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. Dublin, 27th. Januar_y , 191 6 ··

. + ·:1110 VE~v1EI' 1' S 0 F DUBLIN Subj'ect, ~------'------

I beg to report that on the 26th. Inst. , the undern1entioned extremists were observed , rnoving about and associating with each other

as follo'vvs :- • ·ith Thomas J. Clarke, 75, Parnell St . ,

John ~~ ..1cGarry for twenty rninutes between 12

& 1 p. m. C. Colbert for a few rninutes at

12-45 p . m. Pierce Beasley,who arrived at

Kingsto. n from Holyhead at q p. m. as 1n• con- . versation with Clar e for a quarter of an

I hour bet,veen 8 & 9 p . m., Joseph M'eGuirmess being there at the .time. J . R. Reyno lds and

, B. Parsons fron1 8-40 to 9 p. xn • .

Joseph Hurray left Araiens Street by 9 a . tn . train en route to Ardee . R. I . C.

infonned.

The Chief Commissioner .

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...... informed.

J ohn lVIcNeill , Jaxnes Connolly, L. Raul 1 .

Ivl . J . 0 'Rahilly, J . Plunkett , H. Me l l ows ,

' • ' I and E. O' Duffy in 2, Dawson ~ Street from 12 noon to 2 P• n1 . • J . J . Walsh in his shop , 26 , Blessing-

• .... tom Street between 8 & 9 p. m.

Fenton Lynch , Geral d Griffin, F. F~1y ,

Pierce Beasley, 1 . Raul , Thomas McDonagh , E.

Kent , P • .H . Pearse , Joseph McGuinness , Thos .

Humter, M. J . O'Rahilly, W. Sheehan , E. Daly ,

( .. . and J . Plunkett together in 2, Bawaon Street

betweer1 9 & 10 p. m.

• Attached are copies of this week ' s lS-

sue of 'rhe Irish Volunteer , Nationality,

Honesty and New Ireland some of which con- tain notes of an anti-British character. ,

Superintend~nt . ..

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Vol. 2. No. 60 (New Series). SATURDAY, dANUARY 29th, 1916. PRICE ONE PENNY.

