PEARSE CAN CASEMENT WILL No. 308 APRIL 1970 A call to all to work for it BRITISH TROOPS REMOVE G.A.A. WiAT MUST BE DONE TODAY TRICOLOUR IN DERRY A firm grasp of reality is a great revolutionary weapon. The Reunited after protest revolutionary or reformer who bases his actions on things which iiR. EDWARD McATEER is to protest against the action of are not condemns himself to defeat and frustration. m British troops who entered the private grounds of the G.A.A., Therefore as Easter comes round once more, and we celebrate at Celtic Park, Derry, and removed a tricolour that was flying the heroic episodes of the Irish revolution, it is proper to take there. "Chur rialoffi na Sasana stock and ask where we stand, and where does Ireland stand, and It was pointed out that the city to cause a breach of the peace. criochdheighilt Ho hEireann i what is the road forward to the completion of the work begun was virtually festooned with union bhfeidhm chwi maitheas a n- by Connolly, Pearce, Casement, MacDiarmada, Clarke and count- Jacks, and Mr. MeAteer asked: rsasen they art said to uasaicme fein.'*!. less more. "Did the person who authorised this that the G.A.A. sports We must look fearlessly at the rpHE crux could be put this way: want trouble?" was public property. The A. Jackson. weaknesses and difficulties that be- -*- while England wants to com- was later returned. set the Republican movement, of mit to a consortium of European movai of the Bag was due to a which the Connolly Association is a powers the preservation of the de- part, and at the same time see the pendent ftositlon of such countries \ vast opportunities that lie within as Ireland and her former colonies, our grasp if we are prepared to she is nevertheless anxious to retain think realistically and use what the lion's share of the spoils for E forces exist rather than dream of herself. forces we mould like to exist. It wonld be too bad itfon going m TVroapDT' will deny that Irish into E.E.C. Wes^ Germany secured It*" national anair.'tt li s are' ii.n • na nigrny near the tep of This Is because at the years go by fluid condition. There is 'actrat} England, flo the fee* is to tt? to the international league greatness of Connolly it being mere and in plenty. But there is little overall mat* Ireland with BngHmd before sense of direction, or fesBpcJ^Kw table of days lost through more appreciated. It Is he who pointed the transition period Is ever. Hence next; step on the roddt There is strides and industrial disputes. that national independence waa more ttUui | the talk of federalism. confusion both in tfiiory and prac- Politicians and pundits are al- the oolour of flags and pillar-boxes, and England would like to keep the tice. In London alone there teems border, as a united Irefcpd might partition would paralyse the Irish ways bemoaning the fact. But to be a demonstration or I? succeed in breaking free from Cfeua- movement. • this is more than balaneed by most days Of the week, mon Market and alL But how can the small numfier of public holi- The badges are now available again, and is little agreement ' on 'b&ir the the border be kept without dimifhai- days we have in the year, as the obtainable) from the Connolly Attoolatkm, issues they are about are inter- nation and Unionist ascendaa#y? A following $dbie shows: «.: 283 grays Inn Road, at 3s. each (postage On the other hand how can tin* fourneMe^ Wltfc -a reduction to 2s. 3d. for Scotland 5, England, Wales 6, be a deal with the Republic unless •tf quantities over a dozen. < CONNOLLY discrimination goes? This is the IRELAND %, New York 11, dilemma of English imperialism. Sweden 11, Japan 13, 8pain 14, One of the features of the situa- Germany 14, France 16, Italy tion is the capitulation of the fcrtoh 18, Cey|p»«|^y related. And not only do the A rag-mag slags Ireland speakers at different meetings often capitalists to the broad Kg.C. Ireland clearly dees net waste contradict each other, it often strategy of England. This does not man-days on puMio holidays, (UUPPOSE you picked up the that of the duchess who went to pens on the one platform at mean however that they relish the and Z&madarwll mittrtainty^ui^u, the Irish "Irish Democrat" and read Constantinople in the olden days. one meeting. destruction of native Irish industry, worker ten* out on more days the following, what would you She was very particular and sum- There is obviously a complex knot distributive trades and agriculture. each year than most of his over- expect the reaction of