8 • terne D get no DEMOCRAT MR. SEAN CAUGHEY No. 194 FEBRUARY 1961 nsuranee LABOUR EXCHANGES Protest at Belfast meeting TOLD "NO IRISH" 1 •g"HE fact that men who had been imprisoned without charge or trial, and 'i Protest by C.A. deprived of the opportunity of paying national insurance contributions, ACCORDING to the "Gazette nolly Association has protested to were held to be out of benefit on their release, was strongly criticised at the vii " and "Post" many local em- the Minister of Labour, and failing ployers notifying Acton Em- a satisfactory answer the matter Annual Meeting of the Northern Ireland Council for Civil Liberties in Belfast. will be taken further. ployment Exchange of their 'I In his address to the Council's annual meeting on January labour requirements, are stipu- 28th, Mr. Caughey criticised what he called "the stubborn, arro- lating "No Irish, No coloured" gant and callous attitude of the authorities in needlessly in that order. VICTORY IS WITHIN SIGHT prolonging the internment of men, without charge or trial." APPEAL Whm Councillor E. W. J. MENTAL HEALTH The appeal from 84 English Everett told Acton Employment Mr. Caughey also referred to an M P s and from over 100 prominent Committee members at a meet- executive committee motion urging British citizens who signed the the Government to include in any ins in December. 1960, he ob- Connolly Association telegrams to new legislation on mental health served that he was "disturbed Lord Brookeborough had not gone adequate appeals machinery open by the situation." unheeded, he said, but the Govern- to voluntary welfare workers as a ment had beat its retreat in the AI:\ \V. J. Skinner said: "The safeguard against the unfair de- most ungracious manner possible. count'N production would have tention of patients. ground '< a standstill if ii were Indeed, these respected and To those who doubted that not for the coloured workers." Liberal-minded Englishmen had been insulted at Stormont by Gov- serious injustices could exist in But the chairman, Mr. M. K PRISONERS HELD WITHOUT TRIAL ernment supporters, who had this sphere, he pointed out the Nordemann, made the amazing WE MUST HAVE THEM RELEASED called thetn "oddities." case reported this week from Eng- statement that it was "up to firms Another Government supporter land of a man held for 31 years to employ only the responsible had even suggested that they were in a mental institution because he Irish worker." the same sort of men who would had stolen a bicycle in his youth. be thrown in jail themselves if the He was at last released only be- Following similar developments Government here could lay hands cause a Member of Parliament had in tli'- slump of 1956, the Connolly on them. heard about him. Association took the matter up PRESIDENT KENNEDY, This sort of behaviour, said Mr. "If the National Council for with Members of Parliament, who Caughey. had served only to Civil Liberties in England can And secured from the then Minister of worsen the already bad reputation more than a thousand cases of Labour an assurance that Labour APPEAL ON PRISONERS ol the Government here in the people held unjustly in mental Exchanges were not to accept dis- eyes of the British public. hospitals, surely the appalling im- criminatory instructions. THE Connolly Association has sent the following telegram He welcomed the motion sub- plication is that, on the law of The present "No Irish" cam- ' to President Kennedy following his inauguration :— mitted by the Belfast Trades Coun- averages, many such cases must paign of the employers must be "Connolly Association repre- your election pledge opposing cil. later passed unanimously, con- exist here." he declared. fought in the same way. The Con- senting Irish in Britain welcomes partition of Ireland and urges as demning internment, on any cause Mr. O'Flynn of London and Dun- immediate measure you make or pretext, as "against all recog- dulk complimented the Council on representations British Govern- nised conceptions of democratic its work. rights and principles." DUKE OF YORK, York Way, King's Cross. N.l ment to secure release of men The meeting also passed a reso- interned without charge or trial lution condemning "the unwar- on FRIDAY, 24th FEBRUARY. 1961. in Belfast." ranted interference by the police An Informal Social Evening to m ark the with the holding of properly con- Following the despatch of the stituted sports meetings and with publication of telegram the Association requested LET THE WHOLE the flying of purely sporting an interview with the American THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES CONNOLLY colours." and demanding police Ambassador with a view to ex- protection for sportsmen instead J ('. Desmond Ore plaining the facts of the police WORLD KNOW I of discrimination against them. • t\ranny which exi ts m the Six EVERYBODY understands the Count ics. c importance of letting the whole n; DISCRIMINATION 'iii, ii a i rit will11 ,i /- ,;i ' •• i ////../ world know about the jailings in Other resolutions condemned K GAITSKELL, TOO Belfast. • 1 \ SI-IRC II ('/• Ci>\ ( 'I.I the "vicious practice of religious But while we want to tell people „l s. ;n />.„ . The Connollv Association has about it we do not all have time discrimination in employment," written requesting Mr. Hugh Gait- and the denial of votes to 300.000 in which he will ell the story ol ho- •le- b iok came to to write people letters on the sub- skell. leader ol the Opposition in ject. me of his e.\penr:i Will r roil! c: in;; the British House of Commons, to citizens in local government elec- b< written and si 1 1 1 That problem has been solved by t he material incorpor.r•• ' i receive a deputation on the same tions. subject. It is sought to lav parti- the Connolly Association, which has printed a set of adhesive labels An emergency motion descril^ed James Connoll'. 's uauuhter. Mrs. FIO:.L Connol v-Edu ai (Is. cular siress oti the need lor an en- will be present. (|iiir\ into the working of the or seals, which have the words the Government's continued re- Government of Ireland Act. "Free the Belfast prisoners" on fusal to recognise the Irish Con- them, together with a picture of prison bars. gress of Trade Unions as a denial These are obtainable from the ol 'he basic right of popular rep- Association's headquarters at 374 resentatives to participate in the Grays Inn Road, London, or its lile ot the community. ST. PATRICK'S NIGHT IN LONDON Manchester Office, 94-96 Grosvenor Street, All Saints. They sell at 1 - Officers elected lor the year FRIDAY, 17 MARCH a sheet and proceeds go towards were: Chairman, Tomais O Floinn; printing more leaflets, pamphlets, secretary, John Caughey; trea- etc, about the Northern Ireland police state. surer, Patrick Farrelly. A DANCE ST. PATRICK'S \U-HT IN (DON RAINE YOUNG & HIS ORCHESTRA) 8 p.m. — 11.45 p.m. GLASGOW PORCHESTER HALL, W.2 Grand SOCIAL and DANCE (Kusos 7, 15, 27, 36, 662. Tubes: Royal Oak, Ilayswater. Queensway). DIXON HALL, GOVAN HILL Tickets 5 - <6 - at door) 8 p.m. -— 1 a.m. MCKNSED BAR IRISH & ENGLISH DANCING REFRESHMENTS No tickets, pay at door. February 1961 2 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT February 1961 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT 3

-HERE ARE SOME THE IRISH FURTHER VIEWS DEMCCB2AT To the Editor, deed a pay' ol the British labour cold war armaments eu- The Six-Count 374 GRAYS INN ROAD movement. with identical demands, and Government has no s.n in foreign trade (Mr. McCulloiigh has J.ONDON, W.C.1 were greeted Certain coin-nonsense real- state "l Katanga, where it is considered lie ' Irish Democrat'" that the Six Counties is indeed an intrin- or toreign policy: nor have the Six- agreed to reply next isations are beginning to strike home w:!l be more securely guarded than he w ...s sic part ol the Ijniled Kingdom wall Couniy people. "LET US R WILLIAM McCULLOUGH'S Subscription: 8/- per year everywhere We can destroy the whole of in Leopoldville. identical problems. month) civilisation if we like, but one great power letter criticising your estimation And .iu.st let the anti-imperialists" who Editor: DESMOND GREAVES It lni. been reliably reported that he iuis cannot destroy the other. Therefore we The result can easily be to divert the confine themselves to these demands pro- Mr. McCullough hits the wrong target, START OVER severely beaten up by Belgians and ol the economic situation in the Six have got to co-exist side by side whether Bellast workers from what ought to be test that the Six-County people do have when lie protests just because someun" Katanga police when being transferred Counties is interesting because, as we like it or not. unless of course we are their own distinct, immediate demands. a say. because they send M.P.s to West- dares to tell the plain blunt truth. from one jail to another, and at that m you say. of the wider issues raised. Surely u cannot only be the business of minster and then what do you find? AGAIN" prepared not to exist at all Second, it is the presence ol U N.O. soldiers. One of his The Connolly Association was correct It is particularly interesting because u Irish workers to seek to "change'" the You find them landing themselves A WORD ABOUT being realised that the world is in for companions has since died as a result of is an example ol an illogical attitude to policie ol a British government (a gov- squarely in a position of check-mate. To in supporting the shop-stewards' deputa- by changes, and nothing that anybody does, this mishandling. political and economic problems, into ernment which is not "their own'i. but justify presenting the transplanted de- tion. and pointing out the political lessons or tries to do can prevent them. Some will With an Irishman m command of the which otherwise very capable people in also, and much more to change the situa- mands of the British Labour movement, to be derived from it. OURSELVES Patrick Devine want to hasten them, some to delay them, Army and another m a key position in Beltast trade union circles sometimes let tion which enables a British government they are forced to exaggerate and empha- But Mr. McCullough is in my opinion others to "guide" them, but changes there the United Nations, we have a right to sise Ihe part the Six Counties plays at r will be and everyone is now seeing it. expect that this sort of thing shall be themselves stumble. to impose such policies on the Six Coun- mistaken il he tries to obscure the politi- pHE "Irish Democrat" is now enjoying r|^HE faintly-expressed hope that the ties at all. Westminster; and thus in spite of them- cal lessons; if. even by omission, he ' the largest steady circulation in its CHANGES stopped. The Irish troops did not go to This is the fallacy of denouncing im- election of America's first Catho- selves line up with the imperialist propa- tolerates the illusion that more than history. Begun as a small duplicated sheet the Congo to do Britain's or Belgium's perialism (or. rather "imperialist poli- Without such an approach to the prob- Three quotations from one issue of the gandists who try to give credence to the temporary benefits can be won by "de- 1934, it became a four-page printed lic President. Mr. John Kennedy, work. Premier Lumumba should be re- cies"). demanding •"changes" in imperial- lem, Mr. McCullough's anti-imperialist Irish Press illustrate this. A commentator "United Kingdom" myth—the myth that mands" on the British Government, while monthly in 1939. and except for the month would brin^ about an easing of ten- leased and restored to his rightful position, ist policies—and then advocating solutions programme defeats us own purpose. It on January 14th. surveying the world's the "Six-County people" participate equit- maintaining the British connection. its office was in the bombing line, never sion between the two great world "hot spots" recognised that there is no which lit must never toe forgotten i the based on imperialism! ceases to be effectively anti-imperialist, missed a single issue in all this time. You ably with the British people in the ad- Certainly the workers have a right to systems of capitalism and socialism way of "sealing off" Laos from its socialist United Nations is solemnly pledged to up- since most of the "policies" objected to have never seen the "Irish Democrat" For that is what Mr. McCullough does ministration of the Government. kick up a shindy and win all the conces- neighbours. "We cannot exercise the revo- hold. are mere governmental measures icredit bearing on its title page the telltale insig- seems to be increasing. in his letter. And in your reply you pin- sions they can. But eventually Belfast If this is not done, and quickly, the squeezes, trade embargoes, etc. >. many ol Needless to say, hardly anybody in the nia of decay - Jan.