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• I beg to report that on the 14th• . I~s~ •• ~ . ~ the undermentioned extremists were observed moving about and associating ith each other as follows :- ,..

With Thomas J . Clarke , 75 , Parnell St .

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12 a , m. Dr . P. McCartan from 6. 30 p. ·m. I ·to 7. 30 p . m. Arthur Griffith for a quar- · ter of an hour between 9 & 10 p. m. , James

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• Herbert i . Pim , arrived at Naiens Street

from Belfast at 10 . _30 a. m. and proceeded to '

... the residence of IVIr John IV!c Neill, 19 , Herbert " Park , having in the n1eantirne called on T~J~ . J.

O'Rahilly who l i ves close by .

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Pierce McCann arrived at Kingsbri~e ... frozn Thur lea at 4 . 30 p ;· m.

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" The great only appear great because we ' are on our knees : let us rise."

Vol. I., No. 21. DUBLIN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915. ,Weekly. ------

VV'hat is our case. England is at war, because But what is the price of war-the price as it Notes on the Front England is at war we as a subject nation are must be paid by a nation? That all the young dragged into the conflict also. No, that is and vigorous men go out to be killed, and all This week we give first place to an extract wrong! To be dragged into anything means the unfit and diseased stay at home to be that the person who drags goes in front. That from an American writer, William R:andolph fathers of the next generation. All those is not our case. England does not go in front. Hearst. This newspaper man is proprietor of splendidly developed young Irish men whose No, we are pushed into war by people who stay bones now lie mouldering beneath the soil in a great number of American .daily papers which behind in safety, or only pass on when the dead Flanders or upon the shores of the Dardanelles bodies of Irishmen have paved the way. -cover the entire American continent, and whose . -all those physically perfect Irish men would -combined circulation runs mto the millions. Vve are pushed into \Var. Consider what in due course have been the husbanJs of young Yet we quote him not so much for what he is, that means. For over 68 years the population Irish women,• the fathers of Irish children as for the trnth of what he says. He is speak· of Ireland has been declining, the lifeblood of inheriting the vigour and virility of their parents. ing of the billion dollar loan from America to Ireland has been draining away. Whilst every finance the war of the All Lies, and he warns European state has increased in population But now those young Irish women are despite war and turmoil Ireland has gone the American money lenders tl at the people of doomed to go husbandless through life or to steadily down the hill. mate with the di seased and unfit who at Europe may repudiate the loan, and hang the st ~v ed home, or the diseased and crippled who ,vill 'kings and fi nanciers who borrowed it. Read 'We have the most beautiful climate in the orld, a climate which a wise national govern­ return. · this warning:- ment could even Improve by restoring the The perfect Irish children of perfect Irish "If any reader, accustomed to the sound forests that once covered the island and broke parents will never be born. · They ho would and stable government of this country, believes the rainfall that comes in from the Atlantic have been their fathers lie dead in far ofr' that revolution is not now possible in any ocean. We have a lively, quick minded, intel­ countries. Think of the colossal nature of this ligent people, rich in soft kindliness, and graced European State, let him ask himself frankly crime. The children of Ireland are bei g killed with womanly beauty and manly vigour. how long he believes the strong-bodied, stern­ before they are born, the Irish race of the future denied an existence. minded, plain people of Europe are going to For centuries this people have been treated as outcasts in their own land, shut out from ·endure the immeasurable misery of this \lnna­ A competent English authority says that every chance of developing its resources, and among the upper class of England there is not tural war mto the hellish depths of which they ruled by an insolent class of land thieves and left one man of marriageable age for every have been precipitated by the vanities and its followers. twelve women of the same class, and that all inanities, the enmities and jealousies of their A social system the worst in Europe held the the chances are against any girl between the -arrogant and ambitious rulers. people in its grasp, and punished as a crime ages of 1 9 and 2 2 ever getting married if she is " Revolutions are not respectful of royalty, every improvement their industry added to the not already engaged to some one in civil life. ·nor of constituted authority, nor of the estab­ soil. A political system based upon this land· I~ is safe to say that _in Ireland amongst that lished order. Revolutions are not regardful of lordism governed the country, and under its sect10n of the commumty who have yielded to rule every man of a free spirit became a the financial obligations of a deposed and dis­ the se.ductions of the recruiting sergeant the suspect, every hater of slavery walked a path ~arne IS true. There are streets In Dublin, in ·carded system. Revolutions exhibit no such hemmed in by prison cells and dominated by a 1ts poorer quarters where every family has lost soft and suave consideration for money and the gibbet. a man, there are sections in the country where money power as calm and conservative govern­ Continued revolutionary action of the people the toll of death has been so heavy that every ·ments do. upon the land destroyed the power of the evil man has gone. "The heads of plutocrats and aristocrats social system, but it left behind it the system of E~er and anon we read in the press the. ·dropped side by side into the baskets on the government based upon hatred and fear of the g!oattng !emark that out of such and such a Irish people. Forty-two Boards under the Place de la Concord from the impartial edge of v1llage w1th a sl'I\all population three-fourths or control of the British Government control every four-fifths of the men are at the front. It reads 'the revolutionary guillotine. And so it may be elected body in Ireland, and make a farce of to us as the triumph yell.s of the old time pirates that the tongues of the European statesmen and free government. must have sounded as they exulterl in the num­ financiers, which so glibly guarantee this loan Heartbroken in such a land where the ameni­ ber of the slaves captured in a piratical raid ·to-day, may loll mute in months ternally silent ties and gifts of life are reserved for those most such as the historic Sack of Baltimore.- ' when the day of repayment arrives.'~ sordid in soul, where the possession of public Upon the top o.f this sacrifice of the living Strong language that, dear reader, but who spirit :damns the careers of the possessor, the comes the borrow1t1g of money to continue the young men and women of Ireland have been work of hellt and this borrowing me.ans pawning ·shall say it is too strong. ~ deserting her as life deserts the things of this the labour and genius of the future to the Let us consider our case-the case of world upon whom Death ha' set its seal. financial leeches and usut ivu:) money-lenders of Europe and America. .Ireland. Consider it, not impartially, but with But still the nation persisted in claiming its hearts beating fiercely with anger against all the right to existence, in determinedly planning a Generations yet unborn are to be taxed to ·organised injustice that threatens our existence. future built upon those young people who pay for the blood madness of the rulers of this· Impartiality in the face of injustice is the remained. But suddenly like a thunderbolt our children and our chi!drc::n's chaldren ar t~ o~t of a clear sky ~~gland rushes into war, and be compelled to pay .iu ~w~at ann niood a.nd virtue of slave, or well-fed beneficiaries of a o all the unclean things bred by seven centuries tears for our weakness m submitting to the ·the fruits of injustice. Tb nk God, we are not of corruption call upon ·Ireland from •Dthind to criminal ambitions of our rulers. Jim partial. nash to England'1 side. [CoNTINUED ON PAGE Tw~ 1 ' , ,

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2 THE WORKERS' REPUBLIC.

