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Ematras, Monaghan; M. Sheehan, North London; acter, and that the enrolment should proceed strictly Pierce MbCann, Dualla, Tipperary ; Daniel O’Mahony, on the basis of locality, avoiding all party and sectional IRISH VOLUNTEERS Castleisland, Kerry; J. Brown, Cordal, Kerry; Sean divisions. '-«r O’Sullivan, Coy. A, Cork; P. Barrett, Coy. 33, Cork; The Provisional Committee bound itself by resolu FIRS! CONVENTION Patrick Cotter, Coy. C, Cork; A. Welden, Coy. D, tion at one of its earliest meetings that all money Cork; T. MacSuibhne, Coy. E, Cork; T. MacCurtain, received by public subscription or private donation Coy. F, Cork; Liam Seartain, Coy. G, Cork; D. Faisit, should be expended on the purchase of arms and THUSLSM AND UNANlMTY Coy. H., Cork; J. Murphy, Newcastle, Galway; M. ammunition for the Volunteers and in ncu other way O’Beilly, Castletara, Cavan; Sean Franklin, Manches The Committee has faithfully adhered to this resolution ter D. Coy.; M. McMahon, Tralee A. Coy., Kerry; Aus until the present day. it!o.H OF AIERICA DECLARES FOR tin Stack, Tralee B. Co., Kerry; E. O’Connor, Tralee In spite of every discouragement, private and public, THE 1ISH VOLUNTEERS. C. Coy., Kerry; M. J. O’Connor, Tralee D. Coy., the Volunteer movement made rapid headway in all Kerry; James Curran, Sion Mills, Tyrone; — Lowe, parts of Ireland, and it soon became plain that those / Manchester A. Coy; J. K. Etchingham, Gorey, Wex- who discouraged Volunteering and flouted the project, The First Conlntion of Irish Volunteers w/held in ford; P. Hughes, Dundalk; Sean MacCormack, Drum- only proved their own want of unity with the spirit and he Abbey Theare, Dublin, yesterday, Mr. Mac raney, Westmeath; J. Hanify, Kilconeiran, Galway; instinct of the Irish nation, and their incapacity to 'jeill, Chairmariof the Provisional Commpe, pre P. Daly, Dollymount, Dublin; — Byrne, Galbally, understand or interpret the national mind. siding. yt el^en o ’clock about 160 debates had Tipperary; P. Donnelly, Cooley, Louth; P. Mehin, I now turn to the question of the Government’s assembled, a laie number of whom wore hiform. Athlone, Westmeath; J. Herbert, Castleconnell, Lime attitude towards the Irish Volunteers, for I have not rick; Art O’Connor, Celbridge, Kildare; J. P. Hickey, the least doubt that the secret hostility of the Govern LIST OF DELEGATES. A.S. Corps, Dublin; — Monteith; Creaslough, Donegal; ment is at the root of certain later developments. "he following imembers of the ProviP^al Com- Major MacBride, Wrestport, M ayo; John Carroll, H os No sooner did it become known that a serious move Initee were prelelit:— Eoin MacNeill, Uayathghaille, pital, Limerick; Sean O’Connor, Edenderry; King’s ment was on foot to establish a national defence force I f f . Pe a j ' s a , MacDermott, M. J Judge, T. Co.; D. Walsh, Mitchelstown, Cork; W. J. Derham, for Ireland, than the Government launched its double Skerries, Dublin; F. Lawless, Swords, Dublin; P. S. Proclamation against the importation of arms. The Doyle, Inchicore (1), Dublin; W; O’Gorman, Inchicore Government had placed no obstacle in the wav (2), Dublin; S. Farrelly, Grocers, Dublin: A. Heron, arming the Unionist Volunteers during the two pre Tfe, L. Mellows, Derrydonnell, Galway; P. Bracken, Tullamore; S. vious years, though the Unionist movement was an e following is the list of delegates/11^ the corps MacCarthy, New Boss; W. Walsh, Waterford; W. open threat against Home Buie to which the Govern ^represented:— Sears, Irish Volunteer ” ; — Newman, Newbridge, ment was pledged, and professed to be faithfully iis Smyth, Magherafelt, Derry; Scpas O’Briain, Co. Derry; S. Sinead, Wexford; J. Murphy, .New Boss pledged. BalhveAmjfe Westmeath; Dr. Crowld Ballycastle, (2), Liam Cooke, Bathdangan, Wicklow; W. Magill, I now ask did the Government consult their Irish Mayo Micli^H Cahill. Foynes, Lherick; James Dunmore, Galway; Thos. Kilgariff, Milltown, Galway. allies, as everyone must expect, upon this remarkable Carrol, Horwiq, ^Lancashire; D. Denjhy, Bathmore, departure in their Irish policy? If they did, what was Berry ThomasM Byrne, Anglesboraldmerick; Sean the response? CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. 