The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-07-11
VOLUNTEERS ARE
WITH REDMOND
Declare in Favor of Undelayed
Arming of Organization and
that it be placed on Fight
ing Basis.
No Attempt Made by Organization
to Dictate Party Politics. Red
mond's Leadership and Irish
Unity Unchallenged.

AsS SASA40sASASS~Ns
Tories Move Vote of Censure on
Government for Not Suppress
ing Irish Volunteers.
The self-constituted Provisional
Committee of the Irish Volunteers
have done the right thing. They have
decided to accept Mr.. Redmond's
suggestion that the Irish Party
should nominate on the Committee a
number of representatives equal to
the present membership of the Com
mittee. pending the election of a Gov
erning Body Of the Volunteers them
selves. 1t was stated, some time ago.
that of the twenty-five members of
the Provisional Committee. fifteen
were supporters of the Irish Party.
The voting at the meeting at which
Mr.. Redmond's suggestion was ac-
cepted was. it appears. 18 to 9. The
manifesto denouncing the decision
was published on June 18th, and en-
bodied the views Of the Committee
at meeting held the previous night.
This document states that the Com
mittee considered that their meeting
Mr.. Redmond's suggestion (con-
tanned In his first letter, that he
should nominate twenty-five addi-
tional members of the Committee)
by proposing the election of thirty
two county delegates by the volun-
teers themselves, was mot a rejec-
ton of Mr.. Redmond's proposals, but
an honorable attempt on the part of
the Committee to associate with
themselves the County Sections until
such time as fully elected county
body could be formed to replace It,"
1t refers to Mr.. Redmond's second
letter. insisting on his suggestion, as
"a rigid proposal" and "a threat"
1t states that. "in view of the new
situation created by Mr.. Redmond's
attitude. it is no longer possible to
preserve the unity of the Irish Volun-
teers and, at the same time, to MAIN
tain the non-party and non-sectional
principle of the organization" and
that "this being the case, the Com
mittee. under deep and painful
sense of responsibility. feel it their
duty to accept the alternative, which
appears to them the lesser evil"
I'm view of situation clearly forced
upon them. they yield to Mr.. Red.
mond's demand" The Committee
add that they have found everywhere
in Ireland demand for "the i'm
mediate organization and arming of
the Volunteer force. and for the
maintenance Of the Volunteers as the
future safeguard and defence Of the
national liberties" and conclude:
"The Committees declara-
tion is necessarily governed by
an absolutely strick understand
ing that no person can honor
ably accept a position of control
over or within the Irish Vo!un-
teers who is not entirely in fa-
vor of the undelayed arming
and the permanence Of the Vol
unteer organization"
The Provisional Committee.
Two members of the Provisional
Committee, namely. Sean Macgiobuin
and Eamonn Ceannt, have written to
"Sinn Fein," stating that they wish
1t to be known to their friends that
they voted in the minority of 9. The
Dublin "Eevening Telegraph" of
June 10th published the following
with regard to the members Of the
Provisional Committee:
"There has been a good deal
Of mystery regarding the num-
ber Of the members of the Pro-
visional Committee Of the Irish
Volunteers, and the names of
the members. 1t has been pub
licly stated that they number
twenty-five. Some persons put
the number higher, others low
er. The following are twenty
two members Of the Commit
tee as ascertained by a repre-
sentative Of the Evening Tele-
graph:
Sir Roger Easement; Profess
sor Eoin MacNeill. National
University Of Ireland. Hon. Sec
retary: Professor T. M. kettle.
National University Of Ireland;
Mr.. Thomas MacDonogh. Ma
tional University Of Ireland:
Colonel Moore. Moore Hall. Co.
Mayo; The 0'Rahilly. Donny-