We did not au·submit, a fact for wh~ch such ing.ground for our supertl~ous population I SHOULD GREEN OF THE LAND of the Irish as exist in the future will bless us. We are now in sore straits, however, and gladly Every Irish man or woman who helped to welcome England's advocacy of our cause, COMMISSION BE PROSECUTED ? persuade a young Irish man to abandon Ireland which, if it does nothing else, will prove to the We have learned that at the last meeting of and go to Flanders or the Dardanelles helped world that we are in the right, as England neve,. the Old Age Pensions Committee-the body at t11c same time to assassinate Ireland, to rob did, and ?zevtr ·will, SOIL her hands in a1z UNJUST that has to do with the revision of the allocation her of her future children, to stifle the coming quarrel! of the allowances to the dependents of soldiers generation before it was born. If the worst had come to the worst before -the following illuminating document was And every man who kept such a man at England intervened we would have had to call read:- bome helped by doing so to preserve the race, out the famous "Pink Hun" Warriors (known COPY OF STATEMENT \VRITTEN BY to keep for Ireland and for humanity the in Military and Castle Circles as the "Printer's T. OEO. H. GREEN, fathers of the future generation. That genera~ Devils"), who are now busy "rounding-up" the tion, these children yet unborn are the heritors renegades, who, disguised as inn Feiners, wiil THE SECRETARY IRISH LAND COMMISSIO of our hopes, the heirs of all those holy things not fight for Ireland in Flanders, Gallipoli, "Mr. J. Caprani was a boy clerk who attained for which our poets sung, our soldiers fought, India, or Mesopotamia ! 18 rears of age on the 2nd Sept. when in the our martyrs died. 11 Irishmen know, of course, that while we ordmary course the power to employ him Who then can doubt the truth of the words are bound, by the blood-tits of seven hungred ceased. of that American whose eloquent sentences are years, to help England in her trouble, she need "He presented himself for the last examina­ at the beginning of these Notes? Who can not do anything for us. We all trust her to do tion for Assistant Clerks but was Jrd last b lieve that the peoples of Europe in general, for us as she has done for others I The Sinn unsucce~sful candidate, and consequently has of Ireland in particular, will consent to pay the Feiners say that the only way to trust England been discharged under the Service Rules leeches whose money has made this war pos· is with the bayonet ! But then the inn Feiners on this date. Were there no war this boy tible after having made it inevitable, will con­ are a wild tribe, whose favourite pastime is would have to look for employment, and judg· sent to pay in sweated labour after having paid stabbing in the back, because they are afraid to ing from his service here he could not command in the blood of their bravest and best. go to the front! They are the remnants of the his present rate of wages (I 6/-) 'in the open It is unthinkable! The people of ,Europe Celts that were sent to Hell or Connacht, and market. He has been given civil pay, less rj­ have held back from violence because blood­ are now nearly as extinct as the Red Indians a day, during his period of enlistment up to shed and armed strife had grown repulsive as a on the Manhattan. date of discharge, his Father being his nominee. result of years of Socialist propaganda. The It is hardly necessary to say that we were "T. GEO. H. GI EEl'\. war madness has swept away that humanitarian rather put about at having to go to war with a "2/ro, 15." feeling, and revealed our rulers as what they blood-relation of our own gracious Georgie! \Ve will pass over the. me~gren~ss of the pay are -Monsters, red in tooth and claw. You will all remember that there was of the young man, wh1ch IS fatrly indicative Yes, Revolution is no longer unthinkable in . a split in the Home Rule Bill over that the huge outlay on the Land Commission Europe, its shadow already looms upon the the matter, when some sorehetds suggested in Ireland does not occur on Junior Clerks at horizon. that we should allow ourselves to be pecrcifullj any rate. Young Caprani joined the colours . exterminated, as usual, rather than take up arms while employed in the Land Commission ; the OUR NEW ALLY-ENGLAND! aga'nst th~ Ctmsi1l of our King; as our other last payment of his "munificent" wage was paid Ally, the French, say! 'The Sinn Feiners here to him whilst he was wearing the Khaki. \Vhy again displayed their ignorance, by saying that then does Green,write in the above strain unless Bv "J. J. B." Hunnishness must be in the family, that it was this gentleman desires to put a stop to recruit­ 7/tis is Irela·nd' s War, but the D ILY 1ArL, bred in the bone, etc. As we said before, the ing ? Remember the above " testimonial" was Sinn Feiners are no class, or creed ! with that innate love for the down-trodden • written after Caprani had enlisted ! \Ve are which is peculiar-vtry puuliar !-to all Bri­ What astonishes us is that England, even to informed that Green is a supercilious, superior tishers, is now appealing to its readers to help help Ireland, would stoop so low as to fight sort of person-we had almost written ass. us. along with us against such a !:Hood-thirsty May we ask, Is the Defence of the Rea.lrh Act On Saturday last, in the leading article of creature as the Kaiser ! However as she has only to be put in operation against Irish Volun­ teers and persons of that sort ? our ever-faithful and brave Ally, we found the taken up the cudgels for us we have no • following startling bit of news :- doubt we will soon finish off the life· long enemy There are in London alone over 75o,ooo of Ireland. CRUMLIN CONFLICT. young me~ of military age whose enlistment England's first move, we suppose, there is no Laurence Mooney, tanway, dismissed his harm in supposing, we suppose, will be to send would not stop the m<1king of one shell and agrLultural labourers when asked to pay £ 1 whose work in a good many cases could be the Ulster Division to force the Dardanelles off per week. ~ittle Joh~ 1-Iooney, the Publican, done by women. the Statute Book, and transpla1lt some of the told Councillor Partndge that £1 per week 'Ve take it that this is a direct appeal to the Orange Lillies to Mesopotamia the Garden was too much to pay a labouring man and manhood of Britain to help ''poor little Ire­ of Eden. This would be a good way of H7n~y Mooney did not pay the advanc~, and land," as the Daily Jriail no doubt would have settling or doino- a1va;' 1vith the Ulster question! th1~~s how thehtrouble started seven weeks ago. called us if the Freeman's Journal had not The news of England's entry into the \Var . s men w o came out on strike received secured tbe sole rights to use this expression in against the despoiler of Small Nationalities will d1spute pay from the Union and then betra ed connection with Belgium-a small portion of tickle the Germans to death, and make the the cause were:- Y land '"somewhere" in Europe! The "7 so,ooo Defcn e of the Realm Actors smile. Some of · C. MoRRis, WtLLIA 1 Y~...uNG F FURL our enemy Press will say that England came in ' • ONG, young men" is more than Ireland could muster • F • S LATTERY, and L. O'NEIL. even at the beginning of hostilities, and yet for lur 01i'1l mdi / while other will use the So~e of those men are said to figure in foot- how magnificently we knocked Hell out of the singular ! ball ctrcles, and thP- .attention . of th e F'mtan Angels of Bachelor's \'Valk! These 7so,ooo . In :my case, we all know that England will L ~or1 F oot b all Club 1s duected to lh b patriotic Britishers are clamouring to be allowed fight FOR Ireland to the last Irishman ! List. e a ove , to help Ireland in our War against the !tunciv­ Th_e "Kaiser, nearly had a cnse last week ililed, hunwaslzed, and htmho!y 'Uns, and the A child of twelve working for Henry 1 • hearts of the Irish people, at home and abroad, instead of going to school compJ . ldoonfey, . . ' nme o will throb with a thrill of pride when they know d1spute w1th another young lad ·n th k f th "k · , 1 e ran s o that England is on our side. 1YII~ENI BR0114~~S' e stn ers, and Immediately the Sergeant's hair Yesterday it might have been unwise to MINERAL WATERS wns on an ~nd. . After prowling about all the admit how badly we were feeling the strain of we_ek seekmg evidence, he arrested the oun the struggle, but to-day, with England's pro­ The Workingman's Beverage. stnker on Sunday on his way from the c!rt f mised help, we can tell the Irish people that whom he afterwards liberated with · t ~pe ' we were on our last legs, cnppled, in fact, and to su d h' ms ructions rren er. tmself at one o'clock. B that were about to hand in our guns when the DAILY . hour a contmgent of the lrl'sh c·.t·. YA MAIL came to the rescue. We must also admit S o t ' c · 1zen rmy c u s ' orps a.rnved to act as escort to the. that at the early stages of the War our Com­ 1VIIr4ENI 8~0114E~S' Sergc:ant s ex-prtsoner who dl mander-in~Chief, Sir John, did not know how d'd ' ' nee ess to say l not surrender himself and , to make use of all the Irish Volunteers at his DOLPHIN SAUCE arrested. was not re- disposaL There was not enough room in The 'Vorkingman,s Relish. Flanders, he thought, for them to show the lvi Larry Flanagan is supplying scab to the 1forld how Irishmen can die for their country it o~~ehs. ·lff Larry .wants trouble he can have in a foreign land. But the brilliant genius of ~eantim~v~h co~ke ~n our own time. In the· e stn e m Mooney . d our Chief found a way out ! The Dardanelles Factory-66 S. C. ROAD. and 31 LOWEQ far as the Irish Tra s IS. on, an as. was discovered, and served as a suitable dump- ·11 · .n~p?rt \Vorkers 11 concerned CLANBRASSIL STREET. 'PHONE 2658. Wl remain on until lt Is won:

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BY "A MEMBER OF THE AN IRISH REPUBLIC. STRIKE OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS. WOMEN WORKERS' UNION." Men have died for this-died to hasten THE" MUNITION ACT" AT WORK. ''THE O'MAHONY'S" IMPUDENCE! forward the day when an Irish Republic would . (BY "NIL DESPERANDUM.N) be officially recognised by the British and other "The O'Mahony:' stood for election in the After many months at negotiation between Governments. Imagine then our surprise when the officials of the Electrical Trade Union and Harbour Division, asking for support on thre< one day last week we received a telegram which grounds :-(I.) As a fullower of Parnell. ( 2). A"£ the Employers' Association, the members of the had been handed in at Glasgow addressed to former body ceased work on Septemb7r 13th. a supporter of the War. (3.) As a sympath1ser the with organised labour, whose requ~sts he ha.d It is hardly necessary for me to go mto the 1RISH REPUBLIC, cause or causes that led to this decision, suffice always found moderate. He told us that he Liberty Hall, more especially approved of _t,~o reforms­ it to say that the enormous cost of food,, and Dublin. inaterial has left men in such a state that they namely, Housing and the Provislon of School It would thus appear that a department of the Meals.· cannot live-they merely exist. The iniquitous British Government officially recognises the Budg~t, too, was added a further burden on Let us look a little more closely at the pre­ existence of nn Irish Republic, and also that its visions of this titled loyal labour man l \V omen the shoulders of the worker. Now the rate of Chief Executive is at Li~erty Hall. wages in the Dublin District for ElectriciaDI of Dublin, what do you say to him? \Ve are We are getting on ! -dirt beneath his feet ! Approached by our good was 9td· per hour of so hours, which works friends, the Irish Women's Franchise League, out at 38/6, less s-fd. for Insurance. T.bis rate to know his views on Women's Suffrage, a . DUBLIN TYPOGRAPHICAL AND has been paid for the last two years. Smce the question vitally affecting working women, "The HARBOUR DIVISION CONTEST. war started, however,· no move was made to O'Mahony flatly declined to give any reply." It would appear that the action of the increase this. Repeated application . on the Labour men think Suffrage would be good for Secretary of the above Union in publicly part of the men's representatives were met at all women. Many peers say it would be bad, but supporting one of the candidates for the times with a curt refusal. Everybody hat reason, unfortunately to know that the rise in ~~The 0' ~{ahony" holds women in such bitter Harbour Division without obtaining the consent -contempt that he refused even to say whether of his Trade Union is causing considerable the price of the ordinary necessaries of life has he was or was not in favour of their enfran­ dissatisfaction in the trade. One Chapel in the necessitated an increased expenditure. :Many ~orkers who are more fortunate have got either chisement. He appeared with Sir John Irwin, trade has already protested to the Council, and one of the worst sweaters of women in Dublin, the answer of that body was so unsatisfactory or both a general rise in w~es or a War Bonus. to support bis candidature. Verily, women that another and larger Chapel has taken the But then one must remember that all employers workers must rejoice that he was not success­ matter up and expressed strong dissatisfaction. are not as tyrannical or unscrupulous as that ful. In his insolence, he asks our hu!lbands, We hope that other Unions will also see to it august body called "The Dublin Buildings' brothers and friends to go to risk death. He that the practice of men lending their official Trades Employers' Associ.1tions. knows- this war entails sorrow and suffering position as Trade Unionists to the aid of Now-a-days such people are often heard to upon women, and deliberately he insults women capitalist candidates for political positions will decry the existence of Russianism. The lip loyalty of some of these gentlemen is proof and says that their wants and wishes a~e be~eath cease, and that no capitalist party will hence­ his notice. An insult to all women, Ius attitude forth be nble to exploit the cause of Labour to possible of tbe hypocrisy that JS ever rampant towards Votes for 'Vomen was no less imper­ serve capitalist ends. . . in their racks. The workers are asked to take -t inent, too, in relation to organised men. Re­ on the job and bring it to a successful conclu­ ------·-~ ·-- .. . .. sion in Flanders and other places. More fools member, he ~aimed to be more or less labour! Now the last Irish Trades Union Congress DEATH OF JOHNNIE KELLY. they ! Even the worm \Vill turn, and maybe unanimously apprcved of Women's Suffrage! NATIONAL OPEUATIVE PLUMBERS. the autocratic employers will be made feel tha the workers arc not going to be trampled upon. To refuse to express an opinion about J. unani­ John Kelly, formerly Branch Secretary· of the mo us demand put forward by the representa.­ The claim of the Electricians cannot be gain­ National Operative lumbers, died on Tuesday said. ·Their request is for hour, and t ives of many voters is certainly the action a nd. per o! last at his residence, Foley Street, Dublin. His this is only to meet the increased cott of Uving. high-handed aristocrat. A labour representative death robs the labour movement of a loyal -should either obey the decision of the Congress The employers offered a War Bonus to those adherelit and Ireland of a faithiul son. During members who were workers who were working or retire. a half-century's connection with his Trades \Vhat does "The 0' Mahony" claim ? In on so-called war-work, which for this purpose Union he hel<\. nearly every position of ho~our would effect only about a dozf;n men. Of effect, he says he will see w~at Labour want.s: in the gift of his fellow-members. Determmed, If he agrees, he will support 1t. If not, he wlll course this m.unificent offer was rejected by the but unassuming, he was beloved by all that men, and rightly so. decline even to discuss the matter, much less knew him. Genial and kindly his abhorrence Of course the Hide-the-Truth Press of Dub­ to carry out the unanimous wishes of the was contact with a scab. Suffering for many \Yorkers. He asks for unlimited power to veto lin came to the rescue, and in customary fashion years from the illness which proved fatal in the bewailed the fact that the men were getting a the decision of the Trade Union Congress! end, he nevertheless kept a firm belief in the He asks men to elect not a representative but a higher rate of wages than any other district, cause of labour and of motherland-never a save one, and further that the men left without 'tyrant ! Well, the men have given him his recreant he hoped for the downfall of the notice. .1. :row if Belfast is included in Ireland, answer for the time being. · enemies of both. May he rest in peace, and we are aware that the rate of wages in contract It is up to the Irish Women \Vorkers to see may his hopes be realised is our ardent prayer. shops is 1od. per hour, and in the ship yards that any future attempt he makes to secu~e the the minimum weekly rate is seat will be equally unsuccessful. N.ot lightly 42/-. The will his insult to women in general, and to Mrs. BELFAST IRISH VOLUNTEERS. London District rate is u:fd. per hour. :Sheehy-Skeffington in particular, be forgotten in The cost of living in either place is much less TO THE EDITOR OF THE \VORK.ERS' REPUBLIC. than in Dublin. As regards the notice, well Beresford Place. I lrish Volunteers, Belfast Regiment each individual employe did not give notice,.for ~~~~ 30 Divis Street, Belfast, such was given well in advance by the officmls A black man wearing the uniform of the October 1 o, I 9 I 5· of the E. T. U. The powers that be were not Connaught Rangers is going around Dublin. DEAR Snt,-I notice in the Northern Notes in taken by surprise-except in the fact that the He ought to have joined the Guards-the this week's REPUBLIC that the Volunteer Com· men had the temerity to "down tools." The Black Guards. mittee here decided to hold a propagandist men have come out and their enthusiasm is such meeting inslellli of a protest meeting. Also that as to predict a determined and successful fight. "it is a pity that Dublin's offer of a speaker [To BE CoNnNUED NExT WEEK.] n.6.. was not accepted." The Committee here never contemplated holding a protest meeting. t.& s~thn.o. ('01.(\ tU.(\1n) No offer of a speaker was made to us by c11 u,nnn1-.6.t'ur ..An .6t''OrhA01t'· Dublin. And we were never in communication W. CHASE, "()1~ m.0.11t'C-'Ot'4mAt-.(\n fh41n1rC1J'. with any Dublin committee on the subject of · Tobacconist, Stationer, Fancy Goods, the meeting. . Chandler, & General Hardware Stons. t>l.O. C~.(\'0.0.01n-cu1t'm teo1t-.O.n Yours Sincerely, fhA1n1fC1t'• . S. HERON, Hon. Sec. ·115 PARNELL STREET, '01 ~ s.o.t ~11tn-c~1l.1"0e-.(\t'ur .o.n ~~~~!!!! DUBLIN, .6t''Orl1401t'· MURDER WILL OUT ! On Monday's Ev1ni11g Mail placard we see Don't Forget L KIN' CO & D MA the following :- CE.RT LITTLE SHOP tor GOOD VALUE "STIRRING STORIES OF DUBLINS AT JBERTY HALL, iD Chandlery, Tf:\bacccJ, Cigarettes, &tc. A'T SYLVA BAY 1 On Sunday Next at 8 p.m. SHOCKING IRISH TRAGEDY." 36 WEXFORO ST., DUBLI OMISSION • • THREEPENCE. Looks like sedition. IRISH GOOD A o;PECIALITY.