0 Cia|hain, B Iff yf err iter, Kerry; J*nes M ‘ Elvogue, I made a vigorous public protest against the Procla T)onagiimore, rJy -one; F. Thorntoi Liverpool; P. Mr. Eoin MacNeill, who was received with loud mation. I pointed out that it was a return to arbitrary Bavin, Coy. B., fManchester; Jamef Dalton, Coy. A, cheers, made the following statement:— measures specially directed against Ireland, in other Limerick; >1. .P Coleret, Coy. B,Limerick; James About a year ago the first steps were taken to set words, to coercion, bv a Government that pretended to Ledden Coy. (ByjLimerick; J. A. Lehane, Coy. D, afoot the Irish Volunteer organisation, and a Pro disavow coercion and to forward Irish autonomy. The ,limerick; B. m )^Connor, C o y /E , Limerick; M. visional Committee was formed in Dublin for that Proclamation was partly successful. It did not pre M’Geourii, Inagjjo Clare'; J. Twomf, Millstreet, Cork; purpose. This Committee was brought together by vent the importation of arms by the Unionists. The L C ’No.an, Com A, 1st BatL, Dvolin; Captain Daly, what I may call a process of mutual invitation. Every, Government plainly connived at the landing of arms Coy- B, 1st Bamf-, Dublin; Lieut.Dolan, Coy. C., 1st possible effort was made to secure a personnel as widely in the neighbourhood of Belfast. But the Proclama -BatL, Dublin; W illiam Murnane/Coy. D, ist Batt., representative of National opinion as possible I tion discouraged the subscription of money to buy arms Duolin; John M pholdiee, Coy. % 1st Batt., Dublin; myself came to the Committee a supporter of Mr. for the Irish Volunteers. During six months, the Lieut. Awrighggf Coy. G, 1st Bitt., Dublin; M . J. Bedmond and the Irish Party in the execution of their entire income of the Provisional Committee for all pur Staines, Coy. jjfe, 1st Batt., Duliin; P. J. Nolan, Coy. electoral mandate to secure Home Buie for Ireland. poses was about £1,200. A, 2nd Batt., /-^Dublin; Captain Hunter, Coy. B, 2nd It was not to be expected that Mr. Bedmond would The Government also employed its detective fore- Batt., DiblicpM . O’Hanrahai, Coy. C, 2nd Batt., make himself responsible for so great an experiment and even its regular forces to watch and hamper the .Id n ; CaptaJ f T. Markham, Coy. E, 2nd Batt., in the direction of a forward move. W e hoped at work of the Volunteer organisation. Our corrvsprud Llblin; (npt:ij a W. W. 0 ’Kelly, Coy. F, 2nd Batt., least for neutrality on his part and no discouragement, ence and postal parcels were opened, delayed t.nd f-orue Jfblin; J i 1 Kelly, Coy. G, 2nd Batt., Dublin; D. but we found it almost impossible to induce recognised times withheld by the Government. The Government lrPhy, Coy f ff, 2nd Batt., Lublin; Captain Sheehan, public supporters of Mr. Bedmdnd to join our number. refused to allow us to form rifle clubs for target practice /'* A, 3rBBI Dublin; lieutenant M. Byan, Coy. This should be remembered in view of the charge that They confiscated all arms coming to us whenever they 3rd Bat!, flMDublin; Micheal O Maol Eoin', Coy. C, our Committee consisted of men hostile to Mr. Bed could seize them, and they also confiscated and stir t Batt., lul^Blin; S. 0 Murchadha, Coy. A, 4th Batt., mond ’s party and policy. hold up practice rifles and miniature ammunition, th Iiblin; W j . Cosgrave, Coy. B , 4th B att., Dublin; A few of the original Committee have recently joined property of the Irish Volunteers. m M X atl y, Coy. C, 4th Batt., Dublin; Dan the new Committee formed by Mr. Bedmond. These The course of events since the beginning of March Carthy, y. D, 4th Batt., Dublin; E. J. Kelly, men can testify that not a single act or word of hostility quite explains the whole attitude of the Govern;* ,y- Gr, 4t Bah*, Dublin; Cathal O Dubhghaiil, to the Irish Party or its policy found a place in