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WAS DEV 7IMOTH&i No. 53 SEPTEMBER 1957 LYING ? Were Jailings British Orders? Tape-recorder OTHER EXPLANATIONS POSSIBLE Y^AS it as a result of a British note that De Valera seized the Sinn Fein leaders in defiance of the declaration of human rights (which Ireland has signed ? British newspapers at the time said it was. They Concealed in I <*> leg?) t^j ".^>1 '^"i said that the British Ambassador called in person. That REMEMBER has never been denied in Britain. But De Valera has denied it. without tierce threats from cui- Irish Re-union Who are we to believe ? Irish Meeting side. ORANGE TREE, One theory But others argue that the arrests PRETTY GIRL HOLDS MIKE EUSTON ROAD took place so quickly, and on such Some people argue that De a widespread scale immediately THE eye of a Connolly Association speaker in Hyde Park SATURDAY, 15th SEPT. Valera would have too much re- the attack took place on the bor- 7.30 p.m. strayed towards a smiling blonde "lovely" who was peering gard lor his own rebel past to act der, that there was scarcely time against Sinn Fein in peace time up intently at the platform. for Britain to have acted. These argue that there was no But what did she have in her need for a British note. There was hand ? already a general agreement that A microphone. at the next incident the Sinn Fein When he expostulated, she were to go inside. And the only THE MEETING THAT WASN'T thing to be explained is how the moved to one side. Behind her was incident managed to takes place so an ugly hulking brute operating conveniently when the Sinn Fein a tape-recorder. The speaker D'Alton plan sadly mauled in cockpit of leaders were sitting in conference ordered them out of the crowd. hundreds of miles from the border, Looking around them at the faces conflicting stories just waiting to be picked up. of the audience, who had not I ABOUR M.P.s were to dis- Instead of laughing and saying "It proposes that a United Ire- noticed them slyly working their cuss partition at the end of "Go ahead!" Transport House land should offer bases to NATO Jailings go on way in with their machine, they trembled, before the spectre and and associate itself with the The jailings go on, although one July. It can now be revealed went. ordered the M.C.F. to call the Commonwealth ..." or two of the younger boys have why they did not. This was the second time gum- meeting off. Which they did. But the meeting of M Ps which been let out. shoe operators tried to get records It was through intervention But the meeting the Move- was first mentioned in "Reynolds Many voices have been raised in ol Irish speeches. The number of from the Northern Ireland La- ment for Colonial Freedom was News" as coming from Mrs. P. protest, but so far there seems camera-men has trebled sinced the bour Party. sponsoring was NOT to discuss Rushton and Mr. Fenner Brock- little organised movement. Sinn arrest of the Sinn Fein leaders. The Northern Ireland Labour the Hyde-D'Atton plan. Reports way spoke of Mr. De Valera's plan. Fein has published several mani- One excused his presence by say- Party must not be confused with in Irish papers that this was to The announcement was so obscure festos challenging the Govern- ing he was "only taking the the Irish Labour Party. It has no be the subject was merely pro- that people thought De Valera ment to prove or give any evidence paganda designed to boost the crowd." M.P.s, no councillors, and no policy must have adopted the D'Alton that they intend civil war as has nebulous anti-partition League that is distinct from the Unionist plan. There is no evidence of this been alleged. The Government tyas Somewhere there would be a which has Jemi-offtcial backing up to the present, though some of not responded. grand microscope for looking at Party. in its efforts to secure the selling those around him may be toying Newspaper comment is all every face in that crowd. Yet this simulacrum, this wraith, of Ireland to the N.A.T.O. Im- perialists. with the idea. weighted against the internees. laid down the law to the Labour Mr. Ernest Blythe's statement that • PICKETS ALSO How do we know this? A telephone enquiry to Mr. Fen- pundits at Transport House. "Stop the Sinn Fein plan was "nonsense" Pickets outside the Irish Em- ner Brockway elicited a definite that meeting." or we break the Very simple. The D'Alton plan took the headline in the "Irish bassy were asked the way by men statement that the Movement connection with vou! as given over to Mr. Hvde was ex- Times," though most of the story in a strange car. Then questions Colonial Freedom had not the plained by that gentleman in the underneath related to