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The War Clouds are hovering One Shilling per day on the docks, and got it ov.er Dublin, but we are not shrinking. Let AssoctA ON, Lrn., upon the Casual Boats, and on the Constant the battle come; on whatever field it may be • 10 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET Boats obtained an increase of 8d. per day . waged it will be met by men with stout hearts Upon the introduction of the War Budget and and fearless. Office Hours.:.Io.3o to s.so each day. Monday, the instant upward leap in prices the Union Tuesday and Friday Evenings to 9· Saturday We have known all along that the war upon again made a similar demand, realising that Evening, 7 to IO.JO. the German nation masked a conspiracy against large as it looked upon paper it was yet not Manager- LD. T. KELLY. the rights hard won by the democracy at home. large enough to overtake the increasing price of We were not fooled by the war cries · we shall provisions and other necessaries of life. not shrink from meeting and defe:ting the· ' TOBACCO Negotiations were opt:ned between the Union conspiracy. . J. --~Yrfl S STORE, and the Shipping Companies, the ·me fixed for 39 AU GIE~ STREET, expiration of the notice being October I. BALLAD OF SAINT JUDAS. (Opposite Jacob's), The first meeting took place between the Friend, if indeed ye needs mus~ pray , reP.resentatives of ·the Shipping Companies Pray not to Patrick or Columkill . I ISH OLL & PLUG. running Cross Channel steamers other than Ye will get little he.lp from such as ~hey the daily boa~s. These Casual Boats as they If of worldly pelf thou wouldst have thy fill. If ye would grow rich by thy country's shame are called agreed to pay Seven Shillincrs per Th~re's another shrine at which ye must bow, 1tiE ~ 8Lit. day as the established wage, and the Union Thy hps must whisper another name- S' agreed that the question of Overtime should be Saint 7udas is thy patron now. EDITED Bv JAMES CoNNOLLY. adjourned till the ensuing week. At the shrine of Judas bow the knee Upon his altar thine offerings lay; : THE "\VoRKERS' REPUBLIC" will be published The next Conference was between the repre­ weekly, price one penny, and may be had sentatives of the Scotch Boats, Burns and Laird Patnck and Colum are saints of the free , ':"h~t bast thou to do with such as th~y ? of all respectable newsagents. ASK FOR Lines, and the Union Officials. As in the 1 hme 1s the lot of the willing slave- IT AND SEE THAT YOU OET IT. previous settlement in March it was understood (Thou shalt receive thine reward I trow)­ All communicat10ns relating to matter for that whatever terms these Companies agreed Pock~t the half, let the madmen rave : publication should be addressed to the Editor; upon would be accepted by their fellows in the Samt Judas is thy patron now. a business matter to the Manager. trade. The employers after much higgling and Friend, that patron awaits thee in Hell· All communications intended for publi­ ( e sure he will not forget thy vow).' cation must be delivered here on Tuesday discussion offered an increase of 2j-, wli1ch the Union declined to accept. Then the onference Heed not of heaven, on earth all's well, morning. This rule will be strictly adhered to. Saint Judas is thy patron now. · broke up, with the understanding that the Subscription 6/6 per year. Six months RAI'PAREE. !/3· Payable in advance. terms would be submitted to a meeting of the Office, LIBERTY HALL, DUBLIN. men on Sunday, O.:tober 10. Before this date arrived things began to "An injut')' to one is tlte amcern of all." move, the Conspiracy of the Employers began PUBLIC MEETI to develop.· A letter came signed conjointly I::-: by the representatives of the Burns and Laird Beresfor-d IDUBLIN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915 ompanies definitely stating that if the 2/- offer lace was not accepted on unday it would be with· 0 ELL WITH dra vn, and the matter placed ill tlte ltands oftlte SUNDAY, OCTO R 17th, TO Board of Trade. AT 1'>--u •)o • TRACTS. 'I hen the. Casual companies wr• te in breaking co To expose to the Dublin Publi the Great tluir ag-rcemmt 7.£11.1/t tltc d lining to pay Unitm, Conspiracy against Labour that has brought Du LIN is face to face w1th another Labour more than they agreed to pay in March, and about the present "\\rar-a war forced upon us as needlessly and refusing to discuss the matter of overtime. a calculatingly as ever was conflict. The These are the gentry who howl loudest about DISPUTE ON THE DOCKS. docks is the scene of battle, and the ranks on breach of contract, and yet are first to go back both sides are marshalled for the fray. upon their solemnly pledged word whenever COME I YOUR THOUSANDS. As usual it begins with an a t of perfidy on they imagine they can profit by doing so. the part of the employers. Our readers are In face of this sudden treacherous conspiracy aware that since the great increase of prices against them the men instantly closed up their Irish Transport and General Workers' Union. following the declaration of war the Irish ranks, and on Sunday at a General meeting of Transport and General Workers' Union has all concerned resolved to withdrnw their labour • SIXTH ANNUAL consistently stood by its original position that rather than allow the treason of the employers GRAND CHRISTMAS DRAWIN ihe Irish Working Class could not afford to lose to bear fruit. Again on Monday thjs was re­ TICKETS NOW ON ALE 3d. EACH. any standard of comfort it had gained, and that affirmed, and as a necessary preliminary to therefore every increase of prices should be ·successful fighting full power was placed in our To be had at ":any of the Branches, or from met by a demand for an increase of wages. hands (to fight or settle as we thought wise, to Memb~rs of the Union. The capitalist class as a whole have reaped call out or leave in just as the circumstances in our opinion dictated. harvests of gold since the war started Every ESTABLISHED 1852. single article has gone up in price. EYen the As the matters stand at time of writing the ordinary agricultural products of our own Scotch lboats are witndrawn, the ~e~ working FOR REI:IlBI:E P"RO ISION ! casual boats are notified to refuse to commence country have increased, in many cases more E I G H s, OF BISHOP·· than doubled their price in the shops. More work until assured~that the company concerned ~ STREET d more the women find it impossible to kee will pay the rate of wages agreed upon by them :I ' STILL LEADS.

