH'll l "\ t •l \ ' 1'", . ·

And in true Fianna Fa il trad ition also agrees with the lead e r of that Partv when h e sa id. " Aga in a nd agai n we have said we do n o t w an twhat he tPrms a 'Ci\'i l W a r '. And Conor Cruise O'Brien on behalf of the L abour Party has said"Leave L a w a nd O rder i n the North to the Br it is h and a dmit it o penl y." Wh ils t M l'. L ~·nch has s a id that the defe nce of t he m inor ity i n the North is availnble in the fo1ces se nt there by the British Government . Th e Edito r of the 'Iri sh Press· h&s written- ''This S tate-mean ing the 26 Counl iC's - dol?s n 't 1wed N o rtheners e ither coming or be ing brought t o take sides in the In te rna l Affairs." And someone rem inded h im of Article N o. 2 of the Cons ti tutio n of h is 26 Coun ty Sla te wh ich reads, 'The Na tional te rri tory c11ns ists of th .: whol e Land o [ Ir C'land. its Tslands and territorial SC'as . In 192?.-25 the C u mann Na nGael party under Mr. Cusgravc 's f a th e r sold out the N o r th a nd ll?ft us unde r th e lo \'ing 'Carp and Prot ection of the Britis h Arm.' ' of O ccu pa tion and rejo iced in t he ' Da mned G oocl Bargain' t h e~· had m ad,• in the sc ll·o ut nf this P a rtitio n issuC'. The fo unclt·1·s ,,[ th,• F'ia nn;; F'a il Party , the n m C'mUPrs o f Sinn F e in. nppnsrd and c l'it ici~ ed t hC' 'Dam ned G o, ,J Ba rgain' . Now they too with thP en-o pera t ion of F ml' G a::l IC'd Cl>:;g r;,ve 's SO P a nd t he Ir is h L abo11 r l'a r t v a n rl tiH"i r fl'!!ow t ra ve llers h;;\·c ll'ft us to lhe ' C::u e and l'm tc clion' 11 f ,\ hl!hcr Eng l:wd ';: ft>rccs \\' 1\IHHi t ,. , ... n " · Da n111<' d G <>()d Barg.J in '. 1\nd a> " "" chi ng fJ ' c,IL',, !c rs s ht·;tt 'Ou t-Ou t ' to i\ m ~· ri<';, n Tron ps - ihe Ur it isi1 h1\'a d crs wi ll u l' b.\·· pe~ ss<>tl b< <" ltt.<l'. \\'hi spe r it-l ht'\' arC' rC'q ui r ed t(l <P rnteC't u ~ p ,h,l' N n 1tlu •r•H.'!"S . frn1n '! ? '"! : "! ~ ·.• "! 1

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{)aH· to th e nllcgctl import a t ion ol Artn s, I:\..-)EFEnRI corrcs pon!lc nt o t tile Suntla y I? re ss, t 7-5-70, wrote:NG

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''In an C'liort to fmd o ut wh(rc the arm~ \\'ere int<'ndrd to he delivC'rcd in the Six Coun li<'s and th!' nntrz!'s uf th!' supposed recipimts. the H.U.C. Spec ia l Uranch is hrlpi ng the Garda i.'' Mr. 'fully , La bo ur, mig ht b e ablt• tn he lp ' •ut hcrr as hr askC'd l\11-. Lynch in L einstcr Ho use:-''Was hC' aware that A rm s were landc.d in Dtoghcda . Hifles w ithout bolts were in the hold of a s hip? W;ts it true that At m s had been l anded <H a nurn uer r,f pl aces wi Hwn t an~· control'.'''

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HE F lying Column Foil' Group, Bellast, und er the le aders hip ot Ea mon L a r g y have at las t r e lca5cd their fi rst long pl a ying record, called "Foil\ Time in lrc lancl-" and a lrc mly ther ~ is a big clcma ncl for it, price 19/ 11 .

I unde r sta nd they had some difncul t ~· beca use of the incl usion of the song " T om WilHams.-- beous e they reluscd to m ake the r ecord without it. and even tua lly th ey w on out on it- con g ratula tio ns Eamon on you r sta nd and on your s pl c nding renderi ng of the song_ You w ill be delightC'd Loo with the lo veh - haunting voice of KatldC'rn McCrccd y o ne of our fine~ t s ing<!rs w ith rendering of ·'Jamcs C onnolly" the " I rish Re bel" and " T hC' l)y ing Rebel". \VhiL;t Pmld~· McGoldriek will li ft yo ur heart w ith his l i ve!~· s ingi11g of " Whis key in the J ar' '. " B e lfas t City". " Come to the Bower·· and ·' Ba n ks of thL' Oh io"_ Earnon- t hc lad himself, also s ings ·'H e n ry J u~·" . ·' Boston Burg lar" and "\Vhen I we~ s S ingle''. Barncy Evans with Bass a nd Guitar, s ings haunt ingly "Banna Strand''. Scan K clly o n the G. Banjo and B cnn~· McKC'ating o n te nor Ban jo comple te this fi n e g rou p. This record is a must for all music )(IVC'I's_