collected for the by the We are expected to play a game of editor of the "Irish World," ew York. political blind man's bu:ff, a game in NOTES The British Government honours the which the whole public is to wear a bag United States by maintaining there a over its head and try to find its way out As I anticipated, it has turned out that well-organised system o£ secret intelli­ of the Union poorhouse by listening to the "riot" near Carrickmore, Co. 'Iyrone, gence. Any statements that have been the voices of two or three " leaders." was a bit of mischief organised under the made to the e:ffect that the body of Irish­ Thanks to Mr. Ginnell, the bag is off, auspices of Dublin Castle, which ent a American opinion, or any considerable and the Irish public now knows that it is force of forty police, fully armed, to see part of it, not to say "ninety-five per subjected to fresh and additional taxes, its programme through. The accounts of cent.," is in favour of Mr. T. P. O'Con­ amounting to nearly forty shillings from the affair publi bed in the daily papers nor's Sharp Curve policy, cannot deceive every man, woman and child, and that wer , like the "riot" itself, an elaborate the British Government. We can there­ this has been done without a word from concoction. The hesitating instruments fore form our own conclusions as to who the "leaders '' about it. Why should of the plot made a slight dishubance at these statem nts are intended to per- the "leaders" trouble themselves telling the 1ngmg. . o f "A a bon. once again." uad , and the amount of respect they you and me and the like of us about the A window was broken, there was a earn for tho e \\rho make then1 from the taxes we are to pay? You may trust Mr. trifling scuffi , and ome lauies becmn members of the British Government, Redmond, and he will trust the British alarmed. All was over before th part hich, f1·om such and in1ilar perform­ Democracy, and it will be all right. Your arranged for the small army of police ances, will be able to estimate the moral business is to vote at conventions and could be brought o:ff. ~rhe conduct of the strength of certain forces in e ·acting the elections as you are told, and to vote poli ·e wa~ puhli(·ly coucl mncd hy Vather fulfilnwnt of a treaty.. which has heen '?otes of confi.denc at all times, and to Hhol't, C. ., . p aking at Mass on the fol­ sig-ned by King George and enrolled in pay up your ia. es and look pl asauL lowing Ruuday. It is part of :Mr. Bir­ tlH' Statute lloo]- of thP Imperial Pnrlia­ • • mcut. The Briti. GovN·nment will also The "leaders" would not ventur to rell' c "u licatc and cliffi ·ult" programme h take up this attitude of ilence, ervil to g t Irishmen to nnuder each other in be ubi to judge how much nearer its and obsequious silenc , on the subject of the interest of "a I' al Empire pahiot- Irish policy has brought it to the desired this intolerable and ruinous burden of . ·i m." If that sort of tl1ing ucceeded, consummation of an "A11glo-American fresh taxation, if they did not count on :Mr. Birrell would be the murderer. It Alliance." • the ignorance of the Irish public and the is not likely to su c d, for the Irish • • There were sti11 quite lately in Ireland lack of public spirit among those who, in Volunteers in Tyrone and elsewhere are I a set of .People who could beli ve or pre- every locality throughout Ireland, ought not a faction. Tho c of the police who t nd to helicv<' that Ireland is a poor to b foremost in ass rtin o· tlw rights and arc imitating Crossmao·len methods country that could 11ot pay her own way . clef nclinO' the interest of the people. shonlcl remember the fate of Gartland without the help of England; and unfor­ • • who was struek down iustantan ously hy' • tunately there WPre many peo}Jle who did Frorn 1756 to 1763 England was at war • the hand of Gml in the st re ·t in open day­ not Pven knmv •nough to laugh at that with t ran e, :fightinO', as she i fighting light and wPnt without a moment's warn­ sort of nonsen, e. Worse still, m n who now, for empire. 1 our years lat r, 1n ing L fore a trihunal where perjury and claim to he follow cl blindly as politi ul 1767, the Engli h Mini try d cidcd to im­ all the otl1cr tricks of Dublin 1a, tle are guides and think that patrioti~nn consists pos an Imperial taxation on the English of no avail. colonies in Am rica. The colonists had • in passinO' vot s of confidence, such men, • • to their own disromfitnre, l1ave contented help d England to fiO'ht ~ r~nce in the I have just received the first ntunber of th mselves with political machin work recent war, and George Washington had a The Irishman,'' a new monthly, price and have neg·lected to fortify their posi­ fought with distinction on the English on penny, edited by A. 1Tewman (Dub­ tion by instructing the public on vital side. It was suggested that England, in­ lin office : 17 Upper Ormond Quay). rrh maiters of the national economy. Having stead of ta ing the American colonies, editor is well known to readers of the neglerted this themselves, they have I?een should save expense by withdrawing her !Rrsn VoLUNTEER, and the new periodical quick to re ent and denoun e any effort to army from them. "I will hear nothing Leurs the distinct impress of hi vigorous brinO' free discu sion to bear on the ques­ on the subjec.t," said the English Chan­ personality. I wi h "The Irishman'' a tion of national finance. If in the whole e llor of the Exchequer; "it is absolutely sm·cPssful and useful career. Iri h parliamentary rep1·esentation there necessary to keep an army there." The • • • i a single man e. pt :Mr. Ginnell who colonists, who were recently so loyal, I have to acknowledge on behalf of has any sense of the e:ffe t of present and now began to boycott English imports. the Irish Volunteers the receipt of £40 proposed taxation on Irish prosperity, the They had the same sort of governors then from an Irishwoman; £318 from the knowledge is kept wonderfully dark. It in America as we have now. One of these Ancient Order of Hibernians in the is thought good enough for the common royal governors wrote to the Ministry : United States of America, sent by the sort of Irishman to feed th m up with " Send over an army and a fleet and re­ principal officers of the Order ; and phrases about a constitution "better than duce the dogs to reason." The colonists £18 18s., balance of the original fund Grattan's "-when we get it l ti:ffened up. The English Gover:nment

