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Fifty Sign Open Letter PUBLIC MEETING AT FOUNDED IN 1939. MONTHLY ORGANM OF TH OCE CONNOLLRY ASSOCIATION No. 367 JULY 1974 NEW PRICE WILSON TOLD 10p ABAIRT AN LAE le Seamus 0 Cionnfaola 1. Beir laidir air. 2. Ta se na shuain codhla. 3. Fuair me an shult ann. GET OUT OF 4. Ni raghaidh se chun tairbhe duit. 5. As taithi a thagann Central London C.A. gach aon rud. 6. Ba a rud e ach piosa magaidh. ALF KEARNEY 7. Na bi ag deanamh aon ach Ian De. IRELAND' 8. Ba mhait nait teacht. CONVALESCENT jpOLLOWING upon Pegeen Havant meeting Fifty sign open letter O'Sullivan's resignation as Central London Branch, Chair- N Monday, May 13th, the Hav- man Jane Tate has undertaken O ant (Hampshire), Petersfleld this office until our next A.G.M. and Midhurst (Sussex) Trades Council was addressed by the REPLIES TROOPS REMAIN' in September. Leo Clenden- editor of the "Irish Democrat," Mr ning will be assisting her as Desmond Greaves. Deputy Chairman. Having a JTIFTY Irish political leaders, mostly in the'26 counties, but some of deputy chairman is an experi- Mr Greaves described the position ment if not exactly in ptfWer in Belfast as he had just seen it, the most distinguished in the six counties, sent an all-Ireland open sharing, then at least in work and made the point that the core of spreading. the trade union movement was letter to Mr Harold Wilson demanding that he should issue a "declar- sound, despite the widespread pre- On May 22nd we had a very valence of religious sectarianism. ation of intent" to "work towards disengagement" in Ireland. lively meeting when Mr Mo' He described the meeting of the Keever, himself both a product Belfast Trades Council, where the of Belfast education and a prac- President was Catholic and the sec- In a reply directed to the Reverend Terence P. McCaughey, Irish Actor's Equity), Paddy Duffy (gen. sec., Building Work- tising teacher, led a discussion retary Protestant, and delegates of who is himself a Presbyterian, Mr Wilson's private secretary, all religions worked together in ers' T.U.), Noel Harris (Irish on integrated schools in the Six fraternity. Lord Bridges, has assured the signatories that the matters organiser, A.S.T.M.S), T. Heery Counties. Padraig O'Conchuir raised "are amongst those which the Prime Minister and his (gen, sec., Electrical T.U.), Sen- and Leo Clendenning also read He said that the present Govern- ator Fintan Kennedy (president, prepared papers. Education is ment's policy was based on remain- colleagues will be considering." I.T.G.W.U.), Matt Merrigan a topic which usually reveals ing in Northern Ireland at all costs. (Irish organiser, Amalgamated strong convictions, and this was Once they changed that it would be But there a flat refusal to The following Senators ap- pended their signatures: Rob- Transport & General Workers' certainly the case at this meet- possible to work out a plan for consider the withdrawal of ing. peaceful constitutional development troops and "no abdication of . ert Aylward, John J. Brennan, Union), John Mulhall (gen. sec., Sean Brosnan, m Browne, Irish Union of Painters & Deco- which would ultimately lead to the responsibility for the security His many friends beyond the establishment of a united Irish of all the people of Northern Bernard Cowan, Jack Fitz- rators), Miss Elizabeth Sinclair (secretary, Belfast Trades Coun Branch will be delighted to Republic. Ireland." gerald Jack Garrett, Seak Kee- know that Alf Kearney has gan, Patrick Kerrigan, Augus- cil), M. Smith (sec., Galway In other words, colonial rule Trades Council), T. Quinlan made a splendid recovery from tine Martin, Michael Moynihan, his operation. He is at the goes on. Evelyn Owens. Liam Whyte. (general secretary, Post Office Workers' Union). moment at a convalescent home • MANY THANKS The reply says that the sub- by the seaside, but we look for- ject of the Emergency Provi- The two members of the "THOUGH with great reluctance (Continued on Page Four) ward to having him back with sions Act and internment are Northern Ireland Assembly who us better than new later in the * we had to Increase the price signed were S.D.L.P. men Des- •f the "Irish Democrat", we under consideration by a com- summer. mittee under the chairmanship mond Gillespie and Paddy have to stress that It Is still not BAN LIFTED P.O*F. malting a profit, as we have merely of Lord Gardiner. Duffy. raised it to "break even" price. T BICESTER Corporation, which SIGNATORIES The following 'trade union refused permission for the Owing to having a little wind- leaders signed the letter in their Connolly Association to hold an The open letter to Mr Wilson open air