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• the Defence of Ireland Fund, and said : Any RECRUITING ELFAST VOLUNTEERS man who claims to be a Nationalist and who is HOLD A MEETING not making an effort to possess a rifle and [From a Belfast Correspondent.] abundant ammunition for that rifle is living in a UNPOPULAR IN CAN~DA. fool's paradise j and furthermore he is untrue to The open hostility of a section of the French­ ~he ~aith he professes. Do not be under any ~anadian public to Canada's active participation Clonard treet was the venue on Tuesday 1llus10n about the change of feelincr that has 1n the_war, finding expression during the last few evening, sth inst. of a largely attended and taken place, and all things shall be s;ttled in a days ~~ attacks o~ ~ecruiting officers, is giving enthusiastic meeting organised by the Belfast friendly way when the war is over. You have ~he mahtary authonttes considerable worry. It only to read the Ulster Unionist press to see Company of the Irish Volunteers. The 1s now becoming evident that the anti-war that such a belief is merely an illusion. What spe:tkers arrived in a brake shortly before nine crusade preached by Henri Bourassa in his paper is going to happen ? Carson will come back at Le .Devoir, and from various Queb.ec platform; o'clock, and by that time the spacious thorough­ the end of the war at the bidding of his masters. fare was thronged with friends of the National has had a wider effect than at first supposed, He will make a tour of the Orange Lodges, and and the recent attack ott a Monfnal ncruitincr Lo, and b~hold, t_he old ascendancy spirit will cause. The audience induded a remarkably meetingb;• a crowd of about r,sco shows that be set gomg agam, and English Statesmen will th~ large force of police, together with official note­ movement is not without organization. takers and other governmental appendages; but, play one party off against the other to the ruin of Ireland. That is the standing policy of the At the beginning of the war Bourassa, whose however, as there was a strong armed guard of English government in Ireland (hear, hear). Nationalist teachings have made his name one Irish Volunteers present, contented themselves Under cloak of this war a plot is afoot to to conjure with in Quebec, bddly took the stand with listeningjto the fearless vindication of Irish · exterminate once and for all the flame of Irish t!taf Canada has 110 business bt the war. For this attitude his name was erased from the ationalism given by the speakers. Nationalism. It is visibie in every part of membership lists of several Canadian organiza­ The tenor of the whole meeting indicated Ireland, and has the connivance of men of their own race-shameless and unprincipled cor­ tions, he was bitterly assailed by the press a.nd above everything else that English Machiavel­ rupters. Are you so dense, my fellow country­ '!as nearly mobbed in Ottawa. But he per­ lism is as futile as ever in Ireland, and more men, that you do not see that Ireland can only ststently .hammered a way at the Dominion particularly that the Natio~alists of Belfas~ ~re depend upon her own sons-men like authorities, avowed his belief that Britislt undismayed by the recent mstances of Bntlsh rtavali'sm was as muclz. responsible for t!u ?.(Jar as coercion. The meeting marked the inauguration McCullough, Blythe and Pim (cheers). These are the Irishmen you can depend on, and these Prussian tmlitarism, scored Sir Edward Grey of the Defence of Ireland Fund collection in for insincerity in his negotiations with Germany, Belfast, and also signalled the rel~ase of one of only, for in them you have the continuation of the line that never wavers-that line which declared that the French language in Alsace was the four Irish "aliens," Mr. Ernest Blythe, from better saftguarded by tlze Germa"s tlzan it ii His gracious Majesty's jail in Crumlin Road. different men and different movements held at different times. At one time it is Tone and the nspecled b;• the Englisll. itz Ottlario, and advised The proceedings throughout were characterised his compatriots to remain at home. with spontaneous enthusiasm on the part of the United [rishmen (prolonged cheer~). At huge audience; and showed that the " 'Nest " is another time it is Stephens and the F enlans Analysis of the recruiting figures for the (cheers). And to-day it is Eoin MacNeill and still awake. various provinces of the Dominion shows that the Irish Volunteers (loud cheers). Through­ his propaganda has not been in vain. Although · ~lr. Thomas 'Vilson, who presided, sai at out this. l~ng lit1e the ideal has never changed, the French population of Quebec is nearly the outset that he wished to apologise for the ~ecau~e 1t 1s of the great God's making. This 2.coo,ooo, recruiting figures compiled at the unavoidable absence of their chairman Mr. 1s t~e adeal of Ireland a free and independent Department of :Militia and Defence show that Denis McCullough, and .Mr. Herbert Pim, nauon (prolonged cheers) and what holier ideal not more than s,ooo have thus far volunteered, for as they are honoured guests of His :Majesty could an Irishman believe in? I think I am and more than half of this number enlisted ·ng George the fifth, it \Yould not do, even speaking words of well-nigh eternal truth when during the early months of the. war. This, though it were possible for them to overide I say: Dam~ed for ever shall you be, ye people despite appeals on behalf of France and the their host's desire, to leave his fair mansion on of Ireland, 1f you forsake your Nationality strong British attitude of Sir \Vilfried Laurier the Crumlin Road to address a meeting of Irish (applause) and, fellow countrymen, that is well­ and the French Canadian members of the Nationalists. Therefore they must hold them­ nigh what has come to pass. For to ·day voices Borden Cabinet. set ves in patience until the time specified by are h~ard in the land that were wont to speak The situation was forcibly brought to the His .:Majesty bad been spent. But though these to us of our Nationality, but are now callin,y att~ntion of the .authorities when Major Ranger, men were absent from their midst, the work upon us to forsake the faith of our father;. on which they were engaged still went on a F rench-Canad1an officer back from the front But I for one refuse to listen, and thl!re are was refused a hearing in Montreal. A crowd (applause) and in furtherance of that work ~hat still thousands of young Irishmen who refuse to meeting had been convc:ned .so that they m1ght estimated at I,soo rushed the platform shouting listen (cheers). In the name of the men who " No conscription," eggs and stones were hurled publicly inaugurate a collect tOn for the Defence have died and suffered for Ireland, I ask you of Ireland Fund. Mr. Ernest Blythe, who had at .the speakers, the meeting was broken up and not to desert the Green Flag in this hour of the police had to charge the crowd to prevent also resided at Crum~in Road :Mansion for the trial for the nations. Rather, stand fast so past few months, harl. been released on further disorder. A few days ago witnessed that "'hen this terrible war is over, the envoys unpatriotic demonstrations of a hardly .less Saturday. He had been presented with anot~er of Ireland shail knock at the portals of the pronounced character. A recruiti1lg ojji~er document which "that should your conduct Council of the Nations, and in the name wearing khaki and carrying a banner with the anytime the future give grou1_1ds for i~ suspici~:m of a Nation re-born again, seek admittance inscription "300 .Men Wanted" was a/tacked by that you are again end~avourmg to prcJ.u?•ce to its deliberations (prolonged cheers.) a C1'()Wd, fltrown to the sidewalk and after rougle recruiting or the publlc safetr, the ongmal treatment !tad to be rescued by tlu pol, ct. order will become effective, and 1f necessa~y, b;, enforced summarily by powers recently gtven. These anti-war demonstrations have indted That document was not the ca~se of Mr. Keep the Fires of the bttter feeling among English speaking Blythe's absence that night, for he. ~1d not obey Cana?!ans, and the breach already opened by the order of the "competent ~:llhtary autho~· th.e b1hngual contraversy has been considerably ities ,, in Ireland (cheers.) Mr. Blythe took l11s Nation Burning! widened. The Ottawa Evenillg Journal, the Go· orders from the governing committee of the vernment organ in the capital,whose proprietor Iri h Volunteers, and had gone to. the h7ad· BY GETTING YOUR COALS FROM P. D. Ross, is a personal friend of Sir Robert quarters in D~blin to again place h1s services Borden, blames the hostile demonstrations on at their disposal (prQlong; d cheers.) He (the J?ourassa, and ca1ls the participants "white speaker) hoped that the orders Mr. Blythe A. S. C A KIN, hvered cowards." New York Sun. would receive would be to throw the docume~t into the fi r·e (cheers.). They '!'ere not to be m 7 TARA STREET. the ]east disturbed by anythmg that had hap· pened up to the presen~, .and they would face Try t Ton Sample. PRICES ON APPLIC A TION J. J. WALSH (c~r~), the future in the same sptnt, for when th~ee of ----- their most ,rrominent men were arre.sted, 1t was 'PHONE :-T\VO SEVEN SIX NINE. 26 BLESSINGTON T. } not one man who craved to fitr th~1r places-:­ 19 BERKELEY ST. DUBLIN, there were dozens ready to do lt. If tbe1r friends were absent in a corporal sense, the.y For Tobacco, Confectionery, News, Hairdressing, were not abse!lt in another sen~,. for the1r PLEASE SUPPORT News Parcel-" Nationality" "Spark " pirits were w1th them to buoy t em on, to "Republic," "Volunteer" and ;,Hibernian'" make them redouble their e~ort.s on behalf of post free, 6ci. Weekly. ' the Irish Volunleer organls.atton (ap~lause). OUR ADVERTISERS ontinuing the speaker exphhntd the object of Support A Victim of British Militarism .