Archives are subject to copyright and should not be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Director of the National Archives ..Ill 2 THE IRISH VOLUNTEER. Saturday, January 29th, 1916. did likewise. In 1772 the men of Boston protest. And now I am informed that proficient. If we are to be ready, like thr w the tea that was taxed py England Mr. Dillon and Mr. Redmond have made the American Minute-men, at a moment's into Doston Harbour. In 1774 the "a satisfactory s t.tlement" with the notice, that means that our officers must colonists appointed u Congress, which Treasury about the £8,000. What about know their whole business and know . t claimed for them, as British subjects, a the £8,000,000? We may expect an thoroughly. This requires many things share in the power of legislation and tax­ early pronouncement in the "Freeman's to be well learned and well practised. ation over themselves, and protested .Tonenal" about the £8,000. What about Th training of a Volunte r officer is an against a, British army being kept in the the £8,000,000? Is the public entitled educative proces of the hifl'hest value country to rule them. The people then to any statement from its elected repre­ not only to the man himself but to ·'h formed Volunteer forces and armed them­ sentatives abou't this £8,000,000 of addi­ whole community. It comprises the selves. "Every village and district had tional taxation? Will they condescend awakening and perfecting of every its company of mlnute-ment-men pledged to give the miserable commonalty of Ire­ faculty, of intelligenc , obse·rvation, to each other to be ready for action at a land their exalted opinion about how this m~mory, mental al rtness and readiness, minute's warning." Before that year unprecendented taxation is likely to clear expression and communication of was out the Colonists, who had helped affect our future prosperity? ideas, resourcefulness, decision, pr cau­ England against ~ranee a few y ar • • • tion-just the sort of d v lopment that before, were at open war with England. Their friend the Chief Secretary for England in Ireland has claimed their is not provided for and is often hind red In 1776 the American Congress formed and hampered by official systems of an alliance with France against England, assent to his delicate and difficult opera~ tion of watering and watering Irish education. A certain proportion of our and after five years of war, the United officer have made admirable progress, States, with the help of France, achieved Nationality to death without tearing it up by the roots. The Irish police are but the best of them know that they have £.nal and complete independence of Eng­ still more progress to make, and the rest land. under Mr. Birrell's control. The week • • before last he had them at work in must be aware that they have a lot to • learn and to master. Many are as yet All the world now says that the Ameri­ Tyrone, in the interests of the Home only at the befl'inning. A man in any cans did well and rightly, but at the ti1ne Rule Act, superintending an abortive at­ occupation will be a far better man i~ there were plenty of Birrclls and, among t mpt to set Irishmen at each other's that o cupation if he gets the traininfl' the Americans tbemselves, plenty of throats. Last we k, the delicate and required for an officer of Volunteer: "Loyalist' "to l cture them about loyalty difficult operation took the form of police With the same sens of duty and dis i­ and the Wider Patriotism, and their raius, under 1\fr. Birrell's management, pline, he will be something diff rent from place in th British Empire, and the dan­ for tl1e purpose of disarming Irish and superior to the machine-made mili­ gers from France. '1 here was not one 1 ationalists. Mr. Dillon has publicly tarist. When the standard r a hed thing against '\Yhich the Am ricans pro­ pledg d himself against the clisannament already in a numb r of centres becom s tested and revolted that is not now im­ of Nationalists, and his pledge was re­ corded by 1ne in this paper at the time. general, thcT will be a n w lifo in Ire­ posed on us in a far greater degree by land. the English Government. The taxes Is l\fr. Dillon now an acquiescent party EoIN ~fAc NEILL they were required to pay to support to l\fr. Birrell's disarmament campaign? ---•!