IRISH POLITICS
MR DE VALERA’S DENIAL PEOPLE NOT IMPRISONED GREAT NEED FOR UNITY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 19, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 18 Mr Eamonn de Valera, addressing the Cavan Convention on a motion urging the release of political prisoners, denied imprisoning people. He said they were gaoling themselves by attacking national institutions. The Government would do its duty. Some Irishmen wanted to see Ireland at war. They could not end the partition when they themselves were disunited. He had been about to deal with the question of political prisoners on the same lines as with the return of ports when these people butted in.
The motion was lost in favour of an amendment appealing to youth to support the Government. Soldiers trained Bren machineguns on a hotel in Parnell Square in Dublin and removed six men.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 8
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