your moned the proprietor of the best to disentangle. This is aa attempt It is easy and tempting to get English workmates to be? hotel and Informed him that the to indicate some of the strands, and impatient and cry "traitor" at than seas competitors, even allowing without trying to understand what Question: What has an intelli- wished to be assured that every suggest a way to unravel them. for Industrial dispute* Who's it is like to be in their shoes. But quotient (I.Q.) of 144? one of her retinue would be served The first thing is to try to apee for taking a Job in Oeylon, emotionalism never caught a fish. with the "proper English food." to grips with the situation*s where there are two months of Answer: A gross of Englishmen. "Certainly, madam," said the pro- whole. We need to grasp whai41s They have only relatively wfak public holidays in the year? .You would expefct them to be prietor, "and I oan do that the the governing factor in the present capitalism to fight England m annoyed. You would not expect better slnoe my hotel staff have a situation. They therefore cannot hope them, despite the notorious "sense long experience of catering for rriHE fundamental is that retatttlDs resist without calling on the !flgp« "Nl feidir glciiseacht , ftor- kers of Ireland. But the WNfeOft of humour" of the English, to foreigners." between Britain and P shoisalai a thogail tre mhargadh u who would be called otl to play appreciate being told that their Foreigners?" exclaimed the are in a state of flux. This is (Continued en Pin Three) 'if- a dheanamh le cuis ata fail countrymen were a pack of nincom- duohess. " Oh, you poor silly dear cause of the changed aims at Bri- bhais, mar ata an dream I... i poops. man I Don't yeu understand? We're tish imperialism. This Editorial is based an a talk ceannasach Oraisteach; fiu- J But apparently what is not funny ENOUSH. YOU Readers of the "Irish Democrat" given by Mr. Desmond m amhain nuair a chuireas se when applied to the English is so and members of the ConnoUy Asso- to the Central London1 cruth briomhar air fein agus e i funny that you have to laugh when ciation will be well aware that^ve of the Connolly AsuuulattUB on riocht bhais." it applies to the Irish. THE forecast this situation over 10 yg|rs Wednesday, March 18th. m ago. As soon as it was clear that chooghaile. "STWEEK" IRISH DEMOCRAT The students of the Portsmouth Britain was thinking of going hito it. Polytechnic had a grand gallivant at the E.E.O., replacing her own direct in February. One of them got as OUBLINi individual Imperialist rule over the far as Leeds and was selling a New Books, IBs Pearse tSreet. colonies with a collective im- magazine bearing the self-explana- BELFAST) Bookshop at Smlthfield. perialism, based mainly on econo- tory title "The naked Stweek" on LONDONi mic monopoly of the resources of the subject nations, it was clear the station concourse. «3 grays Inn Road, w.c.i. that relations with Ireland would In It there Was the entertaining Collets, SS Charing Cross Road. change. Just as the Union became puzzle:— Central Boefcs, n Orayt Inn Rd. out of date, so the present partition Q.: What has an I.Q. of 144? Peace Newt, 3 Caledonian Road. system with the colonial north and A.: A gross of Irishmen. BIRMINgttAMt the neo-cok>nial south must beootne The would-be reader who got a Key gaiirt ts Eteex Street. out of date. a few lines Into this farrago of OLASQOWl We predicted that when Ungtamd schoolboy puns, parodies and child- Olyde Books, 1M High Street. was compelled for her own reasons ishness would be forgiven for asking to change her method of control, "U w; Mne ruJ or U (since English education is well there would come an opportunity known to be so good) what was the a fhutatngt ach amhain an for Ireland to gain her freedom, level of intelligence of the students t-iarracht a ghabhas le smaoin- provided her people undamtaod who oould Write such rubbish? earnh as a chonJan fein agus a they were in a new and unprece- ., _ TIT FOR TAT bheathaa riaru da reir." dented situation and were pi spared Their ootleok Is petelMy eondi- • «'!* - Captaen Jack White. to do new and unprecedented things. MAO DIARMADA In muta me tame way at • TOM CLARKE April 1970 2 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT April 1970 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT TRADE UNIONS GET ACTIVE CENTRAL LONDON CONNOLLY ASSOCIATION IRISH IKIliT MfFM W@»lGtS NORTH WESTERN C.E.U COMMUNISTS: WALL PaiCPSS MM® ""PHE London Branch of the follow Mr.