-Feb." or "Aug.-Sep." Indeed, less than a week after his lutionary spirit of Fidelism." it said of point this contradiction in his argument Labour will have to face up to the One Afro-Asian nations which have withdrawn which could conceivably be altered with- Six Counties really believes this. Most issue. This is a record we are proud of. inauguration. President Kennedy in his Cuba. While on the subject of Latin very effectively when you ask the obvious their troops from the U.N.O. command, out imperialism being changed a whit. It people think that Six-County representa- Big Question. and let it be clearly understood that it first Press commentary on January 25th, America, the Irish Press declared: "Radi- question whether the non-imperialist may be forced to take action, to free is m the power of the British Govern- tion at Westminster is a bit of a farce, What if, as seems likel.v. the economic could never be achieved without constant announced that the Russians had. as a cal change is inevitable in Latin America." government which he envisages at West- Lumumba and restore the legal Congolese ment to impose them in Ireland that we as far as any influence or "say" is con- situation deteriorates further and unem- and unremitting effort. The show must gesture of goodwill, released the two Of Congo, it declared. "In prison or not, minster would retain responsibility for the Government to its proper place. They can see the political operation of im- cerned. ployment assumes catastrophic dimen.- go on, the paper must come out. And out American airmen captured when a Soviet the deposed Premier. Mr. Lumumba re- Six Counties, or whether it would with- would be perfectly justified in so doing, perialism; therefore to fight imperialism The quixotic aspect ot whooping up sions? j". has come, and we hope you like it. fighter shot down their plane, the R.B.47, mains a force to be reckoned with . . . the draw from them. and it is pointed out that in view of the it is necessary to oppose the right of the British labour demands in the Six Coun- At what point will Mr. McCullough be over Soviet territory last July. thin tall man may yet stage a come-back. enormous illegal Belgian arms build-up in It would be interesting to hear Mr. British Government to dictate the course ties is seen during elections to the West- prepared to declare the plain truth that But though our circulation is the high- Emphasising that there were no strings He has the wherewithal. Mr. Lumumba est ever, it is a different circulation from Congo (which the U.N.O. has protested McCullough's direct answer to that ques- of events in Belfast. minster Parliament. While the British the Belfast workers cannot afford to count attached to this initiative, the President, has come a long way since he was cap- on that oi twenty years ago. Then it circu- about i they could scarcely be blamed if tion. But in his letter he already implies nation is divided in angry controversy British hand-outs, but should attempt in the same conference, said he had tured six weeks ago and may come a longer UT lest it be thought that Mr. McCul- lated for the most part in the various they sought arms in other quarters. an answer, whether he intends it or no'. over these issues, they are hardlv ever to stand on their own feet and solve their ordered that the flights of American U-2 way in the next six weeks." lough is the sole victim of such con- mentioned in the Six Counties. Which problems by their own efforts? organisations oi tiie Labour movement. His letters mean that he would not planes over Russia must not be Resumed. This recognition of the inevitability of LIBERATION SHIP fusion, it ought to be stated in truth that Now its circulation is mainly among dream of asking a non-imperialist govern- only goes to prove the obvious—that To do so. of course, they will need poli- "Let us start over again" said Mr. Ken- change is one of the most hopeful factors Flying the flag of liberation, democracy for some years now there has been grow- the Irish in Britain. This change is ment to withdraw trom the Six Counties; British politics are not Irish politics. But tical independence, i.e., in a united Irish nedy. and soon lie was ordering the penta- lor ensuring that change when it comes and national independence (NOT the skull ing up among a section of the Belfast partly brought about by the enormous instead he would be satisfied it it would st.-ange to say. this is an axiom which republic. At what stage will Mr. McCul- number of Irish arriving all the time, and gon to stop sabre-rattling. The generals will not involve bloodshed. For there has and cross-bones) the good ship Santa labour movement what I can onlv describe provide work for the shipyards. many Belfast labour leaders push out of lough be prepared to declare that? :s of course to the good. The Irishman must stop making inflammatory speeches. certainly been enough of that already. Maria of Portugal has forced the plight as an obsession with phoney "demands" When they adopt this line of action of that country on to the front pages of In other words, he would not only ex- their minds. They wish it were not true. who likes reading gets the "Irish Demo- It will be recalled that it was the flight Asia. Africa. Latin America, not to men- on the British Government they will want friends in Britain. The the world press. pect a non-imperialist government to Admittedly it would make lile much easier crat" because he knows that it is Irish of the U-2 over Russia, and President tion Belgium. Germany and Portugal, are Connolly Association has begun to win maintain the imperialist set-up. but he This obsession is seen in all its mis- for them IF it were not. to the core, and represents the interests Eisenhower's admission that it was spying, in a state of flux. Old conceptions of sahib- Captured on the high seas by Captain r 1 them in advance by pointing out the poli- of the Irishman who has been compelled would even expect it to divert its resources taken-ness when it is realised that nearly l HE Connolly Assocation did a service which led to the collapse of the summit slave, master race and native servant, Galvano, as a first step in a well-planned 1 tical lessons of the shop-stewards' depu- to emigrate, as well as of the people of to the Six Counties to prop up the shaky all these demands are about matters by telling the plain, blunt truth about conference last July. It is therefore not superior and inferior races, and the white revolt headed by exiled leader General tation YOUR BELFAST Ireland whom he has left. and bankrupt economic foundations ol the which are outside the control of either the what is the cause of the North's chronic surprising if immediately after this man's burden are being challenged and Delgado. the Santa Maria is described as economic crisis. Liberated Portugese territory. Liberated imperialist "constitution." Six-County Government or people—trade. CORRESPONDENT. We are proud of our readers as well as announcement it was indicated that Mr. swept aside everywhere. Rather than see of our paper. It may sound curious, but Kennedy and Mr. Kruschev might meet the world's great powers standing like from dictator Antonio Salazar. Indeed, on the face ot it. it appears that McCULLOUGH, prominent a skilled seller can always tell the first in March. blind Bourbons in the way of progress, Already one result has been the exposure he envisages a non-imperialist govern- Belfast trade unionist, is entitled man in a crowd who will buy the "Irish well-wishers of humanity will welcome the on the "London Sunday Observer" of the Democrat" from the alert look in his The world still prickles with danger ment solving the economic problems to the respect of the Irish workers in new spirit expressed in President Ken- appalling situation in Portugese-occupied created by imperialism in Ireland by- PASSED UNANIMOUSLY eves and his general air of aliveness. spots, but these moves may well herald the Britain for being prepared to issue his For this is not a paper for sleepy-eyes. nedy's first days of office, and hope it bears Angola. This report was drawn up four maintaining the imperialist Partition beginning of a rapprochement between, RESOLUTION demanding the immediate release of the remaining It is a paper for the thinking patriot. ample fruit. years ago. which is largely responsible for those forthright criticism of the treatment the Soviet Union and the United States, A internees in Belfast jail and an enquiry into the operation of the WEAKENING ? Informed observers say that if the problems. by the "Irish Democrat" of the Belfast Government of Ireland Act (1920) submitted by the Gladstone No. 2 Because of that we do not pander to which can remove from the minds of our readers. We respect their intelligence, Possibly I am wrong, but I seem to de- Santa Maria can maintain her freedom, shop-stewards' delegation to West- Branch of the A.E.U., came up for discussion at the London Confer- humanity the dread of a nuclear holocaust. Further support for such an interpreta- and state our views frankly together with tect a weakening in Ireland's progressive the consequent struggle for freedom will minster. It was a courageous and wel- ence of the Movement for Colonial Freedom on 30th January and was the facts we base them on. Any reader Most noticeable feature of reactions to tion comes from the lact that Mr. McCul- attitude in the Congo. Mr. Lumumba has bring down Fascism in Portugal, and pos- come contribution to the increasing passed unanimously. who wishes to present us with other facts these signs of rapprochement was the lough. for all his anti-imperialist barrage. or argue other conclusions is welcome to practically universal relief with which they been transported to the Belgian-controlled sibly Franco along with it. fails to mention Partition- the imperialist discussions now taking place in the The resolution was proposed by Mr. R. Rossiter (South London •he use of our correspondence columns. policy which is the greatest obstacle to Irish and British Press on the "Irish Connolly Association) and seconded by the delegate from Finsbury We are not afraid of the conflict ol ideas. Park Labour Party. Mr. Rossiter, a C.A. executive councillor, was And at each particular period we try to economic and political development ever question " put in front of the Irish in Britain the elected to the London E.C. of the M.C.F. created in Ireland. was a courageous contribution be- particular issue which it seems to us most important that they should act upon. AN ULSTER-MAN REPLIES What he has written, whether