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• 6 THE WORKERS' REPUBLIC. -- ·------~------~------I • CORK NOTES. charged Soldiers' Employment people haYe not as some of the lukewarm members went thl.'re done anything for htm. If they ·find it so hard more for curiosity than to show their loyalty to ·· To c.x!Jl..lt~ Lhosc German Cri1nes we now we pity those who are looking forward to the Order. would \Vant a second Christ." a good job when they return to civil life. And Is it not a wonder that they did not secure The above remark fell from the lips of a yet they cry "Conscription!" the T'own Hall for such (as they would have gentleman on reading the latest German Atro· The Church Door Collections for the Irish you believe) an important personage as Nugent, city. We fancy we heard it before; somehow Volunteers has come as a surprise to every­ who, along with the great T. P. O'Connor, the it sounds familiar. Perhaps the Editor would body, including the Volunteers themselves. A Free Mason, presented an address to the man .:cindly let us know the nature of its origin, or straw shows how the wind blows. who boasted that he had succeeded in putting pass it on to" John Bull." There has been a few outbreaks among the out the lights of heaven in Fran~e. Why even At the last meeting of the United Trades and Dockers here. As these poor men are not the much abused Jim Larkin can have the L'lbour Council a vote of sympathy was passed organised, we might advise them to be cautious. Town Hall full to overflowing when he comes • to the Presidant on the death of his brother, Victories easily won might tempt men to fall here to speak. who w lS killed in action, also to Mrs. \Valsh into a trap. It would not be the first time the Is it because they were ashamed of the small and family on their great loss. "Say, is there employers yielded to first demands, hoping to master they were nble lo whip in, as everyoody a power of hope to heal the sorrows of those lure the men to destruction. Now is the time kno~s that there were only about forty present bereft?" to organise, as we believe from what is happen­ when the great J. D .. arose to deliver his A vote of sympathy was also passed to 11rs. ing nothing short of revolution will teach some address, and that Hibermanism is on its last K<:ir Hnrdie on the death of her husband, people to be honest. It is up to every man and legs in \Vexford. All b.st week the inner circle .abour's fe.uless champion ; the friend of the woman, too, to make it plain. There is to be were beseeching old members to come down weak and lowly; the avowed enemy of the \Var no starvation this time. It is bett'er to die for and impress the alleged representative of ..l\longers who would steep the world in blo~d the right to live than "kin~ or country.'' C~tholicity in lrdand. They ~ven had to send to destroy a trade rival they feared to meet lll to Enniscorthy for members to fill the vacant open competition, and above all and before all \VHAT DO YE THINK OF THE seats, and (if rumour be true) Lheir local finances to ktll tht! growing power of the d.emocracy, for "COVENANT" NOW? are not in a very flourishing condition. be it known to the workers, that 1s th~ pnmary On the whole Hfbernianism in \Vexford is I. Qbject of the war. not progressing as favourably as it was before ' The English Papers told us, just a few short The Secretary proposed a resolution drawing the people found out what its members here are months ago, attention to the action of the Admiralty m out for. The members who are outside the That a hundred thousand Orangemen would withdrawin" the repair work fdr patrol boats circle are sick of the doings of those inside, and make the red blood flow. and trawler~ from l)assage Docks and taking it it won't be long until the Hall in A'"'ne Street The Empire is in danger now, what will those to En rrland where they cannot meet the demand is the only vestige of Hibernianism left. heroes do? for labour at present. What will it be when the The prosecution of the vaccination defauhers Perhaps the German blood like theirs is just a ;var is over? h::ts been put back for another fortnight in con­ trifle blue. Mr. Lynch dre\v attention to the prices sequence of Doctor O'Connor, ()[ Crossabeg, r.harged for flour and bread, and condemned Or maybe what is keeping them from going retusin'g to pick out a fe\v men to make across the seas the action of the master bakers. Perhaps those exan~ples of in order to terrorise the rest. \Ve gentlemen will share the profits with the local Is that the Germatz Army wilf not give them admin:: and appreciate his action in the matter, ch'aritable institutions as they did when they Guarantees. and hope he will stick to it. Doctor Pierce abolished the Christmas Boxes to the poor. "reports that only 14 children were vaccinated Some nasty people say they only did it one For there must be some strong reason­ in Wexford district for the last three months in year, and forgot it after. Either German Gold or treason- spite of the Guardians' threat. This is good \Ve notice the District Trades complained That keeps those troops from crossing o'er news, as it show• that the people are no longer about the printing of the Recruiting Posters the say, sir. going to :1llow th ir children to e<;ome the not being done in Cork, and justly, but why Maybe 'tis the square and compass victims of this infamous practice. Thlt withholds them fl'Om the rumpus, not call attention to others? We have before The Harbour Board here are in a very bad Or that Carson signed a Treaty with the us Messrs. Sutton's, Limited, I South Mall, Bulb position financially, and have asked the Cor­ Kaiser! Catalogue for 1915, printed by Blake and • II. . poration to take over the lighting and mainten­ Iv1ackenzie, Liverpool, and we have no hesitation ance of the quays, which we think is a very Those Grim Ulster Volunteers have been drill- in saying it could be done as well and as reasonable request, us the Corporation collect ing bard for years, cheaply m Cork. Messrs. Sutton's are not all the rates in that vicinity, while the Harbour \Vhilst the Tory papers daily sang their praises. the only ones. Are the Typos. and I. D. A. Board no at all outside the port Then what keeps them fron1 the fighting, they d~rive b~nefit asleep? dues, whtch are little enoucrh to defray their · should know it is the right thing. . \Ve would like to draw attention to the treat­ legitimate expenses. o Are they waiting 'till the Empire goes to blazes. ment meted out to the prison officers in Ireland .\Ve hope that the Corporation will see the They just keep their powder dry, saying they'll aenerally, and especially those in Cork. Those th~ng ~rom the proper point of view, as if some­ ;:, . . . . want it bye and bye. men are prevented from JOimng any orgamsa- thmg Is not dQne the port be ruined. he They're not fools to go to fight where General will ·tion, and are not permitted to air their grievan· necessities of life, owing to round about French is. ces. All of them are human, and many of methods of transit, will be raised to such an And begor, be the same token, since the weather them sympathise with their fellow-workers in extent that the poor will find it very hard to became broken, their efforts to uplift and better their class. live. There will be no work on the quays and 1Tis unhealthy to be dying in the trenches. \Ve know some of them, and that knowledge \Vexford, which was always a town noted for induces us to !:>ay a word on their behalf. What I commerce, will be reduced almost to a 'Tis a valid Orange reason- it~ we would like to know is, why a prison warder If Neither German Gold nor treason- Tillage. that happened the Corporation ~n England gets £15 a year more than his would have to take over the quays, as there That keeps those troops from crossing o'er brother in this country? \Ve don't want to say be no Harbour Board, so that we think the say, sir. ~ould the former is overpaid, but why the distinction? 1f. they (the Corporation) are sensible men they Their war system isn't thorough, The man in England can also get the neces­ wt!l do all they can to facilitate the Board in It won't work beyond the Curragn, saries of life and other things at cost price. It th1s matter, and thereby improve the position • And Oul(i Carson wduldn't care to kill the appears the Prisons Board are inqu~rin~ int~ t.he of th.e town, the r~tepayers, and the gen'eral Kaiser! matter. We all know waat offic1al mqmnes pubhc. .are, "Live horse and you'll get grass." Let us hope the time is not far distant when those men WEXFORD NOTES. can stand on the same footing as their fellow­ John D. Nugent, M.P., made his debu in TRALEE NOTES. workers and demand their rights. Wexford on Thursday night last, and even the [Bv RODAL.] Some few weeks ago we referred to the treat· elements resented his coming, as from the ARMY CHAPLAINS. ment an Irishman received after spending close arrival of the train which brought him amongst The Irislt Catlzlzolt~ annouuces that Catholic on eighteen years in the army. Physically fit us, up to "the time of his departure the town Chaplains are wanted at the front. We recom­ and an excellent chuacte , in the midst of a was dreached with a downpo1;1r of rain. mend the appe~ .to Rev. E. O'Riordan, C. c. great war he has been dismissed to prevent the He held his meeting in a back room in Anne He could turn h1s services to the Empire to possibility of paying him a pension for life, in Street with the utmost privacy, but of course better account by becoming an Army Chaplain tbe event of being able to dodge the Ger· this is characteristic and one of the principal at the front than by following Charlie Chaplin mans. \Vhen he was discharged he received rules of his order, holding secret meetings, ~o ant~cs ~t botne in tr~ing . to get young men to the handsome sum of uj-, the balance of l!,j. try and ruin everybody who differs with him extmgu1sh themselves m Flanders side by side being deducted for missing articles, su.ch as and his gang in politics. \Ve have not yet with the conscript priests of France. When towels, &c. He filled in the form seeking heard what he had to impart to the members, Father O'Riordan qecides to have the courage emplo)'ment, but up to the present he Dis- b)lt we hope to have something in a few days, of his convictions he might induce Father

