165-Sep58 - Connolly Association

6
IRISH
DEMOCRAT
No. 165
SEPTEMBER 1958
Labour Boss
Demands Full
Torture Facts
l y l R - M O R G A N P H I L L I P S , s e c r e t a r y of { h e L a b o u r P a r t y ,
h a s requested to be supplied w i t h f u l l evidence of t h e
t o r t u r e charges w h i c h h a v e been l e v e l l e d against the N o r t h e r n
I r e l a n d Police.
T h i s a c t i o n b y B r i t a i n ' s N o . 1 t h e C o n n o l i y Association w a s beL a b o u r b a c k r o o m b o y is h e l d h i n d t h e resolutions u n f a v o u r a b l e
t o p o i t e n d a s e r i o u s e x a m i n a - to t h e Six-County regime t h a t
Labour Party branches had been
t i o n of L a b o u r P a r t y p o l i c y on
passing.
N o r t h e r n Ireland.
T h e two O r a n g e papers professed
SERIOUS CHARGES
to
find
something
strange
in
Mr. Phillips made t h e request to B r i t i s h workers taking an interest
t h e K i n g s t o n - o n - T h a m e s C o n s t i t u - in s o m e t h i n g w h i c h w a s b e i n g
e n c y L a b o u r P a r t y , w h i c h t o g e t h e r d o n e by t h e i r T o r y e n e m i e s a g a i n s t
w i t h o t h e r s , h a d d r a w n t o h i s at- p e o p l e ruled by t h e G o v e r n m e n t
t e n t i o n t h e serious c h a r g e s a g a i n s t t h a t r u l e s t h e m .
t h e R.U.C. w h i c h w e r e s p o t l i g h t e d
i n t h e B r i t i s h "New S t a t e s m a n . "
Northern
Whig
and
Belfast
News Letter London
correspond e n t s s h o w e d t h e S i x - C o u n t y Gove r n m e n t ' s l'ear of t h i s d e v e l o p m e n t
w h e n t h e y piped in u n i s o n on J u l y
2 2 n d . t h e clay t h e t r i a l of M a l l o n
a n d T a l b o t was d u e t o o p e n , t h a t
MALLON AND TALBOT SHOCK
NOW
FOURTH
TRIAL
Alleged Confessions Once Again
| y ^ A L L O N and Talbot, recently acquitted of the murder of Sgt. Ovens, were
arrested before they could leave the court, held in detention two days, and
finally charged with possession of gelignite and other explosives, conspiracy
and membership of the I.R.A.
P o l i c e made depositions at a special court h e l d in Belfast
on
August
14th, a n d
the
men
are
up
at
the
City
C o m m i s s i o n on O c t o b e r 21st.
d u r i n g t h e c r o s s - e x a m i n a t i o n of
Mallon in t h e O v e n s m u r d e r
trial, when Mallon and Talbot
w e r e f o u n d " N o t guilty,'' Mallon
s t a t e d t h a t on a n occasion d u r i n g t h e period w h e n he w a s
b e i n g s u b j e c t e d to t o r t u r e h e
w a s a s k e d by t h e police to w r i t e
a s t a t e m e n t t h a t he m u r d e r e d
Ovens. He r e f u s e d .
E v i d e n c e was given of t h e police
f i n d i n g gelignite a n d
materials
w h i c h were c a p a b l e of s t a r t i n g
fires a n d explosions.
TORTURE
POSTERS TELL
CAMDEN TOWN
THE TRUTH
T R I S H M F N cried " G o o d on y o u "
a n d motorists gave the "thumbs
u p " s a l u t e when m e m b e r s of t h r e e
L o n d o n b r a n c h e s of t h e Connolly
Association poster-paraded
Camden Town and Euston districts
w i t h t h e f a c t s of t h e M a l l o n - T a l b o t
t o r t u r e trial.
T h e " N o r t h L o n d o n P r e s s " rep o r t e d t h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n , b u t des c r i b e d its o r g a n i s e r s a s t h e Connolly Society" (sic) a n d placed it
u n d e r t h e heading "Police take
p r e c a u t i o n s at p a r a d e . "
to come
S t a r t l i n g f e a t u r e of t h e police
c a s e w a s t h a t once m o r e it relied
o n a l l e g e d c o n f e s s i o n s by t h e accused.
It
will
be
remembered
that
H e told t h e c o u r t h e was t h e n
b e a t e n up, b u t still r e f u s e d . B u t
h e w a s t h e n told t o s i g n s o m e t h i n g
which h a d been written down
about other matters.
Republican
Publicity
Bureau
" W h a t did y o u d o ? " asked M r .
Elwyn J o n e s , M.P., Q.C.
"I s i g n e d it," s a i d
says
T o m R e d m o n d leads the C o n n o l l y Association poster parade
d e m a n d i n g release of M a l l o n and T a l b o t .
MANCHESTER TRADE UNIONIST
HELD IN CRUMLIN ROAD JAIL
CALL
IT
Mallon.
OFF
S p e a k i n g in H y d e P a r k , L o n d o n ,
Mr. E a m o n n MacLaughlin, general
s e c r e t a r y of t h e C o n n o l l y Association . said: "Surely these boys
h a v e s u f f e r e d t h e e q u i v a l e n t of t e n .
years' i m p r i s o n m e n t already.
If
the Northern Ireland Government
c a n ' t do t h e d e c e n t t h i n g a n d c o m p e n s a t e t h e m , a t l e a s t let t h e m
call it off a n d let t h e m go."
"CROSSAN WAS
MURDERED"
STORY ON
PAGE 7
W E M B E R S of M a n c h e s t e r T r a d e s C o u n c i l gasped w h e n t h e y h e a r d a list of t h e S i x - C o u n t y
G o v e r n m e n t ' s " S p e c i a l P o w e r s " r e a d out to t h e m at t h e i r m e e t i n g on A u g u s t 20th.
M r . D e s m o n d G r e a v e s , Editor of t h e C o n n o l l y Association a n d delefrom
the
Amalgamated
t h e " I r i s h D e m o c r a t , " h a d been g a t e
i n v i t e d to a d d r e s s t h e Council on S o c i e t y of W o o d w o r k e r s .
He s h o w e d a p h o t o g r a p h of t h e
t h e s u b j e c t of " P o l i c e M e t h o d s in
1954
May
Day
demonstration
N o r t h e r n Ireland."
M o s t striking speech was made
by M r . Daniel K i l c o m m i n s , chairm a n of t h e M a n c h e s t e r b r a n c h of
W/LLESDEN T.C.
PROTESTS
vylLLESDEN TRADES
COUN"
C I L h a s p r o t e s t e d to M a j o r
T o p p i n g , S i x - C o u n t y H o m e Secretary, at the continued detention
of M a l l o n a n d T a l b o t a f t e r being
b r o u g h t u p in t h r e e m u r d e r trials.
T h e T r a d e s Council h a s also exp r e s s e d its a b h o r r e n c e of t h e und e m o c r a t i c "Special P o w e r s A c t . '
Printer dare
not produce
Irish handbill
called by t h e M a n c h e s t e r T r a d e s
Council. T h e m e m b e r of t h e Council who took t h e p h o t o g r a p h was
s i t t i n g beside h i m .
In the photograph
was J i m
O'Donnell.
Mr. K i l c o m m i n s t h e n
r e a d out a l e t t e r w r i t t e n by J i m
O ' D o n n e l l telling of t h e h a r d work
h e h a d to do a.s a I a r m l a b o u r e r
a f t e r h e r e t u r n e d to his h o m e in
Co. T y r o n e , a n d w i s h i n g t h e r e was
a trade union there.
T h a t boy," said Mr. Kilcommins, "a t r a d e u n i o n i s t a n d a
'VK got my living a n d mv busis u p p o r t e r of t h i s T r a d e s Counn e s s to c o n s i d e r like e v e r y b o d y
cil, is now i m p r i s o n e d In C r u m else." s a i d a M a n c h e s t e r j o b b i n g
lin Road J a i l . "
p r i n t e r w h e n h e r e f u s e d to a c c e p t
T h e E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e ' s proa n o r d e r for h a n d b i l l s a d v e r t i s i n g
t h e m e e t i n g w h i c h Mr. H o s t e t t l e r sosal to d r a f t a r e s o l u t i o n dew a s a r r a n g e d to a d d r e s s a t t h e m a n d i n g a n e n q u i r y was readily
C h o r l t o n T o w n Hall on T u e s d a y . a c c e p t e d , a n d t h e r e s o l u t i o n is to
S e p t e m b e r 2nd. H e said t h e l e a f - be placed b e l o r o t h e council a t its
next meeting.
let w a s " c o n t r o v e r s i a l . "
I
DISTURBING FEATURES AT
BELFAST TRIAL
Eye-witness account in London
y ^ N eye-witness account of the recent Belfast " T o r t u r e T r i a l "
was
given
reassembles
M i n i s t e r
In
of
Labour, Mr. Ivan Neill, will
introduce amendments to the
Trades Disputes Act.
T h i s is t h e l a w t h a t m a k e *
s t r i k e s illegal a n d t r a d e u n i o n i s t s
h a r e r i g h t l y been t a k i n g n o n o t i c e
the
Hostettler, who was
Connolly
Holborn
present
Hall,
at
the
London,
trial
on
by
a r e d e f y i n g . But
c a u s e they c a u s e d " p u b l i c h a r d s h i p " a n d " c o e r c e d t h e G o v e r n - B e l f a s t t r a d e u n i o n i s t s a r e not
| y e a r s at?o power s t a t i o n m e n t " b u t t h e M i n i s t e r did n o t s a t i s f i e d .
T w o
T h e y are d e m a n d i n g t h e total
e l e c t r o n s p l u n g e d t h e w h o l e Six d a r e invoke t h e law f o r f e a r of a
Counties
darkness for an hour, u n i o n b e t w e e n L a b o u r a n d R e p u b - a n d c o m p l e t e repeal of t h e Act. A
s i m i l a r T o r y Act In B r i t a i n w a s
and in M«y this year Belfast ship- l i c a n lorces.
r e p e a l e d in 1946.
T h e Northern
yard workers defied the Act and
A SPECTRE
I r e l a n d Government is also under
its asaociaUd wartime legislation
To exorcise this spectra and save p r e s s u r e t o r e c o g n i s e t h e I r i s h
by winning an eight-weak strike.
face, the Government now pro- T . U . C . w i t h w h i c h i t r e f u s e s to disto repeal those sections c u s s o r n e g o t i a t e .
T h e s e s t r i k e s were illegal be-
Mr.
behalf
Association a n d Irish S e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n
K e v i n Mallon a n d F r a n c i s P a t rick T a l b o t , both 21-vear-old worki n g - c l a s s lads, were f o u n d "Not
g u i l t y " of t h e m u r d e r of S e r g e a n t
O v e n s of t h e Royal U l s t e r C o n s t a
b u l a r v on August 17th. 1957.
a v e r y d i s t u r b i n g f e a t u r e of t h e
t r i a l , s a i d Mr. H o s t e t t l e r , w a s t h e
a l l e g a t i o n by t h e a c c u s e d of inh u m a n t o r t u r e s by t h e police to
extract untrue "confessions."
STORMONT CLIMB DOWN ON DISPUTES
ACT
which the unions
U / H E N the Six-County Par- of it
liament
O c t o b e r , the
at
John
of
the
League.
TORTURES
M r . H o s t e t t l e r g a v e details of
t h e t o r t u r e s t h e a c c u s e d said w e r e
used a g a i n s t t h e m . F o r e x a m p l e .
Mallon stated t h a t after m a n y
h o u r s of i n t e r r o g a t i o n a n d b e a t i n g s o n N o v e m b e r 20th last, h e
w a s s t r u c k on t h e h e a d with a g u n
by a m a n w h o h a d been t a l k i n g
a b o u t religion to h i m ,
beaten
about t h e face a n d stomach, h a d
a handkerchief
tied round his
n e c k a n d t i g h t e n e d by t h e t w i s t i n g of a pencil p u t i n t o it, a n d
had a lighted c i g a r e t t e applied to
ill slips.
Mallon continued t h a t he w a s
t h e n p l a c e d a g a i n s t a wall a n d
stripped, a f t e r Which one police
officer g o t a w i n d o w pole a n d
pushed I t ' i n t o his stomach while
a n o t h e r t r o d o n h i s b a r e toes f o r
some time.
/
(Continued on Paga Eight)
THE
2
IRISH
September 195S
DEMOCRAT
September 1958
THE
LETTER
| HAVE this week-end just learned ol the
death of Pat Kearney. His b r o t h e r
broke the news to me by h a n d i n g me a
copy of your p a p e r a f t e r I had asked of
his well being. " P a d d y Joe" as we, his
friends, knew him in Colliers Wood, was a
grand person, a n d in my opinion a more
fitting
epitaph could not h a v e
been
written than the one in your p a p e r .
CLnnifdtcde am Jafttf
HAT I r i s h m a n at the Kilburn bus stop
" h a d something."
T h e boys were
t r e k k i n g t h a t Sunday n i g h t between Kilb u r n a n d Crtcktewood. Four No. 16 buses
c a m e p a s t full to the brim.
T h e r e were a lew dirty looks a t t h e
conductors—mostly apologetic, just a n odd
one h a d h a d about enough.
" T h e y ' r e anxious enough to get you to
work." said t h e middle-aged c o u n t r y m a n ,
" b u t not so s h a r p getting you away. And
it you w a n t to go out on a Sunday evening. why. you can bloody well walk!"
H e w e n t on with more in the s a m e
strain.
T h e working man can't play football
on a S u n d a y — b u t the aristocrat can play
cricket. They want you to be f r e s h for
your work on Monday morning.
The
English aristocrats can go and get d r u n k
in Dublin, but if a working man, especially
a n I r i s h m a n , walks down Kilburn High
Road singing, they want to put him in
jail."
T
struggle.
Why did we wait so long?
One in t h e queue said: "Surely they'd
make more money ll they r a n more
buses."
The tact is t h a t the London T r a n s p o r t
h a s h u n d r e d s of buses laid u p for lack
of staff. That, is tact No. 1. so they say.