he in- cause Mr. McCullough did not. as he could (SEE PAGE TWO FOR tends it or not, actually means that he very well have done, confine himself solely The measure of success achieved by that A CHARA,—Nobody has a greater on these matters were so well-worn and is opposed only to "some" imperialist to writing in favour of the shop-stewards' pay a fair price lor the occupation ot changing hands overnight, and the live- policy is shown in the way the Six-County admiration for Mr. Billy McCul- clear-cut that any Irish newspaper would OTHER LETTERS) frish soil by a lair distribution of jobs, lihoods of thousands of employees are put Government has been forced iback-pedal- set itself up as judge, jury and appeal "policies," and not to others. This is journey to London, but at the same time lough than I have. From personal into the melting-pot. The question that ling all the wavt to release the Republican court, and say "They have made mistakes, brought out by his constant reference to he initiated a public discussion on the role that is to sav. would agree to exploit strikes me. and many others, is whether prisoners -and that is not the end of the experience I know the long years he and we know what the mistakes are." The our big Trafalgar Square rally, and the imperialist policies rather than to im- of British imperialism in the Six Counties everybody equally. those workers who have been there all the story. time owe the same respect and gratitude has put in working for the advance- "Democrat' did not do that. It explained splendid publicity it received, saved the perialism as such. He seems to be en- and how the Irish in Britain should pre- But that has not happened, and will not to the new owner as they were supposed The "Irish Democrat" does not carry ment of the ordinary people of Bel- that under the present partition set up, situation. It was right and proper for the visaging the continuance of imperialism sent the problem to the British people. I happen. Nor will the Irish in Britain get to do to the old. commercial advertisements. That means fast, both Protestant and Catholic. they "had no choice." But it regretted that Connolly Association to ensure that the in Ireland through the continuance of think he was helpful in doing this, be- much response il they go to a British ship- that you get as much reading matter in they had no choice. same did not happen again. Partition -only minus its imperialist cause the urgent demand for employment yard or car factory merely to ask the And what would be the difference if its eight pages as most papers have in 16. But I am sorry to say I think he has Even so we have plans for increasing its The Association ensured this by linking now in the Six-County area cannot be workers there to support the Haiiand and instead of the new owner bein a take- badly misunderstood the position of Insofar as the "Democrat' gave any indi- "policies"! size, which will need a larger staff. The the issue of increasing employment in Bel- separated from the London-Bellast econo- Wolff's request for ship orders or the over nian the State was brought in. I cation at all as to what they should have I THINK vou hit the nail on the head policy of not looking for paid adverts is the Connolly Association on the visit fast, with the issue of 'ending the border, setting up of a car plant in Belfast. They personally can see little difference, and it deliberate. It means we are lree lrom done, it would seem to have said to them, 1 when you suggested that Mr. McCul- mic and political connection or the longer seems a Question that comes up again of the Belfast shop-stewards, and can and £us an immediate demand, talks be- are too busy trying to keep their own in- after all these years, as it was asked by- British imperial control. Nearly all news- "You are quite right a.s far as you have lough probably objected mainly to the term problem of abolishing partition. papers depend on advertisers for their only guess why. tween Lord Brookeborough and Mr. secure .jobs. The issue must be taken be- James Connolly long ago, why should one gone."' and then by implication indicated "slant" you gave the "offending" article. I I IS contribution was the more welcome man have the power to alter the lives verv existence. That is why they often I hat a more advanced position would be Lemass Lord Brookeborough was singled yond the sphere ot competition for jobs, carry adverts that are utter lies and will I happened to be present at a large You rightly emphasised the overriding im- ' ' because in the stagnant state of poli- of thousands, and what respect and grati- to tackle the cause of the unemployment out for special attention as he had just into the sphere of politics. However, we tude do we reallv owe the emplover at all? only injure their readers if they heed Irish meeting in Hyde Park when it was portance of the problem of Parution when tics in the Six Counties that has pre- that has beclouded Belfast for forty years issued a flat refusal to discuss economio can get support, and have got it in large Romford. L.S.B. them. announced that Mr. Butler had refused considering any solution to Ireland's eco- vailed since Britain partitioned Ireland, it which is, of course, partition. But it was collaboration with Mr. Lemass and the measure, on the question of civil liberties, The "Irish Democrat" has to sell at 6d. to meet the shop stewards. A cheer went nomic difficulties. And despite his attacks is all too seldom that trade union leaders not for the Belfast shop stewards that Members of the Westminster Parliament against the Special Powers Acts, intern- a copy because it is not being subsidised up from the crowd, and there were such on imperialism. Mr. McCullough is shy- in Bel last have publicly discussed the way the 'Democrat' was published. The 'Demo- knew it. But the Association pointed out ments. gerrymandering, etc. by advertisers. Every penny of the cost comments as "serve them right," "that is only about that one leature ol imperial- in winch their task of fighting for jobs lor 'Flu hits Dublin oi printing and distribution has to go into crat' was telling Britain that Britain Is that Westminster was in a position to com- In this field we. the Irish in Britain all lickspittles deserve" and so on. This ism indeed, the mam feature of n as it Six-County workers is connected with and the price. But these costs are cut to the ultimately responsible, and that that res- pel Lord Brookeborough to talk. So to sug- have found firm common ground with H^HE epidemic of influenza which minimum. The Connolly Association, as is the view of many nationally-minded affects the Six Counties. hindered by. Bntish imperial policy. This • mounted to its peak at the end ot ponsibility is responsibility for partition. gest the "Democrat" denied the respon- Mr. McCullough and others in Belfast, the main distributor of the paper, accepts Irish workers here in London, but it is not Having thus got on the wrong track. shyness ol trade union leaders is easy lo January closed no less than sixty-six a rate of discount so small that commer- It is especially in Britain that this must be sibility of Westminster is exactly to invert who through the fine part they have the view of (he Connolly Association. Pos- Mr. McCullough fails to dissociate him- understand national schools, and depleted telephone cial distributors would refuse even to dis- pressed home at all times, as some time the facts. The important thing to grasp played in uniting the "Unionist" and and Post Office staffs. A large number of russ it The sellers who bring this paper sibly Mr. McCullough, knowing of the is that the Connolly Association took pre- self from those Labour leaders whom you Many ol them work under the great we hope to have legislation here with a "Nationalist" workers m the Belfast busmen were off work, but services were to you are unpaid; the discount of one existence of this view among advanced cautions against the Unionists endeavour, criticise for supporting the Unionist "two handicap that their members are divided maintained, something which it would be half penny a paper goes to their Connolly view to ending partition. It is to secure Trades Council and sections of the Labour naionalists, read it into the "Democrat" ing to use the shop stewards' visit once frelands" theory and aiding and abetting in the main into two strongly-opposed hard to imagine under similar circum- Association branch. Most of the sellers that, that the Connolly Association exists. movement, on the. demand lor democratic stances in Britain, where poor wages con- article. But. 1 repeat, he read it wrongly, more (in collusion with the so-called Ulster the Unionist "United Kingdom" myth political groupings, namely "Unionist" do not even ask for their travelling rights, have certainly helped to educate tinually drive men out ol the industry. expenses. for such a view is NOT THERE. Labour groupi for purposes the shop In fact, intentionally or not. he tends and Nationalist" workers. This division f INHERE are other political aspects with th° Belfas' workers on the implications Exhaustive enquiries by Irish doctors These campaigns by shop stewards are stewards did not intend. By so doing we to ldentifv himself with them in then- is often expressed in terms of religious Of course our readers recognise this. * which Mr. McCullough, at the dis- ol imperialism. Results over the past year established that this influenza is a return a valuable means of bringing workers of safeguarded the interests of the shop efforts to direct the Belfast labour move- bigotry. Consequentlv for the sake of in- of ' Asiatic "flu" which was rampant a tew When the "Irish Democrat" .seller comes tance of Belfast, may not be familiar. justify a much greater and wider effort along, he is not regarded diffidently a.s a various persuasions together in an attempt stewards. We pointed out that partition ment as if It were merely a branch of the dustrial unity they tend to avoid discus- years ago throughout the world. Unfortu- Thus, earlier last year, a visit by Belfast from now on in this field natelv the symptoms have been more man making a few shillings selling papers. to defend their immediate interests, and causes unemployment in Belfast and botll British labour movement. sion on these basic political differences if He is greeted as a man who is doing a shop stewards was made the occasion of a severe this time, and people have been it would be helping to perpetuate divisions stem from British imperialism. We placed the tvpe that Mr. McCullough raised in warned to go home to bed when they feel tiresome job because the defence of his debate in the House of Commons in which How does he do this? Simply because JOSEPH DEIGHAN. to adopt what I might call the "instinc- the struggle of the shop stewards for work his letter. In turn, it is this avoidance of Manchester. the first onset, marked bv a sudden tit of country and countrymen demands that it the improvement of the unemployment his own list of imperialist "policies." should" be done. And oftentimes this is tive nationalist" reaction of "they in its proper context, and incidentally indi- public discussion which gives rise in a shivering after which the patient con- position in Belfast was cunningly linked which he singles out for attack, does not tinues to feel uncomfortably cold, even acknowledged not onlv bv a smile or a shouldn't have come." cated the way in which in the near future inrolre an attack on nii|>erialism in Ire- large measure to the fact that as Mr. in a warm room. nod of the head, but by handing the seller with the issue of the alleged "border a half-crown for a paper, the change to