Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-01
FOUR COURTS DISTRICT IS
CAPTURED AND 707 MEMBERS
OF REVOLT TAKEN PRISONERS
pR0CL AMkTI0N
BY INSURGENTS
TO PEOPLE FOR
IRISH FREEDOM

London. April 3o.-The proclamation is
.ued nv the insurgents at Dublin at the
outset of the revolt reads as follows:
1.-The provisional government of the
irish republic to the people Of Ireland:
"Irshmen and Irish women, in the
name of God and of the dead generations
from which you received the old tradi-
lions of nationhood, Ireland. through US.
summons her children to her flag and
strikes for ner freedom, having organ
lied and trained her manhood through
her secret revolutionary organization, the
Irish Republican Brotherhood, and
through her open military organization
the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen
Army.
"Having patiently perfected their dis
cipne and resolutely waited for the right
moment to reveal itself, she now seizes
that moment and, supported by her ex-
lied children in America and by her gall
liant allies in Europe. but relying on her
own strength. she strikes, in full conf
dence of victory.
I'VE declare the right Of the people Of
Ireland to the ownership of Ireland and
to unfettered control of Irish destines, to
be sovereign and indefaceable. Long
usurpation Of that right by foreign peo-
pie and government has not extinguished
that right. nor can it ever be extinguish-
cd except by the destruction of the Irish
people.
In every generation the Irish people
have asserted their right to national free
dom and sovereignty. Six times during
the past 300 years they have asserted 1t
in arms. Standing on that fundamental
right and again asserting in arms in the
face of the world we hereby proclaim the
Irish republic as a sovereign independent
lives of our comrades in arms to the
course Of its freedom. it's welfare and its
position among nations.
The Irish republic is entitled to and
hereby claims, the allegiance Of every
Irish man and Irish woman. The re-
public guarantees religious and civil
liberty, equal rights and equal oppor-
tunties to all its citizens and declares
its resolve to pursue the happiness and
prosperity Of the whole nation and Of
al its parts, cherishing all the citizens
of the nation equally and oblivious Of
the differences carefully fostered byb
an alien government which have d.
vided the minority from the majority
in the past
Until our arms have brought the
opportune moment for the establish
ment of permanent national govern
ment representative of the whole peo-
pie OF Ireland and elected by the suf-
frages Of oil her men and women. the
provisional government, hereby con-
sttuted will administer the civil and
military affairs of the republic in trust
for the people.
We place the cause Of the republic
under the protection of the most high
God. Whose blessing we invoke upon
our arms and we pray that none who
serves that cause will dishonor it by
coWardce, humanity or rapipne.'
In this supreme hour the Irish ma
ton must by it valor and discipline
and by the readiness of it's children to
tacrifce themselves for the common
good prove itself worthy of of the au-
gust destiny TO which it is called.
Signed IN behalf of the provisional
government
THOMAS J. H. CLARK,
$. MacDIARMAD.
THOMAS MacDONALGH,
j. II. PEARCE,
"E. CEANNT.
JAMES CONNOLLY.
JOSEPH PLUNkETT."