Secondly, t h e y are going to cut clown
their services by 10 per cent because they
say there is n o work to do.
Yet people h a v e to wait t h i r t y minutes
for a bus t h a t will take t h e m .
Is the idea to rouse a public outcry ancl
then force t h e conductors to t a k e standing passengers? Is it deliberate instructions from t h e Government to try to
abolish public t r a n s p o r t a l t o g e t h e r so as
to help boost t h e non-nationalised petrol
and motor industries? Now n e w s comes
through t h a t London busmen m a y work
to rule. Do n o t blame t h e m . T h e y and
the public a r e lellow-suflerers.
Try to get a t r a i n between Liverpool
and M a n c h e s t e r a n d you will almost certainly be c r a m m e d into the dirtiest most
old-fashioned c a r n a g e s in the world, a n d
as likely or not a s t a n d i n g passenger will
swing his luggage into your lace at every
lurch of the train. T h e r e will usually be
no corridor.
W h a t is the Railway Executive going to
do about it?
Cut out no less t h a n 65 t r a i n s between
the two cities. T h a t is on one line alone
on a n o t h e r they propose to cut out 125
trains!
Incredible? Yes, but true.
And t h e reason? To get fewer railwaymen doing more work.
Once a g a i n t h e raiiwavmen and t h e
working-class public are the joint sufferers. T h e s h a r e h o l d e r s in the railways
idon't be codded; there ARE shareholders,
and t h e i r profit is g u a r a n t e e d i will be able
to buy motor-cars if thev haven't got
them, a n d use the roads constructed at
public expense.
I used to travel f r o m here in Coulsdon
to Paddy's h a i r d r e s s i n g saloon on Colliers
Wood, probably not only for a h a i r c u t but
to hear his unbiased opinion on some
sporting topic, or a friendly a r g u m e n t
about politics. He could always see the
bright side of t h i n g s , and you could rely
on hini to cheer you up when you were
really d o w n h e a r t e d . I didn't a l w a y s see
eye to eye with Paddy Joe's political
opinions, but I respected his good judgment on most t h i n g s . I can r e m e m b e r
him saying to t h e coloured m a n who
looked into his s h o p and was a b o u t to
withdraw "Come in, friend, you'll find no
colour bar here."
Paddy Joe was a truly good m a n a n d as
one ol his m a n y English f r i e n d s f will
surely miss him. He was a real a m b a s s a dor of goodwill and, as your paper
suggests, I for o n e will always t h i n k of
him whenever I a m having a p i n t in any
iHE railways are at t h e s a m e thing.
T h e r e ' s only one way to get on in life— community.
*
*
*
The railwayinen did not put u p the don't s t a r t at the bottom. Take the tip,
J. S. S A M U E L S .
4 F T E R t h a t never say the Irish don't
resistance
t h e busmen showed, so they and have S O C I A L I S T nationalisation.
u n d e r s t a n d the meaning ol the class
will suffer m o r e heavily.
J
HIBS WAGGLE RED BOGEY
AT SINN FEIN
How moderate
Barking.—Foundations, etc., for c e n t r a l
depot, W. C. French. Ltd.
Bermondsey. -18 maisonettes. Block 5,
Abbey Street. Direct Labour.
B i n g h a m (Notts.).—Erection of offices
a n d boardroom, W. J. Roberts (Bottesford i
Ltd., Bottesford. Notts.
Birkenhead.—70
flats
at
Grosvenor
Street, Gregory Housing Ltd.. 21 F a r n combe Road. Worthing. 12 houses a n d 8
g a r a g e s at Farlow Road area. Unity Struct u r e s Ltd., 35 Tavistock Square. London.
W.C.I,
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c e n t r e for University. Wilson Lovatt, Ltd.,
Clarence
Street.
Wolverhampton.
69
dwellings, Summer L a n e redevelopment
area. Alfred Langley Ltd.. Manor F a r m
Road, B i r m i n g h a m . 11. Eight dwellings.
Woulds End Lane, Quinton. Percy Cox
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Hill, Staffs. 28 dwellings and 13 garages,
K i n g h u r s t Hall Estate. H. Dare a n d Son.
Ltd, 962 Alum Rock Road. B i r m i n g h a m , 8.
118 dwellings, B a t h Row redevelopment
a r e a . Direct Labour Building D e p a r t m e n t .
37 R o t t o n P a r k Street, B i r m i n g h a m . 16.
Erection of Hall Green technical college.
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S t r e e t , Burton-on-Trent. Erection of nur•serv unit, Duddeston and Nechells, W. a n d
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Extensions a t Bourneville Girls'
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First i n s t a l m e n t of
B r e m borough
Mendell
CP
School
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Harrow.—First instalment extensions at
Harrow C o u n t y School for Girls, E. S. Moss
Ltd.. 159 B r e n t Street. London. N.W 4.
Hayes. — Nine shops a n d
flats
at
Uxbndge R o a d . C. L. Nye Ltd., 57 Caxton
Road. N.22.
Hendon. - Erection of open air market
and car p a r k a t Watlmg Avenue. Hendon,
Sugrue a n d Sons Ltd.. 194 H i g h Road.
N.W.6.
Heston a n d Isleworth.- E i g h t flats, six
houses a n d five garages at 313 23, Staines
Road. Hounslow
C o - P a r t n e r Building
Operatives Ltd., Ashford. Middlesex.
Liverpool. — Extensions of
Banklield
House. B a n k s Road. G a r s t o n J. B. Johnson and Co. Ltd , 17 Overton Street.. Liverpool Alterations and e x t e n s i o n s to depot
at Kirk by E s t a t e . Direct Labour. Statu' II
and III of fire station at Conleach Road
and North P a r a d e . Speke J B Johnson
and Co. Ltd... 17 Overton S t r e e t . Liverpool.
London N . - A l t e r a t i o n s a t New North
Road. N.I.. tor Ingersoll Ltd. Kyle. Stewart
(Contractorsi L t d . 388 Kilburn High
Road, N.W 6
London, W. Erection of warehouse in
Hastings Road. W 13. lor Wiggms-Sankev
Ltd. W Lac<"y L t d . Hospital Road. Hounslow.
Luton. -Additions to Luton and n o n stable Hospital. R M a r r i o t t Ltd . Rushden N o r t h a n t s .
N o t t i n g h a m . -Building a n d engineering
work at, Cobalt Unit, H o g a r t h Radiotlirapputic C e n t r e William Woodsend Ltd .
Castle Boulevard. N o t t i n g h a m
Rochdale. - Building work for erection of
13 bungalows. 3 sliops a n d 18 garages on
Rooley Moor Road Estate. Gregory Construction (Yorkshirei Lid . 15 King Street
Huddersfield.
S a l f O r d . - 5 2 maisonettes a t King Street
Unit Construction Co. L t d . Speke Boulevard. Liverpool. 23.
Stalybrldge.—31
houses a t Ridge Hill
est.ple.
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tapney. —'52 flats and maisonettes on
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Fulbourne E s t a t e . Wales Ltd... 1258 London
Road. 8 W 16.
SttrvenagB.—Conversion of Monks Wood
Hostel. J. W i l m o t t & Sons. Ltd Hitchin.
Herts.
20 maisonettes. 16. old people's
a t Shephall neighbourhood .7
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Ri.ad S W.l.
are our
Mollies!
"HE A.O.H., organisation whose sectarian excesses did much to create
partition, are now trying to scare reoublicans by the t w i n bogeys of
"physical force" and "communism." opposition was m o r e liberal t h a n it h a d
P e t e r Nugent. Jun.. Dublin, addressing been in the past, h e said, but now it had
the a n n u a l rally of the ancient Order of 1 i'.dened a g a i n .
W h a t h a d t h e people who a d v o c a t e d t h e
H i b e r n i a n s in Keady today, said it was
They
very popular for certain illegal organisa- use of force achieved, he a s k e d ?
tions to claim t h a t they h a d a monopoly have m a d e t h e division between Cathlics
of Irish patriotism, t h a t they alone were a n d P r o t e s t a n t s in t h e North m o r e bitter
the t r u e republican people in t h e countrv t h a n it ever was before,
today.
It is the duty of t h e A.O.H. to see t h a t
T h e s e were t h e people who advocated young people a r e not turned aside into
the use of physical force as a m e a n s of these o r g a n i s a t i o n s . Asking for a n insolving partition. But he wanted to em- crease in t h e r a n k s of the O r d e r , he said
p h a s i s e t h a t they (the Ancient Order of t h a t only by t h e i r policy of f r i e n d s h i p
Hibernians) h a d n o t h i n g to do with such could the p a r t i t i o n problem be solved,
organisation, nor would they have.
F r i e n d s h i p with whom? W i t h ImperialMr. Nugent went on to say t h a t he h a d ism?
met in Dublin "higher-ups" in the r a n k s
of t h e s e organisations, and he went on to
issue the w a r n i n g : T h a t t h e r e is a very
great d a n g e r t h a t these organisations are
S a personal friend may I offer a beu n d e r t h e asupices of no less a n imposing
lated t r i b u t e to Paddy J o e K e a r n e y ?
body t h a n t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o m m u n i s t
Usually w h e n one dies only t h e good
Party.
" T h a t sounds surprising, but I would qualities are remembered a n d t h e faults
not, say it unless I m e a n t it I am not sav- forgotten. P a d d y J o e was u n i q u e in t h a t
ing t h a t the ordinary 'freedom lighter,' as he had no f a u l t s ; perhaps he h a r m e d only
lie calls himself, is a Communist. He is himself. A f t e r a day's a r d u o u s work, in
not; he is a sincere young man anxious to which lie e n t e r t a i n e d as well as a t t e n d e d
do s o m e t h i n g about the wrongs of his to his customers, he would s n a t c h a hasty
country. But I do allege ancl insist t h a t meal before d a s h i n g oft to sell "Irish
the higher-ups in these organisations are Democrats." or organise a m e e t i n g , or act
certain sinister persons prepared to list as M.C. a t a n I r i s h social. .
No one asked his aid in vain. I have
the weapon of Irish Nationalism for thenknown him to s h e l t e r some u n f o r t u n a t e ,
own diabolical ends."
Mr Nugent said partition can never be fallen by the wayside, and s p e n d much
finding
him c o m f o r t a b l e
ended by the use ol force. To try to do ! ot his time
so gives rise to much useless bitterness a n d lodgings and a job.
But P a t was no simpleton; h e quickly
useless conflict.
Anybody living in Northern Ireland discerned h u m b u g ancl pretence. Of great
will agree t h a t the Unionist f r o n t against physical a n d moral courage, he o f t e n laced
the a n t i - p a r t i t i o n movement is stronger alone t h e illiterate loud-mouthed spokesnow t h a n before the acts of violence broke men of the G r e e n Tories, a n d it was t\piout. Two or t h r e e vears ago the Unionist ca! that he r e g a r d e d them n o t a s enemies
but misguided men who could be won in
Sheffield. Erection of Granville District the struggle lor Irish i n d e p e n d e n c e and
College of F u r t h e r Education. Higgs a n d socialism
A great p a t r i o t , he often said he had
Hill Ltd . 33 St. Paul's Street Leeds. 1
Stoke Newington. — 18 flats ut G r e e n more in c o m m o n with an E n g l i s h worker
Lanes, Stoke Newington
Stewart and t h a n most ol the denizens of Lemster
House. He gave me (and m a n y more)
P a r t n e r s L t d . 105 Baker Street, W.l.
Wallasey (Ches.). Alterations and ex- t h e impression t h a t he never relaxed; he
tensions at Wallasey G r a m m a r School. often said he wished he had sufficient time
W E Clarke and Co.. 16 Withens Lane. to study t h e scientific a s p e c t s of the
Labour Movement.
Wallasey.
His d e a t h was a tremendous loss to the
Wandsworth.
Conversion of Alienswood Princes Way. into flats R Hart and Connolly Association; lie c a n n o t lx> reSons Ltd . 121 Victoria Strepl 8.W 1 Four- placed, for each individual c o n t r i b u t e s his
storey block ol eight flats at B r o d n c k own personality to the common struggle,
Road
site. Tooting
T
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Roberts and Pat's own b r a n d of c h a r m , geniality
i Builders i L t d . Forest Hill. S.E.23
22 and sincerity impressed even those who
single family dwelling houses as phase IT disagreed with his politics.
He had lived through those y e a r s which
of development ol St. Alphonsus estate
Soar and Co Ltd.. 231 Lower Road S F Ifl saw the b e t r a y a l ol the S p a n i s h Republic
and of Czechoslovakia, the a n t i - f a s c i s t war
Warrington (Lanes.). '»<?-<! II i n
E s t a t e : 18 houses. Clou . and ( n • k •! and the d e a t h - t h r o e s of dying imperialism
L t d , Festival Avenue, Wai, ugtuii. H tUi: He never saw w h a t he most strove for the
fi houses and 2 bungalow
F. Bei i • ur.i. ending of P a r t i t i o n and n u n i t e d Socialist
Ireland.
Son Ltd , 20 Wilderspool Causeway. W.u
rlngton; 10 house
A J Clarke I td
A complete a n d up-to-date history of the
F e a r n h e a d Cro.vs. Warrington 24 house
Irish working-class movement h a s yet to
and 2 bungalows. Direct Labour
be written, but when it is P a t ' s n a m e will
In t h e meanWest Ham.
10 houses. 2ft maisr.nettes occupy an h o n o u r e d place
and 10 garages at Chtirch Street. West time wr can only p a r a p h r a s e t h e words ot
Ham A J J e r m m Ltd.. S a n d f o r d Works. a great American and say "Let a s take inF.S
Nine houses, 32 maisonettes a n d 12 creased devotion to t h a t c a u s e lor which
he has h e r e paid t h e last full m e a s u r e of
garages, S u t t o n Road Direct l.a',xmr .