raids." A number of Labour Members it will be possible to unite Labour and land at all; indeed, not one of them even McCullough states, not enough Belfast It is believed that the virus first spread ET us judge the matter by means of Nationalist in common, struggle. If Mr. LETTER go into the funds. J were confused by this, as I am aware refers to Ireland or the Six Counties in workers have a.s yet understood the mipli- in the Midlands of England, and was I Mr. McCullough's own yardstick. He McCullough thinks a bit more deeply about taken to Dublin when the Immigrants re- The kevnote of the "Irish Democrat" is from correspondence which came into the particular; everv one of them is nothing cations of British imperialism. Can sum- faith In the Irish people, and confidence writes: — these questions, he will see that he ought more than an immediate demand of Ihe cient understanding ever be got without \ CHARA The various take-over bids turned for their Christmas holidays. Other Connolly Association offices. theories are that it originated in Man- m the future of Ireland. But that future "Admittedly workers make mistakes. to be grateful, not angry. Brit Ml working-class movement upon its discussing the base on which British im- ' » which are happening just now raise will have to be made by the people. There is no doubt at all that that chester, or started in Dublin before Christ- That is whv. out ot the many thousands But when they make mistakes in perialism rests in Ireland the partition ot important, questions of social relations mas, was taken to Birmingham where if debate, where the Tories endeavoured Is mise. own government which I have not seen discussed anywhere who are regular readers of the Irish attempting to do something which tliev the country? became more virulent and tnen came back to blame the Belfast position on the Re- EAMONN MacLAUOHLIN, By attempting to transplant these de- in the Press According to our best-known to send people who had alreadv had it Democrat" there is a constant stream of_ think will further the interests of their mands wholesale and unqualified to the Y )NE final point alxnit the difficulties teachers in these matters, it is the duty down a second time. men and women who realise that to be class, surely they should bo given credit publicans and by implication on the Re- Vice-President, of the worker to do the best he can for strong the Irish must be organised, not public, set back the cause of the libera- Connolly Association entirely different situation in the Six that face the Irish in Britain in edu- merely as countv-men. or co-religionists, for their intentions, and their errors, if his emplover. a.s a recognition of consti- People who have influenza should al- tion of the Crumlin Road internees by Counties. Mr. McCullough is gruiltv not wavs stay off work till they are really but as Wolfe Tone wanted us organised - any. pointed out in a friendly way." (A nutnb«r of letters on this subject cating the workers here about imperialism tuted authority. Failure to do that Is de- under the common title ol Irishmen. I hat several months. Some of us felt that we •re held over. Further communications only of mechanical plagiarism: he is un in the Six-Countv area I agree with Mr. plored bv manv trade union leaders who better, as a relapse mav lead to pneu- Now where did the "Democrat" sav they ronUv monia. Dublin hospitals are filled with is also the secret of the growth of the had made mistakes? It is not as if tactics almost had to begin all over again. Only should, please, be short—Ed.) wittingly helping to foster the Illusion McCullough that it would be a grand *> ^*PP?r ^ necessity for pneineumonii a cases and emergency beds Connolly Association. that the Belfast labour movement Is in- thing if the British Government were to But now havP hugf> undertakings hav•ee had to be put up. February 1961 4 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT February 1961 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT 3 From our own Correspondent A POLICY TO END I i DUBLIN IN JANUARY a ay lssue- as tin arise. and do with tile Hi PARTITION Ha l in Back Lane lnerd THF did hardv peiviraal hha; s repair the TaTailor'i s Ha l in Back Lane friend was im-haia m do with ill- Hi-a,<- aai- as ad. • jsi a. s a.- t :l(> Br. I , ' "7i , 7. where 111.- GeGenerat l Committee o«f Ith e RuRull e party Why the objectionbjeetion,. lihe aasked . 1 PUT OUT FOR DISCUSSION , rrVPPrd "l! l,Ki,l!l Mid ;:,n-V Cathi.acs ,. i„,anIrelandd .....ne.t mm 17917922 wew n wue wanwai - to,., .nuehn tuluriiien herr thathann '.he Many 1 traders . I he Irish Dei v (OX f -^ 77. 1 hl-'771 h7 P'";Pi " 1,1 ^ w„li.- TonTi nee a- theithe r .-ecmarvretarv.. IncidentallyIncident ally. parliamentarianspai nam rians. . Theic OrangemaOrangemann ,-x- ill deplo •e Fiann Fail's willing!a A READER 111 London asks us it k, can put s; p; nth tha plained hat th; • is win- lie wa walling 1 t a. ad. as pinbabl. : la ; une being at i-ast to operata ' 11111 our policy to end partition "in a nutshell." -s has bet with ail to play, "We P a est ants " lie .said, "are sound11 . e givat K< ibhcan and w n< ca'lss tin' partition svste i. "1 hi y may ev< !i< ipe Below we print some ideas tor discussion, They liter of ne (; id oki) iu.t»ost ions, tiers to Dab anv nil strong c ml,ail t bargain with the Catho- :oy Mime "alliancf of the iett" win will h. Republic but God km v.s isould have to le agreed to by a Connolly Asso- • motorists to o x a m p 1 w ho hold lac Republican veteran whose heart is lies an In.- challenge Fianna Fail The idea an whr ciation conference, and also we can only regard view that if iK-c-t'ssary every city on the project put u to the "Irish we'd be if we had England here as 'alliance of' the iett" being pu • ..! by :ne parts that must be carried out in Ireland n ho world should be r•a/e d Hat in .menu" like this: - * * * he Socialist monthly ae Plough But "Tone \va.- a Prototant. But he t urned : .s hard ta know \vl iat is really •a '11 as rough suggestions as to what might be done filer to "promote the ei (illation of ar Cat holies into Repubh cans, and then \ en it its advocates a, clear then It would however be of great value to the Irish lallie." want the whole pillar taken ro r letters to e,-t in their cies- nked 'hem up in a movement for v case, such developments will to have a short "agreed national policy," and way. so that they can ea eer down filiation 1 he post Oilier has put Dub- rish independence v. jib the dissenters than saying "Booh" to a goose a. ss vve therefore invite suggestions on the improve- atrcpe's widest street, pre erably at lin out into posstat l districts similar to those f the North. Isn't tlia t just what's- 1 le groupings learn 'o match F ana in London. Ti cachet of gentility lor- ment of the wording of this first attempt. aarope's highest speed. 1 tit a new anted today?" Fail 11 h tndling day-to-day affairs The merly at iached i Rathmmes and Railigar element has been introduced into the * * * Dai 1 is the;} platform. Worst of a the will now be trai -ierred to Dublin. <>. How discussion. UT the former literary editor of t protesting v ices lack even a vest i of Ballsbridge and Mernon will mate with B •'Democrat." .now living in Dublin i is mass suppo: in the country, and the icst A would-be public benefactor has Ringsend remains to lie seen. There- are !or something more, rhose wh.o do principles ai the world are powerless: olfered the Corporation L 1.000 to re- fourteen districts, but only thirteen num- - 1 v., i. 1.11 "1 c 1 vis 1 y 111 the Mx toaa'us. '.r.i .a wish to make the Ta lors Hall 1 he (iin that. move Nelson and put in his place bers. So which number is missing? You've i-n:y-s.\. and in Rni.r.n. by the British a.s monument .and Mrs. Tom Clarke is ot St. Patrick. Whether this could be guessed right, thirteen. But though the * their number i arj tie that the original plan v -. .'; as :hi lush workers T, end partition done for a thousand pounds is an- new system will undoubtedly help to guide .1 the committe. was a commemorative OBODY of course should run away :r.< tellew ma de\a .opira a.'.s would seem the postman, let not the unsuspecting other matter. But apparently the arch in College Green, or Phoenix Park. \ with the idea that the Tweniv-Six ;a needed : traveller imagine he can thread in- way offer was being seriously considered Bat they grant that the mid-twentieth Counties is dest ined to exist for ever under through Ireland's capital with no better until it was realised that Nelson does century is not a great time for arches. So Fianna Fail Government and 110 other, it guide than the postal numbers, apart from (1) IN THE SIX COUNTIES. not belong to the C.ty but to the Gov- at a pinch they would settle lit is believed) is interesting to look for their Achilles- the fact that ail the odd numbers are ernment. for some kind of memorial like the Parnell heel. Many will think it lies in their un- A united mass movement el the common north of the river and all the evens are Monument. That seems to others a half- doubted softness towards the British ;.'ecpie. Protestant and Catholic. Labour and * * * south. measure. "Can't Dublin manage the two." financial connection. You really can't Republican. Socialist and anti - partitionist, 4 NOTHER issue of almost equal age * * * - * has also resurrected itself. It con- they say, "a Wolfe Tone Monument, and poke a sore-thumb at your bank manager. worker and farmer, townsman and countryman, the restoration of the Tailor's Hall as a HERE is plenty of political debate in But very few of its opponents even realise cerns not England's greatest imperialist, T lor the restoration of democracy, the settle- but Ireland's greatest patriot. museum of Republicanism?" And now the Dublin today. Curiously enough some that there is still a British stranglehold ment of the people's immediate demands at the of the most realistic remarks recently have In 1898, after several years of prepara- "Irish Democrat" suggestion—it is high on the Twenty-Six Counties, and that this been made by Mr. Sean MacBride. He has expense of the British monopolies, the over- tion the foundation stone of a memorial to time Nelson went on his way. Why not re- is essentially economic—indeed mainly drawn attention to the fact that while Ire- throw of the Stormont Government. Union with Wolfe Tone was laid with much pomp and store the Tailors Hall. AND put Wolfe financial. The various Republican group- land has undoubtedly played an independ- Dublin, and an all-Ireland struggle to end Bri- circumstance in his native city. The Tone on top of the pillar? ings admit the stranglehold but strive to ent role in the United Nations, the issues tish economic domination and build a free and initiative for the centenary celebration (of Considering, however, the West-Britain- translate it into something resemoiing she has pressed have so far been limited which the memorial was to be a part., ism which is rampant in Dublin, Repub- the old political terms. There are social- prosperous Ireland with a free working class. 