the towards the Volunteer movement. Having mad? feharm, 4 rim; John Manning, Kiltormer, Galway; whole proceedings of the original Committee. Even of the Parliament Act, which was of prime imp; Kilroy 'ewjuort, Mayo; John Boonev, Athenry, when Mr. Bedmond’s assent to the Ulster exclusion to their own party, and having made full uso [alwaw; Q tain De Valera, D. Coy., 5th Batt., proposal of the Government v fc forced from him in Irish Party for that purpose, the Governmer luffin; J ph Ward, Kiltullagh, Galway; Patrick last March, neither the Commifflee nor any member of cally allied itself with the Unionists to co nan. T)i* Lor, Cavan; John Smith, Larah, Cavan; it proposed to take action, although exclusion would Bedmond, and they succeeded. They compe ( fter, G Coy., Manchester; J. V. raise a very acute difficulty for the Irish Volunteer to accept the exclusion proposal, and he acr y Dublin; W. J. B. Whitmore- organisation. on the public understanding that it would Je L'rf * ’’Wexford; C. Breslhi, 1st Batt., On November 25th, a mass meeting held in Dublin agreement between the narties [ nn J ^ i e Derr; jjc ;, Carthy, South London; Joseph adopted with enthusiasm the project of a Volunteer led to no agreemenLJ^T^V oT Sc ; 1 ladon; J. J. Keegan, Bathfarnham, organisation, set forth in the Committee’s manifesto. ant The illS^ead of keepmg to ' ; J. -ybl, Kilmallock, Limerick; J. Fitz- TheenDsMment of the Dublin Volunteers began at that their amendment r Mt \°.Queen’s County; Patrick Creagh, meeting, a ^ d immediately afterwards the enrolled rpen o-HKTIv, a d op ted those proposals h'to their \ k Maurice O ’Connell, Carrickerry, we7e divided^ rSPni^kroughout the city. pp-uLv, ana again compelled Mr Bedmon ^ A‘Cabe, Keash, Sligo; Thomas in various halls Les were borne by the members of IGovernment .us
to fools that is another matter. The plane i 0 Irishmen to-day is as little in America as it is hn0p IRELAND AND IE WAR. or Belgium— it is at home . The Militia BaT^ i, Vill be sent post free to any address can never be enforced in Ireland if the young 0£ the country make up their minds to ignore it yie SIR ROGER CASEMENU THE DUTY J for Three Months for 6/6. first instance and resist it actively in the ut£e OF THE D resort. To enforce the Act in such an event y require the whole British army. When Austin As an Irishman, and one wlis been identified the days beforei Hungary gained its independi with the Irish Volunteer movensj.nce it began, I attempted to enforce Militia Ballot Act oi her ee it my duty to protest againie claim now put Send your Subscription at once to young Hungarians, the young men did not emiw but passively and actively, individuallymany anaand min grdsro *°rward W tae British Governmehat, because that Manager, 12 D’Olier St., Dublin. theyn opposedj o it with , . such success ss that the Aust <
V ichta, m a’s fearr leis Eire na ein tir eile no Impreacht should at once make it perfectly clear that companies mora] mv°lved m moralq c oraterial Iri< ^ , eile. v*,a An te ata ar thaobh na hEireann cabhrochaimid of the National Volunteers will be accepted, and, . leis. Sin bun agus barr an sgeil. Sine ar Soisgeal. where possible, with their officers, for service in the GermanyThe a p n destr 4'< ° h“At el Eire ar ri agus ar mbannrioghan Sgeimhle o Dhia ar Irish Brigade. There is, I believe, much misappre- brino- no ra/t sen/bled, a la) namhaidibh na hEireann. hension in tl^e ranks of the Volunteers on) this - flit to a peP€i * ( long since -ept from 1 matter. ” USTOF DEL Ireland s no bloo “ IRELAND/ 7 There is certainly “ much misapprehension ” in the Whe, followinl cause but % 0f Irela. To-day we issue the first number of “ Ireland ” — in ranks of the Volunteers with regard to this matter, r^offie is ttwX^ ^ \rriteewere pre| order to report the proceedings of the Irish Volunteer No doubt those companies of Volunteers who have irishmen is Un ' ^l! A B. Fearse,_ Convention, which the prostitute daily Press of Ireland seceded from the control of the Provisional Committee ..n