•·--- the Empire in its wars were trifling There are, at all events, other pledge, 3rd: FEBRUARY. in compari on with tho taxes now de­ against disarmament, and they will be Carel players who are complaining that manded from us. They were only half­ kept. If m1y attempt is made to for~ us there are Ro f w Whi t DriveR ihis wint r grown colonies with a small and scatteTecl hack ag~·dn into the house of hoiHlan'e should not mi. s the Drive whi h the population, not an ancient nation. '!hey tho. e who make the attempt will be re-' Cumuun na milan E · cutive have ar­ had always been Aubject to English legi. - sponsible for the eonsequ nces. That ranged for '11hursday, F bruary 3rd, in lation, t.bey had never suffered the loss of our liberty should he c1 pendent on the the D.B .., O'Connell treot, at 7.30. legislative and financial ind pendence. good will of others-that, us rattan A 1nunber of v .. luable and charming · ~rhe rights ·which they cstabli hed by aid, i the definition of tyranny. l>er­ prize have be n p1· sent d. A.monO' t revoH were rights they had 11 ver befor haps ~Ir. Birrell is e4·perimenting. If so, thcd? ar a drawing by lfr. tTack Y at , enjoyed, not rights that had be 'n fil·hed it i, a criminal ort of e~·periment. pr cniecl hy the arti t; a blar k and white • • • from them by perfidy and violence. I£ portrait of priz winner by 1adh bh 'l1rir- 1\Iaunsel & 10., Duhlin, have pub­ it is right to impoverish and df'populatc s ach; n pair of old Spanisl1 ear-rings, li, heel hYo ue'" hooks hv Dan •ll Fin·o·1· this nation by Imp rial war taxes, surely '- Mh t.:: • gold a 11<1 rornf'lian pl'cseuted hy l\laire One is in prose. It is a hool~ on "AJ the English Government hacl a rnneh ni Ruitl 'ir; a silver-backed brush and (Georg '\V. Ru sell)" in i.h, serie. or better rig-ht to impos a moderate ta ....-n­ com h, and a travelling rug and seve1·al "Irishmen of To-day." Tho other is a tion on colonists who a few yean; b •fore oth 'r prizes. K en con1p titiou is <'-·­ coli' ·tion of poems and a drama 1.md 1' had b en aicled by the Engli, h Oovern­ pectccl for their posses ion. the title of "'11he 11ouut of Transfigura­ ,. 1 ment to resi t the French upon their '1 Ir· \.ei.s may be had at 2 D St tion." D:un•ll l'ig-gis rmt ay what he 0 a.w on ., border. . Rv ry pnhlic r( presell.tativc who "'s. ud. each. Jn( am~ to Hay i 11 VPl'Se or prose. Being a · consents to Ir"land.'s tr atment in a wuv L confirmed anti-eritie, I should not lik ---·:··--- that those English colonie, refused to at any time to pronounce jndg·m nt for ~EW STO R IES BY P. H. PEARSE. bear is false to hi tru t. the public guidance on the valu of an lr. Wm. Temp st, of the Dundalgan • • • al'ii t' s worl·, aud at this partieulaT time Press, Dundall ' has just published a new Last "- k I attended a meeting in the boo}~ of } t t · · I dislike that offic·<· more than ever. ) 8 lOr , ones 1n Irish by p. n. Dublin n[~msion House to proteRt against • • • 1 ear e. They are described a "Studi the Government for taking from us a sum Now that the davs• are leDn·theninO'n n' I't o£ Iar-Connacht Interior '" and includ of money which is just about the would be well for Volunteer officers all a~l the short si.ori es wri tt "ll hy l\1r. p curse thou andth part of the new war taxes over the couutry to pay special attention . Ince th publication of 111. "Iosagan , '' that are to be taken from us. On the fol­ to their own traininfl' in the work of ~n 19.07 · 1 he new volu1ne whi h tah~ low·ing day the Committee o£ the Catho­ 1 officers. The Companies also should in­ Its t~tle o£ "An Mhatlwir" from the lic Bishop also protested. "\Vere it not terest themselves in a practical way in opening story' is published at a shilling that a principle of administration was in­ fa ilitating the training of their officers, nett; postage twopence. volved, as well as the principle of ta4 a­ and the numerous friends of the Volun­ tion, these prote ts would appear to he teer could not show their frienclship in n '-' r1 <\t1 t1 <\ ~IRe .<\nn - .o,n J.n. '0 the h ight of fo1lv-r.rying out ahont the any better way i.han hy ro-operating in StU <\5 diRpo. al of £8,000 a ye~n all