. t h a t our n a t i o n shall have
Wlgfrn <Lano*.>.—34 ftats at Fotlv und devotion
G r a y s o n ' s Yard Gregory Housing Ltd , 21 a new birth of freedom . . "
F a r n e o m b e R o a d Worthing
R. W . H A R O Y .
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3
IRISH U.N.O. POLICY
^WHATEVER
or.e
might
think
about politicians and their eternal
chatter,
the
current
United
Nations General Assembly
discussions represent a victory—however
s m a l l — f o r the peace-loving forces of
the world, it was A C T I O N by the
peaceful peoples of the world that
compelled the "chatter."
(J) The renunciation of all a t t e m p t s
to involve these c o u n t r i e s in military
blocs in which great powers participate.
(4) T h e liquidation of foreign bases
a n d the withdrawal of foreign troops
f r o m the territories of the Middle
Eastern countries.
(5) Reciprocal refusal to deliver a r m s
to the Middle East c o u n t r i e s .
(6) The promotion of t h e economic
development of the Middle East countries without t h e a t t a c h m e n t of political, military or o t h e r t e r m s incompatible
with
the
countries'
dignity
and
sovereignty.
All the Arab countries h a v e since declared themselves opposed to P r e s i d e n t
Eisenhower's proposals.
Even Jordan, whose G o v e r n m e n t is all
Imperialist Puppet, a n d w h o s e K i n g
(Husseini an obvious stooge who m a y
have disappeared f r o m t h e Middle E a s t
scene by t h e time you read t h i s article, is
a g a i n s t a United Nations f o r c e on t h e i r
territory. A B r i t i s h or A m e r i c a n force,
whose agents they are, is a d i f f e r e n t
thing."
\ V S have b-.cn taken to t a s k by some for
d a r i n g to reply to Mr. Aiken when
he launched an unprovoked a t t a c k on the
ConnoSly Association in Dail Eireann.
We have been taken to task from the
other side when we v e n t u r e d to congratulate him on his " w i t h d r a w your troops"
s t a n d m a d e this s p r i n g in the United
Nations.
How few people a p p r e c i a t e the old adage
t h a t " h a n d s o m e is as h a n d s o m e does!"
Now we venture to c o n g r a t u l a t e the
twenty-six county G o v e r n m e n t once more
on the part that Ireland is playing in the
Middle East crisis.
Of course it is obvious t h a t all foreign
troops should be got out of t h a t area.
Where one country places its armed forces
on t h e territory of a n o t h e r , nothing but
trouble can possibly ensue.
In t h e search for a f o r e i g n policy which
is a p p r o p r i a t e to the needs of Ireland—of
t h a t p a r t of Ireland, to be more precisc
which while politically independent of
Britain still lives under the shadow of her
economic domination t h e only logical
course is slowly being adopted from the
necessities of things.
Planted
in
between
Britain
and
America, Ireland obviously cannot talk
Nasser's turkey to t h e Imperialists. But
little Iceland is not doing badly. She is
s t a n d i n g up to the bullying pretty well.
T h e r e is a vast ancl g r o w i n g group of nonc o m m i t t e d n a t i o n s which by s t a n d i n g tog e t h e r and r e f u s i n g to quarrel with those
whom Britain a n d America would like
t h e m to quarrel with, are succesfully
m a k i n g their i n d e p e n d e n t way in t h e
world.
It is likely t h a t it is along these lines
t h a t Irish foreign policy will shape. And
it does not need e m p h a s i s t h a t the reunification of Ireland, by bringing six
counties out of the Imperialist into t h e
non-committed world c o m m u n i t y , would
be one of the greatest possible contributions to world peace a n d
collective
security.
W i t h massive British and American
m i l i t a r y and naval forces in and
around the Lebanon and Jordan,
against the wishes and without a byyour-leave request to the Arabian
peoples, anything could have h a p pened.
compensation to and h e l p resettle t h e
T a l k , negotiation, is better at any Arab refugiss by n e g o t i a t i o n with all
Middle East States i n c l u d i n g Israel; and
t i m e than war.
to help finance a Middle E.ist Development
I T is encouraging to note t h a t I r e l a n d
Organisation set up and m i l by the Middle
*- lias played her p a r t in bringing about
Ea: t States themselves.
t h i s improved position.
AD the U.S.A. a n d B r i t a i n been preH e r soldiers, or representatives on t h e
n pared for once to allow t h e well-being
U n i t e d Nations Observer Corps in t h e
L e b a n o n were a t t h e seat of the trouble. ol' t h e Arab peoples to p r e v a i l rather t h a n
T h e y were able to see for themselves t h a t their own Imperialist u r g e f o r s u p e r p r o f i t s
t h e British ancl American allegations of in- for t h e few at the e x p e n s e of the many,
U T what do you think, as a n I r i s h m a n ?
f i l t r a t i o n from S y r i a a n d Egypt into t h e the recent tension n e e d never h a v e B
Which of t h e two s e t s of proposals
occurred,
the
troops
n
e
e
d
never
have
L e b a n o n were false—a b l a t a n t excuse, in
would you support? W h i c h of t h e promoved,
and
the
world
g
e
n
e
r
a
l
l
y
would
h
a
v
e
f a c t , for the invasion of these countries.
posals more closely a p p r o x i m a t e to t h e
Mr. Aiken, when h e a t t e n d e d the United been so m u c h the better a n d safer.
policy presented to the U n i t e d Nations by
N a t i o n s Assembly last year, won h i g h
Now t h a t the United S t a t e s of America Ireland's Foreign Minister?
p r a i s e from the m a j o r i t y of nations— "X- a n d the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Already Arabian N a t i o n a l opinion f e a r s
cluding Britain a n d America of course - h a v e publicly presented t h e i r respective t h a t the proposed "Peace F o r c e " for t h e
for his s t a u n c h s u p p o r t of the right of plans lor t h e Middle E a s t to the United Middle East is intended as a s u b s t i t u t e f o r
self-determination for t h e Arab Nations, Nations Assembly, I r i s h m e n having in mind t h e British a n d American lorces already
a n d his proposal l'or a United N a t i o n s Mr. Aiken's clearly s t a t e d policy for t h e t h e r e — a n d they don't like it.
Commission for t h e Middle East aiming at s a m e area, should m a k e a sober estimate
And t h a t President E i s e n h o w e r ' s eco- •
t h e reconciliation a n d economic develop- ol t h e rights a n d wrongs of t h e question,
nomic development plan will involve t h e
m e n t ol the entire a r e a .
f r e e f r o m t h e a n t i - C o m m u n i s t or antiservices of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l B a n k of ReO n August 14th M r . Aiken again put American blinkers which so often obscure construction a n d Development, which is in
f o r w a r d in the U.N. G e n e r a l Assembly as clarity ol' t h o u g h t a n d a c t i o n .
fact
an
American
agency,
helping
a f u n d a m e n t a l principle of Irish foreign
In other words, check n o w !
profiteering, not i n d e p e n d e n c e .
policy,
the s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n
of
all
I t seems clear t h a t t h e I m p e r i a l i s t s a r e
According to the " L o n d o n Times,"
peoples. In addition he set forth t h r e e
r e l u c t a n t to face t h e f a c t s of t h e situation.
T
h
u
r
s
d
a
y
,
August
14th,
P
r
e
s
i
d
e
n
t
Eisenconditions for a p e a c e f u l settlement ot t h e
Whilst
recognising
the
tremendous
Middle East problem (as reported in t h e hower delined "The six elements of his
power of the n a t i o n a l liberation movep
r
o
g
r
a
m
m
e
for
the
Middle
E
a
s
t
as:—
" I r i s h Press" of A u g u s t 15th).
(1) United
Nations
concern
for m e n t s they still imagine t h e y c a n bamFirst, a recognition t h a t the right of
boozle these movements by fancy talk
Lebanon.
self-determination, s h r i n e d in the c h a r t e r ,
(2) United Nations' m e a s u r e s to pre- a b o u t "only bemg i n t e r e s t e d in helping
includes the right of all states in t h i s
them."
serve
peace in J o r d a n .
region either to m a i n t a i n their s e p a r a t e
Here is where t h e a t t e n d a n c e of Mr.
(3) An end to t h e f o m e n t i n g f r o m
e - i s t e n c e or to unite or federate with one
Aiken at the United Nations Assembly diswithout
of
civil
strife.
another.
cussions can be of i n e s t i m a b l e value.
(4) A United Nations "peace force."
T h i s implies t h a t if the Arab S t a t e s of
Ireland h a s rich experiences of British
(5)
A
regional
economic
development
t h e region d e m a n d political unity, they
Imperialist
help! S h e h a s a duty to desplan to assist a n d a c c e l e r a t e improves h a l l n o t be impeded by outsiders in t h e
cribe these experiences to t h e world a t
ment
in
t
h
e
living
s
t
a
n
d
a
r
d
s
of
the
a c h i e v e m e n t of t h i s goal, nor shall outside
U.N.O.
people in Arab n a t i o n s .
E regret to a n n o u n c e the untimely i n t e r e s t s determine w h a t form t h a t u n i t y
CYPRUS
(6)
Steps
to
avoid
a
new
arms
race
d e a t h of Phyllis Massey, wife of Joe should take, or w h a t its leadership should
I
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O
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L
O
W
I
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G
upon p i e l y e n t bloodspiral in t h e Middle E a s t . "
Massey of Dublin, who was formerly a be.
* bath in Cyprus, r e m i n i s c e n t of t h e
m e m b e r of the Connolly
Association
T h e second point of a settlement would " I M M E D I A T E L Y following P r e s i d e n t British-provoked pogroms in Belfast, t h e
Executive Council, a n d Secretary of its be a declaration by t h i s assembly t h a t the '
Eisenhower, Mr. G r o m y k o of the
Coventry
Branch.
Mrs. Massey died n e u t r a l i t y of the whole region, g u a r a n t e e d Soviet Union once a g a i n s t a t e d the Soviet Tory Prime Minister M a c m i l l a n h a s presented a seven-year plan for t h e settled u r i n g childbirth. T h e baby is doing well.
by t h e United N a t i o n s a n d recognised by proposals as follows:—
m e n t of t h e question as follows.
T h e Executive Council passed a resolu(1) T h e preservation of peace in the
tion expressing its grief and deep sym- t h e great powers would be in the i n t e r e s t s
<1> Separate Greek a n d T u r k i s h House
Middle East t h r o u g h t h e settlement of of Representatives to deal w i t h c o m m u n a l
p a t h y with Mr. Massey in his sudden and of world peace.
I n addition, m e m b e r states should be
all issues by peaceful m e a n s alone, a n d affairs.
shocking bereavement.
*
*
*
asked to u n d e r t a k e n o t to supply a t o m i c
by m e a n s of negotiations.
(21 E s t a b l i s h m e n t of s e p a r a t e Greek a n d
T h e Connolly Association
Executive weapons or long r a n g e bombers or missiles
(2) Non-interference in the domestic T u r k i s h Cypriot municipal a u t h o r i t i e s unCouncil decided to o b t a i n a new tricolour to t h e region, or m a i n t a i n such weapons or
a f f a i r s of the Middle E a s t countries; re- til the two houses have been elected.
flag with a staff into w h i c h would be set e q u i p m e n t there.
spect for their sovereignty and in(3i Allowances m a d e for t h e possible
a n inscription c o m m e m o r a t i n g Patrick
And thirdly, t h a t t h e U.N. would pay
dependence.
creation eventually of a single Assembly
J o s e p h Kearney, whose s u d d e n death was
lor both Greeks a n d T u r k s .
: eported last m o n t h .
IIIIIH j | U H | | HUH II I l i u m H jJIIUI |llll
(.41 An internal a d m i n i s t r a t i o n council
T h e Council h a s co-opted Mr. Colin
Power to fill the vacancy lelt on the Comof lour Greek a n d two T u r k i s h Ministers
mittee. Mr. Qolni Power is a member of
u n d e r the Presidency of t h e Governor.
t h e North K e n*s i n g t*o n Labour
Party.
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e G o v e r n m e n t s in
*
ii
ii I l i n H Hill
A n k a r a and A t h e n s would n o t sit on t h e
T h r e e members ol West London CoiiCouncil, but would have " d i r e c t access" to
nnfiv Association went to B i r m i n g h a m on
A g r o u p of s o c i a l i s t s h a d
b e e n t h e Governor.
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The
Governor
would
reserve
g a n d a on behalf of the Association. They
by
Irishmen
of
v e r y a u t h o r i t y for foreign affairs, defence a n d
w i t " CIn is O'Sullivan a building shop in a v e r y r o u n d - a b o u t w a y . W h e t h e r p a t r o n i s e d
. leward in the A U.B.TAV., and a member [ t l i e dot,ails of it ; u c l i g h t o r w r o n g , v a r i e d p o l i t i c a l c r e e d s .
internal security, acting in c o n s u l t a t i o n
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solution without p r e j u d i c e to the
D'" iii'jiid O r i u v . . , E d i t o r ol the
lush
F l a g . " A f t e r it h a d b e e n s u n g a lad f u t u r e or to the views a n d a s p i r a t i o n s of
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Democrat "
- s t a r t e d up the "Soldiers Song."
H u t any party concerned."
o n e of t h e s i n g e r s of t h e " R e d F l a t ; "
No wonder Archbishop M a k a i i o s h a s
v. e n t o v e r to h i m a n d s a i d :
. eointullv rejected tlie plan. It is a n in" D o n ' t sm.i; t h a t b o u r g e o i s t h i n ; ; ! " sult to the Cypriot people.
Irishmen, who will smell the s a m e
For these uninitiated into the termi;tiid Irish S i l l Determination I.i.ikiic
n o l o g y of l e f t - w i n g p o l i t i c s , " b o u r - Partition and p s e u d o - f r e e d o m they "won"
f r o m Britain, but which still keeps t h e i r
g ( ' i n s " mi a n s " c a p i t a l i s t . ' '
country in chains, will h a v e n o difficulty in
N o w , t h e n , v. h a t
is t h e c o r r e c t
seeing t h a t t h e Tory P l a n alms a t
S o c i a l i s t a t t i t u d e on t h i s s u b j e c t ' . '
s t r e n g t h e n i n g the f e t t e r s on Cyprus a n d
m u s t be opposed.