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Iiour of Glory? IN bctw('en TilE Q u IET ll0l1H S riot and strife, :tnd Uod alunc !mows how the quiet hours arc rare, hnw often does our m ind ram ble over recent events, dwell on

the confusion in our mids t and search for the way ahead. Som e of us fiud tha t wa y, others do not, ye t again others find it and lack the strength to follow it. To those peopl e who genuinely can no t fi nd the way a n!:ad, we must g ive assis tance and guidance so that out o f their confus ion and doubt will eme rge truth, the truth be ing that the fi rs t s teps t o ward s p~acc a nd prosperity for any cnuntry is free-d om. To those who know t he path o r freedom to be the way ahead · bu t lack t he strength to take it, mere under s ta nding is not cnr.ug h, fo r the battle aga inst fea r is universal. and perhaps the fi r~ t step towa rds its defeat is the acceptance that fear is natural. an emotion fe lt by a ll men great and s m a ll a nd o nl ~· w hen it is a llowed tc• d omi nate J o <' s it become co wardice. E\·en the problem of coward ice ca n b e fought. it is easy to be a C~>Wa rd among cowards . like m ost serious ail m e nts it is contagious and unle ss treated ca n become an epidem ic. The trea t mC'nt of t his ai l ment lies in t h e hands of cour<rgcous men. bC'Ca use fear is a s trun.E:c' t hing a nd b,- thC' :lctinn;

Connolly

SXNN FlEIN ~

and ·l-. Par tIllon Si x new Sinn F ei n - R epublican Cl ubs were set up In Bellast w ithin the past cottl>l c o f mon ths - viz. Ctltna nn F c r ga l O' Hanlon: St.

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l.iam McPariand :

P a t ri cl~ 's

a m i Unity F lats Area.

Ba llynwrphy a nd Whitcrock. Ar ~a .

Patlraig Pca rsc:

Clon ant

Scan O'Carro ll :

AtHicrsonst own Arc~

Scan M~rtin '

Ball ymacarr c tt ~ ncl Mar l\ct Area

Gcrranl O'C a lla;;a n :

O ~ r.ch moun t Arc~ .

All o f \ hem Rtonr. w rth the rx is tin;; Cum nnn Scan McC:IIIghc y, Oltl p:lr l\ ~rtt l 1\rtloy'l(: •Ht•a il ,IVt: l! icrlg•J<I th eir a ll cgiunce to tnc Caro' t ~i, Pr ~: x r.;; ulrv c o f ti t ~ S rn:1 r ein anci P r u•J isrolla l 1\ rn:y Counri l.

A FTEH

T H E OUTBREA K OF' TliE l st WORLD WAH· J A MF.S CONNO LL Y WAS I NSTRUMENTAL IN ARHANGING A C 0 N 1•' F. H ENCE OF P EOPLE Wl!O !\ IIGIIT m: INTERESTED IN OHGA NIS ING AN IN SUR llECTlON A G /1. 1 N S T HBITI S II fi ll L E IN IH EL AND _ /\t a llH'l'ling h c·ld on Sepl e mb,•t !h h. 191-l -- <•t w hi('h ~ uc h men ::• 'l'w11 Ci ;l! k. t'C'ars <'. ~.k D c>rmott_ c l ~. Wl' r(' pn•,<•tH. Co n notly s u ;;;;c5tccl .(rt•lf ill.l! ilt !11ut:h ''-"il h c; . . rn:;1 ny \\ ith :t \ 'ipn· tn .... (il it. :·; 5liPP'-' lt. 1 •\

l t 1o .: l'! c

At tl ~ t' ;u : t i-:ub r ti mC"

nt brave 11\l'll , thl\ feat' o f being c.tllL·d a ,.,,ward ran bc:comc g.·,·atl' r than ttu· fr;H· ut arrt•st , 111timidat ion. or ind eed o f d Ntt h ztst•lf, ;md so at thb ho u r lll'\'ct· has it been 1110 re intpo rtnnt th~t lllL'n of idea ls s huw their cour;~gc antl d e tC'rminallon putt ing the med icine of <·uunte r · tear to work amid s t our propk . and as in t he \\urld of medicine m a kinc thc very d i sca ~ c t h~tt th r<'ate ns, work (ot us. lt is in this sphen• that the rea l gl o ry lies . it is in t his s phere the~\ the id eals o f the Hl'}Jubl ic s ta nd or fai L S o \\'hi lst some migh t say i t b our da1 kcst ho ur, it rs in tact our hour of g lory. fnr brav..:- rncn arc

