PROBLEM FOR EIRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 August 1939, Page 7

PROBLEM FOR EIRE

FORTUNES OF THE DEPORTEES FROM ENGLAND Irish Republican Army Threats “WAR” TO BE CONTINUED SPECULATION IN DUBLIN ON MR DE VALERA’S DIFFICULTIES (By Telegraph. —Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, July 31. “The Times” says there is much speculation in Dublin reo'artiing the fortunes of the coming- deportees and the immediate question is what will be done with the returningwarriors of the so-called expeditionary force ol the Irish Republican Army. There is a danger that Ireland’s peace may sutler. Mr de Valera, it mav be assumed, has laid careful plans., knowing that the members of the LILA, will not remain inactive.. “The Times” adds that England’s opportunity of. ridding herself of the Irish malcontents will become Ireland’s difficulty, which is anxiously contemplated. The firsl Irish deportees now in Ireland will have little opportunity of returning to England.

Interviewed after his deportation from England. Dennis Murphy, alias John Walsh and known as “The Man with the Slouch," said that the Irish Republican Army is financed by rich Irish, mainly in Australia and America, and with the pennies from the poor in Eire (states an Independent Service message from Dublin). Murphy said: “The war will continue. For every one of us leaving there will be 100 volunteers ready to take his place. We have declared war against England because the position of Ulster is becoming intolerable. “MILITARY OPERATIONS.” “We warned the Home Secretary

that Ulster must be joined with the rest of Eire, and that people must not be put in prison without trial. He ignored this, so we started military operations. Since then there has been a guerrilla war, and we are winning. “We have only 100 casualties —an army of volunteers has been sent to prison—and we have done millions of pounds of damage, according to the statement in the House of Commons. No other army has achieved that with so few casualties. “There are two things I would like to point out. First, all the bombings were aimed at the 'destruction of property, and not human life. The King’s Cross bomb was timed to go off in the early hours of the morning. Something happened to the timing apparatus and it exploded 12 hours sooner. That was unfortunate, but those things happen in war. “Secondly, we don’t receive any German money. The Nazis try to make publicity out of us. but we cannot help it. We wouldn’t take Nazi money if it was offered to us. We do not like Germany any more than we like England.” SYMPATHY IN ITALY BOMBS AND PAST MISERIES. ROME. July 31. Sympathy is expressed to the Irish Republican Army by the “Telegrafo." the newspaper of the Foreign Minister. Count Ciano. It states: “The Irish bombs are evidence of the atrocious injustices on which Britain founded her Empire. Irishmen cannot forgive the miseries of the past.