It is of great i m p o r t a n c e t/i be clear on
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DEV1NE.
quite small matters For a f t e r all, to call
I WISH TO JOIN THE CONNOLLY
ASSOCIATION
the Irish National A n t h e m "bourgeois"
a n d tell Irishmen not to sing it is likely
Nam
to a r o u s e very great a n t a g o n i s m — a n d is
a t o likely to bring c o n s i d e r a b l e opposition
Address
ty socialism from I r i s h m e n who m i g h t
tlrink t h a t in order to be socialists they
would have to give up b e i n g Irish.
Most European N a t i o n a l Ahthems a r e
P o s t w i t h 5 - to H e a d O f f i c e . 374 Grays I n n Road,
"bourgeois." T h e E n g l i s h o n e is feudal
London. W.C.1
t h e t u n e is t h e old G u e l p h Hymn, a d a p t e d
to n a t i o n a l words ill G r r t n a p y
and
NOTES
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CONNOLLY
Application
A n nual S u b s c r i p t i o n
5/-
Which song
shall I sing?
ASSOCIATION
for
Membership
EVERY SUNDAY
Hyde Park
London
i Meeting at 3 punt.
(Continued on Page Five)
2 THE
IRISH
September 195S
DEMOCRAT
September 1958
THE
REFLECTIONS ON A SUCCESS
Q N
July
24th
I sent
Major
NEXT STEPS
W. G.
T o p p i n g a letter.
It t o l d h i m of t h e w i d e s p r e a d disq u i e t w h i c h e x i s t e d o v e r t h e t r i a l <>1
M a lion a n d T a l b o t , a n d t h e r e v e l a t i o n s of p o l i c e t o r t u r e . It a c c u s e d t h e
N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d G o v e r n m e n t of doi n g t h e v e r y t h i n g it c l a i m e d t o h e
avoiding,
n a m e l y t h e i n f l a m i n g of
p a s s i o n s , a n d t h e u s e of f o r c e .
SIX-COUNTY
by
THE
T h i s list included Mr. F e n n e r Brockway, M P . , a n d Mr. Leslie Lever, M.P.;
Mr. Victor Gollancz, the f a m o u s publisher;
Mrs. F r e d a Laski, widow of Professor
Laski; A l d e r m a n Harry W a l t o n , chief of
t h e B i r m i n g h a m T r a n s p o r t organisation;
Councillor Styles and Councillor Gillespie,
of B i r m i n g h a m City Council; J o h n Nicholson. p r o m i n e n t leader of the Labour Party
of T a s m a n i a ; Rev. Father Clarence Duffy,
f a m o u s Irish-American patriotic priest;
Professor J o s e p h Johnstone, of Trinity
College D u b l i n ; the writer Brian Fitzgerald; t h e novelists Doris Lessing and
R o s a m u n d J a c o b ; Mr. H u g h Macdiarmuid
the poet.
The list could be continued. Mr. Bert
Edwards, son-in-law of J a m e s Connolly,
sent a special telegram f r o m his office in
T o t t e n h a m C o u r t Road, where he leads
t h e National Union of Vehicle Builders in
London. A m o n g the other unions whose
branches or district committee protested
were t h e A.E.U., N.U.R., E.T.U., T. and
G.W.U., a n d a number of T r a d e s Councils.
Obviously of c o u r s e there c a n be little
d o n e with d i s r u p t i v e organisations who
m a k e it their business and t r a d e to split
t h e Irish—but f o r t u n a t e l y there is only
one example a n d t h a t is confined to
London.
If we take t h e t h r e e bona fide I r i s h
nationalist o r g a n i s a t i o n s , the Connolly
Association, t h e S i n n Fein and t h e Antip a r t i t i o n League, surely there is s o m e t h i n g
m common.
Sinn Fein a n d the Connolly Association s h a r e one important political
demand. It is t h a t British troops be
w i t h d r a w n f r o m North-East Ireland.
Why not discuss common action to
bring t h a t a b o u t ?
The Anti-Partition League a n d
the Connolly Association s h a r e the
belief t h a t t h e Ireland Act 1949
should be repealed. Why not combine to a c h i e v e t h a t ?
I r i s h m a n who is "just over," is t h a t :t is
T h e issue is w h a t kind of political
possible to win t h e support of English action.
people for I r i s h National d e m a n d s .
T h e r e is political action of t h e opporU n f o r t u n a t e l y , many of our R e p u b l i c a n t u n i s t kind, which gambles away p r i n friends h a v e not studied English politics ciples for the sake of t e m p o r a r y c o m f o r t .
enough, a n d do not know e n o u g h about But t h e r e is also political action w h i c h
English a f f a i r s to appreciate t h a t some stirs t h e mass of the people into a c t i o n ,
English people can be won to h e l p w h e r e a s which embarrasses reactionary G o v e r n others can not.
ments, a n d draws away their s u p p o r t
T h e Mallon-Talbot campaign h a s shown
Some people imagine t h a t every k i n d of
t h a t t h e r e is a tremendous p o t e n t i a l i t y for compromise and m e e t i n g of s o m e b o d y
winning s u p p o r t in England, provided we else's point of view is wrong a n d o p p o r start
by a p p r o a c h i n g those
sections tunist.
But they are utterly m i s t a k e n .
which are opposed to Toryism, a n d who Provided a compromise with s o m e o t h e r
therefore h a v e a common p l a t f o r m with p a r t y s t r e n g t h e n s t h e c o m m o n
fight
Irish N a t i o n a l i s m in t h a t p o i n t if in a g a i n s t imperialism it is right. I t is only
nothing else.
wrong when it weakens t h e fight a g a i n s t
T h e m a n y English people a t t h e London imperialism.
meeting w h e r e Mr. J o h n H o s t e t t l e r reT h e r e f o r e t h e Connolly Association would
ported t h e trial, t h e magnificent response
of the M a n c h e s t e r Trades Council, a n d the be quite happy to meet some of t h e views
of o t h e r Irish o r g a n i s a t i o n s provided t h a t
Willesden T r a d e s Council, t h e K i n g s t o n
by so doing t h e s t r e n g t h of the s t r a n g l e
and Ardwick Labour P a r t i e s (in all of a g a i n s t British T o r y I m p e r i a l i s m could be
which t h e r e a r e just one or two I r i s h m e n increased.
to explain tilings) shows w h a t c a n be
done.
Have any of t h e o t h e r s sufficient of t h e
It m i g h t not be too m u c h to say b r e a t h of Parnell's spirit to say " W e
t h a t it is time for Republicanism to agree." W e think t h a t they have.
t h i n k in t e r m s of a "new d e p a r t u r e "
in which the part which w a s played
by Parnell and his p a r t y will be
played by the united political forces
of t h e Irish in Britain, plus the
British Labour movement.
And why should all three o r g a n i s a t i o n s
not combine in o r d e r to d e m a n d all t h e
prisoners in C r u m l i n Road jail who are
UCH a m o v e m e n t in Britain, backed by
i n t e r n e d without c h a r g e should be let out
the combined forces of S i n n Fein,
a t once? T h a t t h e Special Powers A c t be
repealed? If t h i s h a d been done, t h e Act Anti-Partition League, Connolly Association, a n d t h e Labour a n d T r a d e Union
S i g n a t u r e s a n d petition f o r m s had come would already be a dead letter.
movement would t r a n s f o r m t h e issue of
in trom L o n d o n . Liverpool, Manchester,
Irish unity a n d independence f r o m a sideGlasgow, B i r m i n g h a m . Huddersfield, Not- •ri^HERE is a third, conclusion even m o r e
line into a main-line. I t would p u t it
t i n g h a m , K e t t e r i n g . D a g e n h a m , Bolton, -L i m p o r t a n t t h a n the other two.
T h e h a r d e s t t h i n g to persuade a n y right in t h e centre of British politics. I t
Edinburgh, Brighton, Oxford, S o u t h a m p ton, Crawley. Leicester, Slough, St. Albans
and K i l m a r n o c k .
B
UT all t h i s was only w h a t showed
above t h e surface. Ever since t h a t day
t h e "Irish D e m o c r a t " has been learning of
protests (probably far more numerousi
which went direct. T h e S o u t h Wales
miners d e m a n d e d the f a c t s ; Morgan
Phillips h a s now demanded the facts.
Labour P a r t i e s , in Kingston, Artfwick, etc.,
were moving into action one a f t e r another.
T h e press boycott, which was the most
complete ever clamped down on any event
within tiie United Kingdom (so-calledi
slowly began to disintegrate. F i r s t paper
to defy t h e b a n on news of t h e case was
t h e "Daily Worker" in London, followed
the day a l t e r by the " M a n c h e s t e r Guardian" a n d t h e n the " T e l e g r a p h " and the
"Times." T h e revolt spread f r o m t h e left.
Who was to be thanked for the breakdown of t h e wall of silence? T h e members
of t h e Connolly Association who marched
in d e m o n s t r a t i o n s and poster parades, the
T r a d e U n i o n i s t s and political left winger,
who got u p in T r a d e Union b r a n c h e s and
d e m a n d e d resolutions a n d letters be sent
to P a r l i a m e n t and Press.
T h e publicity a t t a c h e d to the
Mallon a n d Talbot case proved the
biggest blow to the prestige of the
Stormont
Government since the
Civil Liberties report of 1936. Connolly's old friend, Elizabeth Gurley
F l y n n sent the "Irish Democrat"
p r o t e s t broadcast t h r o u g h o u t the
U.S.A.
Her appeals for action
b r o u g h t responses even f r o m Puerto
Rico.
And so we come down to t h e next question; whtf-e do we go from here?
r P H E f i r s t conclusion is very simple. II
J- t h e Connolly Association a t its present
size was able to set in motion what has
proved to be a snowball of public indignation, how m u c h more could be done if the
Association was t h r e e times as big?
T h e r e h a s been a welcome and notable
Influx i n t o t h e Association in the past
month.
B u t m a n y more members are
needed. If t h e Irish organise, t h e n somet h i n g c a n be done.
N O T H E R conclusion is t h a t if the
d i f f e r e n c e s which s e p a r a t e tin
.mous
I r i s h o r g a n i s a t i o n s in B i i l a . n r-.tikl I*'
composed, t h e n t h e m o v e m e n t 'Aould be
irresistible.
A
S
T h e t h i n g to do now is to p r e s s
on with the c a m p a i g n for t h e a b a n d o n m e n t of t h e f o u r t h trial of
Mallon and Talbot, a n d to d e m a n d
a n enquiry into the m e t h o d s of t h e
R.U.C.
Mr. Hostettler's p a m p h l e t
will soon be out. See it h a s t h e
widest circulation.
Get d e m a n d s
m a d e on all sides for t h e repeal of
the Special Powers Act, and t h e Ireland Act. Keep up the a g i t a t i o n ,
t h e ball is at our feet.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Freedom Fight in
r
F E E L extremely remiss in my duties n o t to have
w r i t t e n a column for M a r c h 17th, St. P a t r i c k ' s
Day, or f o r Easter in c o m m e m o r a t i o n of the Easter
week u p r i s i n g of 1916. for which J a m e s Connolly a n d
others were executed by t h e B r i t i s h G o v e r n m e n t . But
more especially because the s a m e struggle of age-old
significance to the Irish people is continuing t h e r e
now.
T h e r e a r e 500 Irish political prisoners in Irish and
English prisons today.
1 a m a regular reader of the "Irish Democrat."
which is t h e official organ ot the Connolly Association
m England.
I also recently received a copy ^f the/'"
"United Irishmen." published m Dublin. T h e fivs.t,rs
a leit-wing Socialist paper, t h e second is a n a t i o n a l i s t
organ ot t h e Irish Republican Army (I.R.A.i.
T h e r e a r e obviously m a n y political differences between t h e s e two o r g a n i s a t i o n s and papers. Both
groups, however, are u n a l t e r a b l y opposed to the
Partition in Ireland which s e p a r a t e s the six industrial
counties of the North Irom t h e twent.-six a g r i c u l t u r a l
counties (j 1 the South.
r
r i I E S o u t h i.s the Republic of Ireland. T h e North
' is still p a r t of the B r i t i s h Commonwealth. This
situation h a s existed since 1921 and is a b h o r r e d In
the l u s h people T h e effort., to abolish it f o r m a
basis ol common bonds everywhere.
T h e m a j o r i t y I t h e people ill the North oppo e
partition, a n d the scene ol the greatest struggle and
persecution l now centred there.
Both p a p e r s agree t h a t unrest is sweeping over
all I r e l a n d today, against police brutality, t o r t u r e ol
prisoners a n d !rame-up trials. The "Irish Democrat" for July states t h a t m Northern Ireland, or
"Occupied Ireland." as it is called, the police may
Mi a r r e s t without charges. <2< imprison without trial;
<3i i n t e r n indefinitely w i t h o u t right to a p p e a l ; i4i
confiscate bank deposits; (5> seize property
Further,
prisoners a r e denied the r i g h t of counsel and witnesses
are a r r e s t e d and compelled to testify even if it incriminate., t h e m .
T h e y state. " P u n i s h m e n t
Medieval Northern Ireland."
ne
T h e question is not w h e t h e r politival or
non-political action is called for. I t is
impossible to do w i t h o u t political a c t i o n .
As h a s often been pointed out in t h i s
journal, t h e Republican m o v e m e n t goes
'o; ward when it a d o p t s political a c t i o n , it
falls back when it a b a n d o n s it.
EDITOR
The Connolly Association
has
always urged t h a t instead of w a i t i n g
till we a g r e e on everything we
should get busy working t o g e t h e r
now on t h e t h i n g s wa do agree on.
t h a t correc
Well", we have
• will work.
k J A J O R W . R. T O P P I N G has a
• ^ S e c r c t n r y c a l l e d M r . J. H. Parkcs.
Mispi'.'i )
by flogging
exists
in
All of these charges are well documented in both
Irish p a p e r s . It i.s a shocking Indictment of continuing
Pritlsh t y r a n n y in Ireland, which has gone on for
lie last 800 years. T h e resistance to it will continue
until I r e l a n d i.s united a n d free to control her own
(leftiny. T h e n only will t h e r e be peace In Ireland.
"Ireland
slogan.