coming forward cvC'ry hour of the day to commtt thcms<·h·cs tu the caust• of t he Hcpublic. brave m en whose names shall li\'C in his t o ry of our· country. wht•n those w ho turn thci r backs a, c but had mEm or ies. This is the real mira cle of o ur dark h our bringing to life the words of o ur famous $llng : --Night is clarkc·~ t just be fore the da w n. i\nd frum dissen sion Jt-pJand is reborn." The path a head is nul a n easy o ne but to rttrea t from it is im possib le . fo r to do so would be to sa y that we have lost t he will to s u rvi\·c as a nation. that the re never \Vas such a man as Pe:-t rs0. that August ncvct· happened. that Britis h troops arc no t ra iding homes. in s hort to escape ft·om realit~·. the tC'nibl c rrality tha t w r are an occupied a n cl di vid ed .:ountr~·. Re t rea t. and future gL·n· crations s ha ll li\'1~ o nl ~· to hear the s hame of our weakness. RNrr·at. a nd fu ture g~ nc ral io ns s ha ll die on fo r Eign ~oil. a people with o ut a na t io n or natio nho od. S tand firm a nd we s ha ll build a natio n neve r aga in to surrender our peopil' t n attack o r thC' C'xplnitatinn .,f a grf'Nl ~· \\'Oriel .

the Ulster Vo luntc~r F'orce was <1 numC'rica ll y s tro n _g and well arm ed active o rganisation - t he fore r unner of thC' U.V.F'. of to-day . Th ~ a r ms and mil itm·y s upport which Connolly soug ht from Germany w o uld hav ·~ been used agains t the U.V.F . if neccssa n·. because in a reference to Pa rtiti~n in May. 191-1 10 w h ich Rcdmo nd. U cvlin . Cars on ;;nd the Liberal G overnment had agreed in senct. Conn o ll~· w rote : -

"To it, Labour shoul£1 give the IJittarest ormosition; nga ins t it, La bour in Ul ster s hould lig ht eve n to th ~ d eath if necessary ns o u r fa ther s fou g ht be fore us." Ma n \' nf ttwsc w ho c la im !n tnll n ll' C:on no ll v tu - da1· would dc·n•Junce Cu!I IH;lly a~ a .fa s cist o:· o ne wn nting to c:1 u ~.c Sl'Clat ia n .>trifl-. bL'l':tu:;e of thi.; milit allt :d~ i lud .:' at!nins t Partiti, ,n

SIX

.JUN E. 1!-170

l~OYCOTT

DEUHY

LOYAL l' OUNC

SOCIALISTS

(:JJ1'HVCS

TI-lE I1HJTISI-I ELECTION

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Association H ereunder w e publi sh some ex tract s fr om a statem e nt

ABOUT 50 of De>n-y's Young Socialists staged a protest marc h to the American Nava l Communications Base o n thl' o utskirts of Deny to protes t against U.S. pol icy in South East Asia . At the e nd o f the demonstra tion. 30 co unt er de m onst rators began singing " God Save the Quee n " ~net the Young Sociali s ts joint'd wi th them. UNITED WE STA tiO FOR THE BRITISH MONARCHY

TH E L ONDON BRANCH o f thi" United lrelancl Association has s('nt out a s t<: temenl to four m illion people o[ ll'islt extra ction Jiving in Bri,ai n to bo~'Cotl the Britis h Election.

THF.:Y PO INT OUT tha t England has no rig ht to legislate in a ny 11·a~· for any part of the 32 Count ies o( Ireland. <1ncl it deplores Br itai n's act i on in using C.S. gas, g uns, armomed cars and " Blatant Brutality" against the " Defenceless People'' in the S ix C o unties.

issu ed t o t h e Press by the Na tional Gra ves' A ssociation, OuiJJin, outlining various projects undc rtal<en by the Association.

\ VOLF'E TONE 1\'IEiUORIAL TH £ MONUMENT AND GRi\ VE of Wolfc Tone at Bod~nstow n was bndly damaged by E-xplosives on the night of the 1st November, 1069. l mrned iat('J~· the National Graves· Association acted and accepted res ponsibility for its restora tion. Th e appea ls which went. out for f ric>nds m e t with a ge nerous response, the first being a sum of money from a Protestant minister in Dublin. and a ~s. od. Postal Order from a school-girl in Den·y. The s u bscription lis t will remai n o pen u ntil the day of the unveiling wh ich it is hoped wi ll lake p lace in September, Hl'iO.

Sea:u.1 1\icDiarmada JN A Sl\fALL ki tchen house in Uutler St1·eet, Belfast. ahnost OJJposite Hoo!tcr Street - two streets at Anloync which were much in the news during- the Au gust h ·oublcs of 1968 -- Scan !\IacDi:Hmada, Signatory to the Proclamation of 1916 and one or the e xecuted leaders - used lo sit a nd ta lk of Ircla ud and her comfavo~u·ite meeting plaee. !le ha ted ing strugg·Jc for freedom . Almost opposite t hE' Catholic Club in R oyal AvE'nuc, Sca n and a few co mrades rented a s mall upstairs office. It was from this office that t he late Bulmer Hob~0 n issued his little j ournal called, .. The Republic.' ' It was here that S('an - when ot hers \\'ere \\'Ont to talk of I ris h literature, I rish indust ry and economics, e tc. - \\'o uld

