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Show FREE STATERS CALLED TO ARMS I BIG PROPERTY : LOSS FOLLOWS I DUBLIN STRIFE Free State Wants More Troops for Fossible New Emergencies APPEAL IS ISSUED Attempt to Thwart People's Will Charged in Proclamation LONDON', July 6 (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press.) Eamonn de Valera. thei I Republican leader, in a message ad- ! dressed to th people of the United States declares the pact between the i Irish and English has been torn up. thai civil war has broken out, that th ' Dail Elreann Is not allowed to meet land that the provisional government i has assumed a military dictatorship 'supported by the British big guns. ' The danger to Ireland which I fcar-; fcar-; ed most, and warnen our people against civil war has come upon jus," says Mr de Valera In his mo-I mo-I sage. "Soldb" of tho army of tho j Republic have been attacked bv forces of the provisional government at th- instigation of English politicians , who wanted an immediate set off, the "hooting of Sir Henry Wilson in order to avert from themselves, political ! consequences which thev feared." PACK TORN UP I "The political p.ict between the Irish parties which had ensured p"e i -, ful i lections. Whjch could have secured the unity oi ihe Irish army, and which was the only hope of maintaining I peace was ordered to be torn up. although al-though thi pact had been ratified Ivy jthe national assembly and by the na-Ition na-Ition of the Sinn Keln. I 'The lJ)afl Elreann h.13 not been allowed al-lowed to meet, and the provisional government relying upon ihe English powers, h is unconstitutionally assumed assum-ed a military dictatorship and with ; English big guns, English ammunition and English methods of press censorship censor-ship and false propaganda, ii. made 'war on the voluntary soldiers of Ire"-I Ire"-I land who are simply keeping their oath to the Republli and prevent the .sovereign independence of their country coun-try from b,-ing surrendered.' CALIi TO MOIs DUBLIN, July 6. ( By the Asso-clated Asso-clated Presi. i V call to arms was Is-sued Is-sued today by the Eree State goyern-ment goyern-ment in a proclamation opening the way for the enlistment of those Who ilast week were "declined by the gov- ernment because it was confident of 'the ability Of th arm single handed to meet and defeat any attack made, upon it " The proclamation follows; "The valor and patriotism Of our national army has broken the conspiracy con-spiracy to override the will of the nation na-tion and subject the people to a des-potlshi des-potlshi based on brigandage and ruth-! lessnsss, regardless of the people's inalienable right to life. liberty audi security. I "Spontaneous and eager offers of arm) service made by citizens last woek were declined by the government govern-ment because It was confident nf the ability of the army single handed to meet and defeat any attack made up-on up-on It In the way of open warfare, and ;li desired to teach the ealuminatoru of the army that needed lesson. The arm ! proved itself equal to the great task, and Is justly honored as the defender ol the people. FEAR FlTtTHEK ACTIVITY "Events have shown, however, that while the present active strength of the arm has t.oen sufficient to deal adequately with the recent situation there is :i possibility of counter sporadic at. t Inn which makes an Increase In-crease in the arms establishment virtually vir-tually necessary . . . "People of Ireland, you have regained re-gained for the first time In centuries these powers of government from which a nation may develop and cultivate culti-vate In peace, order and prosperity, its own national genius PRESERVED BV ARMY. "A wicked sanguinary attempt ha- been made to thwart your will and thrust you back again Into the house I of bondage with your capacity for self government discredited before the whole world. The courage and devotion devo-tion of our national army has preserved preserv-ed you. But, although the armed conspiracy is overcome. elements which seek to substitute the spirit of an.irchv for the spirit of order remain, re-main, and may attempt to continue to rurrv out .icts i,l' brigandage and other acts of Interference with tho morHl and economic life of the country Such attempts must be summarily and drastically dealt with until tin- person, per-son, home and property of every law . respecting citizen is rendered absolutely absolute-ly secure." Th firemen combatting the flames In Sockville street got the better of the situation during the forenoon n'i V appeared this afternoon thai further fire danger was iast. |
