EIRE’S PROBLEM
British Moderation Praised WARTIME DANGER (By Telegraph.—Press Assu.—Copyright.) LONDON, October 5. “God for two years has saved Eire from involvement in this savage war, but the nation remains in the greatest danger,” said the Prime Minister of Eire, Mr. De Valera, in a speech at a defence force rally in Dublin. •‘Numerically we are small. We are in a geographical position which is obviously tempting to both sets of combatants. Nothing but constant vigilance and unflinching determination can save us. The Irish people want neither their old master nor a new one. “Small nations in (he path of the great Powers generally are treated with scant consideration, but so far our rights have been mostly respected. I think it is only fair to acknowledge that the belligerent which is nearest to us, Great Britain, despite the tempting and urging of certain propagandists, has not succumbed to them and has not behaved unworthily.”
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 10, 7 October 1941, Page 8
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154EIRE’S PROBLEM Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 10, 7 October 1941, Page 8
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