say:''G('t us guns and amm o fi rst and get England out , a nd we shall have plenty of lime a nd fa cilities to build up t he Coun try.'' lie believed that Irela nd's first duly was to fight. Eventuall.\'. pub lit• mee tings were org11niscd to prop3gat c t he ne w policy of Sinn F'c in . One of the firs t was h e ld at Elrn ficld Street, Ard o~· ne. It \\'H S not a l tc.get hcr peaceful ;~s many nf thuse prcs~nt objected to the l\lo\'Pnu · nt. l-lfJwc, ·er. as the old wagfln nette \\'as leavi ng amid a rhorus o f boohs. an old man approa<·hcd Scau llnd put a pie :e of pa pC'r into hi s hand . In it \\'!1 5 w ra p ped a gold so\'ereign. Scan said it was a GC'd send :os tlw dril·er •·f t lw \\'agon had \,, be pair!. 011 tht•ir wa~· ba<'k s,.,\1\ u,:ed \11 i11:-. i•a nn thcru si n ging N t:ti1H1:t l

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pas~c·d d tl\\' tl Dnn P~

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the sight of the police at his meetings. One night one of his f riend~ said to him : - Wouldn't it be grand if w e could win those fine Bo bbys' over to our s ide." to which Sean replied: ·'L N us gel strong enough to lake them as p1isoncrs a nd then they wi ll back us.'' The fri end with whom he stayed was ;~skcd by Scan what prayers he said every n ight anti when he told him, Scan said very feelingly . ''Si nce I was a young boy I have a lways sa id three Hail Mary's each morning that there would be a rebell ion in Ireland in my t ime. and t hree Hail J\olary's every night. that I \\'ould be in it.' ' He believed that t he freedom of Ireland could onl~· be ach ieved by a b lood-sacrifice <lnd ofte n he wou ld repeal. ·'Somconl.' must die to rou>c the na t ion to its dut\'." To save Dark Rosaleen ma·n~· must die nnd he who is called upon t o mahe the sacrifice s hall also receivt> th e s trength.'' Crrppl<'d wit h pni n. he s tepped out proudly nn lln.t E:.>s t<>r Morn. 19\ti t" fuifill tha t proph<'<'~:. :.>nd s ixl<'!'n da~·s inter. !\la~· l :!th. l!llti a s h" stood befor e the r ifl •'' n f th a t ll riti ~ h fi o'i n~ sq•t<ld in th,• pri-;nn y.:u d rd

Kihll l.: inh~.· n

he prtlUd l~·

<h t•\\·e.J thc<t he· ll'ltl n •r!'in•d tha! s t rl·n~ th to m.1!.;;0 the .::u p r l':l":(' sacriti\'(' f<>r Ireland.

Th cobald Wolfe Tone was, and s till is. a Nationa l fi gure; the fa ther of th e Republic, a leader, a teacher, a g uide, a martyr. He is r espected by all cr~eds. He symbolises Ireland . With a ll cl ue respect to our grca t men of the past, T one towers O\'er them all , and is the beacon which Iights the way for all Iris hmen t ow;trds the ir ideal of n free United lrt'iand. This Nationwide regard for Tone has been amply manifested down through the years by the countless t housands w h o visited his li ttle cell-grave ~ve t y June. I t was a Pilgrimage. They came to honour him and went a\\'ay renewed wit h the Spirit o f Republicanism.

THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS l\1.1\.R'l'YHS Four members of t he Con naught Hangers lost their I ives in India ciuring the Mu tiny in June 1!120 and wer e buried m Ind ia. T he Mutiny was a protest by t hese Iris hmen, se rving in the British Army, ag~inst the atrocilte~ being then committed in Ireland by England's Bla ck and Tans. Jim Da l~· from T yrrcls pass \\'as execu ted on the 2nd November. 1020 fm· h is part in the Mu tiny, whilst Sm~·the from Drogheda, a nd Sears fi'Om Mayo. d ied from bullet W<>unds :~ncl Mira ndae from Liverpool dit•d f1 om \he e ffects of hunger-strike. The Indian G ovemm cnt ha ~ now cecid<•(t tn ;dlow llh' bodv of Ji m Da ly to be lll'ou ~ht back t~ lre>land for J<'btnial. It is be l iev<'cl th~l tl1 !'~· will a ls,, ag rc>e tn the r~' intf'J' nh:n t ,,f i1is thn'\l' crrtnrad l•s f '0Hl liu·i• b<J ;bJ plact• ir, l11dia. if ap plictl ti n n i.... 1nad ... h~· t h (\ i r 1

rC'lalin· ~.

Jim Oaly's two sisters h<•ve requested the National G raves' Association to take charge of t he fu neral a r rangements. The Committee agreed and it is now planned to have h im buried in T yrrclspass. on Sunday, 1st Nov., 1970.

If it is possible to have the other t hree bodies. they will be buried in Gla.snevin Cemeter y at t he same time. which will be the 50th Anni\'crsary o( the execution of Jim Daly.