1 to matters which Britain wanted pushed, was from the Irish Republican Brother- licans will have to press hard for this. It ists against the Government too, but the K EMMA ft e but was not in a position to push her- hood. But fearing the revival of Repub- is very much hoped that they will do so, more doctrinaire of these deny the British (2) IN THE TWENTY-SIX COUNTIES. self. This seems to tie in with Lord lican sentiment as a result, the Red- since nothing is more needed at the stranglehold altogether, thereby condemn- Pakenham's suggestion of making Ireland The unification cf all anti-imperialist forces west eonk mondite party came in on the affair with present time than an understanding of ing themselves to utter sterility, while the a kind of diplomatic catspaw for England. behind a Government that would defend the •the set purpose of killing it. The memorial Wolfe Tone. "sensible" ones stick to trade union CO BA Incidentally his proposals for coming back existing political independence of the Republic, AiUHiES ^v'. lias still to be built. * * * politics. into the Commonwealth had a bad press. It has transpired that dtspite the wreck- OW did Tone manage to win the use the State power for economic independence Even the "Irish Times." which descended In any case it is absurd to contemplate ing work of the Darliamei tarians, the Re- IT Northern dissenters? Orangism was c.gainst foreign monopoly interests, develop and to what many people thought deplorable an alliance of the "left" without Sinn publicans did contrive to collect a certain even more rife in those days than in our strengthen the Twenty-six county territory eco- sycophancy when two English royal Fein, the most important opposition party sum of money towards the memorial, and own. It was because he offered an inde- r.cmically. politically, and culturally, promoting personages visited Ireland, asked what was "left" of the Government. At the moment that has become vested in the person of pendent Republic. A former Belfast ship- the well-being of the common people in such a IF ONLY WE COULD WORK IT AS ONE UNIT the good of coming into a Commonwealth the other parties want nothing to do with Mrs. Tom Clarke and her son—the only yard worker, now living in Dublin, told Sinn Fein (the widespread toleration of way as to strengthen and stimulate the struggle IRELAND'S MINERAL WEALTH. surviving trustees. Mrs. Tom Clarke, by me how he had (fifty years ago) hired the that was shrinking every day. its persecution is a disturbing fact) and :n the north by winning the respect and sup- KEY : Pb—Lead, Zn—Zinc, Cu—Copper, Ba—Barytes, Ag—Silver, Mo—Molybdenum, X—Gold. the way, was one of the Dalys of Limerick. finest Orange piper in Belfast to play at a * * • Sinn Fein wants nothing to do with them. pert of the Irish in the Six Counties. The idea has been put forward that a Republican function. The Orangeman UST now, Mr. MacBride. concerned to Until this position changes, most people useful way to commemorate Tone would be had first insisted on being assured that my J restore the fortune of Claim na will admit the possibility of a gang-up (3) IN GREAT BRITAIN Poblachta, is courting the "left." He is. against Fianna Fail .leaving Fine Gael of course, the only really able man (some ~ The organisation of the Irish in Bri- j out) but state firmly that it's not coming would say too able) outside the ranks of -a.n as an integral pan of the British yet. Fianna Fail, which seems to have con- '.v. rkmg class movement, and 111 con-J - unction with its own most anu-imperial-j AN EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE centrated in its ranks the entire political And so a practical question arises which LETTER TO AN EVENING PAPER capacity of the Twenty-Six Counties. Is ..-: representatives, winning that move- , has not had much attention, namely, 1 I this because it represents the best actually :.-:.- to a policy of .I repealing those! \ "how can Fianna Fail policy be influenced c aiu.-es in the Ireland Act which pro-j i attainable within the partition system? in the right direction?" THE IRISH QUESTION Wiiy Mr. Lemass should risk the unpopu- -<-U the Six-county constitution, and >2> BRINGS ANTI-IRISH CASCADE larity of tinkering with the constituencies Withdrawing British troops irom Irish JOHN JOE CULLINANE saw a car- that you go and live in Ireland, and at racial discrimination is the working-class (with consequent litigation) is a mystery, - a so as to enable the Irish people to the same time take a few thousands of movement. Every Irishman should there- as it exists today unless he expects a slump which would settle their own affairs: then, the bring- I toon in the "Evening Standard." so the Micks who are over here living on LETTER lore become a member of his appropriate change everything. .nL' into office in Britain of a Labour or he wrote them the following letter : English National Assistance and taking Socialist government pledged to such a up housing space which should be for trade union. The Connolly Association opened by speakers from Ireland. It is characteristic of Fianna Fail that T is to be hoped that Mr. Ewart Milne's I wish to protest at the cartoon by the Englishmen who fought to save this reading of Mr. Krushchev's policy arruramme and to the provision of eco- will willingly provide a list of trade unions they are ruthless realists, some would say I Jak in today's 'Evening Standard,' Janu- country from the Germans. And the (which lie seems to agree with) is not nomic aid without strings for such a i ary 4th. It depicted the l.R.A. in a same to you. George." catering for any trade on enquiry being shameless opportunists. But they are not correct. What earthlv good could come of period as may be required to establish j manner to be made a joke of and for * # « made at its office. without a principle to work on. They are having two United Nations organisations, that matter the Irish. The l.R.A. did one for the East and another for the the Irish Republic on a firm economic j 10.15 a.m., Sunday, 26th February, 1961 | concerned with the prosperity of Irish more for us than what the Black and t ND by the next post came an anony- The other conclusion is that while the West? I am not a socialist myself, so do Tans had mapped out for us. Why not - * mc'us postcard—a posicard which of I businessmen who. under the partition not know whether Mr. Milne is right in publish a cartoon of more immediate Connolly Association has won over half Full employment in Ireland. What prevents regime, are more or less dependent 011 saying that Socialists support this idea. interest?" course everybody could read, saying— the Parliamentary Labour Party to sup- it now, and what should be done. British-controlled finance. They try to If they do. however, I will make a further Well of course, Jak is right; the Irish port the demand for civil liberties m the suggestion to them. T should be noted that ail three ARE a joke and usuaiiy a screamingly look after the interests of this class in a Six Counties, there is just as big a job Are they sure two United Nations organ- struggles are necessary. Each is pos- NOCK! Knock' There's a telegraph funny joke at that! The l.R.A. on the Speaker : way that does not lose the support of other other hand, if classified as a joke at all, needed to convince t.he British workers isations would be sufficient? Why not o> only because the others exist Un- - boy at the door, and tins is what was classes. Their supreme ability is to tackle K would only be a pretty obscene one." one and all that it is the partition of Ire- have as main a.s possible - for example, r such conditions the endinu of parti- * * * one for each country, and so avoid all ( on the telegram: land that causes Irish immigration into on could be brought about without, THE EDITOR dilferences of opinion, and incidentally "We may use part your letter in t ND a third communication said: "The Britain. solve such awkward problems as that of oodshed. But it must be emphasised (Mr. Desmond Greaves) Evening Standard. Please confirm you - ' I R A has been a joke ever since that the Big Five veto. iat this is not a blueprint Things never wrote it on prepaid form or phone Fleet Spanish Jew retired from it (Dev. Why ODDITY HIMSELF I understand Irorn his letters to the iil out so simply and smoothly. It is ^ Street 3000, Extension 316." Press that Mr. Milne considers Ireland an is it that Eire exports ail the scum over t 'THE man who called 84 English MPs .'•rely an attempt to show our readers j * * • imperialist country, because of the events here? Why don t you hop off back to the West London C.A. "oddities" because they demanded the in the Congo. For my part. I prefer Mr. ho so often ask this question, what 1 f OO he did and here is what the Even- land of fat bacon and cabage .sice—We day release of untried men from Belfast jail Aiken's attempt, to create a single all- p<- of solution we might work for. TUESDAYS, 8 p.m. 2.15 p.m. same embracing United Nations Organisation ' ing Standard" printed: hate you over here, we prefer the blacks showed himself to be a bit of an oddity with Red China within it, rather than the "I wish to express my disgust at your any time to you foreign B— s." RAILWAY TAVERN himself 111 a speech in Enniskillen last The politics of partition. Why the British people i alternative which Mr. Milne hails with cartoon by Jak (January 4th). It de- This letter, with its anti-Semitic and Goldhawk Road month. such delight. should join with the Irish in ending the border, picted the l.R.A. in a manner to be made anti-colour overtones, was signed. .Alongside Tub»l Now that Mr. Kennedy, the first Catho- a joke of, and for that matter the Irish." * * • and how to go about it. Mr. Edmund Warnock. M P., a famous TAKE-OVER HALTED I • * * ranter on Unionist platforms, showed his lic President is about to put into effect the FEB. 7—Eamonn MacLaughlin: V Pope's appeal for world peace, it is the THE contents of the above communiea- anger about the rising prestige of Ireland "Partition." Visiting speaker : i last time to be advocating cutting the BY JUDGE \*EXT morning the postman brought *•• tions are so contemptible as not to in world opinion in an astounding attack world down the middle into two hostile this letter, complete with an address lequire comment. The Pascist-inindedness FEB. 14—Tom Redmond : on the Irish Government. camps. R JUSTICE MCVEIGH in a reserved J DONNELLY. in Caniberwell New Road: is obvious. But the important point is "Economic Indepemlence." i He accused it of "striking incompetence'' M judgment in the Six-County Chanrery "Dear Joe,—I noticed your letter that it is obviously impossible to deny Our Belfast Correspondent and said it "had contributed nothing to * • # Court granted an interlocutory injunction which appeared in today's Evening FEB. 21—E. MacLaughlin : tiiere is anti-Irish feeling 111 Britain. The (Mr. J. M. Mclntyre) the peace, happiness or prosperity of the CHARA. When is the "Irish to prevent the completion of the sale of Standard' and I take it you are Irish. "Political Independence" You must admit, that when it comes section ol the British people which fights world." The Unionists contributed to these A Democrat" going to give a clear and the Belfast Telegraph" to Thomson Allied to armies the Irish ar« a joke. Howevtr, FEB. 28—Desmond Greaves : causes, of course, was the usual blood-and- unequivocal call to the Irish Government, Newspapers Limited to save yourself having to read the "Ireland or the Common- thunder King Billy eodology. to withdraw troops from the Congo? I Standard' (if you can read) I surest The application was brought on behalf IRISH FILM SHOW wealth ?" CENTRAL WORKINGMEN'S CLUB am prepared to agree that we should not Warnock saw an immense threat in "the '•! a nine-vear-old child for whom bS.606. 5 be the first to do it. but this action has Roman Catholics," because they had f the 87.360 issued £10 ordinary shares CLERKENWELL ROAD now been taken by Egypt and other coun- THE DAWN i "captured" control of the British Press, were held in trust following the death of tries. We have be"n tricked into holding N.W. London C.A. the radio and TV, and particularly the his father WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8th South London C.A. LONDON, E.C.I B B C. The purpose of this conspiracy was the ting while Belgium, helped bv Britain THURSDAY, 8 p.m. ! Co-operative Hall, TUESDAYS, 8 p.m. to "pour forth a constant stream of Eire and America, re-establish colonial rule m Counsel for Thomson Allied Newspapers St. Andrew's Schools, 169 Seven Sisters Road, I propaganda ." that territory. The best thing to do is to gave the judge an undertaking that there Camberwell Baths, Delegation fee, 2/6 Visitor's tickets, 1/- would be no final take-over until the Willesden High Road, London, N.7. I There are certainly a few oddities in thp let "face" be damned, pull out, and let Court had decided at a hearing to be neld London, N.W.2. Camberwell, London, S.E.5 Stormont Parliament. There are people them do their own dirty work. as soon as possible, whether the sale was ALL WELCOME NORTH LONDON C.A. ALL WELCOME An "Irish Democrat" Conference i with delusions less complex than those ex- P. J. DOWD an "improvident" one. that is to sa\ pressed by Mr. Warnock. Cardiff. whether the trustees had failed to get tne best possible price for the shares. February 1961 6 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT February 1961 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT

