THREE IRISH ARMIES

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 274, 15 August 1932, Page 9

THREE IRISH ARMIES

Red, Green and White DE VALERA’S INTENTION Maintenance of the I.R.A. NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED (By SWegraphz—Press Assn.—Copyright./ (Rec. August 14, 7.20 pan.) London, August 14. An admission by Mr. E. de Valera. President of the Executive Council, in the Dail Eireann that he had no intention of disarming the Irish Republican Army in accordance with an earlier pledge has created » profound sensation, the “Morning Post’s” Dublin correspondent saya. A meeting of ex-Ministers discussed the situation and agreed that it meant the end of all constitutional Government In the near future, the correspondent continues. It had previously become impossible for ex-Minlstere to address public meetings owing to threats by the IJLA. to sweep them from the Mr. W. T. Cosgrave, the ex-President, is determined next week to address & meeting in his constituency at Cork, and consequently a number of ex-offi-cers have decided to combine to combat I.R.A. terrorism. Enrolment has now begun of the Irish Free State Army of Comrades Association under Colonel O’Higgins, a member of the Dail Opposition, and a brother of the ex-Mlnister, Kevin O’Higgins, who was shot dead a few years ago. The association Is determined to oppose Mr. de Valera’s illegal army, and Is meeting with a ready response from both young and older men. The obligations include drilling. The Free State now has three armies airily described by colours, green being the official army, red the IJLA., and white the new volunteers. Meanwhile the economic war is spreading disaster. Gallagher’s tobacco factory has been removed to Belfast, rendering hundreds of persons idle. Lord Furness ha# closed his stud farm and sold blood Stock valued at £50,000. Mr. de Valera hits been Inundated with requests for assistance from his £2,000,000 “fighting fund” for the benefit of industry. PLANS FOR BOYCOTT Irishmen in America (Bee. August 14, BJS jxsv? New York, August 1& An organisation known as the Irish Race opened to-day a convention nt which were present some 700 partisans of Mr. de Valera. The conference laid plans for a boycott of British goods in retalliation for the tariff wall againrt Ireland. Mr. John Hughes, a Boston attorney, gave the “keynote” address. "English politicians think that they are going to weaken the Irish by agricultural export duties, but they are deluded, because the Irish people In America, Canada, Australia, and South Africa, are going to stand behind the Irish in Ireland and help them.” The delegates represent many partw of the United States and Canada.