KEVJN llARRY and EOWARD DALY The erec\il)n of a Memorial Ston e to the memories of K evin Barry and Edwa rd Only at the corner of Ch urch Street a nd North King Street. The memorial p laque w ill be erected on a s.ite in f ront of the new fl ats which replaced the h ouse w here Rarry was capt ured. T his area had such close connec tions w ith Edward Daly and h is men who fough t so galla n tly there in 1916 that it was decided the memorial s hould be a join t one to both their m emoric>s.

"THE JJAST POST"

The publis hing the Second Ed ition of the Association's publica t ion "Th e L ast Post". Th e first Ed ition was Jiublished in 1932 on a limited way, gave particulars of g raves, me mm ia ls. way-side cross es cornmenwra tlng ou r · countrv's martyred dPnd. · This hoped tha t th e ~nd Ed ition \\'ill be m uch n·torc comprdJCnsivr a nd w ill inducle parli<'nlars vf a ll \\'ho died in the eaus(' of the lris h H<'public from 1911 to the prPs!'n! !inw. It i' hopC'cl to ha,·e it rrad~· by t h!' t>nd of \h(' year.

J!J N E. Hl70

SE VE l':

L l J U C 1-l

AMJDST

;V E it G l-1

ALL O UH Pl{ESl<:NT TROUBLES t he E.E.C · (European Econom ic Commu nit y ) see ms a ra ther vague possibili ty beca use polit ical developments in · the Six Counties are so t urbul en t that they arc determined by days S EAMUS O ' NEIL L in an a r ticle rather tha n wee ks. mon t hs or y ea rs and serve to pnshroud in th e "Irish P ress" re ferring e ven gr eater t he already dark chasm of E. E.C. commitment, to th<' j us t c·l ai m of thC' fi shc tmcn a chasm one feels too d ar k .md too deep to ve nture into, 1" t he f ish . in t he Lough, s ta tes guide d onl y by th e questiona ble moti ve>s of comm ercia l poli- t hat t hts Rtgh t goC's back to tlw · · R rC'hon La ws· · ttcwns w 1. 10 se 11 t h emse1ves and their produ cts a nd con- a re th e y really old Impe rialists cealing the fact that all the st ruggling t o 1 cgain a voice lost in He re fe rs t o the 'Feinches' which products a re turned out by t he world wide demand f m· free- s t a tes the Rig h t o f ('Verv t r ibe and the same compa ny . T h e Pos ition and Powe r Co. Ltd. T he work ing class having been ex posed t o s uch tactics fo r gcrwra t ion s a rc now almost numb. To them t he grea tes t t ragedy of all is tha t they now almost expect to be taken on as they w e re in th e p ursua n ce of an Empire a nd two World Wars. This t ragedy mus t neve r be a l!o'wed to rc:iJea t itself a nd t lw best wa y t o avoid it is fo r t he working dass of Ireland to unite , to rep lace commercial polit ics with voca tiona l politics, t o become a people ra thet' than a raw ma t erial to be shuttled on to conveyor belts t ha t lead only to the war zones of the world sorted and gmded on a bas is best suited to th e interest of the P osition ar.d Powe r Co. Ltd . If the E .E .C. as the uarne s ug· ges ts were p urely eco nomic ;u1d ba la nced in the i ntere s t~ of t he I ris h people th en we could look a t it in the terms of cold cash but this is not the case, it got:s much furth er than tha t, it is com p lete p olitical integ ra tion with E u rope, the conse que nces of which are fa r reaching and in severa l respect s fa r from being i n the in tere sts of I re· land, a nd Iris h f reedom, it could d est roy it beyond all hope of redemption , for ra the r than u nite Irel and it wi ll tend t o re-unite the UK. It must be made clea r t ha t at any time the borde r could hav<' been ab olish ed s im p ly by the w hole of the country becoming pa r t of Britain. If w e did not ch oose to be a province of Britain, why t he n be a province of Emopc? Is it b eca u se they are all s uch nice people to k now ,a people who have nev er waged war on ha lf the world . ot

il1Ul'INY B Y ' A4 '

SPECIALS Ir.Im. 1925, the I N 'A'DECEl\ Specials a ll o Yer the

Six Coun t ies m utinie1l an d took

oYer a n ti har r ira !lctl of fh<'. h:HT:l Ck> in ll'hii·h

SOII\C llw ~· \\' t' l'l'

cases

sta tioned. I n

the,\·

p l :t c e d offict~ rs under :uTc'i l.

