IRELAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 14 November 1922, Page 5

IRELAND

REBELS’ INCREASED ACTIVITY

(By Electric Telegraph --Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.!

LONDON, Nov. 13 Dublin rebels are about to attempt a coup which will re-establish conditions resmbling those prevailing previous to the truce of 1921. Already a sinister increase in activity is observed. The rebels are apparently strengthened by bold and determined men fresh from fighting in the provinces. Their numerical strength in Dublin is unknown. They initiated this week a campaign which reveals that they 1 persist once has not been affected by reverses elsewhere. During the week-end they partially wrecked a passenger train travelling from Dublin to Ballina. There were no deaths, but many injured. Stations were destroyed and bridges between Longford and Cavan blown up. Dc Valera sent a message to the Irish Convention at Glasgow indicating that the rebels were determined to pursue the campaign, lie says it is belter to prevent the consummation of wrong that to allow the wrong to he completed. “No power can compel allegiance if we refuse to give it. Without Irish aid and co-operatiun not all the resources of England could make Urn King’s writ run Ireland. What we cannot wrest hack of our own from England she may have. Let her keep it temporarily. We must not give her a title to any part not hers. We must not make it hers by our own deed.”