THE IRISH INTERNEES
MEN HAD NO LOVE FOR GER--1 MANY. \■ , . ■ ■ ■ MELBOURNE, 27th Sept. The report of the Royal Commission , which inquired 'into the cases of the seven interned Irishmen states that the leaders of the' movement in Australia' made use of the Irish National Association to further their aims, but it was not known that the rank and file of the association had any knowledge of their communinoations with Germany.'".".*"*' 1 Referring to Albert Thomas ,Dryer,_ one of the men interned, the report says : '.'The ■ association' "with'^Ge'fmany. was- not from any love of Germany, but because any means in their view was justifiable to injure Britain, whom they regard as the enemy and oppressor of Ireland." ' ■ '
Regarding Maurice Dalton, another internee, the report expresses ■ grave suspicion. A prescription: for .fire dope similar to that used by the I.W.W. at. Sydney was. found in Dalton's possession, annd was obtained on thechafice that it might come ( useful to .himself pr his comrades.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 78, 28 September 1918, Page 5
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