The Irish standard., 1914-06-20

s. The commander Will be re-
sponsible for the good conduct, disci-
pline. and efficiency of the officers
and men Of his company. The bus
iness part Of the company work will
be arranged by the commander and
the two officers in conjunction with
q secretary and treasurer elected by
the company.
4. AS soon as practicable all the
in one barony will be
formed into one or more battalions.
the number Of companies in each bat
TALON to be not less than four or
more than eight. The officers Of
each battalion will choose one COM
mandant and one major and one ad-
jutant. These three appointments
must be sanctioned by headquarters.
The commandant will be responsible
for the efficiency. good conduct and
discipline Of the officers and men Of
his battalion.
s. The period Of appointment Of
all officers for their first term Of Of
fce will be six months. This will
be q probationary period during
which they should make themselves
thoroughly acquainted with their du-
ties as officers.
6. In each county there will be q
county board consisting Of nine men,
bers for the management Of the af-
fairs Of the county battalions so as
to coordinate and bring them into
harmony with one another; and to
arrange for meetings. sports. COM
bined drills, etc. This board will
take the place Of the before-men-
toned provisional county committee.
z. The officers Of the battalions In
each county will elect four. members
for the county board from among
their own number; two more may be
appointed by the central committee
in Dublin, and these may be promi-
nent men in the county not neces-
sarily officers; the remaining three
members should be co-opted by the
six aforementioned members.
8. The members of the county board
will choose a chairman from among
their own members. and should also
elect a secretary and treasurer to
whom they may delegate what pow
ers may be necessary to carry on the
work.
9. The county board will be re-
sponsible that all the corps of the
county adhere strictly to the consti-
tuition of the Volunteers. and as a
body take no part in local or general
politics or elections.
The American board Of the Irish
Volunteers have addressed the fol-
lowing open letter to the Irish
people Of the United States asking
their support for the Irish Volunteer
Movement.
It was stated in Parliament that
Southern ireland was no longer
interested in Home Rule and that
the measure was dead issue. The
rise and spread of the Volunteer
Movement has certainly been a
check to such notions and bellies the
assertion of those leaders opposing
Home Rule. The letter is as follows:
To the Irish People of the United
States.
Fellow Citizens-The political
destiny of ireland must be settled by
the Irish people themselves. untram-
melled by any power. authority or
influence outside Of Ireland. Irish.
men in America have a right to ex-
press their opinions and to give OF
withhold sympathy or financial sup
port to political movements in the
old land. according to their judg-
ment, but they have not and do not
claim the right to any kind Of inter-
ference In the affairs Of Ireland.
But on one point all Irishmen In
America are agreed. In any settle
ment Of the Irish question. partial,
temporary or final, Ireland must be
treated as a single political unit
Ireland is one and indivisible. The
honor, the dignity and the vital IN.
terests Of the race demand the un-
equivocal acceptance Of this fact a.
the basic principle Of all political
action in ireland. The Irish race
throughout the world. irrespective Of
religious or political differences,
knows Ireland only as the Lord God
made It, one island and one nation.
The present perplexed situation In
Ireland calls for the sympathy and
united action a. no crises In modern
times has ever before demanded
them. We may differ widely - ia
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