mill pi"nui! l"""i it '1 «H llliilll Imlii Two books of poems ii t THE OLD FENIAN GUN

(Air : "The Felons oi our Land") COME DANCE WITH KITTY Sii now mv gentle tiger burning t."'.ra'.a. 1 : '.he rewi: .>! \< ,;tn ->t pas.M.T. BOOLAVOGUE STOBLING,' Patrick Kavanagh In '.he 'uresis o! nn-\ earning and iUMii-e agams: ah :•.»• !u: .>•<. that tr::> Patrick Kavanagh (Longmans, 10 6). Walk on serenely do imt mind up uv hold it down and the images, tl>- t Boolavogue as the sun was setting We took Camolin and Enniscorthy, I remember '67 well," That Promised Land you thought t • ideas, the wu:d< he uses are '.hose ot a O'er the bright May meadows of And Wexford storming drove out our foes IT hung above the kitchen fire Patrick Galvin A find . . . pe.ipie held in subucur. a penult- : e- Shelmalier, 'Twas at Sliabh Coilite our pikes were He said, "when lads like me ' CHRJST IN LONDON,' Patrick Gal- • Its barrel long and brown, , " else a self-cent red seli-dcpm-aung A rebel hand set the heather blazing reeking vin (Linden Press, 12/6). \ ok. reviewed by And one day, with a boy's desire, All thought we'd strike another blow mood of reflection: And brought the neighbours from far and With the crimson gore of the beaten M;. voice is a s;.1:*e child m a dark I climbed and took it down. To set old Ireland free. "You pulled yc:;. punch and won- near, Yeos; "HERE is no sure way ol telling a goo/ retormatoi BRIAN Then Father Murphy from Old Kilcor- At Tubberneering and Ballyellis My father's eyes with anger flashed, But broken were our golden hopes, dered it I poem from a bad one. You can't bite M\ lace is a hungry !• «.«'f; and a mack Full many a Hessian lay in his gore; Old cunning Silence might not be He cried, "What have you done? I was long months on the run, them n^ people used to do with coins, l: burning grave. Spurred up the ranks with a rousing cry: Ah, Father Murphy, had aid come over A better bet than poetry . . FARRINGTON I wish you'd left it where it was— But it did good work for Ireland then, t:-. the:.i along your thumb as though The wounds river my back and the "Arm! Arm!" he cried, "for I've come to The green flag floated from shore to The book ends with a six-page satire on lead you, shore! That's my old Fenian gun." Did that old Fenian gun. t::"'. v. ere knives, or smell them like stars cry over me contemporary Irish writers, the climax to But ooscurity is the only word I can find For Ireland's freedom we live or die." * * * ciieere. You can't even be sure whether The light tails on my sleep and my * * * tc- explain why only too otten these poems I was down then in KilmallocU— v(/U like them or not at first sight. Only a number of cross-grained references all loves are gone. At Vinegar Hill, o'er the pleasant Slaney, are less catchy than they should be. There Our heroes vainly stood back to back I fondled it with love and pride, 'Twas the hottest fifht of all, one thing is certain; if you put the through the book. A reviewer m the I T is not lor nothing that Mr. Galvin He led us on 'gainst the coming soldiers, is much carelessness in the choice of And the cowardly yeomen we put to flight, And the Yeos at Tullow took Father I looked it o'er and o'er; "And you see—he bared his arm — gei,nine article beside the imitation there Sunday Observer" last summer found * has written the best history and made words. And Mr. Galvin's language is so 'Twas at the Harrow the boys of Wexford Murphy There's the mark still of the ball. this distaste for other Irish writers" of the best collection of Irish songs to be I placed it on my shoulder is no mistaking which is which. consistently violent (for example I can- Showed Bookey's regiment how men And burned his body upon the rack. I hope the young lads growing now Mr. Kavanagh's admirable. However that lound today. The influence of folk-song could fight And I marched across the floor. I have a vivid memory of Patrick not find a verse that does not contain God grant you glory, brave Father Will hold the ground we won may be. a man. whether he be a mechanic is apparent everywhere in these poems, Look out for hirelings, King George of Murphy, My father's anguish softened, Kavanagh in wartime, or rather "emer- or a dentist or a poet, who spends his giving them a form and discipline, with- such words as "raged." "wounds," "blood." And not disgrace the cause in which "blast." "ripped" and so 0111 that he ends England, And open Heaven to all your men! And he shared my boyish fun— gency" t,me as we had to call it, Dublin. time sneering at his fellow-practitioners out which this angry style can so easily Search every kingdom where breathes a The cause that called you may call to- I held that Fenian gun." The slouching untidy figure of a man. up by devaluing .the words themselves. "Ah well," he said, 'tis in your breed, lays himself open to the retort: "Why don't degenerate into windy verbosity, and giv- 1 slave morrow the cantankerous voice raised at a stud- And his poems tend to lack a climax, and — P. O'NEILL. you go and do better yourself?" The proof ing a music, a lilt to the words that con- For Father Murphy from County Wexford In another fight for the green again. Like that old Fenian gun." ents' meeting to castigate some pretentious a centre. It is something like the effect — P. J. McCALL. is not clearly made in this book. And any- trasts. and sets off the harshness, the Sweeps o'er the land like a mighty wave. of an angry man shouting in your ear; hvpoi i )&;,' or other, the uncompromising way there are many more tilings to criti- asperity of the teeling. The use of re- you want to say to him. I could hear you individualism; a poet in short who looked cise in Ireland than a lot ot gasbags in peated refrains, of simple rhymes, of short better if you talked more quietly and like a pcet. a Dublin pub. words, and the removal of irrelevant con- stood a little farther away.'" NIALL PLUNKETT THE QUEEN OF "My scul was an old horse Considering Patrick Kavanagh's past necting material are all features of folk- Offered for sale in twenty lairs . . ." writing and present reputation in some song. and there is a resultant stark sim- But this is carping criticism for writing THE THREE FLOWERS And the poetry also, like the "stony circles, this is a disappointment ol a book. plicity about some of these poems that is that hits the jackpot of meaning so often, grey soil of Monaghan" irom which it The embers lett round the edge of a fire. ballad-like and very moving. and does it with the simplest means, O'BOYLE CONNEMARA sprang, was recalcitrant and beautiful: which are always the best. Mr. Galvin's AS I was walking down a lane Burning still, genuine if you like: but For sixty years my mother walked poetry that sounded like poetry. style is never abstruse or literary, his i Killed by Free State forces, Wicklow, 1922) ^ When night was drawing nigh small. The starving pit and slate blue rise QH ! my boat can swiftly float The barrels of blue potato-spray poetry is direct and physical, full of If the anger seems to have lost a great And every day she kept away I met a cailin with three flowers Stood on a headland of July humour and tenderness. The genuine E laid him to rest by the rim of the ocean, In the teeth of wind and weather deal of its vehemence in Patrick Kavan- The haunting bird of Counting Day. And she more young than I. Beside an orchard where roses article. Near the home of his fathers we laid him to rest. agh's poetry, the same can hardly be said The weakness in Mr. Galvin's poetry W "St. Patrick bless you, dear," said I, And outsail the fastest hooker Were young girls hanging from the BRIAN FARRINGTON. Old Ireland he lived with true faith and devotion, of "Christ in London" by Patrick Galvin. seems to me to be its obscurity. It isn't He fought and he died for the cause he loved best. "I pray you to me tell Between Galway and Kinsale. iky. This is new poetry, young in the feelings necessary to understand a poem in order The place that you did find those flowers— "Come Dance with Kitty Stobling." Pat- When the white rim of the ocean that animate it and in the manner of its to enjoy it. any more than you need to When the call it went out to the sons of the heather I seem to know them well." rick Kavanagh s latest book, shows a con- writing. Mr. Galvin writes of love and "understand" a tune to find it "catchy." COMMONWEALTH ? O'Boyle was the foremost to answer the call; And the wild waves rush together, siderable "technical" improvement. The poems are better written, better rounded The sons of the Rosses he banded together She rides in her pride To drive the oppressor from Dark Donegal. She took and kissed the first flower once off. and there is a calm that was not to ICELAND OR And sweetly said to me, Like a seabird on the gale. be lound before: ROOTS OF REVOLT Oh bravely he fought with the foe all around him "This flower I found on the Wicklow hills, The cold wet blustery winter day A reply to Till alone and outnumbered, a captive he fell. Dew-wet and pure and free, CHORUS And all that's happening will stay ^ N upper-class English lady re- the real reasons behind the bitterness and To the bastille at Newgate, a prisoner they bore him— Alive in the mind: the bleak Lord Pakenham Its name is Michael Dwyer, marked in disgust some few- rebelliousness of the peoples of Africa; he He escaped through a tunnel and bade them fare- The strongest flower of all, Water-flushed meadows speak A LMOST the very day the "Irish well. Oh she's neat, oh she's sweet, years ago, reading further reports of pinpoints the basis of it all in one word: And I'll keep it fresh within my breast An enduring story exploitation. The British. French. Bel- Democrat" prophesied that the She's a beauty every line, To a man indifferent in a doorway. "troubles" in Africa, "I think these Again on the hillside, undaunted and daring, Though all the world should fall." gian and Portugese ruling classes do not "Ireland in the Commonwealth" de- She's the Queen of Connemara, At times there is a terrible lucidity natives are revolting." To which the But it is not the Saxon this time on his trail. really care about the "glories of Empire" bate in the House of Lords would be This bounding barque of mine. reminiscent ol Yeats at the end of his life, only reply could be, "Yes, madam, but Oh no, 'twas the bloodhounds of Richard Mulcahy 1 or Commonwealth as it is fashionable, followed up by a spate of neo-Union- And the men who sold Ireland, the dregs of the She took