The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-18
Sim FEIN now
PREPARING FOR
another REVOLT
Call Among All Members Of
Order to Prepare Selves
For Military.
''TO WAGE WAR ON
ENEMY" THEY SAY
Circular Issued by Irish
Party and Placed in Hanls
of Members.

(By The International News Bureau,
Inc.)
Written by David Bolger, P. P.
CThe following is a Sim Fein cir
cular that was recently issued by the
order of the body of Irishmen known
in Ireland as the Executive Irish
Volunteers under the date of May %,
1910
Dublin, Ireland.
(Secret)
OGLAIG MA H-EIRANN
Qrish Voluntecrs)
IAN aIl-Ireland convention Of the
Irish Volunteers has been held recent
ly and new Executive elected. The
principal duty of the Executive will
be to carry on the reorganization of
! the Irish Volunteers throughout the
country, and put them in a position
to complete by force of arms the work
begun by the men of Easter week"
| 'In order that we may not be
| hampered in our next effort by any
misunderstanding such as occurred on
the last occasion, as a result of con-
flicting orders, the Volunteers are no
titled that the only orders they are
to obey are those of their own Exc
cutive. All orders of the Executive
will be signed For and on behalf of
the Executive This does not apply
to matters of detail pertaining to or
ganization, training and communica-
ton, which will, of C urse, be signed
by the respective directors.
'"They are at liberty and are en-
couraged to join any other movement
that aims at making ireland a sepa-
rate and independent nation.
"They are reminded, however, o.
what occurred when Parnell induced
the Fenians to fall into line with
him. A fusion that resulted in the
almost complete abandonment of ply
steal force as a policy.
ParneH Disowned
'1They are warned, therefore
against devoting too much time o,
energy to any movement other thai
their own, but to help them solel!
for the reason that they may enab1t
them to spread the principles of thef
own organization, which is the one t.
which they owe and must give frs
allegiance
Each Volunteer is expected to d.
his own part under the present diff
cult circumstances towards maxim
himself an efficient soldier of the Ma
: tional army, and each county is ex
pected to see to the training and arm
; ing of it's own men. 1t must also Sc
! that well-defined lines of communica
? ton are kept with the surroundfn
2 counties.
2 To Wage War on the Enemy
1.-THE Executive, of course, are i
. the last degree res onsible for all thi
I work, and they call with confidenc
Z on all officers and men to co-operat
: with them in carrying it out as speed
lily as possible. They guarantee in re
turn that they will not issue an orde
6 to take the field until they conside
that the force is in a position to WAC
war on the enemy with reasonab
d hopes of success.
volunteers as whole may cons
quently rest assured that they wi
not be called upon to take part in al
Il forlorn hope.
y LET each one get to his work
once, and when the Executives a.
So tisfed that the right moment he
come-that is, when they are stron
4 est and the enemy are weakest-th,
will give the order to strike, and the
x Ilet it be done relentlessly.
"(By Order),
"EXECUTIvE IRISH
VOLUNTEERS
of Dated 22nd May, 1917"
1T All this language is very clear
| lpoiuts in the most emphatic and di