opr n ^1Ze ; AuDciagffi b> ill,..in so far as it does not suppress, attempt to mis xx.mwill accept thisILL intimation with --X1 enthsuiasm. n • -I t' will •” ali n1erj .sonis- In the i \ \lJfcin, P. represent and distort. On Monday next and every day be a stirring sight to see the Volunteer adherents of mpopulation pvprv Infallen i o by - l\W aaen, S.. thereafter we shall continuously publish “ Ireland ” Mr. Bedmond and Recruiting marching through the decline of vit-^ „ T U'te.L. Mel until we have broken down the conspiracy and routed town—fully four hundred strong—and proceeding to ay. Were i C1, v y L e bllowinl the conspirators. Grafton street to enlist “ where possible, with their 0Ome into onpr*’ ^ ^repesenri ,, r > come into operinn to-morrv- • xi-v We intend that Ireland shall have a voice in the daily omcers. Smythl or sale on ter^ Gf exchange Press of her country— that the recruiting-sergeants accept, it woultbe the duty of Irish tsave shall no longer bellow and the bribed journalist s length and mihood for the trying t before tli blaspheme in her name. For three months past the o build up fron^, depleted populati file fabric daily Press of this island has lent itself to the con ruined national Je. spiracy to emigrate her young men to a foreign country THE DAVIS CENTENARY •ritish a(im; d death in a foreigner’s quarrel. In the pro Ireland has suited at the hands ( Vis, deliberate motion of that conspiracy the daily Press of Ireland is The centenary of the birth of the greatest of modern a niore Pilonged series o Ilisel m publishing day by day falsified news of Irish activities, Ireland’s thinkers and teachers occurred on Saturday. T ^ c ^ d than, any^ther commum v remains Irish opinion, and Irish feeling, with rigid suppression On October 24th, 1814, Thomas Davis was born at *-0-day, when no largin of vital S h are of every protest or letter of contradiction that reaches Mallow, in Cork. The error that ascribes his birthday J1 ,as1vS . f>me w^en t nen, te the hands of its editors. to October 14th originated with Duffy. There is no ^ design to poduprifrg Feasts o liy don We need money, and we ask for it, from the only Irishman in our history whose centenary deserved to ]\emnP 0 0l^r P®°Ie> are being ur eai and i- people whom we have ever asked or accepted money be more enthusiastically celebrated, but owing to the ;beir h\es on foreigr.fields, m order t •ow grea?r from for an Irish purpose— the Irish people, premising preocc upation of the “ leaders of the Irish people ” or ma e y ^ealthy »,ommunities mi tnde ad that no journalist connected with the paper will accept in the attempt to sell the bodies of young Irishmen to ar\c ^1C ler ® dstruction o± a r ra! aim in money for his labour— knowing it to be a duty of England there is no time for these people to do more ^r? _ s 5r^j ;i._ , - war,— . „ ? s. J uli stilfte national urgency he is called on by his blood, his in the matter than blaspheme Davis’s memory by fal view, as its orginaton claim for it, i tradition, his manhood, and his loyalty to the land that sifying his words and principles. the duty of Irishmen b keep out of it! bore him, to perform. The creed of “ Ireland ” is Were Davis alive to-day the successors of the Bar- If Irish blood is to le “ the seal tin] , il bring II that the bodies of Irishmen are not for sale or barter tc retts, Birchs, and Conways— the English Secret-service Ir^^and together in on>, nation and in eries e<}ul any otner nation, and that Ireland belongs to the Irish Dublin, journalists of Davis’s day— would be enabled and common to all,” then let that bl b shec i people to have and to hold from generacioa unto gene- to call him with truth, a Pro-Prussian.” Prussia was Ireland where alone it can be righte shed t tion. If you hold it to be true, we claim your support the country in Europe which he held up most con- secure those liberties. It was not Gern j destrcyd against the corruption and treachery which, arrayed in stantly before his countrymen as a model for their Bie national liberties