EDITED BY ARTHUR GRIFFITH Vol. 1. No. 19. (New 8eries). SATURDAY, JUNE 23rd, 1917. PRICE ONE PENNY. WEEK BY WEEK. would no longer appeal to the enemy’s Court England and France compulsorily purchased it —it would appeal to the Court of Europe. Its and issued a proclamation which began: “ We — ♦— , •claim was the claim of a nation. Many of them have introduced into Thessalay a Franeo- The fight goes well in East Glare, where en­ in Bantry in the past', Relieved in a Convention British force to establish control and secure an thusiastic meetings in support of Professor De of Irishmen. Their ideas were not accepted. equitable distribution of the harvests.” The Valera’s candidature were held at many centres Now the British Government was culling a King of Greece, faced with the alternative of on Sunday. But the constituency is a large Convention, bound by conditions which made it leaving his country, as the Allies demanded, oi one and the services of voluntary helpers as a fraud, and which determined it could lead seeing his people perish of hunger, has left, his' nowhere. country and saved, as he hopes, hispeople from canvassers and speakers will be welcome. Those * * ».* the experience of the Irish in 1846-S.; The who-can give their services should send their We have received the following letter from names to the flection Sub-Committee of the following telegram ‘published’ in the ^English Tipperary:—- papers sjJBaks with an eloquence deeper than Sinn Fein Executive, 6 Harcourt St. # # # The following statements made by Mr. J. its words :— Cullinan, M.E.P., at Bansha on Sunday, “ Rome, Saturday. Mr. Redmond’s candidate for Clare is an­ June 10th, might possibly interest you:—(1) “ The' blockade of Greece having been nounced—Mr. P. Lynch, E.G., Senior Castle He consulted all the members of the Press raised, several steamships baHre discharged Crown Prosecutor for Kerry, Mr. Lynch has Gallery in the House of Commons, including flour at the Piraeus, Patras and other places. been one of the most efficient Grown' Prosecu­ the “ Daily Telfegraph” reporter and all agreed The resources of the country:>rhad .become tors in Ireland, and were it not that Mr. Win. that no cheers greeted the announcement of completely exhausted.” - Moore, K.C., blocks the way would have been the executions. (3) Cheers are never reported • • *r • ^ in the succession of the late Mr. Chainbers for in Hansard ; only the speeches of the mem­ The electors of ^Vest Clare will do well to the vacant Solicitor-Generalship. As Moore, bers. (3) Mr. Redmond is one, of the greatest remember that their “ representative ” in the • however, is by arrangement to receive the job, statesmen of the present day. English Parliament, Mr. Arthur Lynch, has Lynch is asked to run for Clare, with the pros­ been the noisiest' supporter of this policy to? pect of a judgeship later on as his reward. wards little Greece. Before appearing as the Nationalist candidate To which statements of the distinguished Four-hundred Pounder we reply,:—r- j. for Clare the Castle placeman divested himself The King of Greece’s young son, Alexander, of his Senior Crown Prosecutorship, which Was (1) It is obviously untrue that M^. Cullinan has ascended the throne, and at the moment of thereupon conferred upon Mr. M. J. Kenny, consulted the “ Daily Telegraph ” reporter, and ascension he committed a sin against the Grand late member of the Parliamentary Party. In that the “ Daily Telegraph” reporter assured j Orient, -'i'O’f which M. Venezelos is so disr . return Kenny, who hails from Clare, will use Mr.' Cullinan that no clivers greeted the an­ tinguished a member. One of the French Prfess his influence to secure Lynch’s return. Once nouncement of the executions, since the “ Daily organs of that illustrious order—the “ Figaro” again the issue is knit between ..Placehunting Telegraph” of May 4th, 1916^ published the •7- points, out that the young rttle*»;is guilty of and Patriotism, statement from itfliarlia^nteHvr^poi-ter^that. %avingtoO riifficfr Vejfcpecf'A>i'#ii6 $arhaif, -but it Mr x- '- ' ' '•** ~ the* announcement of. the executions ~was does not press for heavy punishment; “ a severe *'"* Tife. p^ticai^ri^o’ners^rriv^d m Dublin on greeted with “ general cheers.” . admonition,” it thinks, ** will be sufficient Monday and were | enthusiastically welcomed (2) It is not true that “ cheers were never to convince him that his first care should be by their countrymen. On the same day Coun­ reported in Hansard; only the speeches of the to appear as little like his father as possible.” tess Markieyicz was released from Aylesbury members.’1 S^ch interruptions are occasionally If this war for Christianity and civilisation be Prison,’ and Count Plunkett and Mr.