Jack Mc- sprang out about the picketting. slightest intention of urging Ire- "Manchester Guardian." Mr. Hyde Quillan's outspoken attack on the Who were they? What was it for? land to give bases to Britain or All details, please. Irish houses had it from the Cardinal and pub- Government. Stories reaching Eng- lished the interview in the "Lon- any other country or group of The little Falls Road woman land that Labour T.D.'s have pro- don Observer." This is what Hyde countries. spotted what was going on in searched tested are dismissed In Dublin as the back of the car. One man said: (Continued on Page Six) without foundation. The only orga- had brought out a notebook. INCREASING numbers of reports nisations to protest in the twenty- The other switched on a tape- aro coming in to the "Irish six counties were the "Irish Work- rccorder. She rushed forward Democrat" of mysterious visitors ers' League" and Mr. Jack Mur- and told the spy-circus to move calling on men who were once phy's unemployed movement. its effects on. It did. connected with the Republican LONDON IRISH IN The unemployed fear similar English newspapers have re- movement, and finding means of action against militants. cently described methods of get- tricking their landladies into per- In other words, it was the ting people to speak on tape re- mitting the search of their rooms. PROTEST MARCHES "Irish Press & Times" who were corders, and then altering what In one recent case a man had popularising the plan to sell the they have said. For example, a man just moved from Paddington to country! perhaps American might say "I do not believe in Camden Town. A visitor refused Irish Embassy picketed troops would bring "business" to Civil War." A tape-recorder expert to give his name and finally got hotels, shop and merchants. I ONDONERS rubbed their eyes when five or six hundred They were so sure It was the could remove the "not" and may- into the room by saying he would Irish men and women marched down Park Lane to tell U'Aiton plan that they jumped he m ton years time the man might leave a note. But there was no the gun. be coni ronted with a record of his note left there! the Irish Ambassador what they thought of De Valera's relapse Many people believed they had own voice saying he believed in In another case, in Birmingham, into the dark ages. inside information, and poor Mr. civil war. And he could not get a though the Association had no Brockway was wrongly accused of a man went on a week's holiday, They demanded the release of single witness to the contrary. hand in organising it. If a call imperialist leanings! and on his return found personal the Republican prisoners from the papers missing from his room. had been officially sent out, When it was announced that the The Connolly Association an- Curragh concentration camp. meeting was off, the "Press & Then letters which were addressed notifying all Irish organisations nounces that its members will Though this demonstration was Times" showed their trule political of the arrangements, and in- to him started to go astray. twice as big as that held two weeks character. The "Press" held the accept no responsibility for al- viting them to a preparatory belore on July 13th, there was no view that the M.C.F. and Labour leged tape-recordings of their It has been officially admittd meetinp, many thousands could press publicity. M P s were anvwpy more interested voices, now or at any future that Britain is now a telephone- have marched. in spreading socialism in Ireland time whatsoever, and that their tapping, tiptoe-shadowing, police Connolly Association members than in ending partition. speeches are copyright. | state. How are the mighty fallen! marched In the procession, It is understood that Sinn Fein, whose organ the "United Irish- (Continued on Page Six) man" has disclaimed Mr. Calla- ghan's "Irish National Union." withdrew the unofficial support it UNITE TO Connolly Member's Resolution on had given to the first meeting. But the Connolly Association held that Irering the prisoners took prece- DIVIDE Labour Party Agenda dence over any differences between EPUBLICANS should not allow Irish organisations. themselves to be prejudiced ( ' NDETERRED by his failure to Eamonn MacLaughlm followed up Leonard is a member of ihe Knr;- R against trade unionism by the gel a majority for Ins anti at Acton. ston branch—runs: Apart, from the banner demand- "This conference urges that ing the release of the prisoners, suggestion ntade at the Galway partition resolution at the National These two have won their Eng- the noxt Labour Government and a number of posters, the ban- T.U.C.

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