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Lyne, who presided at a _Recruiting Meeting, to Galway. The kopjes of both place will be it is within the power of any single individual do likewise. Example 1s better than precept. scaled by invincible Tommies who will hold to have these men deported by simply stating Arrangements are being completed for next their ground (behind pewters) like columns of they are prejudicing recruiting. No trial, sworn Sunday's great public meeting under Trades granite, and charge like very demons when the information, or proceedings of any kind will be Council auspices. • Besides James Connolly, bugle sounds for dinner. The writer happened necessary. All that is needed is a private and M. J. O'Lehane a~d Councillor R . O'Carroll, to meet a respectable young chap who was secret suspicion. In fad, the rdeased me1J are Dublin have prom1sed to attend. Other pro­ fortunate enough to secure leave before he took already suspected, for from the mommt they lefl minent' labour men have also been invited, so it his departure for the "Darling Nellies." He the jait they have bem shadowed by gltouls w!JOse looks as if the gathering will be a big and told me that his associates and surroundings one and only duty is to keep suspects under successful one. When the workers fully realise were simply a vortex of practised sin. He was observation. their unenviable position then, and only till plunged into an atmosphere he said where Is that state of affairs good enough for the then can concerted action be expected and the mouths was red with blasphemy, and the Irish people ? step~ taken towards their emancipation. heart would black with lustful and criminal FOR THE \VAR CHEST. The totally defunct U. I. L. in Kerry is plottings. Morning .and night prayers were There was a large attendance at the being resurrected. Recruiting Sergeant 1om simply forgotten, and many of them to a certain Volunteer meeting at Clonard Street on O'Donnell, M.P., is fast becoming a modern extent were ashamed to say them, an~ he Tuesday night. The speakers were Tom ·wilson • Hercules in his strenuous efforts to get a big predicted that the majority of them would (in the chair) Sam Heron and Giolla Easpuigh reception for Redmond's Circus when it visits become brutalised. Mental and moral degra­ and the burden of the speeches was the Defence Tralee on the 31st. With a crowd of eighteen dation will be looked upon as an accomplishment of Ireland Fund and the Volunteer movement. and a big speech he started the "National and you are bound to evade your duty towards The audience gave vigorous expression to their OrO'anisation" in Tralee. Under the watchful your God. Your Maker will be spoken of in strong feelings when some references were car~ of its medical and legal sponsers, Doctors blasphemy. Insults, he said, were also hurled made to the imprisoned Volunteers. On the Harrington and O'Connell, it is reported to be at him beeause he was an Irishman. whole the body of the people were more progressing favourably. O'Donnell also visited Our readers can form their own opinions as than sympathetic. A small group which sees Castlegregory and in a speech, remarkable more to the life in store for the unfortunate Irish. in every independent effort an attack on for its abuse than its sense, totally annihilated THE LORD LIEUTEN NT'S VISIT. Devlin attempted to sing "Rule Brittania." (to his own satisfaction) those who called .him The ord Lieutenant's visit has not left many Poor deluded devils they know no better. And a Recruiting Sergeant, and whom he descnbed things behind that were not here before now. even this discordant note was drowned in the as Sinn Feiners. It comes badly from you Tom ; Limerick Industries were in existence before mass singing of "A Nation Once Again." you who took shares in the Sinn Fein daily Lord Wimborne knew what part of the map we FIGHTING THE BUDGET. and prcposed at a meeting of the Irish Party occupied, and I hope they will be here when his The 1\1. E. A. has secured for Corporation that the Party withdraw from Westminster. name is forgotten in Ireland. But the resultant workers a half-penny an hour "dirty money." Yes and we have not forgotten that you sup­ fav-ours are a long time in the pot. \Ve ought In Lisburn the workers for the council have ported and spoke for Wm. O'Brien at that to have them served up by now. 1 would won an increase of a shilling in the week. memorable "Convention " at which the Mollies' suggest the names of Councillor Downey, Other classes of Labour in Belfast are waking batons were used with such effect. A word in (Member of Limerick Corporation); Patrick up and it is expected that within a few weeks your ear, Tom ; Be practical and ~et into khaki Lane, (No. 2 District Counci)l, for special there will be an increase in the membership of for your paymasters; your wife will be proud favours. Both those gentlemen deserve to be the uniom. The Derry dockers have not yet of you and in years to come, provided you knighted. won their demands but Belfast workers who survive, you can bravely answer your children's TRALEE Ar D LIMERICK. follow the progress of the Dublin movement query when they ask you: " ·what did you do I was sorry to l