we re d ailn in r, 3s. p c 1·

dnm. a free dom \\'on only by t he bitt<'t' s truggle of th e people in the cou ntry the~· occupied and su p· p ressed. heJ.and is n ot yet fr ee, not beate n, n or has th e time com e or li kely to, whe n we will sell our country to the high est bidder or accept an old Im perialis t dttb as a s ubstitut<' fo r fre edom. Ther e are those who would p oint out that a united Europe would be a sound d efence aga ins t Commun ism, but the re again a com mon d efence agreement s uch as N.A.T.O. could do this, and a nyway C ommun ism is by no mea ns the only th >·cat, for whils t the re might be t roops in Czechoslovakia they are n't exactly boy scouts in the Six Counties. Those w ho a rc crying a bou t the ·Commu nis t t hreat shoul d p ut their own house in order before doing so, for the s tink of t heir E111 pirc s and all t he ir fostered divis ions s till re main. The p urs uit of a n inde p endent foreign policy could not and would not be practical in such a community, in a world of conflic t and ch ange the s urrender of s uch a right is s uicida l whe re the Irish p eople would b e no more than a voice in the wilde rness. A wi.lde rn ess of unemploy men t wi th industry concent ra ted in the indus trial centres of E m ope, an agr icultmal w ilderness in a community a lready over-prod u cing, a cult ural w i!detness in a com munity geared only to the pursu it of fi nan cia l gai n . For th e overlords of the new s tructure, it would be a s t r u cture in w hich Ire land would exis t in name only .

from 1922 or an alternative of

a gratuity. They we re bein g d isb :,nded a t this ti me, a nd S ir James Cr aig la te r t o become Lord C raigavon ll'ho had previous ly d escribed the m a s the " l~lo wc t· of Ulstt·r·· had now s uggest ed to t he m thnt they s hould go to the Dom in ions. W hen nskt•d how t hey would hnltl <~ U t with th is pro test· oi1L' ··. f thv tH ~:tit!. '·\\.t• ha\'•: plvnt v of

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people to t hl"sC' things. · The quick drawing of a net from <'«eh s tream. The Sea \\'rack of each strand. The Dul se o f each rock. The p roduce of each wa ve out· s ide the R ock goi ng into a boat. This is one Phase of th e Con quest that ca n be r emedied . It is the Inch before t he Saw tha t counts, no dou bt we can soon fi nd man~· others. T hese th ings may mean little to the people of a cit y bu t to t h ose of our peopl e wh o li ve by the lakes and strea m s o f Irela nd they mea n a great lot.

Bodenstown (continued from p. 4)

C onnaught the y ca me in l a rge numbers accompai ncd by fiv e bands t o swell t h e crowd of almost seve n t housand people. i t was a colourful scene as t h e Colour Party h eading t he pa rad e w it h the National Flag of the 32 Counties a nd t he S tarr y Plough th e flag of t he C it izen A r my, followed by t he flags rep rese n tat ive of all un its of t he R epublican movement a nd of the d iffe rent period s in the s t r uggle \'iz.: The F lag of t he Un ited I ris hmen of 1798: the F lag of the Fcnia n P e riod of 1867; th e F lag of S in n Fcin. Na F ian na Eireann, etc. Wreat hs we re la id on the muti la ted headston e by Sean MacSt iofain on be ha lf of th<' Re publ ica n 1vlovemc nt ; by D<'asun O'Ma ille on beha l f of Si nn }'c in . B rita in, and Mr ..lam zs Cona ty on behalf of C la n n na Gael. Amer ica. Rory 0 '13rad a ig h. L ongford. proved a cap<tbk Clti('[ M~, rsh<tl. Sea mus S t ce l l'. IJ('lfa s t. a s Chairman. spt•a kin g in G <u:lic and E n~ li ; h on be ha lf of t he Cornme·.11nra l i<HI Cnmn\i ltc e . t~ ' lthl' ri n.~r.

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c flo :·ts o f g reat Prott\St..111l }Ja t t iot •>n lw ha l f of hi" do\\'ll· tro ·ddt' ll . p l'I' S.,L'll tf'd ft'llo\\'· lrish tlh l11 a nd \\·nnlt.ln th t'n suff(\rinf!

u 11dC'r Eng 1<111ch ill t,lln ot" pena l la\\'s beca use of th<:ir Nutiona l a nd reli gious bel iefs - and po int ('d nu t hnw a s im ilar pos it ion exist('(! in the S ix Cou nties t o-da~· - a s itua· t ion w hi ch cou ld only be snlvcd as T one then had i"Jclirved by b reak· ing cnmp l t> t~ l\· tliC' t?un nPrt ion wit h E ngland . O ne of the b~s t ora tions h ea rd at the g ra vesicle of Ton e since Pea rse last s po ke t here wa> delive red by Da it h i O'Conn2ll. C')l'k, in which a ve ry lucid a nd remarkable a na lys is o[ the situation in Ire la nd d uring t he pas t year was give n . Placing the e n tire blame on t h e Britis h G ove rnment a nd her colla bora tors in the Six and Tw e n ty -s ix Cot>nt:,· G overnm etlts. He a lso r eferred t o the pa rt played b~' those "Re pu bl icans" w ho \\·e re in tent on following the pol itica l line o f the d iffer· e n t politi cal groups in Lcins ler House . S tormont and W cstmin stcl'. To the N orth e rn P rotestan t h e s aid : ''The ma n \\'c honou r t o-d av was of your creed . He proved t hat Ca tholic a nd Protes tant cou ld work t oget her for t he ir m u tual benefit.. We belie ve th e same ca n be done again. We do NOT ask you to renounce your religion or torsallC your way of life. We d o not ask you to join the South. We s im pl~' ask that. you come into the poli tics o f t he 20th Ce ntu rv a nd wo rk wit h us for the creat io;, of a new Ireland \\'l o :· t h ~· o[ Wnlf(• Tone." And to the pol iticia ns o f Le inst cr House. he said : "You have sold o u r Cou nt ry body and soul , physica lly a nd morally. You t ell us it is our d ut v t o defend Eu rope but a crime de fend our own kith and kin. You le d Irish soldiers t o their dea ths in the Congo in the na me of World P Pa cc. b ut y ou w ill not face t he real it ies of a just. and i;J.s t ing Irish Pea ce. You p reach la w a nd orde r forget ting t hat la w is not s tronge r t ha n life or m a n's des ire t o be fref' . You ca n no longer con ta in thl' spir it w hich a rose from the ashes of 13omba ~· S t ree t. you could n ever und e rsta nd it eithe r."