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Saturday, January 29th, 1916. THE IRISH VOLUNTEER.

Population in Population in 1831. 1811. 1901. 1831. 1841. 1901. The Victories of Peace En n1 skill on 6,0.)() 5,6 () 5,•112 ewto\\'nha ny 1,430 1,·137 no }'j 11 ton•t 1,714 1 327 ] ,107 Oldc·astlo 1,531 1,508 7•1.3 ' Humiltoaslmwn ... 1,01•1 '217 70 Philips town 1,,154 1,4 g 778 II. Hillsborough 1 ,·1.33 1,33 Gl7 Portarli ngton 3,091 3,10() 1,th!3 While over a hundred Irish town we1·e lrvinestown 1,047 1,3 8 7 9 Prosperous 1,03 526 84 Killeshandra 1 tedu ·ed to villages by the Eng·liRh pea ·e 1,137 1 0 5 550 Uathang:w 11GJ 1 033 G19 Killough 1 1()2 1,' t •l d ·l~.H> ' ' ' Hatlrdowncy 1,214: 1,414 1,0 1 within a century aHm· the 11ion, it i' Filr a 1,215 l,.U.I L 7 7 Hathdrum l,Uu4 1,232 G47 right to say that duri11g the ame eenhu;v Kings<;ourt lGW 1,()14 812 Hathfaruham 1,572 644 437 eighteen towns grew out of villag . 'l'he :\J aghel'a 1,154' 1,123 8/U Hoss, New 5,001 7,133 5,847 chief of these is the Pembrok r_rowllship, M aghorafelt . 1,436 1,560 1,328 Hush 2,14:4 1,603 1,304 Markethill vhich is a partly urban and party subur­ 1,043 1,424 750 hinrone 1,287 1,054 358 Monaghan 3, 48 4,130 2,932 Skorries 2,556 2,417 1,' ~1 ban district of the city of Dublin, and Moneymore 1,025 942 515 Stradbally 1,799 1,682 937 has a population of 30,000. In 1831 the Newry 13,065 11,972 12, 4 Sv.·ords 2,537 1,788 944 population was about 10,000. The in- Newtownhamilton 1,020 1,231 ()87 Taghmon 1,109 1,303 555 ·reasc repro ents overflow from Dublin. N ewtownlimava

proximity of the Curragh Camp. In all ~ LJGINSTER­ Munster only one village has become a Ardee 3,975 3 G79 1 3 THE QUESTIONO f THE CAMPS town since 1831. Here again Peace is Athboy 1,959 1,826' ' ()10 put to the blush, for what the British Athlone 10,972 6,393 6,617 A thy Army has done for N ewbridge, the 4,4~4 4,GO 3,599 In the course of om e recent eon ·er~t - Bagonnlstown 1,31;3 2,225 1, 2 1 tions witlr offic;ers of orne of the eountry llritish Navy ha done for a tletown­ Ba.lhriggart 3,01G 2,9J9 2,230 Lerehaven. In all Connac;ht, too, one llaldoyle 1,009 35 5 () eo11Js the