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THE "WORKERS' ·. REPUBLIC. ----·------• . Having to send rei.nforcements to save the guns winning of (the fight for the tribesmen. Boy lrish ·citizen Army weakened the other parts of the line. One Scouts s~~uld take particular· notice of their party of tribesmen got on the left J1ank and opportumttes. were causing considerable confusion, the 4· Remember the advice as to fire control. Headquarters: LIBERTY HALL, DUBLIN. G:eneral Officer began to fear for the safety of ?on't was~e. ammunition.• arefu1ly husband h1s force, gave the order to retire. At this 1t. One ~1t 1n five shots is ever so much better CHIEF OF STAFF: . particular poiut I want to draw your attention than ten m fifty. The tribesmen had certain CO!\I~IANDANT: to the usefulness of the training the boys had place~ marked out, and God help anyone or JA::'IIES CoNNOLLY. M. :MALLIN. received, part of it, as I pointed out was to anythmg wh? came there. At play or war take keep watch in the hills for any possible' enemy the ground hne, no matter what the distance of I 8 9 8. man or beast, and evidently destruction at th~ the object when firing. prop~r moment was also an object in view. At . 5· _Even machine guns were and are u~eless the t1me of the year when this expedition was 1n thts class of fighting. One jammed somehow SAMANA RANOE. pl~nne_d, the country was as dry as tinder, or ~ther., rThey always do with the British. A bemg JUSt before the Monsoon Rains came on MaJor 0 Keeffe, of the Scots .Fusiliers, on field [C· . TT!~UED FROM LAST "EEK.] as a consequence a sr.ark as it were, would se~ ma~10:mvrc_s, a~ways ruled the other side out of the whole country ablaze. The boys seemingly ~ctton until hts machine gun was settled. It had The troops, after the night's rest, and cleared well away as the troops pushed forward Jamme?, which it did most consistently, about thinking they had the tribesmen on the run, and getting behind the main body on the line of three umes an hour. moved fo·ward as they th~ught to a victory, but communication, lay in wait well concealed in this they made a very great mistake. Evi­ biding their time for possible chances" which dently tht: people in the first two villages fought on this occasion came their way. As ~oon as GREAT MOBILISATION a delaying fight with of course the possible the troops were well on the retreat and fighting of the chance of a '::ictory. The whol~ tribe were now for their very lives, the boys set fire to every mobilised anti ready to give the invader a warm growing thing that would burn, with the result IRISH ARMY reception. Every nook and cranny as it were that the troops found themselves in an exceed­ on had a riOeman who, by the way, did not indulge ingly dangerous position, the fire spread very SU DAY, OCTOBER 17th. in a lot of wild firing, but on the contrary took rapidly and soon cut them off from commun­ All Sections attend under arms at Liberty his time in aiming, and who had particular ication, no assistance could come to the force Hall. spots marked where, as soon ns a man or from any troops on that line. The Commander Fall in at I 2 noon · Route .March baggage animal or ammunition mule put saw that his only chance 'vas to cut a way after r,retting. his or its b0dy (Ping) and down went one or through on one of the flanks He accordingly JAl\lES CONNOLLY, the other. The tribesmen appeared to be fight­ selected the flank on which the tribesmen CoMMANDA~T. ing just here without any regular system. It appeared weakest and fought his way out. of a looked as if it was every mnu tor himself, and veritable blazing hell. Brave, persistent res­ they occupied a considerable amount of ground, ourceful tribesmen on frcnt and flanks ~nd a DRILL FOR RESERVES each man retiring on his own as soon as the burning country behind, was not a very e'nviable T~e Army Council have set aside :Monday troops got too near, but all retiring towards position for any Commander to find himself in. evenmgs for Drill for our newly enro led the village. Up to this the machine guns After hard fighting he was able to reach the reserves. All members of same are urged to with the force got no opportunity of playing hills and get back to the starting point f the ttend on that. evening, and help forward the on any onsiderable body of the enemy. In Expedition, but with very heavy losses. One work o.f prepa:mg for the efiicient performan C. ct f r ll t e good they were up to this par­ body of native troops was practically burned to of thetr spectal duties. iembers of No I ticular period of the fighting they might as death, few escaped the the only to fall into Company a.re notified to leave the Drill Ro~m well have been at home. The officer com­ the hands of the enemy who killed tnem. Only on that mght free to the members of ·he manding th¢ force had the overpowering fear for the steady, cool manner in which this Reserve Force. of losing them, and as a consequence tied up C mmanding Officer handled his force in the a very large escort looking after them. In the face of the terrible situation which those boys UNIFORMS. village fighting they could not be worked at brought about by firing the grass, etc., he would ~he Army Council of the Citizen Army all, but on approaching this village when still have lost every man without question as it was to p1ace an order for a New Batch of about soc yards from it bodies of tribesmen he suffered very heavy losses and as a' result the des~re U n~forn'ls. Any ~!ember desirinrr secure were obser ed c0llecting as if for a rush, and tribe had to be very severely left alone. The to a they offered a fine mark for the guns. On conseq ence being that to carry on war with Umfor.m. a~d _willing to pay ~ Substantial Depostt 1s mv1ted to leave his name with the the right flank oi the troops appeared a ridge the "Afridis" the British Indian Government Secretary. or stretch of risiug ground which offered a had to organise a huge force of I.Jaggage animals fine position for the guns as well. It appeared handled by about twenty-six thousand camp to command the village. The officer in charge followers, so that enough food, etc. could be IRISH CITIZEN ARMY BOYS' CORPS. was ordered to take up a position there as brought ,for the men when they had entered the All Members of A Company, Liberty Hall, quickly as possible, an escort of about one unknown country of Tirah. \Vith no line of to. attend as follows:-Tuesday Nights-First hundred men being posted to him. This ridge, communication possible to send back sick or • A1d Class. Thursday Nights-Drill in Liberty as I have before mentioned, appeared to be a wou~ded! you can imagine the situation. No Hall. Saturday at 4 o'clock-Rifle Practice. very suitable position. In fact an admirable one m th1s country knows anything about the one in every way, b t it turned out to be a veri· By Order, horrors tha.t column went through, there was CoM fANDA~T. table death trap. Running parallel with it on no such thmg as surrender. The tribesmen A Company has been formed in th District the opposite side and out of view was a very of Tirah asked for no quarter and gave none. of Church Road. . Recruits wishing to join large nullah capable of holding hundreds of men The General Officer Commanding (General may do so by applymg to Lieutenant Williams which led nght into the village. The tribes· Lockhart) became insane shortly after we got • at No. 19 Sydney Terrace, West Road. men, seeing the machine guns moving forward, back to India. a con iderable number of them placed them­ ~ Come and help us to win Ireland for the Irish. selves in it, and waited patiently for the guns REMARKS. and escort to fall into their hands. A drum- x. Ou~ Commander has ~onst_antly brought to you.r not~ce _som~, of the., S1tuat10ns which turn ------mer boy reported that he figures moving just over the crest. T ifti · r cut him short up m t~ls httle scrap, no~ of paper, in the Winter Coats & Boo s by saying it was a case of nerves, but the boy Revol~ttonary Movement m any country. Delaymg fights ar~ on~ of the first things aimed Special Value in Ladies' and Children's appeared so positive that one of the sergeants Boots and Shoes. advised the officer to take precautions. The at. The Re.v?lut1~nar 1nay ~nd will have to gfficer then ordered some men to scout to the take up posltaons m ts of a city to delay LADIES' \VINTER COATS & COSTU~IES, troops for the necessar ngth of time required front, and it was well he did. They came :From £x xes. to £ 4 4s. flying back for their very lives with hundreds for the Leaders to fonn ate their plans. The Be t Material Supplied: r urceful under offi will here shine out at of s ordsmen racing like deers after them. St r :er~ec_t Cut and Finish Guaranteed. The officer in charge got his guns into action his best. The delay of e half hour may mean Y IS M1lhnery to order. Give us :t Trial. as quickly as possible. The swordsmen were the inni 1 for his sid 2. The tribesmen never came to close quar­ Irish Workers' Co-operative Stores, only 250 yards or less away. One of guns after firing tv.·o or three ters with the troops until the moment appeared ' 31 EDEN QUAY, DUBLIN. uuds ja111med, the other onlJ fifty or sixty favourable to hemselve and then they made round when the order was given to take them the most of their oppor ities. an~ publis~ed bJ Irish Workers' out of action. The timelJ arrival of supwrts 3· The boys were made practical use o{ and perauve Soc1ety at Liberty Hall, _...,_ford Place, Dublin. saved the hole detachment from annihilation. their 1ettir;aJ fire to the fields was th~ real

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