One
Ireland
and
I r e l a n d Free"
is
the
common
r 1
l H E R E h a s been considerable a g i t a t i o n in Irish
' circles here m the U.S. a n d in E n g l a n d for t h e
release of the political prisoners.
We see little or n o t h i n g of it reflected in t h e Press.
But t h e r e is a growing d e m a n d centering a r o u n d the
case ol two young I r i s h m e n , both 21 years old, Kevin
Mallon a n d Patrick Talbot, who are facing a t h i r d
trial for m u r d e r and possible execution in N o r t h e r n
Ireland. T h e y are workers who were a r r e s t e d in 1957
and t h e c h a r g e is m a d e generally t h a t false confessions were extracted l r o m them by t o r t u r e .
T h e "New S t a t e s m a n " last December d e m a n d e d a
public inquiry, and m a n y peonle prominent, in Britain
are u r g i n g t h a t the case be dropped. T h e r e have been
picket, lines by Irish-Americans at t h e British Consul a t e s h e r e f r o m coast to coast d e m a n d i n g the Ireedom
of Mallon and Talbot. Especially large turn-out .
occurred in Chicago. New York a n d S a n Francisco
T h e descriptions o| t h e brutality inflicted upon these
youths a n d what they have already suffered is a
horrible story.
I AM in receipt ol a letter Irom C. Desmond Greave .,
' Editor ' f the "Irish Democrat " urging t h a t letters
ot protest, urging the dismissal ol this case be sen:
to the High Commissioner ol N o r t h e r n Ireland, i:;
Regent Street, London. S.W.I, England, a n d copies
to the Connolly Association, !i74 G r a v s Inn Road,
London, W.C.I. Among those who have already signed
letters a n d petitions are Victor Gollancz. Mrs. F r e d a
Laski. Wi!1 lam Gallagher. Brian Fitzgerald, Sean
O'Casey a v i
'!•-.
A -:< i miistration is staged for
Hyde P a r i
• i •>• potation.- are visiting Members of
I'.irhamen ,i . v new 1 -ers.
Their 1
" m l wa: ;: ' rrupted bv the d e a t h of
their law\
;•,«• seen
, s stopped when a Jury
member ( .1 They h. • ;one t h r o u g h m o n t h s of
suspense :i i the'cot, ill r>d J u d g m e n t of all those
who h a v e n v s i i g a t e d 'In case, including observers
at the t r T ol the ' oir:<)llv Association a n d t h e
National • s i n n l i,. c 1 V il Liberties that the case
should come to ni,
rl it looks like a n Irish Saccu
and Vanzetti case t. me
I urge othei <• hum : i m labour a n d liberal papers
to help o v e r coin on; h e : a ted interest in this heroic
struggle i
irpi intlm- the request of t h e Connolly
Association to end ; .:i,iest messages. I will have
f u r t h e r r nimei i :n later columns
T h e " I R I S H D E M O C R A T " has just
received a copy of a letter sent by
M r . Parkes to M r . F. H. AmphlettM i c k l e w r i g h t , M.A., F.R.Hist.S., in
reply to his protest against the continued detention of M a l l o n and Talbot.
This letter is one of the most
amazing documents of the year, and
w e reproduce it in full, w i t h a reply
to the points it contains.
Dear Sir,
T h e Minister of Home Affairs h a s asked
m e to t h a n k you for your letter of August.
30th. 1958. H e h a s asked me to point out
firstly t h a t t h e two m e n r e f e r r e d to—
Mallon a n d Talbot—were not in f a c t
placed in " i n d e f i n i t e d e t e n t i o n " a f t e r their
acquittal, but were b r o u g h t before a Court
fin August 8th a n d r e t u r n e d for trial on
charges r e l a t i n g to the control of arms,
a m m u n i t i o n a n d explosives. T h e s e charges
a r e completely different f r o m those
already tried.
R e g a r d i n g t h e allegations of ill-treatm e n t of p r i s o n e r s awaiting trial, the Minister h a s asked m e to point o u t t h a t allegations of t h i s n a t u r e c a n be, a n d indeed
h a v e been, m a d e before t h e Courts. To
suggest t h a t such allegations have any
f o u n d a t i o n , or t h a t they should be the subject of i n d e p e n d e n t enquiry, is to cast
doubts on t h e i n d e p e n d e n c e of the whole
of the N o r t h e r n Ireland Judiciary. T h e
u n f a i r m e t h o d s a t t r i b u t e d to the Police
j u s t could n o t t a k e place without t h e
knowledge of t h e Judiciary.
M a g i s t r a t e s a n d J u d g e s a r e in every-day
c o n t a c t with t h e m e m b e r s of the Police
F o r c e a n d a r e fully c o n v e r s a n t with their
m e t h o d s of operation. T h e y a r e in a position to a f f i r m t h a t these allegations are
ridiculous.
T h e t h o u s a n d s of t o u r i s t s who visit
N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d each year, a n d t h e
a r m e d forces of t h e Crown who have h a d
to co-operate with t h e Royal Ulster Constabulary in t h e recent emergency, a r e
fully a w a r e t h a t t h e Police in Northern
Ireland differ f r o m those in t h e rest of t h e
United K i n g d o m only in t h a t m addition
to their o r d i n a r y duties they h a v e to face,
a n d combat, t h e c o n s t a n t t h r e a t of a t t a c k s
by gunrrten.
WE'LL
SING
A
W h a t is t h e e x p l a n a t i o n of all this?
Namely t h a t t h e revolutions which opened
the way for capitalist development in most
European c o u n t r i e s took a "national"
lorm.
Nationalism was t h u s a great liberating
sentiment, a n d enshrined itself in the
minds and memories of the people.
11 F r e n c h m e n are not to lie criticised
for singing t h e "Marseillaise" land, indeed. before the "Red Flag ' was written
the "Marseillaise" was sung a t ALL Socialist gatherings, bourgeois though it might
bei then a r e I r i s h m e n to be criticised for
•Singing the ' Soldiers' Song"?
T h e "Soldiers' Song" is the more important to Ireland as an affirmation of
nationality sinca Irish freedom is not yet
complete.
*
*
*
V O W consider the Red Flag
It is a
• ' good .song. It t e a c h e r s that Social;: m
i: the logical development of Democracy
nut has to be sacrilied for. It is not easily
got.
It was written by an I r i s h m a n , Jim Conncll, follower of Landyc, member ol the
Bakunin wing of the First International.
He intended it to be sung to the Tipperary t u n e of t h e "White Cockade."
Now it is usually s u n g to an air from
Mozart's F i r s t Mass.
T h e r e a r e o t h e r socialist A n t h e m s too,
the most, f a m o u s being the
"Internationale." but British Labour gatherings
often sing C a r p e n t e r ' s "England Artie."
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"OR THE JUDICIARY
P H E S E socialist or Labour songs should
J only be s u n g when t h e gathering is a
political occasion and when the people
who a r e p r e s e n t have conle together in
t h e knowledge t h a t they a i e a t t e n d i n g a
socialist f u n c t i o n .
WOULD
KNOW"
AMAZING LETTER FROM STORMONT
As to the d e m a n d for the release of internees, these men a r e held under .Regulations made u n d e r t h e Civil A u t h o r i t i e s
(Special Powersi Acts. Northern I r e l a n d .
F o r very many y e a r s t h e constitutional
position of Northern Ireland, and t h e lives
a n d property of its i n h a b i t a n t s , have been
t h r e a t e n e d by o r g a n i s a t i o n s of armed m e n ,
o r g a n i s a t i o n s which a r e illegal in both
N o r t h e r n Ireland a n d Eire. When t h e s e
t h r e a t s materialised in a c a m p a i g n of
violence, murder a n d destruction w h i c h
h a s continued since December 1956 Special
P o w e r s to deal with t h e situation were
b r o u g h t into operation. It h a s been f o u n d
necessary to use s i m i l a r powers in Eire.
Yours f a i t h f u l l y ,
(Sgd.) J. H. P A R K E S ,
Private Secretary.
in the previous proceedings was any refer- is to say t h e least, ill-founded.
ence to the possession of explosives made.
How a r e they in a position to affirm t h a t
One would have t h o u g h t it would have they a r e fully c o n v e r s a n t w i t h t h e m e t h o d s
helped the prosecution.
of operation of the police a n d in a position
But d u r i n g t h e first case it WAS men- to affirm t h a t c h a r g e s a g a i n s t t h e m a r e
tioned by Mallon t h a t while he was being ridiculous, when t h e r e c o r d s which are retortured h e signed a n o t h e r s t a t e m e n t as quired to m a k e them, c o n v e r s a n t and p u t
well as t h e one which said he made t h e t h e m in t h a t position a r e n o t available, or
telephone call which lured Sgt. Ovens to even in existence?
his death.
O n e of t h e reasons p e o p l e a r e d e m a n d ing a n enquiry is j u s t t h a t t h e records a r e
I T is n o t only prisoners awaiting trial not available. People w a n t to know w h a t
who are alleging ill-treatment. Civil is going on.
action h a s already been t a k e n by internees
who complained of being beaten up in
March of t h i s year, a n d t h e authorities I T is all very well to say t h a t t o u r i s t s
seem to have t a k e n u p t h e position t h a t
know t h e police h a v e to face t h e
even if beating u p did go on, t h e police t h r e a t of a r m e d g u n m e n . W h a t have t h e
were perfectly entitled to do it, and t h e r e tourists themselves to f e a r ? W h a t a b o u t
was no r e d r e s s — r a t h e r d i f f e r e n t from t h e t h e H u n t i n g d o n surveyor, a n E n g l i s h m a n ,
present plea t h a t such a t h i n g could n o t who w a s stopped by B Specials in Co.
T ^ H E original p r e s s report was t h a t possibly h a p p e n . Moreover, in his final A n t r i m a n d a f t e r w a r d s roughly h a n d l e d ,
* Mallon and T a l b o t h a d been interned. appeal to the jury, t h e Attorney G e n e r a l till he h a d to take action a g a i n s t t h e m ?
put the issue fairly a n d squarely. If t h e
W h y was this?
W h a t about the occasions when B
I t was because w h e n they were declared jury acquitted Mallon a n d Talbot they
n o t guilty the j u d g e asked the Attorney- accused t h e police—some of the h i g h e s t Specials h a v e shot a t t h e i r own m e n ?
Arthur
G e n e r a l were t h e r e a n y f u r t h e r c h a r g e s . police officers in t h e six c o u n t ® . Who are W h a t about t h e m u r d e r of
we to question the d i c t u m of t h e Attorney- Leonard, a quiet non-political lad s h o t by
H e replied there were not at present.
B Specials on the way h o m e f r o m a dance.
E i t h e r he was lying, or it was in- General himself?
T o u r i s t s know s o m e t h i n g about t h a t a s
t e n d e d to intern t h e s e men. or maybe t h e
According to t h e
Attorney-General's well.
a u t h o r i t i e s only w a n t e d to hold t h e m till logic, t h e Royal Ulster
Constabulary
t h e y made up their m i n d s whether to pre- s t a n d s indicted. Surely it should welcome
As for the Acts u n d e r w h i c h the interfer o t h e r charges. F o r t h e men were k e p t an enquiry if it is s u r e it c a n clear itself. nees a r e held, the public knows very well
in t h e court, not allowed to go out t h o u g h Public disquiet is rising in a continuous w h a t Acts these are. I t is precisely bet h e judge had said t h e y were free m e n , crescendo. T h e British public no longer cause it is under t h e s e Acts t h a t the i n t e r while t h e Home S e c r e t a r y was got to sign believes policemen a r e infallible. By t h e nees a r e held t h a t t h e r e is such an outcry
a 48-hour detention order.
same token, t h e J u d i c i a r y should welcome about it. Not only should t h e Internees be
Why did the Attorney-General not such a n enquiry if it is f e l t (as it i.s felt by let out. but t h e Acts t h e m s e l v e s should be
say that there were f u r t h e r c h a r g e s , M a j o r Toppin's S e c r e t a r y ) t h a t its in- scrapped.
a n d then hold t h e m on those c h a r g e s ? dependence is being i m p u g n e d .
Although it is e m p h a s i s e d t h a t t h e s e
To t a k e one simple i n s t a n c e . A man c a n
T h e "New S t a t e s m a n " is not a sensac h a r g e s are "quite d i f f e r e n t " they h a v e
be a r r e s t e d without c h a r g e . Now if he is a
s o m e t h i n g to do with t h e previous case, tional paper. Yet on December 21st last g u n m a n , surely h e s h o u l d be charged w i t h
a n d it is very r e m a r k a b l e t h a t at no point year t h e "New S t a t e s m a n " ca#ed edi- being a g u n m a n . B u t if h e can be a r r e s t e d
torially for such an enquiry and n o t h i n g
w i t h o u t charge, t h e n h e c a n be put i n s i d e
else will now allay t h e a l a r m and disquiet
without being a g u n m a n a t all. Somebody
over w h a t is being said of t h e R.U.C.
a policeman didn't like could be i n t e r n e d
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on t h e grounds t h a t h e looked like a " g u n m a n " - b u t since t h e a r r e s t e d m a n is n o t
—Continued f r o m Page I hree / \ N t h e subject of "independence" accused of anything, h e does not get a
Brigadier D o r m a n - O ' G o w a n , certainly c h a n c e to defend himself. H e can be preT o sing them o t h e r w i s e might even be
no "wild m a n " or irresponsible leftist vented f r o m seeing his solicitor; he c a n
held to cheapen t h e m .
And to smg t h e m in gatherings w h e r e declared t h a t Mallon a n d Talbot would even be prevented f r o m writing to his solit h e r e is a s u b s t a n t i a l n u m b e r of persons be "tried by a jury of their political citor.
p r e s e n t who are not socialist s y m p a t h i s e r s enemies." T h a t jury, w h a t e v e r its politics,
c a n cause offence to non-socialists who found them not guilty. B u t the BrigadierHow does it help a G o v e r n m e n t to deal
m i g h t be quite willing to go a certain dis- General had a sound point. T h e procedure with " g u n m e n " to be able to arrest people
t a n c e with socialists.
m the Belfast Court i.s s u c h t h a t whereas who a r e n o t " g u n m e n " ?