meeting in the City C A's NEW E.C. fall we ware enabled to subsidise it was signed by 14 members of personal capacities: Andrew and keep It at seven pence for quite Square, has as a result of repre- ("pHE Executive Council elected the Dail, namely Lorcan Allen, Barr (pres., I.C.T.U), Maura sentations made locally lifted the a long time. Beslin (general secretary, Irish at the Birmingham Con- T.D.; John Callanan, T.D.; Sean ban. ference of the Connolly Associa- It is enoouraging that our sup Calleary, T.D. Brendan Daly, Women Workers' Union), Jack Cassidy (general sec., National The Association is therefore hold- tion consists of: P. Bond, M. Clin- porters realise this and this month T.D.; Sean Flanagan, T.D.; ing a meeting after the conclusion ton, C. Cunningham, A. Curran, G. we report donations to the amount Hugh Gibbons, T.D.; Richard Engineering & Electrical T.U.), oi its Executive Council meeting on Curran, T. Donaghy, L. Draper, M. of £25.09, made up as follows: Gogan, T.D.; Michael Kitt, T.D.; Michael Cleary (gen. secretary. July 28th. Crowe, C. D. Greaves, Sean Kenny, Hyde Park 8upporter £1.50, F.H.O. National Union of Vintners), P. Mulligan, P. ODonohoe. Jane (Nuneaton) £5, AUEW North Noel Lemass, T.D.; Ciaran Murphy, T.D.; John O'Leary, Joe Cooper (president, Belfast Tate and Alf Ward. They repre- London Shop Stewards £5 J, Kll- Trades Council), Jack Coyle T.D.; Joe Sheridan, T.D.; Eu- sent London, Manchester, Birming- derry 90p, South London Readers (secretary, Derry Trades Coun- DELEGATE ham, Newcastle and Oxford gene Timmons, T.D., and Dr. £10.49, Central London Readers cil), Dermot Doolan (gen. sec., Branches. £1.47, East London Readers Tip. David Thornley, T.D. MEETING J^RAQE union and other organ- LEICESTER CONNOLLY ASSOCIATION isations of the labour move- TRANSLATION ment and Press representatives 1. Oatoli R lh^lly. are invited to send DELEGATES 1 He is fut asleep. to a special meeting called by PUBLIC MEETING the Connolly Association, West 3. I found much pleasure London, at which Desmond in him. Greaves, Editor of the "Irish 4. It will not turn wt to TOWN HALL SQUARE Democrat', will give an up-to- your advantage. 6 p.m. - 8 D.m. date reWevw of the extremely 5. Practice makes perfect. grave situation in Northern Ire- land arising out of the inactivity 6. it wn just a pfaaa. of. SUNDAY 28 JULY of the British Government in fun. the face of the attempted fascist 7. Do not try to make it SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE MEMBERS coup in May last, and action out a great loss. OF THE ASSOCIATION'S EXECUTIVE necessary to meet it. The venue 9. It was good of you to is Hanwell Library, and the day •ome. COUNCIL AND LOCAL LABOUR MEN Thursday, July 25th at 8 p.m. 2 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT July 1974 July 1974 TUC mini POLITICAL FORUM ilium nun mull mill JU"U| linn n fHIRD, it would make possible i» in "H| in the alliance of the British in working class with Irish na- NEW MOVES tiulll llliillf if LULUI mm tionalism, which is the natural and proper alliance within these SOLIDARITY WITH IRELAND JN the month af May many policy. At present the aim is To implement it the Govern- yyHAT would be the advan- islands. The six counties is a IN CRISIS at costs to remain in Ireland, ment of England would make a Y\ HEN is the British Labour distinguished Irish citizens on all tages of the Declaration of Vendee a centre of social and : THE "official" Unionists led by both sides of the border called to maintain partition. statement that the object of its Intent ? political reaction intended as a Movement going to get t Mr West have issued a mani- on its backside in relation to for a declaration of intent on policy was to withdraw from First, it would enable the dagger at the heart of Irish festo on which they propose to MAINTAINING partition means Ireland, and as a preliminary to Ireland'.'" NECESSARY BUT FAR FROM EASY the part of the British Govern- "Provisionals" to cease their Republicanism but now a dag- fight the next sifc county election. backing a minority of the that it was prepared to have ger at the heart of British de- ment, to withdraw its forces military campaign, as they have fact there, and over all the great r Irish people, the Unionist- discussions based on the prin- Rumour has it that this will be That's what most visitors to JTHE Irish workers,, moreover, anybody who tries is speedily and administration from Ireland stated that this declaration is mocracy. Ireland will hear just now. confusion is thrown, first that it minded people, against the ma- ciple of renouncing completely in January 1975.
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