And to the Br itis h Governme n t. be said:" You s tand indi.:tcd before the world f or t he wrongs you ha vc d on e to Ire land . You ne ver had an y righ t to be in our Country a nd neve r w il l. You sent vou r t roao s t n keep. \\'ha t you ca l l: the pea~<'. You f<• rget tha t peace mus t b ~ based on j us tice: it ~·anno c br fo und ed on Brit is h bayonets. T he mo1·<' \ 'Ou r tronos im pose their wi ll. t he nearer .\'ou b ring th e clay nf npcn con fronta t ion . if ,\·ou si n· eert•l:· des ire pc~cl' . tlwn wit hd ra w .' ·nu r armed forces a nd the \\'Capt•n' of des truction ,·ou so lavish!~· sup· plied t n t he· S tormr•n t j11nta O\'l' ' the last t iftv :·eat s. In a n uts he ll. W't lhl' he ll olUt of our (·ounuY : ~· ou nr,·c·r brn u ~~ ht u . :; a n ytlliJH! hut

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lt was quite cle:~r a t Bodcnsto\':n rm Sunda.'·· 1-I th .J une , that lh ~ s pi rit (1\ resistance to Britis h tule in l n:la ud was tl"t dead but s t ill ,·er·: :nuch "lt\'e. This in spite o f alt~C\~t Hlltl y<!a r:; of foreign domination h.v British forces nn Irish soil. In spit(' oi anti-Naiionai brainwash ing, the sca ff<•ld · imprisonment, bribes and soup kit· clwns . Irish nw n :ntd Irish wome n ha.d journeyed from th e fo ur pn:..vinct's of Ireland to re n ew their aliPgiancc to Iris h Republi canism and to honour Tone and his brave comrades who have left u~ a priceles l egacy. The me n o f Ul ster did not le t TC\IJe dn\\'n. I mcntall~· sa lu ted those unselfish . pa t riotic men of principle and hono u r who bv t he ir labours, witho ut fa nfare o;. headlines s ince !:ut August made this d~y o f Hepublican n·nC'\\'al posible.

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lie btu ir:d Shedding their bl ond 111 :1 Caus<' that w ill grow Soo11 cumc~ that Ca ll ~tgain F'or Ire la nd's fightin g :ncu Frecrir•m with hnnnur our young lllCH Jlll l'Sll l'

L oud iy the roar ut the guns tl\'Cr Dublin Fiercely the fig hting twixt Gall and the Gael All round th<' City the bui ldings arc burning Tht• Tricolour fl oating o ver each !3ea rna Baoghai l There from those fl a ming r e lls comes fo rth in mighty swelb A song of defiant<' by b rave men <\tld t r ue. Only a ha ndful then. sincere. determined m en Rais ing their war-cry "'An Phobl :u~h t Abu . In to t he Prisons t he Struggle is carried Leactcrs face proudly t he guns of the foe

Treading the sulciic r's wa~· !\laking tlw t•ncmy pa _,, Vict <'I'Y i:; da wning - A n · Pho lJ-· lacht A lw . In city and co untry •l ur ~oldi c rs now resting Hopefu l of cn rning the fru its of thci •· t•1i! N ow for (JUr INtders comes the time of test ing To wi n F'rt•ed orn's fi g ht for o ur people and soil. Alas s uch h opes are gone Comes now a treachcmus dawn S r•ld iers o utnumbt•rcd . the struggle renew. War m us t be fac ed once more 131ood now from shore to shore Raise again o ur war-er~· - · ·'An Ph"blacht Abu." ·

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I sensed a difference in th<' mora le and bearing of th<· men in the 1·a nks as t hey marched back l <' Sa ll ins v i il~ i:C after the cere mony. The~· semed to ma rch with g rcat<'l' d isci!Jiine. determina t ion and vigour .'l'lw~· h:td cume t n " the· ho l i c~ t s po t in lrl'land" fo r inspirat ion . To ne did not le t t hem down and thcv did no t let Tone down. Thei r jou;·ne.v to Bodenstown a nd T nn<''s s1crificP hnd nnt been in \'a in .