Why make e n e m i e s ? Why arouse mis- the defence c a n o b j e c t to only twelve
understandings?
Surely the need is to jurors, the prosecution c a n object to a n
T h e conception of a r r e s t without c h a r g e
mix with all types of people and break
a n d d e t e n t i o n without t r i a l is contrary to
indefinite
n
u
m
b
e
r
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W
h
e
r
e
is
the
independdown barriers, instead of raising t h e m up.
ence. when the prosecution can g u a r a n t e e t h e basic principles of t h e "rule of law."
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iii it wishesi t h a t t h e j u r y belongs to a It m e a n s t h a t law is b r o u g h t into conSo we answer w h a t is in our opinion t h e
particular
political or religious persuasion? t e m p t . T h e r e must be m a n y a man who
correct socialist a t t i t u d e .
never t h o u g h t of being a " g u n m a n " w h o
In an Irish g a t h e r i n g the "Soldier's
"Unlair m e t h o d s " a r e indeed a t t r i b u t e d was a r r e s t e d or t h r e a t e n e d by the police or
Song."
to the police.
B Specials and who t h o u g h t to himself
In a Socialist g a t h e r i n g , a Labour song.
It was a d m i t t e d in court t h a t they in- If I c a n be put inside w h e t h e r I am a g u n At the same time, let it be noted t h a t
t h e r e are many occasions which do not terrogated prisoners for long periods of m a n or not, I'll jolly well be a g u n m a n a n d
call for any a n t h e m a t all. T h a t would time m the middle of t h e night.
be d a m n e d to t h e m . " H i g h spirited y o u n g
certainly be true ol a Public House w h e r e
Is this u n f a i r or n o t ?
Yet it was people a r e not going to be intimidated by
t h e company was mixed.
admitted.
tlie.se powers.
The Northern
Ireland
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Not only is it u n f a i r by h u m a n e stan- G o v e r n m e n t h a s itself to blame.
O n e ill the g r e a t e s t enemies of t h e dards- ;t is also c o n t r a r y to Judge's rules.
young socialist is t h e tendency to m i s t a k e Even it not a linger was laid on the boys,
If. a f t e r thirty-seven years the sixleftism" for militancy. A famous writer
county G o v e r n m e n t h a s n o t been able t o
even
then,
u
n
f
a
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r
t
r
e
a
t
m
e
n
t
is
admitted.
o n c e described t h e tendency to "revoluwin t h e allegiance of t h e n a t i o n a l i s t
tionary talk" as an " i n f a n t i l e disorder."
Another mysterious t h i n g it is adelement, to such a d e g r e e t h a t it c a n n o t
T h e sect always p u s h e s to the f o r e f r o n t mitted that, no proper records were kept of
t h e points where it differs fro: i t h e rest when prisoners were b r o u g h t in to police now distinguish between gunmen a n d
of t h e class or people to which it belongs. barracks, and no proper record is available people who are its political o p p o n e n t s
without being g u n m e n , a n d has to a b r o It. therefore r e m a i n s a sect.
of what officers i n t e r r o g a t e d them.
gate t h e "rule of law" to preserve " t h e
W h a t is wanted is to get away f r o m
Doesn't this look as if a n enquiry was constitutional position" is t h e world to be
sects and s e c t a r i a n i s m and to lead the
needed?
It also looks as il the private blamed if it t h i n k s t h e r e is n o t h i n g s a c r o people, by being in t h e m and of them, a n d
a d d i n g only one t h i n g , namely a con- secretary's confidence t h a t the judiciary sanct, about t h a t " c o n s t i t u t i o n a l position"?
sciousness of the i n t e r e s t s of all of t h e m . know all about v.hat t h e police are up to, Would it not be better t o sacrifice the cons t i t u t i o n a l position, a n d even t h e N o r t h e r n
Ireland G o v e r n m e n t itself, if t h a t is t h e
only way to have a properly c o n d u c e d
TO HELP US IN OUR CAMPAIGN C U T THIS OUT
democratic Ireland?
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OUR REPLY
SOLDIER'S
Switzerland, b u t r e m a i n i n g a sycophantic
adulation of m o n a r c h y in E n g l a n d alone.
T h e G e r m a n is also "bourgeois"—though
t h e tune was s u n g in Austria before the
last war to feudal, m o n a r c h i a l words,
"Gott e r h a l t e n miser Kaiser." Now it is
" D e u t s c h l a n d uber (i.e. in preference toi
alle Erde." T h e F r e n c h "Marseillaise" is
"bourgeois" — "Arise,
children
ol
the
f a t h e r l a n d . " — a n d the Dutch. Greek and
m a n y more follow t h e sentiments, and
even echo t h e music of t h e "Marseillaise."
DEMOCRAT 3
Secretary Says
Couldn't Happen
Ire.
Many ir;<
peo
. ;: a! actum
UNIONISM
I told h i m I h a d before m e more t h a n
Is unity possible between o r g a n i s a t i o n s
two t h o u s a n d s i g n a t u r e s of protest; a n d which disagree on i m p o r t a n t questions of
indeed m o r e were coming in by every post. a i m s and policy?
But m o r e important t h a n what
t h a t l e t t e r said —it did no more t h a n
reflect t h e state of public opinion on
t h a t terrible trial—was the list of
p r o m i n e n t individuals who had expressed themselves.
AGAINST
It in t h e free
IRISH
SONG
A N D POST WITH
DONATION:
Irish Democrat, 3 7 4 Grays Inn Road, W.C.I
I enclose
Name
Address
a donation
of
T h i s i.s what
thinking.
people
are
saying
and
T h e letter from t h e P r i v a t e Secretary,
f a r f r o m allaying public a l a r m will m a k e
people t h i n k t h a t t h e N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d
G o v e r n m e n t is n o t e v e n interested in
investigating t h e f r i g h t f u l abuses w h i c h
are being alleged.
T h e y will press even m o r e strongly f o r
an i n d e p e n d e n t enquiry.
2 THE
EXILED
IRISH
September 1958
September 195S
DEMOCRAT
lit
UAELS
THE
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"The Question" by Henri Alleg.
c
GAMES AND PLAYERS
T O use a f a m i l i a r racing phrase I
• am again under starters' orders
and ready to give you the tit-bits of
sport.
T h e A m e r i c a n starting gate
has a r r i v e d at T h e Curragh, but I cannot see this type of apparatus gaining
popularity here.
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I r e l a n d ' s "Minister for S p o r t " describes
Clonliffe H a r r i e r s ' Billy Norton, the m a n
who presented S a n try S t a d i u m to followers of sport in Dublin. It was in tins new
s t a d i u m t h a t t h e A u s t r a l i a n trackers
Elliott a n d T h o m a s broke world records
lor t h e mile a n d two mile respectively.
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Football is here again, a n d I will keep
you i n f o r m e d of how our Irish players are
progressing in the lour Football Leagues
d u r i n g this season.
You can expect to see Tipperary S.H.
t e a m a t Wembley n e x t Whit. And this
t i m e we ho.ne the Irish National Anthem
will be better respected, in this new
assembly of exiled Gaels.
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Delighted I was in watching t h r e e
Irish-born boys win titles in the Brighton
a n d Hove Schools a m a t e u r boxing c h a m pionships.
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J i m McLaughlin, 17-year-old Birmingh a m left-winger f r o m Derry City, is going
to hit the headlines in the Midlands very
soon.
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A promising 15-year-old Irish footballer
w a n t s to join t h e g r o u n d staff of a Football League club. I will be glad to provide all i n f o r m a t i o n to those interested.
T h i s youngster is at p r e s e n t employed in
a f a m o u s racing stables in the South.
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T h e Four M a s t e r s G.A A. C'ub in
Coventry is t h e t p r i d e of "Dear Old Donegal." Formed in 1955. the "Four Masters"
are now the m a i n s t a y of Warwickshire
lootball selections.
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T h e Limerick County Board of t h e
G.A.A., have re-erected t h e Hogan S t a n d
on their Ennis Road Grounds, and t h e
" T r e a t y County" c o n t i n u e s to honour t h e
memory of t h a t notable "Tipp" Gael who
was murdered by t h e " T a n s . "
Paddy Nevin (Tipperary) is a new entr a n t in the heavyweight brigade, and
latest reports from Maida Vale certainly
say this boy h a s promise.
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Denis Howells. L a b o u r M P . for All
Saints, B i r m i n g h a m , who refereed the
r . A . of Ireland Cut) final in Dublin, will
a g a i n be in d e m a n d T H I S season in Ireland.
Are you over 13 stone, under 21 year? ot
age, a n d interested in boxing or wrestling?
T h e n if you are, contact Paddy Casey,
K i n g s Hall G y m n a s i u m , London, S.E.1
T h e Casey Brothers are looking for an
Irish athlete with the above qualifications
—plus e n t h u s i a s m for training with a
view to world boxing or wrestling honours.
But don't delay—write today!
LETTER
T HAVE been asked to send you the l'olI
lowing resolution which was passed
last n i g h t I)'-' t h e G e n e r a l M a n a g e m e n t
C o m m i t t e e of t h e Croydon Labour P a r l y .
" T h i s m e e t i n g records its strong disapproval of t h e m e t h o d s adopted by t h e
g o v e r n m e n t of N o r t h e r n Ireland in bringing c h a r g e s of m u r d e r a^ftinst Mallon and
T a l b o t and, in view ol t h e long delay, it
r e q u e s t s t h a t a nolle prosequi be entered
bv t h e Crown w h e n t h e case is called at
B e l f a s t on July 28th next. I t likewise exp r e s s e s its e x t r e m e disquiet at the allegat i o n s m a d e t h a t t h e B e l f a s t police used
m e t h o d s of t o r t u r e in extracting f r o m
t h e s e m e n confessions of murder a n d of
m e m b e r s h i p of t h e I r i s h Republican Army.
I t d e m a n d s t h a t t h e f u l l e s t a n d most imn a r t i a l e n q u i r y s h a l l be set u p concerning
police m e t h o d s i n N o r t h e r n Ireland both
g e n e r a l l y a n d with especial reference to
t h i s case."
Yours faithfully.
g r a c e r. w a l k e r .
Croydon Labour P a r t y .
It m i g h t be as well to m e n t i o n here
t h a t even allowing lor t h e n u m b e r oi
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London Gaels who may be on holiday
and considering the exceptionally line
day we h a d the n u m b e r s in a t t e n d a n c e
^ ( ' L E A N c r i s p c a m ; i n d r i l l w a s t h e left a lot to be desired. T e a m s : j
o r d e r of t h e d a y a t t h e N e w
Sean MacDermott's: Morrissy, O'Brien,
I E l t h a m C.A.A. g r o u n d s on S u n d a y ,
M. Morrissy, Lyons, Friday.
O'Grady,
I 17th A u g u s t in t h e h u r l i n g m a t c h b e - Redmond, Kiely, Healy, Barron, Hogan,
t w e e n S e a n M a c D o n n o t t ' s a n d T a r a ' s . Murphy, O'Driscoll, Mulhall, Murphy.
j T h e disparity in scoring between t h e
T a r a ' s : McGarry, Mullarky, Brady, Multeams need not, lead anyone into thinklane, O'Grady, Cahill, Browririgg, Kelly,
ing t h a t the m a t c h was one-sided. T h e
M. Murphy, F, Murphy, Dwyer, C. Murposition was that both sides had superb
phy, Kenneddy, Ryan, Kelly.
defences, the difference being in the
At t h e same venue a n d in contrast to
I centre field a n d f o i w a r d lines.
Here
Kiely at c e n t r e field and Willie B a r r o n the hurling game, the senior football
on the right flank of t h e forward line m a t c h between St. P a t r i c k s a n d S h a m was the deciding f a c t o r in f a v o u r of rocks was from point ol view ot science
a n d skill a considerable d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
MacDermott's.
Beef a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n were made to
T h e T a r a defence made mistakes a n d
s u b s t i t u t e for skill a n d c r a f t . One's symMacDermott's were enterprising enough
p a t h i e s went out to referee Willie Barron,
to exploit t h e m and t u r n t h e m into all who h a d a most difficult task on h a n d .
i m p o r t a n t goais and' points.
Indeed, if it h a d not been for the unOn t h e other h a n d when M a c D e r m o t t ' s
doubted skill of this great Gael in c h a r g e
slipped the T a r a forwards lacked the skill
of t h e whistle things m i g h t well have beto turn t h e m into scores. T h e result was
come out of hand. T h e least comment
t h a t Healy, Kiely, A. M u r p h y a n d partion t h i s display of football the better, but,
cularly Mulhall a n d Willie B a r r o n inm fairness, one ought to m e n t i o n the
dulged in a scoring spree. T a r a ' s regisg e n u i n e efforts at constructive play by
tered only two points, t h o u g h one was a
such as Paddy Christy a n d McGuire for
.splendid effort by Con Murphy, who could
S h a m r o c k s a n d Kilcullen for St. Pathave done with a lot more support.
rick's. T h e final score ol one goal eight
This prolific scoring f r o n t r a n k of Sean points to two goals in f a v o u r of S h a m MacDermott's have really played havoc rocks was by and large a f a i r result.
with defences in this their first year in
senior ranks. If this side with its strong
Cork c o n t i n g e n t can be kept together followers ol the code on this side of t h e Irish
Sea will be in for some really splendid
display n e x t season a n d a f t e r . T h e long
accurate passes of Kicly (who recently
assisted W a t e r l o r d in t h e Munster final
a g a i n s t T i p p e r a r y ) to those splendid
m a r k s m e n B a r r o n a n d A. Murphy in
f r o n t must spread terror a n d apprehension a m o n g s t a n y of the defences operat- k J T O K E N E W I N G T O N (London) b r a n c h
> J of t h e A m a l g a m a t e d
Engineering
ing in t ^ London Hurling Arena.
Union passed a resolution d e m a n d i n g the
Though a small n u m b e r of n a m e s are release of Mallon and T a l b o t , a public enpicked out for special m e n t i o n t h e fact quiry into the methods of t h e Royal Ulster
is t h a t these fifteen men play as a team Constabulary, and the release of the men
a n d every individual gives of his ample who a r e interned in C r u m l i n Road jail,
best. Their meritorious position in the a f t e r listening to a n a d d r e s s by Mr.
