Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15
LreLnnd's Troubles

The junta government in
six Of the counties OF the
Province of Ulster has no valid
claim to jurisdiction over that
area. Imagine a group Of
Americans of Polish ancestry
in Illinois, establishing there a
government dependent on the
Polish government in Warsaw.
and claiming right to sover-
eighty because Of the pre-
ponderance Of their numbers
in Chicago.
Lloyd George stated in 1921
that two-thirds of the people
living in Ireland desired to
establish an Irish Republic.
Prior to that he had labeled
these people "murderers" and
"terrorists." Gen. Mac
Ready, who at that time was
in charge of the British ter
rorists' in Ireland, states in
his book, Annals of an Active
Life" in 1921 "the British
troops were beaten to the
ropes"
Today, an overall plebiscite
for the Irish nation would
show that at least rs per cent
Of the. people want an I'M
divided ireland. OF the pro-
Britishers. five per cent may
vacillate in their allegiance
because of the free medical
care, free false teeth and free
citrus juices made available
to them through Britain at
the expense of the American
taxpayers. Handled people
seldom make good citizens in
any nation.
How much authority does
this northern junta WELD over
its constituents? At the COM
mencement of World War II,
CONSUMPTION was imposed on
all members of the British
Commonwealth of Nations.
This northern junta quickly
fell into line. The Fire gov
eminent in Dublin said there
was to be no CONSUMPTION for
the six counties and there
was none. No boundary line
then existed around the six
counties. All Of Ireland stood
then as a sovereign nation.
Nor did this boundary line
exist, when sometime later
the Axis bombed Belfast and
set fire to the city. The Dublin
fire brigades went right into
Belfast and extinguished the
fires. There was no protest
registered then by the northern
junta because of crossing the
border.
Again, in the early 1905,
when Dutch aviators, by in
vitation, arrived in the six
counties to train for service.
they quickly withdrew because
of protest from the Fire gov
eminent. Where then are the
junta's claims to sovereignty
of the six counties?
Those who honestly desire
to see democracy in operation
and who wish to see freedom
loving people in control of
the governments Of nations.
should this day be happy and
proud that Ireland is still Civ
ing birth to Kelvin Barrys,
Padruig Pearces and others
VINO are willing to give their
lives in the cause of freedom.
Shawn Sheahan.
In the editorial concerning
the Irish partition. The Star
failed to note that it was a
British act of Parliament which
partitioned Ireland. The only
Just basis of self-determina-
ton was to treat Ireland as a
whole: but this is what the
British prevented by the par
titioning Government of Ire
land Act. 1920.
One of the many unnatul al
means that the Northern Irish
government has used t. keep
the unnatural division has been
the special powers acts. A re-
port of a commission of in =
quiry of the National Council
for Civil Liberties in London
summarized in part, THAT the
Northern Irish government has
used special powers towards
securing the domination OF one
particular political faction and
at the same time. towards cur
failing the lawful activities OF
its opponents. The driving OF
legitimate movements under
ground into illegality, the in
timidating or branding as law
breakers of their adherents
however innocent OF crime, has
tended to encourage violence
and bigotry on the part of the
governments supporters al
we'll as to beget in It's oppo.
nents an intolerance of the
law and order thus main.
tanned. The governments poll.
cy is thus driving its opponent,
into the way Of extremists"
Cortlandt HerbsA