SUPPRESSING THE I.R.A.
The notion of Mr. de Valera's Government in introducing legislation lander which it will be possible to try a special class of offenders without jury is presumably directed ngninet the Irish Republican Army, to which is attributed the repeated bombing outrages in England. It indicates either that the strength of the I.R.A. is greater than hus been generally supposed, or that Mr. dc Valera in resolved to take no chances. In insisting that "no other body has a right to speak fur the Irish people but ourselves, as the lawful Government," he was of course on firm ground, but lie weakened it by his subsequent assertion that the injustice of " partition " was such that the use of force would be justified to end it—only he knew thai force hud no chance of succeeding. The 1.1 J.A. would be justified in concluding: "De Valera doesn't think we are doing wrong; he only thinks we can't win." If such an impression is created in Ireland Mr. de Valera may find difficulty in enforcing the special legislation designed to suppress those who think they can t*d
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 10
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