E a m o n n MacLaughlin, G e n e r a l Secretary
league is proof of this.
In mitigation for t h e T a r a team it of t h e Connolly Association. T h e resolution is to be sent to t h e local M.P., the
might be m e n t i o n e d t h a t they were withStoke Newington T r a d e s Council, the
out a n u m b e r of their regular players who Stoke Newington Labour P a r t y , t h e Disare being reserved for J u n i o r honours trict Committee of the A.E.U., and the
next Sunday. But even allowing tor this Executive Committee of t h e A.E.U. Prothey never seemed likely to hold Mac- test is also to be sent to Mr. Topping m
Belfast.
Dermott's.
Sean MacDermott's 8 goals,
6 points.
Tara's 2 points.
TRADE UNION BRANCH
ON THE TORTURE
TRIAL
RACING FORM
I ) A D news r.oeived this week is t h a t
"
Ballymoss, Ireland's pride a n d joy, is
to serve as a stallion at the English stud
for a year or so. Reports are t h a t Ballymoss is to average 40 m a r e s a year a t t h e
nice round sum of two t h o u s a n d p a u n d s
each. For fifteen years of stud activity,
and he could easily have more t h a n t h a t ,
his gross earnings would be more t h a n a
million.
Why does the Irish National Stud not
step in and acquire this g r e a t h o r s e ?
After all they c a n n o t be so short of money
w h e n they have the habit of selling such
brilliant sires as Royal Charger to the
American Bloodstock Agency. I would like
the
comments
of
"Irish
Democrat"
readers.
The Doncaster St. Leger, last classic of
t h e flat racing season, is due to be r u n
t h i s month. T h e race assumes a very open
a p p e a r a n c e but my fancies are Alcide a n d
Alberta Blue. T h e f o r m e r t r a i n e d by C.
Boyd Rochfort at Newmarket, is reported
to have "come on a ton" since b r e a k i n g
down in t r a i n i n g just before the Derby. I
consider he h a s a very bright c h a n c e ,
especially as he is sure to stay t h e t e s t i n g
mile and six furlongs.
-
by
-
SCORPION
I have
dergast's
life and
t a n c e of
been informed t h a t Paddy PrenAlberta Blue is fit to r u n for his
for the race is to have t h e assisa top flight English jockey.
Going then on r e p o r t s of his well being
I take Alberta Blue to round off a g r e a t
year for Irish racing, and expect Alcide
to chaso him home at a respectable distance.
During my racecourse activities t h i s
year I noticed a fsw horses, a l t h o u g h not
winning, will surely pick up a race or two
towards the back end of the season.
Pinky, trained by Harry Wragg, h a s
been r u n n i n g reasonably well a n d dropp i n g in the h a n d i c a p at the s a m e t i m e .
Could win a small h a n d i c a p at a small
price.
Kristi, a maiden three-year-old t r a i n e d
by Ted Leader, also at Newmarket. Will
win a maiden e v e n t .
Flyros,
a
five-year-old
handicapper
trained by Ryan Jarvis. Well w o r t h a bet
next time out, especially "up North."
A LETTER FROM NEW YORK
D;ar Mr. Greaves,
•
this, the Tweltth of July, a day associated with intolerance and disunity in
Ireland, I a m very glad to have the opportunity to protest against the THIRD trial
of Patrick T a l b o t ' a n d Kevin Mallon and
to call for a public enquiry into the case
and the circumstances s u r r o u n d i n g it.
From my knowledge of Ireland and particularly of the Government of Northern
Ireland—I was raised and worked as a
priest for a number of years near the
border—I know that there are very few
democrats and very little justice or freedom among the men who rule the Six
Counties.
from
R E V . F A T H E R C. D U F F Y
land." It is Ireland's only way out of all
its present difficulties, as I have been saying a n d writing for the past twenty-three
years.
George Bernard Shaw wrote a very true
sentence in the preface to John Bull's
Other Island ": "Christianity can no more
escape socialism t h a n socialism can escape
democracy." Christianity, true socialism
and democracy are three interchangeable
t e r m s and the sooner the lip-serving
people in Stormont and Leinster House
realise it, the better It will be (or t h e m
and for the people ol the North and ol the
South. Of course the men in Stormont
and in Leinster House now, and the people
behind them, may never realise it, in
which case history will pass t h e m by and
relegate them to the attic or the cellar,
with the Bourbons.
Even in the U.S.A. a person may not be
tried lor the sama crime more t h a n once.
What I c a n n o t understand is how the
British
Government
and
the
British
people can tolerate such violations of civil
liberties in a territory where the Queen's
writ is supposed to run. T h e British people
would not tolerate tor one hour conditions t h a t prevail in Northern Ireland,
I am not thinking or s p e a k i n g in t e r m s
among its police and its courts. Why do
they tolerate such conditions in Northern ol Marxian socialism. I am speaking, or
r a t h e r writing, in terms ot Connolly socialIreland?
ism which, in his own words, is based on
I note f r o m your letter t h a t the Now "the social principles of t h e Brcbon Laws
S t a t e s m a n " demanded a public enquiry of our ancestors." A form of socialism adinto the Mallon-Talbot case. I hope this vocated by Thompson, a Cork man, lonn
demand will receive the support of the before Marx m a d e his studies in the
public in Great Britain and Northern Ire- British Museum and drow f r o m Thompson
land and t h a t t h e British people s world- a n d o t h e r Irish or Gaelic sources which, in
famed senso of justice a n d fair-play in t u r n , drew from a Jewish a n d Christian
their courts will be upheld.
heritage.
*
»
*
T h e Celts, r«momber, c a m e of original
| NOTi in your J u n e issue t h a t "Social® ism is no longer a dirty word In Iro- Egyptian-Jewish stock a n d brought n cul-
ture and an economic system with t h e m
Irom the crade of their origin t h r o u g h
Europe to Great Britain a n d
Ireland.
Rome and its legions came a f t e r t h e m
a n d destroyed both the culture a n d t h e
economic system (a socialist one) in every
country of Western Europe, but Ireland,
on which the Roman never set foot, and
where a socialist economic system (in
principle) confronted the Feudal N o r m a n s
when they invaded Ireland. It took t h e m
h u n d r e d s of years to wipe it out, but they
never did eradicate, and never will, t h e
innate longing of the Celt, w h e t h e r he be
Irish or British for socialism of t h e type
advocated by Connolly and t r a n s l a t e d into
practical terms in a provisional prog r a m m e for the American People's P a r t y
which I recently sent you.
So I am glad to hear that at long last
the people of Ireland, or some of them, a r e
t i n n i n g in t e r m s of socialism as the way
o n nj their difficulties. Socialism in Ireland will bring the PEOPLE of t h e North
•nd ol the South together and will end
in u n n a t u r a l border now s e p a r a t i n g t h e m
u.onomically, politically a n d spiritually,.
Socialism i' i good word. It literally
means (from Hi. Latin word socius, a companion) people working togethor for the
common gnriri.
Irish men a n d
Irish
women, Nor;h a n d South, can give it a
good nai> c t>v p u t t i n g its literal m e a n i n g
into practice und t h u s m a k i n g Ireland a
land worth n»ing in where inloleranoe a n d
bigotry, as well as injustice a n d tyranny,
are things of a divisive, feudal past. ..
Sincorcly Yours,
CLARENCE E. D U F F Y .
DEMOCRAT 3
AGONY IN ALGERIA
( l ; l l « I I A I \
SPORT KIELY'S LONG
H
PAT M DONNELL'S ACCURATE
PASS
IS
SPOTLIGHT ON
IRISH
Edited
by
Sean
Redmond
IN
Cork once m o r e the plans a r e
g o i n g a h e a d f o r t h e h o l d i n g of t h e
a n n u a l Film Festival, which this y e a r
is b e i n g h e l d t h i s m o n t h .
T h e sponsors on t h i s occasion h a v e
a d o p t e d a new policy,
f n former y e a r s
Cork, like most o t h e r festivals, presented
a v . a i d s for the various aspects ot c i n e m a t o g r a p h y , directing, acting, etc., but t h i s
year they have d r o p p e d this idea a n d h a v e
alsc decided t h a t all films for display in
t h e festival will first h a v e to come u p to
a set s t a n d a r d , t h u s allowing only t h e
best films to be shown.
It, would seem t h a t the sponsors, as
compensation for n o t presenting a w a r d s ,
a r e hoping t h a t h a v i n g been chosen for
exhibition at Cork will itself be a recomm e n d a t i o n for a film w h e n it is publicly
released.
T h i s new policy will give a more serious
air to t h e festival a n d will also dispel
publicity seekers, w h o are a c o n s t a n t
source of e m b a r r a s s m e n t at other film
festivals.
T h e Cork Festival has g r e a t
possibilities a n d s h o u l d get support f r o m
film makers t h e world over.
Already
J o h n Grierson. o n e of t h e most o u t s t a n d ing Biitish d o c u m e n t a r y film m a k e r s
d u r i n g Britain's h e y d a y in t h a t p a r t i c u lar field, has expressed his approval of
t h e festival. At t h i s time also t h e Ardm o r e Film Studios in Bray are extremely
busy and are laying t h e foundation s t o n e
of a n l r i - h film i n d u s t r y , so t h e Cork
Festival could plav a p a r t in this imp o r t a n t venture.
T ^ E A T U R E films f r o m many countries
'
a i e being s h o w n a n d also on display
a r e short and d o c u m e n t a r y films, a too
m u c h neglected a s p e c t of film m a k i n g .
T h e r e are t r i b u t e s to t h e great F r e n c h
director Robert Bresson at which his
' D i a i y cf a C o u n t r y P r i e s t " will be s h o w n
a n d also to R o b e r t F l a h e r t y , the g r e a t e s t
d o c u m e n t a r y film m a k e r of all time. F o u r
of his films are being shown, including
" N a n o c k of t h e N o r t h " and " M a n of
Aran."
The s h o w i n g of the latter m a y
h e l p to clear up t h e controversy s u r r o u n d ing t h i s film. S o m e a s s e r t t h a t it is n o t
a laithfi.il p o r t r a y a l of life on Aran a n d
vice ve:sa.
But
no-one can
doubt
F l a h e : ty's sincerity a n d his love a n d
u n d e r s t a n d i n g for t h e Islanders. His film
will always r e m a i n a perfect example of
poetry expressed in cinematic terms.
As in previous y e a r s , the sponsors h a v e
succeeded :n p r e s e n t i n g a n attractive a n d
interesting p r o g r a m m e .
This, combined
with t h e great h o s p i t a l i t y of the Cork
people, should e n s u r e for visitors a wonderlul and exciting time.
S. R E D M O N D .
I
Their t o r t u r e a n d insults c o n t i n u e d in
M l l S is the Algerian set-up. on one
side the Arab people r e f u s i n g second- an effort to m a k e him reveal l n i o r m a t r n
With a preface by Jean- Paul class F r e n c h citizenship a n d heroically as- about his f r i e n d s and all the while the."
serting their right to self-determination t h r e a t e n e d t h a t one day they would be
Sartre.
Published by John a n d on the other colonialism using terror able to do the s a m e in France. B u t they
a n d persecution to c o n t i n u e their plunder
Calder, 10/6.
Imperialism is dying, t h i s product of a tailed, for public indignation f o r c e d them
decaying economic s y s t e m in its death- to release him. Alieg had won a n d vic" J^OR
whole
nights
during
t h e throes is trying to stem t h e inevitable.
torious he stood, broken in body but unwavering in s p i r i t ; against h i s h u m a n
c o u r s e of a m o n t h I h e a r d t h e
T h e wheels of history a r e grinding on qualities, his courage, intelligence a n d his
s c r e a m s of m e n b e i n g t o r t u r e d a n d
a n d the resistance fighters in tiie Malayan
t h e i r c r i e s w i l l r e s o u n d f o r e v e r in jungles, the hills of Cyprus, the concentra- loyalty all t h a t they stood for n o w n a k e d
was
m y m e m o r y . " T h i s is t h e t e s t i m o n y tion camps of K e n y a a n d Crumlin Road without t h e i r guns and b a t o n s
cowardly a n d degenerate.
a
r
e
its
instruments
in
h
a
s
t
e
n
i
n
g
to
close
of H e n r i A l l e g a n d it d i s t u r b s a l l w h o
r e a d it, f o r t h i s is a t e r r i f y i n g b o o k . this c h a p t e r of misery a n d oppression. In A LLEG himself is French but h e knows
Algiers colonialism h a s been given a new
T o d a y w h e n w e r e a d oi' f i v e h u n d r e d lease of life by de G a u l l e being brought ' ' his place is with the Arab people, not
" r e b e l s " k i l l e d e a c h w e e k in A l g i e r s to power.
Make no m i s t a k e about it. with those of his own c o u n t r y m e n whose
w e a r e s o c o n d i t i o n e d t o it t h a t it de Gaulle is the g u a r d a i n of t h e finan- patriotism is indeed t h a t of t h e scoundrel.
ciers a n d industrialists who are robbing Along with h i m is t h e g r e a t workingmakes no startling impact.
t h e wealth of North Africa. It. however, class of F r a n c e a n d all those w h o shout
W e f a i l t o s e e it in t e r m s of t h e is a n a t u r a l reaction to t h e correspond- about "Peace in Algiers" r a t h e r t h a n
ing opposition of their working-class to
m i s e r y a n d s u f f e r i n g i n v o l v e d in t h a t t h e war.