of the Irish peopL d we tar the stolen garments of Patriotism, is abroad in the emulation. Prussian ducation, Prussian industry, n°I recover the national life struck doi our ow. r land. -land. *• Prussian system, Prussian self-reliance— these he ex- ^and by1J carrying______O -—fire w wxivAand sword j rr v/x u. .a into X a . \ \ j Can I X 1 1 caus< c horted his countrymen to emulate, if they would build The cause of Ireland is greats than up Ireland a strong nation. any party; higher than the worVh ^ if an an; ririe • • i . — “ If,” he writes, “ Ireland had all the elements of ^#s poverty than all the riches ( E] e. Ifw> a nation, shev might, and surely would, at once assume sed ^ now we are unworthy of the amc Irishnec^. 'IE MILITIA BALLOT the forms of one, and proclaim her independence. 1^ ^o-day we barter that cause in a )rdi( rgain,we Wherein does she now differ from Prussia? She has shall prove ourselves a people unwohy freedon— a strong and compact\gorirtory, girt by the sea; Prns- a dwindling race of cravens from whq y( s the blod ACT. jght is>ij] \ sia’s lands are open ana flat, and flung loosely through manhood has been drained . If tcio\ 1 Europe, without mountain or river, breed or tongue then let us fight on th^t^soiwh h so mm I 1 to bound them. Ireland has a military population generations of slain Irishmen lie in1^oT and faie. ence mt WOT ENFORCED equaln i to the i recruitment - of, and a produce able to pay, Be^ our grayes be in that patriot a first-rate army. Her harbours, her soil, and her trie corpse of Irish nationality can life. :e- fisheries are— - not— -t- surpassed------1 - in ‘rr’ Europe. land will be false to her history, 'w, consr- 1# rtr t •- - - — t • / “ Wherein, we ask again, does Ireland now differ ation of honour, good faith and *s< st,” he from Prussia? Why can Prussia wave her fla^g anong now willingly responds to the t f ° “ Indepnden^ ” annovuo^a ^ the proudest in Europe, while Ireland is y^F irm ? riful era.j ion to^ ^ a t ^ne Government is malities of mdepenaence. ~vve’ couh’ nor in the hr- t° fight in a cause that has no bericl latingjv0 er]for4ement of the Militia morrow— we could assume them ^iMFqksume them o- gleam of generosity in all its ^ assume inem o- ^ a i u ui generosity Jougilir i - . and tliat all the necessary from history and nature than ]j vqth better warrans a war for the “ small nationalisms ' ^ a g l a veil. watR tk^object, there has been result of such assumption wop1 russia holds; but th> term it, then let it begin, for'one Q ens C able defeat. rd perchance be a, miser borne. - Z T < S , » ™ f “ 8 ■ » » “ The difference is n Cu Speaking as one of those /who luj glav offices of Prussia nowledge. Were the Irish Volunteers, I say, in their m n, A it-r- is humiliated- <4 , and schools levellecjg^^^^H^ colleges have run away as x _ These banded, she would d an{ dis. Z m c L t0 beIT arms iia fbe cause c bellowing in their earh ^^qan shells can The allied civil and her wbole have run away, nto b,,Not «* a ll- at the b n . o^se they ar struggling for has ) been Vip.cause th ey are av* r# JL - onlv add JiA lu^in, VeipeA-b pogrh-Aip 26 THE VOLUNTEER CONVENTION Continued from Page 1.) T)ia tuAin, Oeipeat) pogrh-Aip 26 Mr Louis S m y th second} The motion was ca r Volunteers are to be urged by their leaders to enlist. „ orps), and su p p orted ried with acclamation, all he members rising, and We say, definitely, no. In taking that stand we are taking the historical Irish national position. Ireland Mr. Denis M‘ C ullpughJ^J^ whowho said s he spoke as - ,no-nT-ouslV'dor severl minutes. b y M r ; A . N e~ few ^d g ^nower rf ^ Eed cheen . t, g ^ f edy retured thanks. H e promised has never accepted duties or responsibilities within the ^ Dorl been an araenu ludower _ T 4 tw0| ivir. ' ever influeEes were brought to bear British Empire. The demand now made upon her,, and had spent much of °party. jthem ^L/'whatever lieslvere told, he would not the demand that she should send out her young men mond, and had spen p arliamentary Party. h