and kissed the next flower twice and the verse takes on an intense not in the sense you mean .'" but far from accurate, to call it these ist propaganda, the noble Lord Gael. And sweetly said to me, When she's loaded down with fish, Yeatsian rhythm: days 1. These things are a drug to cod Till the water laves the gunwale Once upon a time For the revolt of the peoples of Africa Pakenham (National Bank) wrote in "This flower I culled on the old Cave Hill has been the outstanding feature of the their own working class, and a useful bar- Once more on the hillside, undaunted and daring, I had a myth that was a lie but it the London "Observer" that steps Outside Belfast City. Not a drop she'll take aboard her recent period. From end to end of that gaining counter to yield with a great show Till all hope abandoned, he turned on the foe. served: might well be taken to entice Ireland The name I call it is Wolfe Tone, That would wash a fly away ; great continent—South Africa. Rhodesia. of generosity when under pressure; but the "Long live the Republic!" his words rang out clearly, Trees walking along the crests ot underlying reality of economic power is back into the Commonwealth. Then the guns thundered forth and O'Boyle was The bravest flower of all; From the fleet she speeds out quickly Nvasaland. Kenya, Congo. Algeria —they hiTs and my rhyme what they cling to. and they are prepared The "Irish Democrat" received tele- laid low. And I'll keep it fresh within my breast, Like a greyhound from her kennel Cavorting on mile-high stilts and have stood up and struck at the political Till she lands her silvery store the first and economic shackles of imperialism. to resort to armed repression, to chop and phone calls at its office congratulating it Though all the world should fall." the unnerved change, to shift and prevaricate, even to on forestalling the moves of the "back-to- Now bravely he sleeps by the rim of the ocean, On old Kinvara Quay. Some have had a great measure of success, Crowds looking up with terror in grant political independence, provided the Commonwealth" operators by expos- Nor wind now, nor tempest his slumber can spoil, others are still battling against repression, She took and kissed the third flower thrice, their rational faces. they can maintain the basis and means of ing what they were doing in good time. Long, long we'll remember with faith and devotion —Chorus. O dance with Kitty Stobling I out- intervention and provocation. But every- The fate of our hero, Niall Plunkett O'Boyle. And softly said to me, economic exploitation in their hands. After the "Observer" article came let- rageously where. even in the most backward ter- "This flower I found in Thomas Street ritories of all. those ruled by fascist ters in the "Guardian." and the Unionist There's a light shines out afar Cried out-of-sense to them . . . VIR. WODDIS is preparing a second papers in Belfast began to wonder if in In Dublin Town," said she. Portugal, the demand for freedom has And it keeps me from dismaying book—I look forward to its appear- their haste to get Ireland into the Com- "Its name is Robert Emmit, I JUT romantic individualism lands the been heard. Famous Republican Film . . . ance—dealing with the political struggles monwealth and make use of her high The youngest flower of all; When the clouds are black above us ' individual only too often in a dreary And the sea runs white with foam waste-land of isolation where there is Why this mass revolt? Why this an- taking place in Africa. But meanwhile. prestige in world affairs, the imperialists And I'll keep it fresh within my breast, tagonism to the white rulers of their 111 this book, he deals with the conditions In a cot in Connemara nothing to talk about but himself. I feel of London might be prepared to sacrifice THE DAWN Though all the world should fall." countries? Why the distrust of the talk of under which the native peoples of Africa the interests of the Orangemen. There's a wife and wee ones praying that ;his is what has been happening to BRIXTON TOWN HALL, 7.30 p.m. Patrick Kavanagh. The author of "The "partnership.'' of "gradualism." of "equal are forced to live. The continuing anti-Irish position of To the One who walked the waters once but separate development." of appeals for FRIDAY, 17th FEBRUARY, 1961 "Then Emmet, Dwyer and Tone I'll keep, Great Hunger." that bitter moving picture He strips away the fine words about the the British Press was shown, however, by To bring us safely home. "co-operation" and "responsibility" that Speaker: MR. MARCUS LIPTON, MP. For I do love them all, of an all-tco-familiar. all-too-tragic Irish benefits brought to Africa by the the publication of cartoons and articles in are daily poured out bv the colonial gov- the popular papers holding up the Irish SOUTH LONDON CONNOLLY ASSOCIATION And I'll keep them fresh within my breast rural scene (the small larmer simmering colonisers, and shows that in almost every —Chorus. ernments and the press that champions to ridicule. So far the "woo them back" Though all the world should fall." with a hunger for life and love which devo- country the standard of life and especially them? policy has only penetrated the upper tion to a parcel of fields, a crochetv old of health is worse now than it was before crust. ******************************************************************.************************* + *„***«***********************,**************$ mother and the Church cannot assuage' Mr. Jack Woddis. in ' Africa the Roots tliev came. The key factor is the great seems to have burned out his passion and ol Revolt" (Lawrence and Wishart. 21 ->. "squeeze" in which the people are caught— The Connolly Association has now pub- Mtr.'S in a sort ot apathy: has done a most valuable job in showing millions of acres of their best land have lished a new 16-page pamphlet In reply LETTER been taken away from them by force and to Lord Pakenham. which is now obtain- TORTURE TRIAL' able for 6d. <8d. post freei from the Asso- LAST LINKS BROKEN CANNOT go with Mr. McCullough in fraud, with two objects: firstly to provide ciation's head office at 374 Grays Inn farms for white settlers, and secondly - AUTHOR SPEAKS I Road. London. W.C.I, or from sellers of (JORK'S City's last link with Con- Mrs. O'Shea used to enjoy giving her his attack on the Connolly Association, and mainly (for much of the stolen land the "Irish Democrat." nolly's Irish Socialist Republican reminiscences of those old days when which certainly did not attack the shop- is not even used 1 to force them to go out AT WILLESDEN Its title is "Ireland or the Common- stewards who came to Westminster. He to work as rheap labour on the settlers' party snapped in January when Mrs. tall dashing young Con O'Lyhane used FTER hearing Mr. John Hostettler THE LIFE AMI TIMES wealth'" and offers a damning exposure farms and in the mines, plantations and to frequent the house. It was in that \ iauthor of the pamphlet "Torture has set up a straw man and creates much of the plans now cherished by British lm- O'Shea, widow of William O'Shea, Trial." an account of the trial of Mallon factories for a shortage of labour would same house that her grandnephew, Mr. sound and fury knocking down his own perialism to effect the reconquest of Ire- died at the advanced age of ninety- and Talbot) at their monthly meeting, the OF JAMES CONNOLLY force up wages and reduce profits! Even James O'Regan, who served ten years in creation. land without firing a shot. Willesden Trades Council passed a resolu- when they could still get enough to live on seven. Parkhurst during the war period, first tion. requesting the Trade Union Congress But under the accompanying smoke* These plans can be summarised as a off their reduced and impoverished lands, to send a deputation to the Home Sec- screen he slips in propositions not rele- Bankers' plot" against the Irish people. Her husband ran a public house on the learned his Irish Republicanism. retary demanding the release of the re- C. Desmond Greaves taxes have been introduced, to pay which vant to his main argument which can do If it goes through, the pamphlet ex- quays, and it was there that the early The early Cork Socialists were closely maining twenty-three republicans held they must have money; discriminatory a &reat deal of harm. plains. it will mean more take-overs, more Cork Socialists foregathered. Connolly linked with the Irish Republican Bro- without charge or trial in Belfast jail, and tariffs and freight rales prevent them get- also an enquiry into the entire working of Herp at last Ls a complete account of the life of James Connolly, and of closures of small shops, the running to- Visited Cork early in ,1899 to establish therhood. I will mention only one, his contention ting a fair price for such surplus produce the Government of Ireland Act, under thr many organisations and movements In which he worked, embodying gether of more farmers, more depopula- a branch of the party. Later the Social- which the partition of Ireland was carried that there is complete identity between as they may be able to grow; so they must tion ol the Irish countryside, and more ist Party of Ireland met in William out in 1920. Westminster and Stormont. What absurd- much material not fully studied and brought together until now. IT will go to work for the mineowners. and in emigration But it will also mean more O'Shea's house. ity, belied by events. When members of b« published In February 1961. and will, we believe, be welcomed by all who most cases this means emigration. profits for the financiers, who will be abfe EAR. PEOPLE.—Mr. McCullough's the House of Lords (imperialist enough) i NOTHER link with the past was >faerate the memory of this great man and the cause for which he lived God knows, we in Ireland know what to rim their "Irish branches" with the 1 * broken with the death of Captain D letter in the Democrat made Interest- mooted co-operation between the two ing reading He is another of the angli- parts of Ireland, together with Britain, find died emigration means-tens of thousands of minimum interference. Eamonn Rooney in Dublin While a pro- cised Irishmen who believes the English to tho "Northern Whig" was plastered with 35s. us leave home every year but in Africa it The lesson which is drawn is that the minent fighter for national independence MISUNDERSTOOD be the master race. A large section of the "No Surrender.'' is ten times worse. In area after area, up Irish people and their friends in Britain in the old days, Capt Rooney described people of that part of Nort hern Ireland are to ninety per cent of the able-bodied men must make haste. There is no mor© An article by Desmond Fisher In the himself as a Socialist, but held that satuslied with a miserable existence lack- If we care to go back to 1914 we have Irish Press discusses the current economic ing m human respect. The "better class" The book will be obtainable from all booksrllrrs. have had to leave their villages—and the urgent issue before them than the ending Socialism and nationalism should be Jimmy Craig and Carson running in guns crisis in Brllaln, and concludes with the profit bv the sectarianism of those pos- to resist the Home Rule decision of a or from thr Connollj Association land left to the care of the women and of partition. If partition ls not ended oldest dilemma on earth—the working kept iii water-tight compartments. sessed with the slave mind. Those people Liberal government. The difference is this children, deteriorates still further and ag- within the next few years, Ireland as a iedple must either cut their standard of never wanted to help themselves. They — the Westminster imperialists have many gravates the situation. Moreover, when nation ls finished. fiving or increase production. How can have refused to work as a community with- far-flunig interests to defend, the Slx- the Ford workers in Dagenham "increase "James Connolly was the first to in- in the Nation. Ireland Is only a place to the men. often after travelling hundreds The pamphlet concludes with an appeal troduce the nationalist, deviation into County Unionists represent only one. Tho of miles on foot, reach the towns or mining production" when there is no sale for their live m it, is those lacking in a National ultimate unity of the twtwoo aal&rtrtss of one LAWRENCE & WISHART to all Irish men and women to put aside Spirit who have brought the misfortune cars? The thing Mr. Fisher's analysis Socialism," he once said to the "Irish system should not blind us to differences camps where they have to work, they are their differences, and to unite under the miss«s is that Britain is weighted down by Democrat." Though we disagreed we wil- of the centuries on Ireland. of policy which can occur between them, an impossible arms expenditure, and K'ontlmird on iwxt oa»e) banner of political republicanism. lingly pay tribute to a fine upright spirit. PATRICK DUFFY which wise politicians make us of. crippled by an ossified social structure. Dundalk. Co, Louth. H.M. (London). | UNIONS SAY 1 | RELEASE | | PRISONERS | Partition the cause of it