"Algiers is F r e n c h . " He is i m p e r a t i v e in
stressing t h e f a c t t h a t the A l g e r i a n s do
simple communique : just
another
T h i s opposition h a s been tempered out recognise t h e s e F r e n c h as t h e i r allies a n d
five h u n d r e d . B u t it is A l l e g ' s b o o k
of their struggle to alleviate t h e burden do not c o n f u s e t h e m with t h e i r t o r t u r e r s .
w h i c h w a k e s us u p a n d e x p o s e s t h e of increasing taxes a n d s h o r t a g e s a n d the
h o r r o r of it t o o u r e y e s . A s s u c h it d r a i n i n g of their youth a b r o a d . I t is in He concludes his account as h e l e a v e s the
prison, just a f t e r three y o u t h s w e r e led
w i l l r a n k w i t h Z o l a ' s " I A c c u s e , " M i t - this mighty Popular F r o n t force t h a t t h e
to t h e scaffold a n d from his cell h e heard
F.L.N,
m
u
s
t
seek
their
allies;
it
correschell's
"Jail
Journal"
and
Julius
ponds to both their i n t e r e s t s a n d united t h e a n t h e m of f r e e Algeria rising f r o m the
F u c i k ' s ' R e p o r t f r o m t h e G a l l o w s . " I t it is a n impregnable b a r r i e r to reaction. women's section—
h a s t h e s a m e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n in so
Alleg is a symbol of t h i s alliance a n d
Out of our struggle
f a r a s it w a s b a n n e d b y t h e a u t h o r i his s t a n d underlines our task here too;
Rise t h e voices of free m e n ;
ties.
we m u s t drive home to t h e British people
They claim independence
For our country.
Henri Alleg was editor of a North Afri- t h e responsibility they h a v e in Ireland
being divided and its economy disrupted
I give you everything I love,
can paper. "Alger Republicain," the only by British monopolies.
I give you my life,
forum for democratic opinion t h e r e until
O my c o u n t r y . . . O my c o u n t r y .
T h i s book has brought f o r w a r d a n often
it too was b a n n e d in J u n e 1957. It was
puzzled enquiry why t h e F r e n c h Army is
banned by t h e authorities because it was
Such is t h e unshakable m e s s a g e which
allowed to conduct a c a m p a i g n in Algiers
a means of exposing to t h e world the s o m e w h a t similar to t h e brutal occupa- arises f r o m Alleg's book; t h a t t h e r e is no
brutalities employed by t h e F r e n c h Army tion of F r a n c e itself bv t h e Germans. I t force on e a r t h which can hold back this
in crushing t h e Algerian liberation forces. is not t h a t the F r e n c h people have de- m a r c h of progress. Committed to them
They t h o u g h t they could c a r r y on their g r a d e d themselves in condoning it but is the solidarity of the mighty Al'ro-Asian
dirty work u n h i n d e r e d a n d secretly. T h e t h a t t h e occupation of Algiers by terror people a n d we Irish, with our historical
p a t t e r n of F r e n c h imperialism in Africa a n d brutality has been k e p t hidden f r o m background, h a v e no doubt w i t h w h o m we
needs n o profound a n a l y s i s for Irish m a n y .
t a k e our s t a n d .
I t must be stated, however, t h a t the
people as it conforms with t h a t of Britain
T. R E D M O N D .
parties of t h e Left a n d t h e t r a d e unions
as practised in our own c o u n t r y .
have vigorously opposed t h e s e censorships
In Algeria one million F r e n c h colonists a n d are continuing t h e fight today. T h e
or "colons" possess the w e a l t h and t h e "colons" in order to m a i n t a i n their posiArab people are s u b o r d i n a t e d economic- tion have convinced themselves of their
ally to t h i s "elite." J e a n P a u l - S a r t r e , the "divine right" in Algiers a n d they treat
famous F r e n c h writer, in his preface, has t h e Arabs as being interior as a justification for using t h e m as slave labour. This
no illusions about this, a s he states m e n t a l i t y is a breeding-ground for fascism
bluntly.
a n d today it t h r e a t e n s t h e m a i n l a n d ol
"They own nothing, t h e y are nothing. F r a n c e itself.
We have wiped out their civilisation while A L L E G ' S personal experience at the T^HWANG ING hard on the colour-bar
refusing t h e m our own. Undernourished, ^ * h a n d s of the p a r a t r o o p e r s , the inbanjo, Douglas Warth in t h e "Daily
uneducated, unhappy, t h e system has s t r u m e n t s of the "colons." is revealing as Herald," m a k e s half-a-page out of t h e dethrown t h e m back to t h e confines of the a n insight into their minds. T h e " P a r a s " plorable N o t t i n g h a m race riot.
S a h a r a , to the basic m i n i m u m of the h a v e become as sinister a n d evil a n a m e
In one of those "friendly" a r t i c l e s he
h u m a n subsistence. U n d e r t h e constant as t h e Gestapo a n d are a stain on the
manages, more in sorrow t h a n In anger,
pressure of their masters, t h e i r s t a n d a r d revolutionary traditions of France.
to say n o t h i n g good about t h e coloured
of living h a s been reduced y e a r by year.
T o r t u r e by electricity is their speciality peopls he s y m p a t h i s e s with.
When d e s p a i r drove t h e m to rebellion,
a n d t h e i r sadistic t r e a t m e n t of the famthese 'sub-men' had the choice of starvaous D j a m i l a Bouhired, t h e young girl
Like these "socialists" whose m a i n stocktion or of re-affinning t h e i r manhood
whom worldwide protest saved from the in-trade is "hatpfuf criticism" a n d t h e colagainst ours.
They will reject all our
gallows, is enough to classify t h e m among lection of e r r o r s to helpfully crittoi9e.
values, our culture, which we believed to
t h e dehumanised e l e m e n t s of society.
How their t e e t h water when s o m e t h i n g
be so m u c h superior, a n d it h a s one and
N u m e r o u s are the u n f o r t u n a t e s who have h a s gone w r o n g 90 that they c a n show
the s a m e goal to them to revindicate their
fallen into their h a n d s a n d have never their righteousness.
claim to be men and to r e f u s e our French
been h e a r d of again.
nationality."
So Mr. W a r t h puts bugs in t h e coloured
H e a r Henri Alleg describe their conduct
men's beds, a n d tells a few d i r t y vicea f t e r they had s t r a p p e d h i m naked to a
stories a g a i n s t t h e m .
plank "polluted and sticky with vomit left
But he w a r n s you—Manchester police
no doubt by previous c u s t o m e r s " and then
"suddenly 1 lelt as if a s a v a g e beast had say their " c r i m e record" is not a s bad as
torn t h e flesh from my body. Still smil- t h a t of t h * h-ish.
ing above me Ja — h a d a t t a c h e d tiie
Will nobody In Manchester t a k e t h i s up?
pineer {.of the electric charge) to my
trishmen m u s t never forget, a kick at
penis."
t h e coloured m a n is a Side-kick at us.
GOD HELP US
FROM OUR
FRIENDS
CROSSAN WAS
MURDERED
—REPUBLICAN
JAMES
CROSSAN,
28-year-old
Cavan f a r m e r , and member of the
Executive C o m m i t t e e of Sinn Fein,
was killed on August 24th and his
friend, Bernard M c H u g h was ( a c cording to unionist sources) arrested
after giving himself up near M u l l a n
Customs post on the Fermanagh side
of the border near Swanlinbar.
A s t a t i m t n t has been issued by the Republican publicity Bureau to the effect that
J a m e s Grossman was "foully murdered"
when an at tempt to abduct him over the
border and have him arrested on the sixcounty sir'' failed.
It u<n! (,:i to say 1 hat Crossan was organising a Sinn Fein meeting at Ballyconnetl,
Co. Cavan, [or August 24th. He travelled to
Swanllbar to procure a tricolor for the meeting and was driven there by a neighbour.
Bean R,filly. They met McHugh at Swrnilibar. He was arranging the flag business.
LaUr they met one of the B Specials who
was in bwanlilm with a Co. Fermanagh
cattle dral"r. The B Special i.s alleged to
have had a van parked on the northern side
of the txreier and to have sremrd n lift in
Reilly'* van which also took Crossan ant*
McHugh.
The statement says that the van stopped
about, 100 yards south of the border, and
PUBLICITY
STATEMENT
they all got out but Reilly, the others saying they would be buck in a few minutes.
Keilh had to wait so lone that he fell
asleep. He was awakened by shots and saw
bright flares in the sky. He then got out ol
the van and saw figures which he took to
be R U C. about 100 yards away. When they
saw him they retreated across the border
He drove home.
The statement goes on to remark that
when people from Cavan have been In Fermanagh on business they have been asked
details of the movements of James Cros-san
by the R U.C Men taken In for questioning
have similarly been Interrogated about
Crossan. The statement concludes by saving
that neither Crossan nor McHugh had any
Intention of going near the border until the
B Special suggested that they be driven
t here.
LET ERIN REMEMBER
J^ET E r i n remember the days of old
Ere her faithless sons betrayed
her,
When M a l a c h y wore the collar of gold
Which he won f r o m the proud invader ;
When her Kings with standards of green unfurl'd,
Led the Red-Branch Knights to danger,
Ere the em'rald gem of the western w o r l d
Was set in the crown of a stranger.
On Lough-Neagh's bank, as the
When
the clear cold eve's
fisherman
strays
declining,
He sees the round towers of other days
The R.U C. have officially denied Uiat
there is any truth In the Republican statement. whieli they say ti. merely an attempt
to cover up unlawful activities. But tlirr
admit that a part-time member of tiie rj*1clal constabulary was Indeed tn Swanlibar
on purely private bwiinesrt on t h a t day, and
that he ww* gtv«i a lift t o t h « border tn a
van which ttao eeotakttd Orawcn. MeBogh
and some other men. He a n d h i s fH»nd i t f t
the van on th« other Rid* erf the border at
? ajji.
In the waves beneath h i m shining,
Thus shall memory often in dreams sublime,
Catch a glimpse of the days that a r e o v e r ;
Thus, sighing, look thro' the waves of time,
For fhe long faded glories they cover.
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r
• P H E a c q u i t t a l of M a l l o n a n d T a l h o t in B e l f a s t b r o u g h t j o y a n d
pride to the m e m b e r s and s u p p o r t e r s
of t h e C o n n o l l y A s s o c i a t i o n a n d t h e
" I r i s h D e m o c r a t . " It s h o w e d t h a t o u r
w o r k is n o t o n l y s u p r e m e l y w o r t h w h i l e , b u t effective. T h e
campaign
c o n t i n u e s to get the n e w
charges
dropped a n d the lads released. But
w e m u s t h a v e m o n e y to d o it. O u r
o b s e r v e r ' s t h r e e t r i p s t o B e l f a s t cost
o v e r C(iO a l o n e in f a r e s a n d e x p e n s e s .
A n d t h e c o s t of p r i n t i n g l e a f l e t s . e!c..
has been enormous.
DISTURBING FEATURE OF
TRIAL
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the p a p e r and the c a m p a i g n going and
pay back w h a t we have borrowed
f r o m g o o d f r i e n d s . W i l l y o u s e n d us a
donation, N O W 9
Our sincere t h a n k s to: J. T a t e 5 -, S.
Redmond £1, J. P. McGill £5, per C.
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1/-, S. Moorcraft 1/-, E. Cornish 1/-, H. U.
A d a m s 1 -, H. L. Taylor 1/-, T. W. Sullivan
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Maddison 2/-, E. J. Hicks 2/-, A. Newton
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£ 6 12s., Marble Arch in memory of P. J.
Kearney, 5/-.
Total
(August
22nd):
£29 17s. 3d.
" T h e y kept asking m e to confess." said
Mallon, "and one of t h e m s t a r t e d to behave like a maniac. He crawled all over
me a n d clawed at me . . . laughing a n d
s h o u t i n g all t h e time "
Mallon also alleged t h a t he was told if
he did not confess worse was to come a n d
he would be "torn a p a r t . " O t h e r evidence
of t o r t u r e was given by MaUon and also
by Talbot, and three witnesses were called
by t h e defence who said t h a t they saw
Mallon in a police cell with his shirt t o r n
a n d with his face covered with blood, a n d
lying 111 a n exhausted s t a t e .
All the police witnesses denied t h e tortures, said Mr. Hostettler. a n d said they
saw no m a r k s at all on t h e accused. B u t
it was in order to secure t h e discontinua n c e of these tortures, the accused .stated,
t h a t they told the pelice a "yarn." T h e
resulting "confessions" were read to t h e
meeting by Mr. Hostettler. They s t a t e d
t h a t t h e accused had telephoned the police
to say " s t r a n g e m e n " h a d been seen at a
deserted house. A party of police officers
a n d British Servicemen immediately went
to t h e house and S e r g e a n t Ovens of t h e
R.U.C. was killed in an explosion.
T h e s e "confessions" were t h e only evidence against the accused who faced the
d e a t h penalty 11 found guilty, said Mr
DUN LAOIRE HARBOUR FROM THE HIBERNIA
C o n t i n u e d froi
rj
i a g e I, Col. 5
HOSTETTLER SPEAKS
on the Mallon-Talbot Trial
ONLY
TRUE
EYE-WITNESS
STORY
MANCHESTER
CHORLTON TOWN HALL:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 7.45 p.m.
BIRMINGHAM
DIBGETH INSTITUTE, DIGBETH:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 7.45 p.m.
Iin.:tettler. yet they contradicted each
other a n d w i r e mutually destructive. In
addition they were c o n t r a d i c t e d by witnesses who saw ttie accused elsewhere
when t h e telephone call was m a d e .
Apart from these allegations ot torture,
continued Mr. Hostettler. t h e s e young
lads su:lered eight m o n t h s of undoubted
mental anguish, being held on a m u r d e r
c h a r g e whose trial was due to s t a r t on
three s e p a r a t e occasions.
They were vindicated, he said, by the
verdict of the jury but "I firmlv believe
t h a t following the allegations m a d e at the
trial public opinion must force an independent enquiry into the conduct of the
R.U.C. towards its prisoners.
T h e c h a i r m a n of the meeting, Mr. Sean
•Redmond, said t h a t the e v e n t s being
talked about took place not in Algeria or
Kenya, but 111 what was claimed to be
part of the metropolitan area of t h e socalled British Empire. T h e two youths
were now being charged with a n alternative series oi offences. They h a d already
suffered as much as a ten-year sentence
could inflict.
In common decency the
f o u r t h trial could be called off a n d they
should be let out. He hoped the Labour
movement 111 Britain would m a k e its voice
heard, otherwise Toryi.sm might be encouraged to import these practices into
Britain.
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