i yem in .oriangi.r « 1 ^ w,ed his to fight the Empire’s battles, is a demand that has„ shrink fro; The adoption of the repor s never yet been made upon her by her national leaders. p. / n e proposal of Tmas Mac Donnchadha, The making of that demand constitutes a departure ir Limerick, & to. fed by Major MacBridc the O ’Rahilly was unan- national policy. * Upon those who make the demanc On the motion of Mr. J• members of the Pro-lsecogj elected Treasurer. . ni thanks to the officers and memu d was 1Dy<® X lies the onus of proving that new circumstances warran 0 l Committee for their services to 1 ^ motion 0f Mr. Diton, Limerick, seconded a new and grave departure. Upon those who call upoL Ireland to take up duties and responsibilities within the ted with loud acclamation. ^ mem-b Mr. O’Connor, Limerick that portion of thereon- Empire lies the onus of proving that Ireland’s status Convention then adjourned to submitted by th, Provisional Committee which provided for the electin of an Executive of nine as a subject country has changed. But it has not jlh fA b b lf Theatre, salutingfluting thetne delegp^u ^ as members resident in Dublin ’as abandoned, and it was changed. The British military occupation of Ireland a \ 3 -Desnite the heavy rainfall, therchey agreed that the members of he Provisional Committee still continues. A British Chief Secretary still rules should be elected. The njmbers of the I ro\ isional Ireland from Dublin Castle. A British Under-Secre The 7^,9 ©Q_merL, who v ' A very large proportion carrvM r_ D _ Committee alone dissented rom this arrangement.^ tary has just arrived, charged with instructions to hold It was decided to leave jpe arrangements for the and, if need be, to dragoon Ireland. The doors of the toapropoS^ V living resumed its sitt6f urgency Irish Parliament are still closed. No Irish Govern a\ed permission as a m< election of representatives oj the various counties to a general council in the hands ! the elected Executive. ment responsible to the Irish people exists. Our, 4 hat this \ving resolution. ■ ^ ^he Volun sovereign rights as a nation are still denied. Our teers tenders its status is the same as it was ten years ago, fifty years ers of the Cork cSvcongrhtMish Volunteers, on MILITIA BALLOT ACT. ago, a hundred years ago. In these circumstances our ng singled out for at\Corp§ British Government On the motion of Eamom Ceannt, seconded by attitude towards the Empire must remain unchanged. ^le*r princirS^pinions, and allegiance Peadar O Maicin, the following resolution was adopted: To abandon that traditional national attitude is to olnrlo ° i serve IreldBi'that we unanimously ‘ ‘ That this Convention speaking in the name of bbandon our national claims. of n f 2 Cork YoJunfand any other members the Irish Volunteers, plsdges itself to resist the P. H. PEARSE. ^ ! or&aiusation thro tut the country whom it operation of the Militia Ballot Act, or any other hpnr+ f sou£kt to victinin the future our whole- form of compulsory military service which may be earted support both mond material, in their fight applied to Ireland in the interests of England.” British n 16 ^rannJ pradd against them by the The Convention concludel at five o clock with the and f i l0] ernrnent and hr supporters in Ireland, y y singing of “ A Nation Onct Again Convn 4-- ’ ^kermore, it recommended from this thp TVi'oi T7 , ^ le moon! incom Hixecunve Executive Lommnuec Committee of Indemnif to takfceps to start an All-Ireland Bandoliers teer^ n ^ Tund, for theustenance of such Volun- IrelandS”ma^ shuck dn for their allegiance to made in Dublin from Irish leather THE ISSUE. by Trades Union Labour— heavy ProvU7*^ d^ SJ^ s^ ed thafhree members of the Cork mJ9’ ^ omruittee q Volunteers had been vic- brass fittiugs— 5 pocket military T T Z Grovernme]— Mr. J. J. Walsh, Chair- pattern. Absolutely new. Price Mr. P. H. Pearse writes :— fhe C°rk CountyBoard G.A.A.; Mr. P. S. ------6/6 each.