* pathal reported inJBLansard. For instance, the other won, may we look for a revision of the Com­ •Brugha from Arbour Hill. There still remain day -when Mr. Joseph Devlin made a speech mandment which bids, the son to honour his in prison Mr. Tadhg Barry and Mr. Fleming of declaring himself an unselfish $olitici£n all the parents ? • • • Cork.,' and several other persons sentenced to members of the House laughed, and Hansard imprisonment by court-martial, while 13 'Irish­ officially reported the laughter. The super-men whom England produced dur­ men are in deportation,, and the names of those (3) That Mr. Redmond is one of the greatest ing this war—the giants of war and statecraft who returned from deportation are appearing in statesmen of the present day is true, if the —are not all easily remembered now. Each of* the Police “ Hue-and-Cry.” others are supposed to be Mr. Cullinan, Mr. -tliem had his month of fame. But we fear ■* • * Lundon, and Mr. David Sheehy. “ Captain” Tupper—the latest saviour of the Father FarragheV, P.P., Aran Islands, tele­ • * English Empire in succession to Lord Fisher, graphs on-behalf of himself and the people of Lord Kitchener, Lord French, Lord Grey, Lord The Grand Suspender and his troupe of auto­ Derby, Mr. Asquith, Mr. Winston Churchill, Aran congratulations to Eoin Mac Neill and matic orators who set out Recently from the his fellow-prisoners on their release. The and Mr. Lloyd George—is not having even a . A.O.H. in Dublin to bully.the branches, had as month of it. “ Captain ” Tupper, who a few glensmen of Antrim and Mr. D. Walsh, one of their stock bogey-men Mr. Wm. Martin Fethard, also telegraph to us .congratulating years ago was denounced in an English Court Murphy. Mr. Murphy is proprietor of the of Justice by the English Attorney-General as the released patriots. “ Independent,” and at every private meeting * • W “ a fraudulent impostor,” was introduced :a of the A.O.H. (B.O.E.)' addressed by Mr. fortnight ago as the new sun in the ’English Reports of public meetings in support of the Nugent and his merry companions, Mr. Murphy firmament. Tupper was announced as being Sinn Fein movement, and to form Sinn Fein is held up as being—with the exception of the in consultation with Lloyd George, and Tupper Branches, are reaching us from every part of editor of this paper—the wickedest man in Ire­ appeared at the psychological moment to the country. Will secretaries try and make land. The members are implored to hit carry out the statecraft of this remark­ them as brief as possible, remembering the Murphy by not buying or reading his paper. able Government. Mr..Lloyd George and his limits of our space, and that owing to the paper Thus’will Virtue and Erin, as impersonated by colleagues, thxpugh fear of offending Russia, shortage it is impossible to increase the size of Messrs. Nugent and Devlin, flourish. reluctantly granted passports to A^r. Ramsay this paper at present. • If so, henceforth we • ' ■ • • McDonald and Mr. Jowett, representing the un-, shall endeavour to give a complete weekly sum­ It is, therefore, with a shock we find Messrs. bought section of the English Labour Party, mary. The movement is spreading like wild­ Devlin and Nugent giving aid and comfort to to proceed to Stockholm. But while granting fires through the Midlands—Kildare, King’s their enemy, Mr. Murphy. Mr. Murphy is the the passports it was necessary all the same to County, Queen’s County, Meath, Westmeath, Chairman of the Dublin Tramway .Co., and prevent their going. Enter Tupper. Tuppei*^ and West Wicklow, now being in rapid process Messrs. Nugent and Devlin’s organisation have appears on the scene, introduced by Mr. G. H. of organisation.-Mr. Thomas McHugh^ Chair­ paid to Mr. Wm. Murphy’s company a sum of Roberts, M.P., one of the Government’s man of the Athy No. 2 District Council, pre­ money for the right to advertise, their organis- “ Labour” men, as a Tried and True worker sided at a public meeting in the Market Place, atioiton the backs of Mr. Wm. Murphy’s tram­ in the Labour Cause. Tupper is a seaman’s Stradbally, .omSunday week, which after being way tickets. The advertisements of the A.O.H. Organiser. Tupper induces the seamen on the addressed by Mr. Edward Fleming and Mr. are now appearing' on the Tepenure tram ship Messrs. McDonald and Jowett are to sail Kevin Higgins enthusiastically established a ticket. Meanwhile the impostors at the head on to declare they will. strike work if Sinn Fein Branch. On the same day Fr, Dunne of the A.O.H. arerwarning,their dupes in the McDonald and Jowett come aboard. Govern­ presid.ed*at a public meeting at Mountrath, at country “ not to support Murphy1.” ment thereupon orders the ship to proceed at which contingents were present from Borris-in- • .• > • once,> Ship proceeds without McDonald and Ossory, Ballyfin, Abbeyleix, Castletown, Bur­ ■ The exigencies of r; the Champions of Small Jowett, and message is flashed to Russia and row, and all the surrounding districts.