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BOlVIBA.Y STHEET SE1\RCI-I On Sunday, 14th June. some ,·.,Juntary \\'(orkers w e re taking ;,cl\·nntagc of the goC\d weather pu tt•ng fini s hing touches to the '"''·'' IH>Uses in Bom ba~· Street " ·ht·n tlw~· were apprC\achc:d b~· :1 p.1 1t \' <•I British soldiC'rs who w~n tf'd t o search th e house's fC\r .n np. .

Tht' 1\ritis h soldi e r~ were told b\· tht· k L'I' th~t 'they had g ive ;, 'I Jl thoci• l<'is urC' time s o that the un f.,l tun;llc people· who lost thc:ir ho'm' l:ht August could be rch nu"·d a< quickly as possible and th:t l a n ur.nt·t('~saly J•ro longcd v·;u c h w .. tdd unl.v ha m pe1 this ltllp•H Lull hu .11ani taria n \\'nrk.

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Mc.4RTS FORT In the year 1915 on the "ccasion of Tone's Anniversary, the Belfas ~ Fian na march ed t o i\fcl\rts Fort on Ca\·c llill. i\1r. Ernest !31 ythe deli\•etcd the oration .1\fler speaking c>n the aims . e tc .. of Wolf€• T one and the Un ited ltis hm en. h e a ~ked all prPsent tn hold up th<'i r .. r ight hands a nd pled ge thems<'lves to, fi g ht (or the indcpcendence of Ireland and ne\'<'r tn cease from the ir cfTorts till lrc l~nd w as free>. Th~ boys and young me n of Na F'iann:~ r;li• t•(\ their hands :md repeated :t ft l'l' h im tlw wnrds nf thl' pl<'d):<'.

Tlu· llr itis h 11tlil'l' r 111 dwrge tuld hi<; 1111'11 tn sc•;:~ ch tht• pcrit nclcr :1 1'0\llld tlH' hOIISt'S : 111d thc>n told 1 h p "'"' 1-;, 1; that he wnuki lw h .1.:k :t t his ndt\'<?lliC'll Cl' itfll· t d avli g ht to l'••lll!•lc·tr· th<' S<'arch M tht•

l n l!J2:l t he same Mr. Hl~·i h e was a n!l•mber <•( the F> ee S tatt' GC\ V· l' l'nll'nt whil'h senc ,;ome uf thc·sc ~·ot 1n g tn f't l ol Na F iann~l -~like .h•:: l\lcKc·ln·.'· and LiJm i\lellows t o tna rt,·rdcHH in th t' pr isnn y~1 rd o(· l\lonnljo~· withr.u c charf!t' <•r 'l'1 i~ l IJe,~~t lt';(' th ('~· hnd rcnu-dned true t u t h,t! pl(•tll:e t" ti,~h t to1 tlw In · dcp~..·tH l e nc c.' "l ln'lnnd and lH' \'\... r t11 cc"<' t r<•m tlw ir <'ll'••rt< till Ttr·l:>ud

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12th t he " Irish Nnvs'' cal'l'iccl a photoON Friday, gTa ph of a num ber of Scottish so ldiers a m ong n grourJ of school-childre n, with nn added I'CJ>ori which r e:>.d:''1\n e njoyable day's o uting for 5() pu pils of St. John's Girls' Primary School Colinpa rlt St reet, Bel fast. was tn·oyirlecl on \ Ve!incs!lay, !Jy m embers ·of "A'' Compa ny of the Royal Scots. T he c hildren were brought to Lough ~eagh wh ere t hey took )Jart in gam es a nd harl triiJS o·n th e lough." Week by week we have e vidence of this peaceful penetration being car ried out by E ngland's Occupation f o rces on our soil, with a view to ins till ing into t hese youth· ful minds acceptance of the ir s lavish state acceptance of British rule and protection o f the Britis h us u rpers One cannot blame the ch ildren under t hC' circums tances, and I s uppose o ne cannot blame the indi\'idua l Bri tish soldi ers becat>se they a rc •>nly responding to their higher .1u th01 tics - but the fa u lt IilO's with th!O' parents and in some cases. the t e<1chcr~. both of whom

arc willing collaborators i n this case. It is time that all ki nds o.f h·aternisation with foreign occupation fo rces stopped. Is it not po:;siblc for Nationally-minded pa1 cnts tq o rganise their own outings for the ir childn::> w ithout allowi.-,g them to come into unwholcmrnc con tact wilh the arm(•d fo ;·ees. of the fore ig n power t hat con tinue5· to give econom ic a nd milita ry suppor t tl) the puppel S tonno nt regime w hose P rime Ministe;· on!~· a short time ago m obil ised the B Speeia'cs in an effort to intim idate those seeking iundaml:'nlal civ il rights in ou t· own co untry .

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