------and SeanHegarty, who were all em- Mr. Redmond at Wexford and Waterford and Air. m the Post Office. Two of these were removed Dillon at Ballaghadereen have declared it to be false +1 ancl tile third, /ho objected to go, was dis- that the Irish Party has bargained with the Govern de service (althougi it was admitted that there ment toship off the Irish Volunteers as a body tc the Haversacks U ° f ? e ? " ainst' him] and ordered by the military war. I accept those assurances, and I grant with Mr. ■nonties to leave Cork. Redmond that, even had the Irish Party so bargaiied, made from Irish material, and adraie CLMaille, Galway, seconded the motion. the thing could not have been done. But I point out branded with Irish Trade Mark— ficheal O Tralee, referred to the that the charge which Mr. Redmond and Mr. Bllon Double Pocket—Full Size. Price orts __ Ween iij. ^ ^ ^ . . - • j 1 here rebut is nftt charge which has been irade d identified themselves with the Irish Volunteers dgaiuot tuoxii. j-ne issue wnicn tney raise is not the 2 each. Postage 2d. — — [ho remained loyal to the Provisional Committee. issue upon which the Volunteers have split. The The resolution was unarimously adopted. charge is quite different. The issue is much more :eal. The charge is that the man who virtually controller' the The following declaration of policy was unanimously Volunteer movement had announced for Irish Vdun- dopted by the Convention:— teers a two-fold duty— to defend the shores of Irdand Irish made — with heavy bra 1 . To maintain the right and duty of the Irish nation and “ to take their place in the firing line in the var.” henceforward to provide for its own defence by means This he did in the British House of Commons on Sep buckle, specially cast for us—Eegi [of a permanent armed and trained Volunteer force. tember 15th: in the Manifesto to the Irish peopie on tered Harp Desi ?n with the wor 2. To unite the people of Ireland on the basis of Irish September 16th; and, finally and very definitely, in an “ 0 5 1 0 , 1 5 riA n-6 m eA nn ,” nationality and a common national interest; to main address to Irish Volunteers at Woodenbridge on Sep tain the integrity of the nation and to resist with all tember 2 0 th. The Provisional Committee has repu — — 2/6] each. Postage 3d. —; our strength any measures tending to bring about or diated the second part of that definition of duty. It Sam Brown Belts, 21s. perpetuate disunion or the partition of our country. declares that the Irish Volunteers had from the oegin- 3. To resist any attempt to force the men of Ireland ning, and still have, but a single duty— to secure and into military service under any Government until a free to guard the rights and liberties of Ireland. It declares National Government is empowered by the Irish people not only that the Volunteers as a body must not be themselves to deal with it. shipped abroad, must not be placed under British con Lee-Enfields (Magazine), Martini trol, must not be used for British as distinct from Irish 4. To secure the abolition of the system of governing Carbines, Ammunition, etc. purposes, but that individual Volunteers would be Ireland through Dublin Castle and the British military untrue to their Volunteer pledge if they were to enlist power, and the establishment of a National Govern for foreign service, that such an enlistment would, in ment in its place. fact, constitute desertion from the Irish army at a WHELAN and SON, Padraic O Maille proposed Mr. Eoin Mac Neill as moment when the Irish array needs every man in Ire President of the Irish Volunteers. They were on the land. Thus, the issue is rot whether the Volunteers 17 Up. Ormond Quay, Dublin. side^of Eoin Mac Neill because Eoin Mac Neill was on as a body are to be sent at road— a thing admitted on the side of Ireland (applause). both sides to be unthinkatle— but whether individual The Nationalist Men and Women Ireland ARE ASKED TO REMEMBER THAT THE NATIONAL DAILY BULLETIN - —— Will be issued each morning from MONDAY NEXT, November 2nd, 1914. ' v 1 Order at once from your Newsagent, or from the Publishing Offices, 12 D’Olier St., Dubljn.