^Redmond" General ^ecre- ^ONSTABLE Norman Anderson, of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, was shot dead in a lane on tary of the Connolly Association,, the border of Fermanagh and Monaghan early on Friday, 27th January. King's Cross branch of the Amalga- Anderson, who was 2(i, was sta- "The member of the British Crown solution is the withdrawal of British mated Union of Building Trade tioned at Roslea police barracks, Co. forces killed early today by Irish re- troops in order that the Irish may be Workers passed the following resolu- sistance lighters operating in the enabled to set up their independent Fermanagh, which was attacked by tion :— Roslea area of county Fermanagh had Republic. This necessity becomes mor-> j raiders some years ago. been engaged in espionage missions urgent every day." "This branch deplores the lact that It is stated that while off duty he into the Twenty-six Counties under the British Government vv.Lh taxpayers' crossed the border with a civilian coat cover of social activities. motley supports a police state in Ulster over his uniform in order to visit a This state of affairs is alien to every- woman friend in Annaghmartin. half a "It has been the deliberate policy of thing trade unionism stands for. We LETTERS mile within Monaghan. the British occupation forces to send T~iEAR SIR,—I read in the "United Irish- ask the Executive Committee to support 17 According to press reports he left his members into the Twenty-six Counties man" that you have a different out- our opinion and to make known our in civilian dress to tout and spy and sentiments to the appropriate authori- car where the British military authori- look to Sinn Fein. I would be very in- ties, for example the General Council of ties had closed it with spikes, and con- mark down for further attention Re- terested therefore to know what your the T.U.C." publican sympathisers residing locally." policy is. I read all sides and keep an sequently had to walk the remaining open mind. So now will you tell me please, half-mile and back. When he returned what is YOUR plan to end partition. Put A ND here is a letter from Mr; John the plug leads and rotor arm had been ABNORMAL your policy in a nutshell. " * Creabv (Junr. > of the Young Social- removed, and he was shot while trying A statement issued bv the Connolly Yours faithfully, to start the car. Police on both sides Association said: M. BRENNAN. ists (affiliated to the British Labour of the border have been takinu part in Party i: — an intensive search, and motorists have "The death of Constable Anderson London, N. arises directly from the abnormal situ- (See page five, Mr. Brennan -Editon Dear Sir. I put a resolution forward been stopped and questioned. Three men * * * at my local Young Socialist meeting have been arrested. ation which exists when a country is "that we abhor the action the Govern- divided into two against the will of its chara.- The January "United Irish- ment has taken in Ireland and hold that people. No humane man wishes to \ man" prints a letter by Mr. Eamonn the prisoners still detained should either LEMASS SPEAKS read of the loss of human life, but it O Murchadha of Weston-sup;'r-Mare say- be set free or tried." This resolution has The Taoiseach. Mr. Sean Lemass. de- is necessary to go beyond the imme- ing your sellers try to piss off the "Irish been forwarded to the Executive of the scribed the shooting as "a brutal murder" diate reaction and ask what conditions Democrat" as being the Sinn Fein policy, Gateshead labour Party and Trades Is there any truth in th.s? and said the news would be received by brought the event about. Nobody can Council for their inspection. J. Creaby. * * * all Irish people with horror and disgust. doubt that the existence of the border S. L. BURKE. "The attitude of the Government to is responsible for setting man against London, W.11. l^ROM Vancouver comes news of Irish- crimes of this character." he said, "has man, and that disturbed conditions are Of course there is not, but unfortunately ' Canadian opposition to the visit of been clearly and frequently stated. I likely to recur again and again until we can't stop people imagining things and sending the products of their imagination Diefenbaker to Beltast when he comes to urge all Irishmen who value the good the border is done away with. name of our country to do everything to the press. But a moment's reflection Europe. Letters have gone to him demand- within their power to prevent any pos- Irish people in London should not would show that the "Irish Democrat" (published continuously for 22 years i ing that he stays in Canada and does sibility of the repetition of this foul deed argue the pros and cons of the shoot- something about unemployment there, in- ing when they meet their English would be cutting its own throat in two and to bring its perpetrators to justice." ways if it allowed such a thing. First it stead of gallivanting to the Six Counties workmates, but should concentrate on pointing out the effect which foreign would be failing to get over its own policy, to wine and dine with the jailers of men which it thinks is more suitable for the THE OTHER SIDE occupation has on any country unfor- who have been neither charged nor tried. Irish in Britain; and second it would be * * * The "Irish Republican Publicity tunate enough to be occupied by it, creating ill-will against itself because as Bureau" issued a statement in which whether the country is Cyprus, Al- soon as people found out that it was NOT geria, the Congo or Ireland. The only ri^HREE resolutions which have been for- they said: Sinn Fein, they would feel cheated and re- fuse to buy it again. But. in all serious- ' warded to the National Committee ness. can't'we rise above this kind of child- (equivalent of the Annual Conferencei of ish back-biting, and put the unity ol the the A.E.U. from Division 25 (North Lon- POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS Irish people first? There's plenty of room don i are as follows: — for the two, surely?—Editor. 1. This National Committee demands for John Ryan (London N.W.I > writes: - cratic groups would turn occasionally to * * * the people of Northern Ireland at least "Recently three members of the the disregard of civil liberties, imprison- chara. If the argument m Mr. McCul- the same civil liberties as exist in Great Labour Party, and three Tory members ment of Irish people without charge, the \ lough's letter is right, the British "fixing" of elections m the six counties people should be asked to subsidise the Six Britain. went to Nyasaland to investigate the ol North-East Ireland However it is County puppet state even more than thev 2. This National Committee demands the burning ol a house. And in November a delegation of members of the Inter- the great merit ol the Connolly Asso- are doing now. and it they jibbed at it release of all prisoners held in Belfast Lord Brookeborouah would be entitled t . jail without charge or trial. national Confederation ol Free Trade ciation to exnose the Brookeborough 3. illegal administrators of the Six Coun- call them imperialists. This National Committee demands the Unions went to Morocco to investigate Le me's. repeal of the Special Powers Act. why police clashed with a union demon- ties." P. J. DUFFY It is understood that the tabling ol these stration in which a union member was S.E. London. motions does not necessarily mean they killed and many arrested and put 111 Frank Corrigan ('Stockport' writes: will l>e debated. It depends on whether prison without charge or trial. "I have written in President Kenned R JUSTIN KEATING hahas intlllsif.' other divisions have tabled similar asking linn to do ever , thing in hi M that for personal reasons he is re motions. ' !t would be salutary it these demo- power to restore Ireland to nationhood, gretlully compelled to withdraw Ins name His best ally. Britain, is holding our six from the list ol speakers at the "Irish norih-ea.st.ern counties and preventing Democrat" conference in London on Feb- ruary 2fith Amended notices will )>e sen' us lrom achieving a free and prosperous to all trade union national, district and HAVE YOU READ country. Partition is responsible tor a branch committees who have been circu- lop-sided economy both in the North larised. Failing the announcement of and m the Souih. British imperialism some other arrangement the Editor will is like a d'.mg octopus." make a short introduction followed by a James Connolly's Great Book statement from an economist. John D. Gordon i Manchester i writes LABOUR l\ IIUSII HISTORY "I visited Ireland recently' and found (Continued from Page Seven) things there tar Irom sat lstactorv. As rarely allowed to have their families w.th an English socialist I suggest that you them, and are herded into compounds should try to secure the alliance ol the under the vilest conditions. Wages are English working-class, perhaps making calculated on the minimum for keep.ng The Connolly Association has purchased 1,001) a single man alive and out of this the a start in some industrial town. Events copies and is offering them to "Irish Democrat" poor devil has to save to pay taxes and in Ireland are caused by our present Readers in Britain at the amazing price of support his family. system m England But the world is Small wonder that the statistics of changing very rapidly and colonies are malnutrition and disease are so appalling ONE SHILLING I'OST l ltl l becoming independent. Socialism is and the bitterness so intense One can- allying itself with the national aspira- not quote m this review a fraction of the SEND FOR YOUR COPY NOW TO tions of the peoples." figures and facts which Mr. Woddis ex- tracts from the lmperialist-s' own sources 374 GRAYS INN ROAD, LONDON, W.C.I I We apologise to these writers for con- to prove his point so eloquently and con- densing their letters, Our corresiKin- clusively. One can only urge the reader dence this month lias been of record to buy. beg. borrow or steal the book and read them for himself. Printed by Ripley Printers Ltd. (T.U.i. Nottingham Road. Ripley. Derbvs.. and published proportions and main- letters are held by Connolly Publications Ltd , at 374 Oravs Inn Road. London. WC.l over. Editor I P. 0 SULLIVAN.